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Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov
Last fought: Apr 2026
RECORD
Pro
16-1-0
UFC
6-1-0
Age
37
Height
5'10"
Weight
205 lbs
Reach
71"
Stance
Southpaw
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:02 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 60.3% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 1.81 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 85.7% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 38-24 (61.3%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 31-20 (60.8%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 7-4 (63.6%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 80.0% |
| % Time in Control | 9.7% |
| % Time Controlled | 10.3% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 48.4% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 3.87 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 3.61 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +0.26 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 49.6% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 58.2% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 2.96 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.70 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 1.38 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 0.89 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 2.45 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 1.95 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field
Azamat Murzakanov
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Azamat Murzakanov |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 56.5% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.5 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.3 |
| Strike Differential | 1.2/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 21.4% |
| Takedown Defense | 88.9% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.7 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.2 |
| Control Time/15min | 1:27 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 83.3% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 16.7% |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:02 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 1.4 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.0 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 54.0% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.3 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.7 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 25.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 88.9% |
| Control Time/Fight | 0:21 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Paulo Costa
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg • Apr 2026Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov34/7049%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:20
Paulo Costa55/8069%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:20KD 1
WIN
vs. Aleksandar Rakic
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
Aleksandar Rakic9/1464%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36
WIN
vs. Brendson Ribeiro
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov27/3675%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 1
Brendson Ribeiro8/2236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Alonzo Menifield
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov45/8553%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:44KD 1
Alonzo Menifield15/7420%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51
WIN
vs. Dustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov67/12753%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:16KD 1
Dustin Jacoby64/13149%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:06
WIN
vs. Devin Clark
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov79/10675%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:40KD 1
Devin Clark14/5227%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26
WIN
vs. Tafon Nchukwi
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov28/6941%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:39KD 1
Tafon Nchukwi43/9844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14
Prior to UFC
DWCS (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Matheus Scheffel
DWCS 5.1 • Aug 2021
Azamat Murzakanov9/1753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1
Matheus Scheffel4/1136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00