Flyweight
Tagir Ulanbekov
17-3-0 UFC 6-2-0
5'7"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:21Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.01
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.44
Striking accuracy48.2%
Striking defense50.6%
Takedowns / 15 min2.73
Takedown accuracy39.1%
Takedown defense63.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.52
Control time40.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Kyoji Horiguchi 7-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · November 22, 2025
6/27Sig. strikes
49/77Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Azat Maksum 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · June 21, 2025
68/118Sig. strikes
62/159Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
3:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Clayton Carpenter 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
42/75Sig. strikes
42/69Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
6:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cody Durden 5-2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:25 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
24/41Sig. strikes
32/43Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
6:03Control
1Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
W Nate Maness 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos · November 5, 2022
4/9Sig. strikes
4/10Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Tim Elliott 6-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · March 5, 2022
90/186Sig. strikes
79/179Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
4:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Allan Nascimento 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
18/40Sig. strikes
25/37Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
12:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Bruno Silva 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
46/122Sig. strikes
47/114Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
9
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
8
Fight Nights Global
5
Gorilla Fighting
3
Liga Kavkaz
2
PRIDE Fighting Show
1
Fight Star
1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 2:18 |
| W | Azat Maksum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
June 21, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Clayton Carpenter | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cody Durden | Submission (face crank) | UFC 296
December 16, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 4:25 |
| W | Nate Maness | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
November 5, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:11 |
| L | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 272
March 5, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Allan Nascimento | Decision (split) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Denilson Matos | Submission (guillotine choke) | Gorilla Fighting 22
December 13, 2019 |
Gorilla Fighting | 2 | 1:18 |
| W | Denis Araujo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gorilla Fighting 17
September 27, 2019 |
Gorilla Fighting | 2 | 3:19 |
| W | Aleksandr Podlesniy | Decision (unanimous) | Gorilla Fighting 11
May 3, 2019 |
Gorilla Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (majority) | Fight Nights Global 88
August 31, 2018 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vartan Asatryan | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Nights Global 76
October 8, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 4 | 1:39 |
| W | Shajidul Haque | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 65
May 19, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Asu Almabayev | TKO (submission to punches) | Fight Nights Global 58
January 28, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 4:51 |
| W | Shyngys Kairanov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 54
November 16, 2016 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Nesterov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PRIDE Fighting Show: The Stars of World MMA
April 23, 2016 |
PRIDE Fighting Show | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Ivan Andrushchenko | Decision (majority) | Fight Star: Battle on the Volga
May 30, 2015 |
Fight Star | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Nurtilek Yerkuatuly | Submission (armbar) | Liga Kavkaz: Battle in Babayurt
February 1, 2015 |
Liga Kavkaz | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Magomednur Aglarov | Submission (armbar) | Liga Kavkaz: Grand Umakhan Battle
July 7, 2013 |
Liga Kavkaz | 1 | 4:50 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tagir Ulanbekov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.