UFC UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren Final

Muslim Salikhov vs Laureano Staropoli

Muslim Salikhov
Russia

Muslim Salikhov

“King of Kung Fu”

22-7

Winner

VS
Laureano Staropoli
Argentina

Laureano Staropoli

“Pepi”

15-7

Winner

Muslim Salikhov

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

26 October 2019 · Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore

Key takeaways

  • Muslim Salikhov beat Laureano Staropoli by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Muslim Salikhov landed 64 of 133 total strikes and 3 of 5 takedowns, with 0:30 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Muslim SalikhovLaureano Staropoli
22-7Record15-7
35Age on fight night26
5′11″ (180 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach71.5″ (182 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov SchoolTeamChute Boxe Diego Lima
Makhachkala, Dagestan, RussiaFromLa Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fight statistics

64of 133 · 48%Total strikes landed48of 144 · 33%
42of 106Head strikes31of 115
15of 20Body strikes14of 26
7of 7Leg strikes3of 3
3of 5Takedowns0of 3
0:30Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Muslim SalikhovRoundLaureano Staropoli
8/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR16/25strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
34/62strikes2/2TD0KD0:04controlR210/40strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
22/50strikes1/3TD0KD0:26controlR332/79strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Evan Field

10R1910R2810R39

30total26

Howard Hughes

10R1910R2810R39

30total26

Takeo Kobayashi

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Form going into the fight

Muslim Salikhov

  1. WNordine TalebKO/TKO R1 4:262019
  2. WRicky Rainey2018
  3. LAlex Garciasubmission R2 3:222017

Laureano Staropoli

  1. WThiago Alvesunanimous decision2019
  2. WHector Aldanaunanimous decision2018

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