Both featherweights are on a superb run within the UFC and are defending unbeaten records.
Evloev, 32, is 19-0 with seven finishes, whereas 34-year-old Murphy has 17 wins and one draw on his report.
Murphy is a knockout specialist – with eight amongst his 17 wins – and produced one of many knockouts of the yr in 2025 when he stopped Aaron Pico via spinning back elbow final August.
Both males’s latest wins have been spectacular, with Murphy beating Pico, Dan Ige and Edson Barboza.
Evloev could have the sting in competitors confronted, with wins over former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen and up to date title challenger Diego Lopes.
Both fighters favour the top in placing, with 65% of Murphy’s strikes touchdown there and 80% of Evloev’s.
Neither man has a prolific ending fee, with 63% of Evloev’s fights going the space and 53% of Murphy’s.
All in all, the featherweights are evenly matched on paper.
