An analyst reviewed Shavkat Rakhmonov's fight against Ian Garry, noting significant improvements in Rakhmonov's mid-range striking compared to his bout with Geoff Neal. Rakhmonov dominated the clinch in the first four rounds and successfully took Garry down twice in the center of the cage, becoming the first UFC fighter to do so. On the scorecards, Garry dominated at long range (19.5 points to 1.75), while Rakhmonov won at mid-range (15.75 to 10.25) and close range (18.5 to 11.7). The analyst noted Rakhmonov's lack of leg kick activity as a weakness and scored the fight approximately even overall at 40-40, but gave Rakhmonov the edge due to superior control and more significant strikes to the head. The only major error came in round five when Rakhmonov conceded position attempting a hasty takedown.
