Weidman vs Akhmedov

Who won Weidman vs Akhmedov?

Chris Weidman beat Omari Akhmedov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 6, on Saturday 8th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Weidman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Weidman vs Akhmedov stats

Chris Weidman stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Omari Akhmedov made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Chris Weidman's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.

Chris Weidman's UFC record stood at 12-8-0, while Omari Akhmedov's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Weidman had a slight advantage in power over Akhmedov, with a 43% knock out percentage over Akhmedov's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weidman had a slight advantage over Akhmedov, with a 29% submission rate over Akhmedov's 25%.

Chris Weidman was the older man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

Weidman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Weidman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 11 months earlier than Akhmedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 54 to Akhmedov's 65.

Weidman vs Akhmedov form

Chris Weidman had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Omari Akhmedov at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

He had lost to Ronaldo Souza at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Weidman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Akhmedov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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