Shavkat Rakhmonov showed dominance in middle and close range against Ian Garry

A detailed analysis of Shavkat Rakhmonov's performance against Ian Garry highlights his improvements at middle distance compared to his bout with Geoff Neal. Rakhmonov successfully landed diverse power strikes including jabs, overhand rights, left hooks, and spinning backfists. He dominated the clinch in the first four rounds and became the only UFC fighter to take down Garry in the center of the octagon, doing so twice. The analyst scored the middle distance 15.75 to 10.25 for Rakhmonov and close range 18.5 to 11.7, though Garry dominated long range 19.5 to 1.75. Despite concerns about Rakhmonov's low activity at long range with kicks, he maintained superior control of the fight except in round five.