Ikram Aliskerov

Aliskerov avoided the early exchanges that had the potential to create a chaotic fight. He controlled the pace over the full fifteen minutes. The measured approach kept Ferreira from landing a fight-changing burst and earned Aliskerov the unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Aliskerov did not engage in the early pocket exchanges that could have created chaos.
• Aliskerov managed the pace across all three rounds.
• Ferreira could not create a fight-changing burst, and Aliskerov earned the decision.

Aliskerov nearly got all the way out of round one before the finish, but the result still landed as another violent statement at middleweight. He broke through Muniz with punches at 4:54 of the opening round, giving himself a needed bounce-back win after the Whittaker defeat.

Key moments

• The finish came late in the first round, after Aliskerov had time to settle before unloading.
• Muniz could not survive the final punching sequence once Aliskerov had him hurt.
• It also reminded the division that his hands are now as much a threat as his wrestling background.

Whittaker gave Aliskerov almost no time to grow into the fight and stopped him in the first round in Saudi Arabia.

Key moments

• The fight ended before Aliskerov could turn it into the layered wrestling-striking contest he usually prefers.
• Whittaker's punching sequence produced the stoppage inside two minutes.
• It was Aliskerov's first UFC defeat and a major jump in level all at once.

Aliskerov's finish of Alves was one of the cleaner examples of how suddenly he can separate himself once he sees a lane. The flying knee and follow-up punches ended the fight in just over two minutes and earned him a performance bonus in the process.

Key moments

• The finish came at 2:07 of the first round, so Alves never had a chance to make it a grinding fight.
• The flying knee created the decisive break before the punches closed the sequence.
• It earned Aliskerov a Performance of the Night bonus.
• The result confirmed that his first-round finishing danger carried over cleanly into the UFC.

Aliskerov made an immediate impression in his UFC debut by starching Hawes in a little more than two minutes. After Hawes tried to pressure him early, Aliskerov answered with a sharp combination that ended the fight and announced his middleweight arrival.

Key moments

• Hawes came forward early, but Aliskerov stayed calm instead of giving up bad positions.
• A jab and right hand landed clean and changed the fight in one burst.
• The knockout was official at 2:10 of round one.

He ended the fight with a kimura at 2:09 of the first round and looked every bit like a ready-made UFC middleweight.

Key moments

• The fight lasted only 2:09, so Aliskerov never had to fight from deep waters.
• He secured the finish with a kimura rather than needing extended ground-and-pound.
• The first-round stoppage was exactly the kind of performance the Contender Series asks for.

Burrell extended Aliskerov for the full fifteen minutes, but Aliskerov still left with a clear unanimous decision. It was a useful reminder that his game could hold up over three rounds even when he did not find one of his usual early finishes.

Key moments

• Burrell's durability forced Aliskerov to stay disciplined instead of hunting a reckless finish.
• The fight went all three rounds, which was less common than Aliskerov's quick stoppages around that period.
• All three judges scored the bout for Aliskerov by unanimous decision.

Aliskerov had to work past the first round against Jurkovic, then found the finish early in the second. The kimura at 1:11 of round two showed the same control-first approach that kept making him a problem on the BRAVE circuit.

Key moments

• Jurkovic survived the opening round, which made this one of Aliskerov's slightly longer regional fights.
• Aliskerov still turned the fight toward his grappling once he found the right opening.
• The kimura was finished at 1:11 of round two.
• It kept his post-Chimaev rebuild moving in the right direction.

Tiuliulin made Aliskerov fight deeper than many of his other BRAVE opponents, but Aliskerov still took over late and found the finish in round three. The kimura at 1:48 of the final round gave him a strong co-main-event win without sacrificing his usual control-heavy identity.

Key moments

• The bout reached the third round, which already separated it from most of Aliskerov's quicker finishes.
• Aliskerov stayed composed long enough to create the submission opening late.
• The kimura ended the fight at 1:48 of round three.
• It showed he could stay dangerous as the fight wore on, not just in early bursts.

The finish came from punches in the first round, exactly the type of efficient result that was becoming normal for him at that stage.

Key moments

• Berkenbosch was finished before the midpoint of the opening round.
• The stoppage was officially a first-round TKO by punches.
• The finish came at 2:15 of round one.

The result was not flashy, but it mattered because he still found a way through a competitive middleweight matchup.

Key moments

• Unlike many of Aliskerov's finishes, this one required the judges to sort it out after fifteen minutes.
• The score came back as a split decision rather than a unanimous verdict.
• The fight showed that Aliskerov could edge a close bout even without a late finish.
• It set up his return later that year with a more emphatic knockout of Jeremy Smith.

Aliskerov answered the Chad Hanekom decision with a much cleaner statement against Jeremy Smith.

Key moments

• Smith did not make it out of the first round.
• Aliskerov re-established his finishing pace immediately after the split-decision detour against Hanekom.
• The win strengthened his standing in the BRAVE middleweight picture.

Aliskerov scored another first-round finish in Kazakhstan by catching Asadov in a guillotine late in the opening frame.

Key moments

• The bout ended before a second round was needed.
• Aliskerov secured the finish with a guillotine choke rather than his later-familiar kimura.
• The tap came at 4:00 of round one.

The result arrived at 3:42 and pointed early toward the grappling polish that would remain a major part of his game.

Key moments

• This was his second recorded professional fight and his first finish.
• Stukalov was forced to tap at 3:42 of round one.
• The win showed that Aliskerov's sambo base translated quickly to pro MMA.