BETCITY FIGHT NIGHTS 144 : SERGEY ROMANOV VS SHAMIL MAGOMEDOV

Grigorii Popov vs Rizvan Abuev

Nov 4, 2026 · N/A

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DateNov 4, 2026

DivisionBantamweight

StatusScheduled

VenueKSK Arena

BroadcastN/A

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — watch on N/A.

US East (ET): Wed 11:00 AM
US West (PT): Wed 8:00 AM
United Kingdom: Wed 4:00 PM
Central Europe: Wed 5:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Thu 3:00 AM
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Grigorii Popov14-7-0Grigorii Popov vs Rizvan AbuevRizvan AbuevPredator |19-4-0

Grigorii Popov14-7-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

14-7-0Record19-4-0

42Age34

5'6"Height5'7"

68"ReachTBD

135 lbsWeight125 lbs

BantamweightWeight ClassBantamweight

Rizvan AbuevPredator19-4-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Rizvan Abuev owns a 135-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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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.

Grigorii PopovRizvan Abuev

Recent form

Grigorii PopovL L W L L · -75 Elo last 5

LLWLL

Rizvan AbuevW W W W W · +53 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Elo edge

Grigorii Popov1584-21 last move

Rizvan Abuev1719+7 last move

Why they are ranked here

Grigorii Popov#245 of 376 active Bantamweight fighters · 1584 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Hexigetu (rated 1524 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Yelzhan Aliaskar (rated 1500 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -75 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #244 Taichi Nakajima, 0 ahead of #246 Alain Majorique.

Rizvan Abuev#16 of 225 active Flyweight fighters · 1719 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Vyacheslav Svischev (rated 1650 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Carlos Mota (rated 1619 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +53 Elo in total.
Next places: 3 points behind #15 Seung Chul Lee, 3 ahead of #17 Imanol Rodriguez.

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

Grigorii PopovNow 1584 · #245 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+22→ 1606

Loses by decision-10→ 1574

Rizvan AbuevNow 1719 · #16 Flyweight

Wins by decision+10→ 1729

Loses by decision-22→ 1697

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Stat advantages

Grigorii PopovvsRizvan Abuev

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Grigorii Popovdecision leads 43% of wins

Rizvan AbuevKO/TKO leads 74% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Grigorii PopovRizvan Abuev

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

3.63Sig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.72

38Sig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

4.20Sig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.75

56Sig. strike defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

0Takedown averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

0Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 26%

45Takedown defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

0Submission averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

5Wins by knockout14

3Wins by submission2

6Wins by decision3

2Losses by knockout2

1Losses by submission1

2Losses by decision1

Grigorii Popov vs Rizvan Abuev is a scheduled Bantamweight fight on BETCITY FIGHT NIGHTS 144 : SERGEY ROMANOV VS SHAMIL MAGOMEDOV. Grigorii Popov enters with a 14-7-0 record and Rizvan Abuev enters with a 19-4-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.