Abusupyan Magomedov finished Michal Oleksiejczuk with a first-round rear-naked choke at UFC Baku, improving his professional record to 29-7-1. The victory, secured with an elbow setup that dropped Oleksiejczuk before the choke was applied, snaps Oleksiejczuk's three-fight winning streak. Following the finish, Magomedov called out Israel Adesanya, stating the two are now at a similar level.
Abusupyan Magomedov delivered a dominant first-round finish at UFC Baku on June 27, submitting Michal Oleksiejczuk with a rear-naked choke to move his professional record to 29-7-1. The finish came after Magomedov dropped Oleksiejczuk with an elbow before sinking in the choke, ending the fight inside the opening round and snapping his opponent's three-fight winning streak.
Magomedov, 35, stands six-foot-two with a 78-inch reach and fights out of an orthodox stance. The finish highlighted a well-rounded skillset: he averages 2.61 takedowns per 15 minutes alongside 0.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, giving him a credible path to the finish on the ground whenever his striking opens the door.
Oleksiejczuk, the 31-year-old Polish fighter known as "Hussar," came in with a 22-10 record and had been on a roll before running into Magomedov. Fighting out of a southpaw stance at six feet tall with a 74-inch reach, Oleksiejczuk is one of the division's more active strikers, landing 5.85 significant strikes per minute at 53 percent accuracy. The loss halts what had been a promising resurgence.
After the finish, Magomedov turned his attention to Israel Adesanya, calling out the former middleweight champion and stating that the two are now operating at a similar level. Adesanya, 36, carries a 24-6 record and currently sits ranked eighth in the middleweight division. Fighting out of City Kickboxing, the Nigerian-born standout is six-foot-four with an 80-inch reach and has built his reputation as one of the sport's premier strikers, landing 4.03 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Magomedov's finish puts his name firmly in the middleweight conversation after a statement performance at UFC Baku
- Calling out a ranked, high-profile name like Adesanya signals Magomedov's own ambitions in the division
- A potential Magomedov-Adesanya matchup would pit a dangerous submission-oriented wrestler against a rangy, elite striker, creating a compelling stylistic contrast
