Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 254: Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira will take on Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 254 card.

In this post, we will break down Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Alex Oliveira is coming in with a 22-8-1 (2 NC) record. Oliveira will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till in July.

Rakhmonov, meanwhile, is coming off a against on July 25, 2020 at and holds a 12-0-0 record.

Alex Oliveira has an orthodox fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 30-year-old, Shavkat Rakhmonov is an orthodox fighter with a — reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alex Oliveira:
→ Oliveira’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Oliveira lands 2.89 significant strikes per minute.
→ Oliveira’s takedown accuracy is 37%.
→ Oliveira’s takedown average is 2.47 per 15 minutes.
→ Oliveira’s takedown defense is 61%.

Oliveira comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.89 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Rakhmonov fires at 0% accuracy, landing about 0.00 significant strikes per minute. Alex Oliveira also has a 37% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.47 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Rakhmonov’s 0.00 takedowns and 0% takedown accuracy.

Shavkat Rakhmonov:
→ Rakhmonov’s striking accuracy is 0%.
→ Rakhmonov lands 0.00 significant strikes per minute.
→ Rakhmonov’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Rakhmonov’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Rakhmonov’s takedown defense is 0%.

Shavkat spent on average minutes in the Octagon and Alex has an average fight time of 10:08 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 254 is live in , who do you think will win, Alex or Shavkat? Sound off in the comments.

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