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Abdul-Rahim Yakhyaev, known for quick finishes, has also demonstrated the ability to grind through adversity in harder fights. Against Nazhmudin Yusupov in ACA Young Eagles in June 2022, Yakhyaev won via triangle choke in the second round after being outworked in the first. In a five-round bout against Nikolai Kovalenko — a master of sport in judo — in January 2023, Yakhyaev survived a knockdown in the second round to win a unanimous decision through sustained wrestling control over the final three rounds.
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