A prospect a day for August 18/31 (Patreon)

Kerim Daudov is one of the better middleweight prospects around. He was born in Russia but lives in Kazahstan. Daudov is the Octagon middleweight champion which is a major promotion out of Kazahstan. He's never lost a fight being 8-0 with no prior amateur fights.

The weaknesses Daudov has isn't all too bad. His takedown defense is questionable but he is at least dangerous off his back. He moves well and has fluid hips. His hands drop but does a solid job of lulling guys into his counter shots. He is a dangerous counter striker making guys pay when they come in recklessly. Daudov is strong at putting his hands together throwing in combinations and being really accurate. He throws a sneaky-good uppercut. Power, accuracy, and really good timing.

Promising prospect but I'll say his competition has been pretty weak for fighting in Russia. Middleweight is so thin so hopefully, he is as good as he's shown on tape and is not a bust.