Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud Muradov Pick, 2/3/2024 Predictions UFC Vegas 85 Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/29/2024

Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud Muradov

UFC Vegas 85

UFC Apex in Las Vegas

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Aliaskhab Khizriev will face off with Makhmud Muradov at UFC Vegas 85 on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The line has Khizriev at -180 while Muradov is priced at +150.

Aliaskhab "Black Wolf" Khizriev steps into the cage holding a mark of 14-0-0. The 33-year-old tips the scales at 185 lbs and comes in at 5'9". The southpaw fighter has a reach of 74". Makhmud Muradov Muradov measures in at 6'2" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon holding a mark of 26-8-0. The 33-year-old has a wingspan of 75". Concerning significant strikes, Aliaskhab Khizriev is landing 6.03 per minute while Makhmud Muradov is landing 4.21 significant strikes per minute. Khizriev connects on 64% of the significant strikes he tries while Muradov is connecting on 43%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "Black Wolf" allows 4.36 significant strikes per min while Muradov absorbs 2.56. Khizriev also defends against 62% of the significant strikes his opponents attempt and Muradov is able to thwart 61% of the shots thrown.

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UFC Vegas 85	Aliaskhab Khizriev	Makhmud Muradov
Opening Odds	-180	+150
Record	14-0-0	26-8-0
Average Fight Time	3:54	13:10
Height	5'9"	6'2"
Weight	185 lbs	185 lbs
Reach	74"	75"
Strikes Landed Per Minute	6.03	4.21
Striking Accuracy	64%	43%

Concerning grappling, Aliaskhab Khizriev is the more skilled grappler as he is averaging a takedown 5.77 times per 3 rounds. Khizriev is getting his opponent to the mat on 60% of his tries and stopping 85% of all takedown tries against him. Muradov is finishing his takedown tries on 66% of the takedowns he tries and stopping 77% of all takedowns attempted by his opposition. Regarding going for the sub, Khizriev is the more skilled fighter by attempting 3.9 subs per 15 minutes while Muradov tries 0.2 subs per 15 min.

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The last time he fought, Aliaskhab Khizriev squared up with Denis Tiuliulin and took home the victory via rear naked choke in round 2. Tiuliulin ended up landing 43 of 94 total strikes that he threw in that contest. Khizriev finished this fight landing 54 of 79 total strikes. In the significant strikes category, Tiuliulin landed 31 of 82, giving him a percentage of 37%. He ended up landing 28 of 78 significant strikes aimed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Khizriev landed 62% of his significant strikes by landing 42 of 67. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 31 of 53 to the head. 96% of the significant strikes connected on by Tiuliulin and 78% of them connected on by Khizriev were thrown at distance.

In the last bout for Makhmud Muradov, he went up against Bryan Barberena and wound up taking home the win via unanimous decision in round 3. Barberena ended up landing 96% of his significant strikes at distance and Muradov landed 85% of his significant strikes at distance. Muradov connected on 55% of his significant strikes attempted by landing 54 of 97. He connected on 39 of 77 significant strikes directed at the head. Barberena ended up landing 28 of 81 significant strikes in that fight. Of those significant strikes, he landed 13 of 56 to the head. Regarding the total strikes thrown in this fight, Barberena ended up landing 81 of 138 while Muradov ended up connecting on 68 of 114 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other fights on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Gilbert Urbina squares up with Charles Radtke. Urbina comes into this bout with a mark of 7-3-0. The 27-year-old will fight at 170 lbs and measures in at 6'3". The orthodox fighter reaches 75". Radtke measures in at 5'9" and tips the scales at 170 lbs. The orthodox fighter walks into the Octagon holding a mark of 8-3-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 72". In terms of takedowns, Gilbert Urbina scores a takedown 3.96 times per 3 rds and Charles Radtke is averaging a takedown 1.00 times per 3 rounds. When talking about striking, Urbina is connecting on 6.33 strikes per min and is landing 60% of the strikes that he throws. The other fighter in this bout is Charles Radtke, who is landing 46% of the strikes he has thrown and is connecting on 2.33 per min.

If you're into fun fights, you're going to want to see when Charles Johnson is set to fight Azat Maksum. Maksum looks to add a win to his career total of 17-0-0. The 28-year-old will fight at 125 lbs and measures 5'7". The southpaw fighter extends his reach 70". Johnson stands 5'9" and weighs in at 125 lbs. The switch fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 13-6-0. The 33-year-old has an arm span of 70". Regarding takedowns, Azat Maksum is able to stop 15% of his opponents' takedown attempts and is taking his opponents down on 18% of the times he tries. Johnson is finishing his takedown tries on 14% of his attempts and is able to defend against 62% of all takedown tries against him. In the category of striking, Maksum is taking 5.40 strikes/min and he dishes out 3.07 strikes/minute. Johnson, on the contrary, is absorbing 3.27 strikes/minute and is dishing out 4.34 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Makhmud Muradov (+150)

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