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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Azamat Murzakanov won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1471
Aleksandar Rakic editorial illustration
Elo1536

Aleksandar RakicvsAzamat MurzakanovUFC Prediction Result

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · Saturday, October 25, 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Azamat Murzakanov won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:11

Style matchupAleksandar Rakic: Well-roundedvsAzamat Murzakanov: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Azamat Murzakanov wins(74.0%)

Actual result: Azamat Murzakanov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Azamat Murzakanov at +100 American odds

+$100 profit

$200 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Aleksandar Rakic enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Azamat Murzakanov is a KO finisher (83% of wins). Aleksandar Rakic has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Azamat Murzakanov (53.5%).
  • Aleksandar Rakic has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Aleksandar Rakic
Red Corner
VS
Azamat Murzakanov
Blue Corner
-118
(54%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1471
Elo
1536
34
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'4"
Height
5'10"
198.12 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Aleksandar RakicL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Anthony Smith · Aug 20
W
vs Thiago Santos · Mar 21
L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · May 22
L
KOvs Jiri Prochazka · Apr 24
L
vs Magomed Ankalaev · Oct 24
latest
Azamat Murzakanov
oldest →
W
KOvs Devin Clark · Aug 22
W
vs Dustin Jacoby · Apr 23
W
KOvs Alonzo Menifield · Aug 24
W
KOvs Brendson Ribeiro · Jun 25
L
KOvs Paulo Costa · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Aleksandar RakicMetricAzamat Murzakanov
4.13
Strikes / min
4.40
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
51%
Strike defense
56%
0.64
TDs / 15 min
0.68
85%
Takedown defense
88%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.27evenly matched on net striking+1.20

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1536 vs 1578Strikes4.1 vs 4.7Takedowns0.6 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.00Form-0.9 vs 1.0
Aleksandar RakicAzamat Murzakanov

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601485151015351560← oldermost recent →
Aleksandar Rakic(10 fights)Azamat Murzakanov(7 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -64.2|Blue +64.2
Recent Form
Red -1.9|Blue +1.9
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +224.0|Blue -224.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Aleksandar RakicTargetAzamat Murzakanov

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
1
17% acc · 33%
3
75% acc · 33%
Body
2
100% acc · 67%
6
86% acc · 67%
Leg
0

By position

8
62% acc · 89%
Distance
2
29% acc · 67%
1
100% acc · 11%
Clinch
0
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Aleksandar Rakic rounds
1
even
0
Azamat Murzakanov rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:36
Knockdowns0
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
9 / 14
Sig Strikes
3 / 8
64%
Sig Str %
37%
13 / 18
Total Strikes
4 / 9
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:36
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Azamat Murzakanov3 / 84 / 90 / 00
1Aleksandar Rakic9 / 1413 / 180 / 20

Aleksandar Rakic

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11

Azamat Murzakanov

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6