Damir Ismagulov vs. Guram Kutateladze – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Damir Ismagulov will take on Guram “Georgian Viking” Kutateladze in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 37 card.

In this post, we will break down Damir Ismagulov vs. Guram Kutateladze matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Damir Ismagulov is coming in with a 23-1-0 record. Ismagulov will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Rafael Alves at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt in May.

Kutateladze, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision win against Mateusz Gamrot on May 22, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie and holds a 12-2-0 record.

Damir Ismagulov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 32-year-old, Guram Kutateladze is an orthodox fighter with a 72″ 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.

Damir Ismagulov:
→ Ismagulov’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Ismagulov lands 3.75 significant strikes per minute.
→ Ismagulov’s takedown accuracy is 36%.
→ Ismagulov’s takedown average is 1.75 per 15 minutes.
→ Ismagulov’s takedown defense is 100%.

Ismagulov comes in with 43% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.75 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Kutateladze fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 2.47 significant strikes per minute. Damir Ismagulov also has a 36% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.75 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Kutateladze’s 0.00 takedowns and 68% takedown accuracy.

Guram Kutateladze:
→ Kutateladze’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Kutateladze lands 2.47 significant strikes per minute.
→ Kutateladze’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Kutateladze’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Kutateladze’s takedown defense is 68%.

Guram spent on average 15:00 minutes in the Octagon and Damir has an average fight time of 15:00 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 37 is live in , who do you think will win, Damir or Guram? Sound off in the comments.

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