Azamat Murzakanov vs Tafon Nchukwi — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Azamat Murzakanov vs Tafon Nchukwi

Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Azamat MurzakanovWinner

Photo: ESPN · via Wikimedia Commons

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Saturday, March 12, 2022 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Azamat Murzakanov def. Tafon Nchukwi

KO/TKO (Knee to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 0:44 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 0:44

Azamat MurzakanovRound 3Tafon Nchukwi

3 / 7Sig. strikes1 / 6

43%Accuracy17%

3 / 7Total strikes1 / 6

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:00

4.1Pace / min1.4

100%Control share0%

Azamat Murzakanov

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Tafon Nchukwi

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAzamat Murzakanov landed 3 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeAzamat Murzakanov struck at 43% accuracy to 17%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upAzamat Murzakanov's significant-strike pace moved +70% from R2 to R3, 4.1 against 2.4 per minute.
Pace downTafon Nchukwi's significant-strike pace moved -73% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 5.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftTafon Nchukwi's significant-strike accuracy moved -31 pts, 17% against 48%.
Target shiftTafon Nchukwi's head share of landed strikes moved +68 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftTafon Nchukwi absorbed significant strikes +70% faster than in R2, 4.1 against 2.4 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Azamat Murzakanov

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Tafon Nchukwi

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

28Azamat Murzakanov sig. strikes

43Tafon Nchukwi sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-73%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Tafon Nchukwi)