Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud Muradov

Feb 4, 2024 · ESPN+

DateFeb 4, 2024

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, February 4, 2024 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 6:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 3:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 11:00 PM
Central Europe: Mon 12:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 10:00 AM
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Aliaskhab Khizriev12-0-0Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud MuradovMakhmud MuradovMach |30-8-0

Aliaskhab Khizriev12-0-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time0:11

12-0-0Record30-8-0

36Age36

5'10"Height6'2"

74"Reach75"

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Makhmud MuradovMach30-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Makhmud Muradov owns a 14-point Elo edge (good). Aliaskhab Khizriev shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Aliaskhab KhizrievMakhmud Muradov

Recent form

Aliaskhab KhizrievW W W W W · +79 Elo last 5

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Makhmud MuradovW W W W W · +55 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Aliaskhab Khizriev1725+12 last move

Makhmud Muradov1739+14 last move

Why they are ranked here

Aliaskhab KhizrievNot on the active ladder · 1725 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Dzhamaludin Magomedov (rated 1500 at the time): +23.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +79 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1635, not 1725: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.
Activity: Not on the active ladder: no rated fight in the last 24 months.

Makhmud Muradov#15 of 177 active Light Heavyweight fighters · 1739 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Andrew Sanchez (rated 1648 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Gerald Meerschaert (rated 1667 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +55 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #14 Alonzo Menifield, 3 ahead of #16 Rasul Magomedov.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Aliaskhab KhizrievNow 1725

Wins by decision+17→ 1742

Loses by decision-15→ 1710

Makhmud MuradovNow 1739 · #15 Light Heavyweight

Wins by decision+12→ 1751

Loses by decision-12→ 1727

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Stat advantages

Aliaskhab KhizrievvsMakhmud Muradov

Takedown accuracy

60%vs0%

Submission average

3.76vs0.19

Takedown average

5.64vs3.03

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

4.38vs2.57

Finishing profile

Aliaskhab KhizrievKO/TKO leads 42% of wins

Makhmud MuradovKO/TKO leads 63% of wins

Common opponents

Yasubey EnomotoAliaskhab Khizriev: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 29, 2017Makhmud Muradov: win · KO (knee and punches) · Mar 8, 2025

Abus MagomedovAliaskhab Khizriev: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 26, 2022Makhmud Muradov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 11, 2023

Abus MagomedovAliaskhab Khizriev: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 26, 2022Makhmud Muradov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Sep 3, 2022

Tale of the tape

Aliaskhab KhizrievMakhmud Muradov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

6.01Sig. strikes landed per min4.21

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

64Sig. strike accuracy44

UFC middleweight average : 48%

4.38Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.57

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

62Sig. strike defense61

UFC middleweight average : 52%

5.64Takedown average3.03

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

60Takedown accuracy0

UFC middleweight average : 30%

100Takedown defense78

UFC middleweight average : 59%

3.76Submission average0.19

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

5Wins by knockout19

4Wins by submission3

3Wins by decision8

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission4

0Losses by decision3

Aliaskhab Khizriev vs Makhmud Muradov is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : DOLIDZE VS IMAVOV. Aliaskhab Khizriev enters with a 12-0-0 record and Makhmud Muradov enters with a 30-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.