Mehmetali Osmanli - Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu: betting tip (cf 1.43) and bets on the fight

Current form

Mehmetali Osmanli approaches the match with statistics of 12 wins, one loss. The Azerbaijani won eight victories by submission, two more by knockout and two by decision of the judges. The only defeat happened in 2022, after which Osmanli did not lose again. For a 22-year-old fighter, such a track record looks especially impressive. He began his professional career as a teenager, and spent a significant part of his career on the regional stage. Osmanli performed in the UAE Warriors, where he gradually turned into one of the most dangerous grapplers of his generation.

Instead of building a career around striking techniques, he relied on wrestling and techniques. In his arsenal there is a guillotine, anaconda, strangulation from behind and other techniques. Osmanli is especially dangerous in the transitional episodes, when the opponent tries to get out of the stalls.  The most striking example happened during TUF 34. In the fight against Artyom Belakh, Osmanli found himself in a difficult situation, but he managed to turn the episode in his favor and ended the fight with a choke hold in the first round. In the semi-final against Christian Strong, he made a real spectacle. Before the fight, Osmanli stated that he was going to win with an unusual buggy choke technique. In the duel, the opponent controlled the situation for a long time, but in the second round, the Azerbaijani managed to hold the promised reception and forced Strong to surrender.

Current form

Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu is younger than most experienced fighters, but he started his professional career very early. He is now 23 years old, with ten wins and three losses to his credit. Six wins were due to submission, and four more were due to judges' decisions. The Kyrgyz fighter also has experience of performing in the ONE Championship. However, this stage of his career turned out to be difficult: Akylbek suffered two defeats in a row ahead of schedule. After that, he actually had to prove anew that he was capable of returning to a high level.

And he did it through a familiar weapon — fighting. Akylbek regularly tries to move his opponent down, get on his back and find his neck. This is how he won a number of victories at the regional level, and in 2023 he won the Octagon bantamweight championship belt. After an unsuccessful period in ONE, the Kyrgyz fighter returned home, continued performing and gradually regained his reputation. In 2025, he won the American Fight Promotions bantamweight title, ending the championship match with a choke hold in the fourth round.

Akylbek also went through a difficult path at TUF 34. In the semifinals, he faced Xavier Franklin. Akylbek controlled the course of the fight for two rounds by fighting, and then managed to withstand serious pressure in the final five minutes. The judges gave the victory to the Kyrgyz fighter.