Walker vs Murzakanov

When is Walker vs Murzakanov?

Johnny Walker will face Azamat Murzakanov during the prelims of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Walker vs Murzakanov stats

Johnny Walker steps into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Azamat Murzakanov will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Johnny Walker's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Azamat Murzakanov will mark his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Johnny Walker's UFC record currently stands at 7-6-0, while Azamat Murzakanov's comes in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggest Walker has a slight advantage in power over Murzakanov, with a 76% knock out percentage over Murzakanov's 71%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Walker will have a slight advantage over Murzakanov, with a 14% submission rate over Murzakanov's 7%.

Johnny Walker is the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Walker has a height advantage of 8 inches over Murzakanov. This also extends to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Walker is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 10 months later than Murzakanov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 23 more professional rounds, 47 to Murzakanov's 24.

Walker vs Murzakanov form

Walker has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, his fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

He had beaten Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Walker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Murzakanov's last 4 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Walker vs Murzakanov?

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