Analysis: Shavkat Rakhmonov's performance against Ian Garry reviewed

A detailed breakdown of Shavkat Rakhmonov's fight with Ian Garry highlighted several impressive aspects of the Kazakh fighter's performance. Rakhmonov showed significant improvement in mid-range striking compared to his bout with Neal, regularly landing single power shots on Garry including jabs, overhand rights, and spinning backfists. He dominated the clinch in the first four rounds, consistently taking Garry's back and controlling with deep underhooks. Rakhmonov became the only UFC fighter to take Garry down in the center of the octagon, accomplishing this twice and landing ground strikes from top position. However, the analysis noted minimal activity from Rakhmonov at long range, particularly in leg kicks, where Garry dominated. The scorecard showed Garry winning long-range exchanges 19.5 to 1.75, but Rakhmonov winning mid-range 15.75 to 10.25 and close-range 18.5 to 11.7, giving Rakhmonov the overall victory despite the close overall point total.