Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov

Who won Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov?

Arman Tsarukyan beat Damir Ismagulov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Arman Tsarukyan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov stats

Arman Tsarukyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Damir Ismagulov made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Arman Tsarukyan's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Arman Tsarukyan's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Damir Ismagulov's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Ismagulov had an advantage in power over Tsarukyan, with a 50% knock out percentage over Tsarukyan's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tsarukyan had a large advantage over Ismagulov, boasting a 28% submission rate over Ismagulov's 4%.

Arman Tsarukyan was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Ismagulov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tsarukyan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tsarukyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months later than Ismagulov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 55 to Ismagulov's 70.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Damir Ismagulov had been fighting more than Arman Tsarukyan.

Going to this contest, Arman Tsarukyan had last fought 5 years, 7 months and 14 days ago, while Damir Ismagulov's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 23 days ago.

Tsarukyan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Ismagulov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tsarukyan vs Ismagulov?

Arman Tsarukyan was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Damir Ismagulov made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.