John Makdessi vs. Nasrat Haqparast – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, John “The Bull” Makdessi will take on Nasrat Haqparast in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down John Makdessi vs. Nasrat Haqparast matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 39-year-old, John Makdessi is coming in with a 18-7-0 record. Makdessi will be fighting for the first time since a win via split decision against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland in April.

Haqparast, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Bobby Green on April 10, 2021 at UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 and holds a 13-5-0 record.

John Makdessi has an orthodox fighting stance with a 68″ reach. The 28-year-old, Nasrat Haqparast is an southpaw fighter with a 72″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

John Makdessi:
→ Makdessi’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Makdessi lands 5.57 significant strikes per minute.
→ Makdessi’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Makdessi’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Makdessi’s takedown defense is 89%.

Makdessi comes in with 51% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.57 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Haqparast fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 5.17 significant strikes per minute. John Makdessi also has a 0% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.00 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Haqparast’s 0.13 takedowns and 78% takedown accuracy.

Nasrat Haqparast:
→ Haqparast’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Haqparast lands 5.17 significant strikes per minute.
→ Haqparast’s takedown accuracy is 14%.
→ Haqparast’s takedown average is 0.13 per 15 minutes.
→ Haqparast’s takedown defense is 78%.

Nasrat spent on average 12:25 minutes in the Octagon and John has an average fight time of 11:49 minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, John or Nasrat? Sound off in the comments.

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