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Levan Makashvili
“The Hornet” · 15-2-1
Win · SubmissionWin · TKOLoss · Knockout
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3 · 5:00
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Kurban Taigibov
“Iron Man” · 16-4-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKOWin · Unanimous Decision
Friday, December 16, 2022Basket Hall, Moscow, Russia

Kurban Taigibov defeated Levan Makashvili by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of ACA 149: Vagaev vs Slipenko, held Friday, December 16, 2022 at Basket Hall, Moscow.

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Levan Makashvili vs Kurban Taigibov

Insights

  • Kurban Taigibov stops 89% of takedowns, better than 93% of UFC fighters.
  • Levan Makashvili stops 86% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
  • Kurban Taigibov's last two losses were both stopped early.
  • Levan Makashvili lands 3.32 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 91% of UFC fighters.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

46%
Head
81%
36%
Body
14%
18%
Leg
5%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Levan Makashvililast 3 fights
68%20%12%
Kurban Taigibovlast 4 fights
82%9%9%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Levan Makashvili· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Kurban Taigibov· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.663.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.302.94
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.320.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%22%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
86%89%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Levan Makashvili · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersKurban Taigibov · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.66
Strikes landed / min
3.10
2.30
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.94
3.32 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.71 / 3.2
41%
Takedown accuracy
22%
86%
Takedown defence
89%
2:22
Control time / fight
0:57
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Levan Makashvili3 UFC fights · 129 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
22%29/108
9%11/14
15%19/23
Clinch
13%17/28
27%35/40
4%5/6
Ground
10%13/16
0%0/1
0%0/0
Kurban Taigibov4 fights · by range and by target
Range
61%Distance · 103
22%Clinch · 37
17%Ground · 29
Target
81%Head · 107
14%Body · 18
5%Leg · 7

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Levan Makashvili8 of 26 ended early · 31%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Kurban Taigibov8 of 15 ended early · 53%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Levan Makashvili3-2
  • W
    ACA 142: Gadzhidaudov vs Amagov· Aug 13, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    ACA 137: Johnson vs Rasulov· Mar 6, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    ACA 132: Johnson vs Vakhaev· Nov 19, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    ACA 122: Johnson vs Poberezhets· Apr 23, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs Johnson· Nov 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Full record · 26 fights
  • W
    Roman Dik
    ACA 109: Omielańczuk vs Pakutinskas· Aug 20, 2020
    KO · R2 · 4:38 · Lightweight
  • L
    ACA 104: Krasnodar· Feb 21, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    ACA 101: Warsaw· Nov 15, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jack McGann
    Fight Nights Global 62· Mar 31, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Fight Nights Global 54· Nov 16, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    CES 38: Soriano vs. Makashvili· Sep 23, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 4:05 · Catchweight
  • W
    Ryan Sanders
    CES 36: Andrews vs. Muro· Jun 10, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
  • D
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader· Jan 30, 2016
    DRAW · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero· Jun 27, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber· May 17, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    CFFC 44: Bezerra vs Makashvili· Dec 13, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    CFFC 38: Webb vs. Stittgen· Aug 9, 2014
    MD · Featherweight
  • W
    Scott Heckman
    CFFC 35: Heckman vs. Makashvili· Apr 26, 2014
    TKO · R4 · 2:30 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jordan Stiner
    CFFC 32: Stripling vs. Anyanwu· Feb 22, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Tom English
    Ring of Combat 46· Sep 20, 2013
    TKO · R2 · 1:39 · Featherweight
  • W
    Thomas Wash
    Turf Wars 11· Apr 13, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Featherweight
  • W
    Anthony Facchini
    Ring of Combat 44· Apr 5, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Levan Kveselava
    Georgian Universal Fighting Federation· Nov 16, 2012
    TKO
  • W
    Garik Abramiani
    Georgian Universal Fighting Federation· Aug 6, 2012
    TKO
  • W
    Giorgi Aptsiauri
    Georgian UFF· Sep 22, 2011
    DEC
  • W
    TBA
    Georgian Universal Fighting Federation· Sep 17, 2011
    TKO
Kurban Taigibov3-2
  • W
    ACA 145: Abdulaev vs Slipenko· Sep 23, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:57 · Lightweight
  • W
    ACA 138: Vagaev vs Gadzhidaudov· Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    ACA 121: Kerefov vs Albaskhanov· Apr 9, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Lightweight
  • L
    ACA 110: Bagov vs Abdulaev· Sep 5, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Lightweight
  • W
    ACA 103: Butorin vs Yagshimuradov· Dec 14, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Full record · 15 fights
  • W
    Jose Vagno Soares
    ACA 100: Grozny· Oct 4, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    WFCA 50· Aug 18, 2018
    MD · Featherweight
  • W
    M-1 Challenge 90· Mar 30, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • W
    Fight Nights Global 72· Aug 24, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Featherweight
  • W
    Konstantin Nazarov
    Battle on Volga 1· May 19, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 1:43 · Featherweight
  • W
    Akhmat Ismailov
    FightPro: Star Wars· Feb 21, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 3:15 · Lightweight
  • W
    Zalim Kudaev
    Fight Nights Global 34· Mar 26, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Radzh Khizriev
    I.D MMA 8: Khizriev vs. Taigibov· Feb 27, 2014
    TKO · R2 · 0:36 · Featherweight
  • W
    Zalimbeg Omarov
    I.D MMA 5: Candidate 4· Jun 9, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • L
    Gusein Esenbaev
    I.D MMA 3· Mar 23, 2013
    Submission · R1 · 1:21 · Lightweight
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Levan Makashvili vs Kurban Taigibov?

Kurban Taigibov defeated Levan Makashvili by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of ACA 149: Vagaev vs Slipenko, held Friday, December 16, 2022 at Basket Hall, Moscow.

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