Shavkat Rakhmonov has fought — and won — 14 times as a pro. He has not gone the distance in his eight-year MMA career. He’s been to the second round five times. Only once has he fought into the third round. On Saturday, Rakhmonov faces Carlston Harris in a welterweight contest on the main card of UFC Vegas 46. With the strength of this card wanting, the event could serve as a breakthrough moment for the rising welterweight.
Rakhmonov was the M-1 Global welterweight champion — with one title defense to his name — when he joined the UFC in 2020.