Anakalaev never dodged anyone though did he, still young and fought consistently through the years
He's been a one fight a year type of fighter for a while
In the amount of time it took him to beat Walker and Rakic, Alex came to his division, won the belt and defended it 3 times.
The reason he lost the chance to fight for the belt the first time was crying about wanting to fight in Abu Dhabi for the belt and then Alex ended up fighting in the US on short notice to save the card
3 things you can guarantee about his title run is that he'll never fight as consistently as Alex, he'll never step up on a couple weeks notice to save a card and he won't generate the same hype in any match up ever. No one will be making an edit of Ankalaeve walkout or fight with millions of views.