Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu

Akylbek Uulu holds a prior win over Osmanli and was the only man to land a takedown or accrue control time in that meeting

Both men are experienced, not debutants. Akylbek Uulu is 11-3 with three wins on file (over Mehemmedeli Osmanli, Mo Miller and Ozodbek Bobokulov), while Osmanli is 12-2 with wins over Bakhtovar Yunusov and Ali Yousefi. The records are close, but Akylbek Uulu already owns a head-to-head win over Osmanli, in a fight where he landed the only takedown (1 TD, 0:55 control) and matched Osmanli's 6 significant strikes while Osmanli recorded no takedowns and no control time. That prior result and his unbeaten run on file are the basis for a narrow lean.