Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light HeavyweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Tafon Nchukwi
Da Don
6-4-0
RESULT

Azamat Murzakanov def. Tafon Nchukwi (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 0:44
WIN
Azamat Murzakanov
The Professional
16-1-0
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Azamat Murzakanov defeated Tafon Nchukwi by TKO in round 3 (0:44) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Tafon Nchukwi
Azamat Murzakanov
0
Knockdowns
1
43 of 98
Significant strikes
28 of 69
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
50 of 105
Total strikes
28 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
-
Takedown accuracy
20%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:14
Control time
0:39
Significant strikes by target
14 of 59
Head
25 of 60
17 of 27
Body
3 of 8
12 of 12
Leg
0 of 1
35 of 88
Distance
26 of 67
8 of 10
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 40
Sig. str.
13 of 31
24 of 47
Total str.
13 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
0:11
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 52
Sig. str.
12 of 31
25 of 52
Total str.
12 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:26
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
1 of 6
Sig. str.
3 of 7
1 of 6
Total str.
3 of 7
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02

Betting Odds

Tafon Nchukwi
+157
39% implied win probability
Open: +118Best: +175
Azamat Murzakanov
-198
66% implied win probability
Open: -137Best: -175

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookTafon NchukwiAzamat Murzakanov
BetAnything+159-194
BetOnline+169-194
BetUS+165-210
Betway+130-182
Bovada+173-220
Cloudbet+171-193
DraftKings+130-175
FanDuel+172-225
MyBookie+160-195
Pinnacle+158-185
sportsbetio+140-213
sports-interaction+175-230
unibet+145-182

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tafon Nchukwi vs Azamat Murzakanov?

Azamat Murzakanov defeated Tafon Nchukwi by TKO in round 3 (0:44) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Tafon Nchukwi 59%41% Azamat Murzakanov

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Tafon Nchukwi
Complete Fighter
2 edges
Azamat Murzakanov
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power98
90Speed97
88Precision98
83Durability93
87Engine62
63Wrestling48
57Ground73

Biggest edge Azamat Murzakanov, Ground striking +33

Attribute by attribute

Tafon Nchukwi is on the left of every row, Azamat Murzakanov on the right.
93Punch power99
93Kick power97
95Punch speed99
84Kick speed95
88Accuracy98
63Takedowns48
62Ground striking95
51Submissions51
71Chin91
94Body strength94
87Cardio62

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

6-4-0
Record
16-1-0
1705
Power Index rating
1640
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
37
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
77"
196 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Cameroon
Nationality
Russia

Striking Profile

5.57
SLpM
4.40
52%
Str. Acc.
56%
4.11
SApM
3.20
54%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

0.76
TD Avg.
0.68
57%
TD Acc.
20%
64%
TD Def.
88%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tafon Nchukwi · 2-3
  • W
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · May 1, 2026
    Split Decision
  • W
    CFFC 134: Daukaus vs. Nchukwi · Aug 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:15 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov · 4-1
  • L
    UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg · Apr 11, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 1:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane · Oct 25, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:18 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 7 fights
65.5
Avg sig. strikes
40.4
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.43
1:24
Avg control time
0:53
120
Career high strikes
79
3
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Tafon Nchukwi
Strike target
Azamat Murzakanov
50%
Head
71%
33%
Body
25%
18%
Leg
4%
Tafon Nchukwi
Strike position
Azamat Murzakanov
69%
Distance
69%
27%
Clinch
6%
3%
Ground
24%