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Tagir Ulanbekov is Azat Maksum. Betting Tip for the fight
Tagir Ulanbekov, a fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship in the lightest weight category, will face Azat Maksum. The fight will take place on June 21 as part of the UFC on ABC 8 tournament in Baku (Azerbaijan). The approximate start of the fight is 19:20 Moscow time. Will the Russian be able to succeed in a duel with a fighter from Kazakhstan and what bets should he choose? - read in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Tagir Ulanbekov
Russian FederationCurrent form
Tagir Ulanbekov is like a wrestling tank from Khabib's Team. In January, at UFC 311, he returned after a one-year hiatus and literally strangled Clayton Carpenter without giving him a single chance. Before that, Tagir had submitted to Cody Durden, showing that his jiu-jitsu was a weapon of mass destruction. Initially, Baku was preparing for a high-profile fight with Kyoji Horiguchi, an ex-UFC contender and Bellator and RIZIN champion, but the Japanese withdrew a month before the tournament, leaving a hole in the card. The 33-year-old Russian has 17 wins (two by knockout, seven by decision, eight by submission) and two defeats. Tagir has experience and class, and he's on the verge of a title race.
Interesting betting trends
The accuracy of Ulanbekov's punches is 47 percent.
Azat Maksum
KazakhstanCurrent form
Azat Maksum, aka the Kazakh murderer, rushed in to replace him with a warm heart. He's still 1-1 in the UFC: he beat Tyson Nam by split decision, but in February 2024 he lost to Charles Johnson in an epic fight that took away the bonus fight of the evening. The 30-year-old Kazakhstani has 17 wins (five knockouts, five decisions, seven submissions) and one defeat. A former OLMMA light heavyweight champion, Maksum is a mix of aggression and grappling, but a harsh test awaits him in Baku.
Interesting betting trends
The accuracy of Maksum's punches is 24 percent.
Trends
Bet The duel will be complete
The two fighters have 13 wins on points.
1.48Tip and bets
Bookmakers see Ulanbekov as a clear favorite, and I should agree with them. Friends, it will be like a fight between two wrestlers, where the stalls will decide everything. Tagir is a control machine, his jiu—jitsu is like a python that strangles the victim. Maksum also loves wrestling, but compared to Ulanbekov, he is like a talented novice against a professor. Tagir is already breathing down the backs of the top flyweight division, and this fight is his chance to gain a foothold. Both can start standing, but sooner or later the fight will go to the stalls, where Ulanbekov will dominate. Azat, with his aggression, can try to impose a tempo, but the low accuracy of his shots (24%) will play against him. I'm waiting for a sticky fight with long episodes of control at the net or on the canvas, where Tagir will score points or catch a submission. The odds on his winning are too low, so the total is our choice. The fight is likely to last all three rounds, given the stamina of both.
Our betting tip is to win on points in 1.51
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