UFC UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Final

Islam Makhachev vs Arman Tsarukyan

Islam Makhachev
Russia

Islam Makhachev

29-1

Winner

VS
Arman Tsarukyan
Armenia

Arman Tsarukyan

“Ahalkalakets”

23-3

Winner

Islam Makhachev

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

20 April 2019 · Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Key takeaways

  • Islam Makhachev beat Arman Tsarukyan by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Islam Makhachev landed 47 of 53 total strikes and 4 of 9 takedowns, with 6:06 of control time.
  • Arman Tsarukyan landed more total strikes — 60 to 47 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Islam MakhachevArman Tsarukyan
29-1Record23-3
27Age on fight night22
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
70.5″ (179 cm)Reach72.5″ (184 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Eagles MMATeamAmerican Top Team
Makhachkala, Dagestan, RussiaFromAkhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia

Fight statistics

47of 53 · 89%Total strikes landed60of 90 · 67%
20of 25Head strikes9of 29
26of 26Body strikes48of 56
1of 2Leg strikes3of 5
4of 9Takedowns1of 12
6:06Control time1:47

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

Round by round

Islam MakhachevRoundArman Tsarukyan
20/23strikes1/4TD0KD1:43controlR114/22strikes1/7TD0KD1:26control
12/15strikes1/3TD0KD1:52controlR235/42strikes0/2TD0KD0:21control
15/15strikes2/2TD0KD2:31controlR311/26strikes0/3TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Lukasz Bosacki

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Howard Hughes

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

David Lethaby

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Islam Makhachev

  1. WKajan Johnson2018
  2. WGleison TibauKO/TKO R1 0:572018
  3. WNik Lentzunanimous decision2017
  4. WChris Wadeunanimous decision2016
  5. WLeo Kuntzsubmission R2 2:382015

Arman Tsarukyan

No recorded fights.

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Alistair Overeem vs Aleksei OleinikKO/TKO R1 4:45Marcelo Golm vs Sergei PavlovichKO/TKO R1 1:06Roxanne Modafferi vs Antonina Shevchenkosplit decisionKrzysztof Jotko vs Alen Amedovskiunanimous decisionMovsar Evloev vs SeungWoo Choiunanimous decision

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