Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-09-25, the mma fight Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Chris Daukaus gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Daukaus vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega – UFC 266. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-07, disappointing fight between Curtis Blaydes and Shamil Abdurakhimov: it gets two stars.Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional record of 11-2-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou last year (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but he came back to win against Justin Willis in 2019 (Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has a mma record of 20-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost to Derrick Lewis in 2016 (Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) but since then he has won over Chase Sherman, Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Marcin Tybura (Marcin Tybura vs Shamil Abdurakhimov). Blaydes vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier – UFC 242. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, good exchanges between Marcin Tybura and Shamil Abdurakhimov: it gets three stars.The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura) and Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura); after this bout he has defeated Stefan Struve.
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has an official record of 19-4-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He also lost to Derrick Lewis, but in 2016 (Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov), and then he has won over Chase Sherman and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Shamil Abdurakhimov). Tybura vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleinik – UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, fight not so exciting between Andrei Arlovski and Shamil Abdurakhimov: it gets two stars.The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a mma record of 27-16-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last eight bouts: against Junior Albini (Andrei Arlovski vs Junior Albini) and Stefan Struve between 2017 and 2018 (Andrei Arlovski vs Stefan Struve); after this bout he has lost to Tai Tuivasa (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has an official record of 18-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He lost to Derrick Lewis in 2016 (Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) but he came back to win in 2017 against Chase Sherman. Arlovski vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik – UFC Fight Night 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-09, some good exchanges between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Shawn Jordan last year but then he has won four bouts beating Gabriel Gonzaga (=Lewis vs Gonzaga) and Roy Nelson in his last two (=Nelson vs Lewis).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has a record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. ‘Abrek’ also lost once in 2015, against Timothy Johnson, but he came back to win in 2016 against Anthony Hamilton and Walt Harris. Lewis vs Abdurakhimov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 102. Watch the video and rate this fight!
