Devin Clark vs. Azamat Murzakanov – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 67: Vera vs. Cruz is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in San Diego, California, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Devin “Brown Bear” Clark will take on Azamat “The Professional” Murzakanov in the Light Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 67 card.

In this post, we will break down Devin Clark vs. Azamat Murzakanov matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 34-year-old, Devin Clark is coming in with a 13-6-0 record. Clark will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against William Knight at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad in April.

Murzakanov, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Tafon Nchukwi on April 16, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev and holds a 11-0-0 record.

Devin Clark has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 35-year-old, Azamat Murzakanov is an southpaw fighter with a 71″ 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.

Devin Clark:
→ Clark’s striking accuracy is 57%.
→ Clark lands 3.08 significant strikes per minute.
→ Clark’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Clark’s takedown average is 2.48 per 15 minutes.
→ Clark’s takedown defense is 53%.

Clark comes in with 57% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.08 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Murzakanov fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 2.69 significant strikes per minute. Devin Clark also has a 35% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.48 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Murzakanov’s 1.09 takedowns and 0% takedown accuracy.

Azamat Murzakanov:
→ Murzakanov’s striking accuracy is 43%.
→ Murzakanov lands 2.69 significant strikes per minute.
→ Murzakanov’s takedown accuracy is 16%.
→ Murzakanov’s takedown average is 1.09 per 15 minutes.
→ Murzakanov’s takedown defense is 0%.

Azamat spent on average 6:52 minutes in the Octagon and Devin has an average fight time of 11:09 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 67 is live in , who do you think will win, Devin or Azamat? Sound off in the comments.

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