Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 193: Hall vs. Strickland is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Shamil “Abrek” Abdurakhimov will take on Chris Daukaus in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 193 card.

In this post, we will break down Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 43-year-old, Shamil Abdurakhimov is coming in with a 20-5-0 record. Abdurakhimov will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier in September.

Daukaus, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Aleksei Oleinik on September 7, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis and holds a 11-3-0 record.

Shamil Abdurakhimov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 35-year-old, Chris Daukaus is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ 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.

Shamil Abdurakhimov:
→ Abdurakhimov’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Abdurakhimov lands 2.45 significant strikes per minute.
→ Abdurakhimov’s takedown accuracy is 24%.
→ Abdurakhimov’s takedown average is 1.23 per 15 minutes.
→ Abdurakhimov’s takedown defense is 47%.

Abdurakhimov comes in with 44% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.45 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Daukaus fires at 61% accuracy, landing about 11.78 significant strikes per minute. Shamil Abdurakhimov also has a 24% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.23 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Daukaus’s 0.00 takedowns and 100% takedown accuracy.

Chris Daukaus:
→ Daukaus’s striking accuracy is 61%.
→ Daukaus lands 11.78 significant strikes per minute.
→ Daukaus’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Daukaus’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Daukaus’s takedown defense is 100%.

Chris spent on average 2:23 minutes in the Octagon and Shamil has an average fight time of 10:43 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 193 is live in , who do you think will win, Shamil or Chris? Sound off in the comments.

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