Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The Professional”

Azamat Murzakanov

16-17 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Aging Threat

High Variance

Output Builds Late

5'10"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLPaulo Costa·KO/TKO·R3·this month

Fighter Context

6–1UFC·

5KO

0Sub

1Dec

9.1min/fight

66UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–1(7 fights)

83%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.20

Positive

75%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.040

Average

35%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

69%

Strong

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Murzakanov

Body Attacker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.40

Str. Accuracy56%

283UFC landed/501attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.8 vs avg3.20

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.86

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Elite98%ile2.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch6%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 17 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	25	14
Avg. Absorbed	13	15	11
Avg. Net	+2	+10	+3

Grappling

Murzakanov

G&P Threat

·47s ctrlAverage Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.68

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy20%

3UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

8UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

83%

Elite Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision1 / 6

KD → Finish

5/6Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Pattern

Stopped by KO/TKO in R3

KO artist. 5 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 31 less in second half of career

7 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

5.4

6.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.3

5.1

Diff

+0.5

+2.1

+1.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 7 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.45 idxL3

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Murzakanov — 7 UFC Fights

Result

Method

7 fights

Paulo Costa

KO/TKO R3 · 1:23Apr '26

-21

·34 SS (49%)·55 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Aleksandar Rakic

KO/TKO R1 · 3:11Oct '25

-6

·3 SS (38%)·9 abs·1 kd landed

Brendson Ribeiro

KO/TKO R1 · 3:25Jun '25

+19

·27 SS (75%)·8 abs·27s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alonzo MenifieldVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 3:18Aug '24

+30

·45 SS (53%)·15 abs·0/1 td·44s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 16mo layoff

Dustin Jacoby

U-DEC R3Apr '23

·67 SS (53%)·64 abs·1/5 td·1 td taken·16s ctrl·1 kd landed

Devin Clark

KO/TKO R3 · 1:18Aug '22

+65

·79 SS (75%)·14 abs·0/1 td·220s ctrl·1 kd landed

Tafon Nchukwi

KO/TKO R3 · 0:44Mar '22

-15

·28 SS (41%)·43 abs·1/5 td·39s ctrl·1 kd landed

Murzakanov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMatheus ScheffelDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2021

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The Professional”

Azamat Murzakanov

16-17 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLPaulo Costa·KO/TKO·this month

Fighter Context

6–1UFC·

5KO

0Sub

1Dec

9.1min/fight

66UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.20

75%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.040

35%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

69%

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Murzakanov

Light Heavyweight avg

Body Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.40

Str. Accuracy56%

283UFC landed/501attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.8 vs avg3.20

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.86

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Elite98%ile2.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch6%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=7	R2 n=5	R3 n=4
Landed	15	25	14
Absorbed	13	15	11
Net	+2	+10	+3

Grappling

Murzakanov

Light Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

47s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.68

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy20%

3UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

8UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

83%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=5

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

5.4

6.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.3

5.1

Diff

+0.5

+2.1

+1.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Murzakanov — UFC Fight Log

Paulo Costa

KO/TKO·R3·Apr '26

34 SS (49%)·55 abs·1/2 td·20s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Aleksandar Rakic

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '25

3 SS (38%)·9 abs·1 kd

Brendson Ribeiro

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '25

27 SS (75%)·8 abs·27s ctrl·1 kd

Alonzo MenifieldVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '24

45 SS (53%)·15 abs·0/1 td·44s ctrl·1 kd

Dustin Jacoby

U-DEC·R3·Apr '23

67 SS (53%)·64 abs·1/5 td·1 td taken·16s ctrl·1 kd

Devin Clark

KO/TKO·R3·Aug '22

79 SS (75%)·14 abs·0/1 td·220s ctrl·1 kd

Tafon Nchukwi

KO/TKO·R3·Mar '22

28 SS (41%)·43 abs·1/5 td·39s ctrl·1 kd

Murzakanov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMatheus ScheffelDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2021

Round 17 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+10

n=7

n=5

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+10