Who won Alimkhanuly vs McLellan?

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beat Stuart McLellan by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 17th August 2019 at Banc of California Stadium in California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Alimkhanuly vs McLellan stats

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Stuart McLellan made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 loses and 3 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested McLellan had a slight advantage in power over Alimkhanuly, with a 41% knock out percentage over Alimkhanuly's 33%.

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Alimkhanuly had a height advantage of 1 inch over McLellan.

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly fought out of the southpaw stance, while Stuart McLellan was an orthodox fighter.

Alimkhanuly was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 year and 3 months later than McLellan, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 123 less professional rounds, 67 to McLellan's 190.

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Alimkhanuly's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Alimkhanuly vs McLellan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alimkhanuly vs McLellan?

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Stuart McLellan made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.