Nakamura vs Gafurov

When is Nakamura vs Gafurov?

Rinya Nakamura will face Muin Gafurov during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at N/A.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nakamura vs Gafurov stats

Rinya Nakamura steps into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Muin Gafurov will make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Muin Gafurov will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Rinya Nakamura's UFC record currently stands at 5-0-0, while Muin Gafurov's comes in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggest Nakamura has a slight advantage in power over Gafurov, with a 56% knock out percentage over Gafurov's 53%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gafurov will have a large advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 37% submission rate over Nakamura's 11%.

Rinya Nakamura is the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Nakamura is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 6 months later than Gafurov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 28 less professional rounds, 16 to Gafurov's 44.

Nakamura vs Gafurov form

Gafurov has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Said Nurmagomedov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by John Castaneda at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Diego Silva at LFA 144 on 14th October 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their LFA Bantamweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had defeated Herbeth Sousa at LFA 134 on 10th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bell County Expo Center, Belton.

Activity check

Nakamura's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Gafurov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Nakamura vs Gafurov?

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