Analysis: Shavkat Rakhmonov's performance against Ian Garry shows progress

A detailed analysis of Shavkat Rakhmonov's fight with Ian Garry highlights several areas where Rakhmonov impressed. He showed progress at mid-range compared to his fight with Geoff Neal, regularly landing single strong strikes on Garry including jabs, right overhands, left hooks, and spinning backfists. Rakhmonov dominated the clinch in the first four rounds and was the only fighter in UFC history to take Garry down twice in the center of the octagon. The analysis notes that Rakhmonov controlled distance, rhythm, and the cage for most of the fight except the fifth round. However, concerns were raised about his low activity at long range, where he threw very few kicks and conceded significant points. The analyst scored the fight roughly even at 40-40 in total points but gave the victory to Rakhmonov based on his higher quality control and damage to the head, while acknowledging Garry's success with leg kicks at distance.