Johnny Walker vs Azamat Murzakanov

Jun 7, 2025 · PPV

DateJun 7, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenuePrudential Center

BroadcastPPV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 7, 2025 — watch on PPV.

US East (ET): Sat 10:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 7:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 3:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 4:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Johnny Walker23-10-0Johnny Walker vs Azamat MurzakanovAzamat MurzakanovThe Professional |16-1-0

Johnny Walker23-10-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

23-10-0Record16-1-0

34Age37

6'5"Height5'11"

82"Reach71"

206 lbsWeight205 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Azamat MurzakanovThe Professional16-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Azamat Murzakanov owns a 122-point Elo edge (great). Azamat Murzakanov 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.

Johnny WalkerAzamat Murzakanov

Recent form

Johnny WalkerW L W L L · +4 Elo last 5

WLWLL

Azamat MurzakanovL W W W W · +31 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Elo edge

Johnny Walker1657+16 last move

Azamat Murzakanov1779-23 last move

Why they are ranked here

Johnny Walker#66 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1657 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Paul Craig (rated 1719 at the time): +26.
Costliest loss: Lost to Volkan Oezdemir (rated 1696 at the time): -13.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, +4 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #65 Tanner Boser, 0 ahead of #67 Maxwell Djantou Nana.

Azamat Murzakanov#6 of 177 active Light Heavyweight fighters · 1779 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Matheus Scheffel (rated 1566 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Paulo Costa (rated 1731 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +31 Elo in total.
Next places: 10 points behind #5 Corey Anderson, 5 ahead of #7 Reinier de Ridder.

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

Johnny WalkerNow 1657 · #66 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1673

Loses by decision-8→ 1649

Azamat MurzakanovNow 1779 · #6 Light Heavyweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1790

Loses by decision-21→ 1758

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Johnny WalkervsAzamat Murzakanov

Takedown accuracy

0%vs7%

Submission average

0.73vs0.23

Takedown defense

57%vs89%

Takedown average

0.36vs0.68

Finishing profile

Johnny WalkerKO/TKO leads 78% of wins

Azamat MurzakanovKO/TKO leads 75% of wins

Common opponents

Dominick Reyes Johnny Walker: loss · Decision (Split) · Apr 11, 2026 Azamat Murzakanov: upcoming · Oct 24, 2026

Nikita Krylov Johnny Walker: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Mar 14, 2020Azamat Murzakanov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Nov 16, 2024

Khalil Rountree Jr.Johnny Walker: win · KO (elbow) · Nov 17, 2018Azamat Murzakanov: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Dec 2, 2023

Tale of the tape

Johnny WalkerAzamat Murzakanov

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

3.90Sig. strikes landed per min4.40

UFC light heavyweight average : 4.00

55Sig. strike accuracy56

UFC light heavyweight average : 50%

2.99Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.20

UFC light heavyweight average : 3.73

46Sig. strike defense56

UFC light heavyweight average : 51%

0.36Takedown average0.68

UFC light heavyweight average : 1.37

0Takedown accuracy7

UFC light heavyweight average : 26%

57Takedown defense89

UFC light heavyweight average : 58%

0.73Submission average0.23

UFC light heavyweight average : 0.59

18Wins by knockout12

3Wins by submission1

2Wins by decision3

6Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission0

3Losses by decision0

Johnny Walker vs Azamat Murzakanov is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC 316 : DVALISHVILI VS O'MALLEY 2. Johnny Walker enters with a 23-10-0 record and Azamat Murzakanov enters with a 16-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.