Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ABC 2: Till vs. Vettori is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Kyle Daukaus will take on Aliaskhab “Black Wolf” Khizriev in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ABC 2 card.

In this post, we will break down Kyle Daukaus vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 31-year-old, Kyle Daukaus is coming in with a 10-1-0 record. Daukaus will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez in November.

Khizriev, meanwhile, is coming off a submission win against Henrique Shiguemoto on November 21, 2020 at DWCS 4.6 and holds a 13-0-0 record.

Kyle Daukaus has an southpaw fighting stance with a 76″ reach. The 33-year-old, Aliaskhab Khizriev is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ 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.

Kyle Daukaus:
→ Daukaus’s striking accuracy is 59%.
→ Daukaus lands 3.69 significant strikes per minute.
→ Daukaus’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Daukaus’s takedown average is 2.33 per 15 minutes.
→ Daukaus’s takedown defense is 94%.

Daukaus comes in with 59% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.69 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Khizriev fires at 83% accuracy, landing about 6.00 significant strikes per minute. Kyle Daukaus also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.33 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Khizriev’s 18.00 takedowns and 0% takedown accuracy.

Aliaskhab Khizriev:
→ Khizriev’s striking accuracy is 83%.
→ Khizriev lands 6.00 significant strikes per minute.
→ Khizriev’s takedown accuracy is 50%.
→ Khizriev’s takedown average is 18.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Khizriev’s takedown defense is 0%.

Aliaskhab spent on average 0:50 minutes in the Octagon and Kyle has an average fight time of 15:00 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ABC 2 is live in , who do you think will win, Kyle or Aliaskhab? Sound off in the comments.

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