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Damir Ismagulov vs Joel Alvarez: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Damir IsmagulovJoel Álvarez
Ismagulov vs AlvarezTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Damir Ismagulov and Joel Alvarez are paired in the provider’s UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos card at Lightweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Damir Ismagulov has a supplied overall MMA record of 24–3–0. Joel Álvarez has a supplied overall MMA record of 23–5–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Damir IsmagulovTALE OF THE TAPEJoel Álvarez
24–3–0MMA record23–5–0
32Age33
70 inHeight74 in
74 inReach77 in
156 lbWeight171 lb
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
—TeamCentro Deportivo Tíbet
3.36Sig. strikes / min4.59
2.44Strikes absorbed / min4.13
43.0%Striking accuracy53.0%
61.0%Strike defense48.0%
1Takedowns / 15 min0.15
20.0%Takedown accuracy33.3%
70.0%Takedown defense48.0%
0Sub. attempts / 15 min0.9
15.00 minAverage fight time8.32 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.