UFC FIGHT NIGHT : WHITTAKER VS DE RIDDER

Shara Magomedov vs Marc-André Barriault

Jul 26, 2025

DateJul 26, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueEtihad Arena

BroadcastNetwork TBD

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, July 26, 2025.

US East (ET): Sat 3:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 12:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 8:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 9:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Shara MagomedovShara Bullet |17-1-0Shara Magomedov vs Marc-André BarriaultMarc-André BarriaultPower Bar |17-11-0

Shara MagomedovShara Bullet17-1-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

17-1-0Record17-11-0

32Age36

6'2"Height6'1"

73"Reach74"

186 lbsWeight185 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Marc-André BarriaultPower Bar17-11-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Shara Magomedov owns a 137-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Shara Magomedov and Marc-André Barriault across their careers →

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.

Shara MagomedovMarc-André Barriault

Recent form

Shara MagomedovW W L W W · +38 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Marc-André BarriaultL L W L L · -43 Elo last 5

LLWLL

Elo edge

Shara Magomedov1775+13 last move

Marc-André Barriault1638-10 last move

Why they are ranked here

Shara Magomedov#12 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1775 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mikhail Ragozin (rated 1577 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Michael Page (rated 1798 at the time): -14.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +38 Elo in total.
Next places: 3 points behind #11 Gregory Rodrigues, 2 ahead of #13 Krzysztof Jotko.

Marc-André Barriault#113 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1638 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jordan Wright (rated 1689 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Anthony Hernandez (rated 1628 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -43 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #112 Jake Woodley, 0 ahead of #114 Paddy McCorry.

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

Shara MagomedovNow 1775 · #12 Middleweight

Wins by decision+10→ 1785

Loses by decision-22→ 1753

Marc-André BarriaultNow 1638 · #113 Middleweight

Wins by decision+17→ 1655

Loses by decision-7→ 1631

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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

Shara MagomedovvsMarc-André Barriault

Takedown accuracy

0%vs7%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

3.62vs5.94

Takedown average

0vs0.34

Sig. strike accuracy

63%vs47%

Finishing profile

Shara MagomedovKO/TKO leads 71% of wins

Marc-André BarriaultKO/TKO leads 65% of wins

Common opponents

Michał OleksiejczukShara Magomedov: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Aug 3, 2024Marc-André Barriault: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 7, 2026

Bruno Silva Shara Magomedov: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 21, 2023 Marc-André Barriault: win · KO (elbows and punches) · May 10, 2025

Michel Pereira Shara Magomedov: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 27, 2026Marc-André Barriault: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Oct 14, 2023

Tale of the tape

Shara MagomedovMarc-André Barriault

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

5.55Sig. strikes landed per min5.65

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

63Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC middleweight average : 48%

3.62Sig. strikes absorbed per min5.94

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

45Sig. strike defense49

UFC middleweight average : 52%

0Takedown average0.34

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

0Takedown accuracy7

UFC middleweight average : 30%

73Takedown defense68

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.09

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

12Wins by knockout11

0Wins by submission1

5Wins by decision5

0Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission1

1Losses by decision7

Shara Magomedov vs Marc-André Barriault is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : WHITTAKER VS DE RIDDER. Shara Magomedov enters with a 17-1-0 record and Marc-André Barriault enters with a 17-11-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.