Arman Tsarukyan vs. Damir Ismagulov: Height, weight, reach and UFC records comparison

Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov will clash at the co-main event on the last UFC card of 2022, UFC Fight Night 216: Cannonier vs. Strickland. Tsarukyan, whose nickname is 'Ahalkalakets', will make his eighth UFC appearance, while the bout will serve as Ismagulov's sixth promotional appearance.

Arman Tsarukyan is currently ranked No. 9 in the UFC lightweight rankings, while Damir Ismagulov is ranked No. 12.

Arman Tsarukyan stands at 5'7" (170 cm) and has a reach of 72.5 inches. He last weighed in at 156 pounds in his fight against Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Vegas 57. 'Ahalkalakets' lost the five-round bout via unanimous decision.

Tsarukyan has only two losses in the UFC. He lost one to current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 149, and the other to Gamrot in his last outing. He has a UFC record of 5-2 and an overall MMA record of 18-3.

Damir Ismagulov stands three inches taller than his opponent at 5'10" (178 inches) and has a longer reach at 74 inches. The Russian fighter last weighed in at 155 pounds against Guram Kutateladze at UFC on ESPN 37, where he won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ismagulov has only one loss on his professional record and has been undefeated since 2015. He is riding a five-fight win streak, winning all his UFC bouts with a promotional record of 5-0, and has an overall MMA record of 24-1.

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Arman Tsarukyan vs. Damir Ismagulov: Which lightweight emerges victorious?

Arman Tsarukyan and Damir Ismagulov are two top lightweights with impressive records. Although 'Ahalkalakets' is ranked higher than Damir Ismagulov, the latter has more fights and wins on his professional record. Furthermore, Ismagulov has only one career loss, via unanimous decision.

Tsarukyan has a knockout loss on his record and two losses by decision, albeit to top lightweights on the UFC roster. He has a striking accuracy of 45%, having landed 354 out of 779 significant strikes, and a strike rate of landing 3.76 strikes per minute. 'Ahalkalakets' has a strike absorption rate of 1.86 strikes absorbed per minute.

Ismagulov has a striking accuracy of 43%, having landed 304 out of 711 significant strikes. He has a strike rate of 4.05 significant strikes landed per minute, and an absorption rate of 2.56 strikes absorbed per minute.

While Tsarukyan has more experience competing inside the premier MMA promotion's octagon, Ismagulov has more fights in his overall MMA record.

Despite their records and stats, Arman Tsarukyan is the -225 betting favorite against the +190 betting underdog Damir Ismagulov. The fight will co-headline UFC Fight Night 217, where No. 3-ranked middleweight Jared Cannonier will take on No. 7-ranked Sean Strickland in the main event.