Analysis: Shavkat Rakhmonov's performance against Ian Garry reviewed

A detailed breakdown of Shavkat Rakhmonov's fight with Ian Garry highlights several key strengths displayed by the Kazakh fighter. Rakhmonov showed improved mid-range striking compared to his bout with Geoff Neal, successfully landing diverse strikes including jabs, overhand rights, and spinning backfists. He dominated in the clinch for the first four rounds and became the first UFC fighter to take Garry down in the center of the octagon, achieving this twice. However, concerns were raised about Rakhmonov's minimal activity at long range, where he landed very few leg kicks and allowed Garry to rack up points with his own kicks. The analyst scored the fight essentially even on total points (40-40) but gave Rakhmonov the edge due to his control of the more important mid-range and clinch exchanges, despite Garry's dominance at distance.