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Tagir Ulanbekov

#14 FlyweightRussia

17Wins
3Losses
0Draws

Professional record

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Profile

Age
35 (born August 7, 1991)
Born in
Dagestan
Height
5' 7"
Weight
125 lbs.
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
UFC record
6-2

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC6

  • Submission 2
  • Decision 4

Losses in the UFC2

  • Submission 1
  • Decision 1

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.01 top 63%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.44
Striking accuracy48%Better than 67% of flyweights
Strike defense51%Better than 22% of flyweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
2.73 top 22%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
1.5
Takedown accuracy39%Better than 58% of flyweights
Takedown defense63%Better than 49% of flyweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Ulanbekov last fought on November 22, 2025 (Loss vs Kyoji Horiguchi).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Tagir Ulanbekov

Born on August 7, 1991 in Dagestan, Russia, Tagir Ulanbekov competes as a flyweight mixed martial artist. Ulanbekov is 5' 7" tall with a 70" reach, long for that height, and fights southpaw. The official UFC rankings have Ulanbekov at #14 in the flyweight division.

Ulanbekov turned professional in 2013, debuting with Liga Kavkaz. An 11-1 record outside the UFC came first. Ulanbekov first fought in the UFC at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen in October 2020 and beat Bruno Silva by decision. In the UFC, Ulanbekov is 6-2 across 8 fights.

Most of Ulanbekov's UFC wins (4 of 6) were decided by the judges. Statistically, Ulanbekov attempts more submissions than 93% of flyweights.

Ulanbekov's record outside the UFC includes 4-1 in Fight Nights Global and 3-0 in Gorilla Fighting.

Most recently, Ulanbekov lost to Kyoji Horiguchi by rear naked choke at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker in November 2025.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Kyoji Horiguchi

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 2:18

    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

    Nov 22, 2025

    6Str 1TD 0KD
  2. W

    Azat Maksum

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.

    Jun 21, 2025

    68Str 0TD 0KD
  3. W

    Clayton Carpenter

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

    Jan 18, 2025

    42Str 3TD 0KD
  4. W

    Cody Durden

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 4:25

    UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

    Dec 16, 2023

    24Str 2TD 1KD
  5. W

    Nate Maness

    Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing · R1 2:11

    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos

    Nov 5, 2022

    4Str 1TD 0KD
  6. L

    Tim Elliott

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

    Mar 5, 2022

    90Str 2TD 0KD
  7. W

    Allan Nascimento

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

    Oct 30, 2021

    18Str 4TD 0KD
  8. W

    Bruno Silva

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

    Oct 10, 2020

    46Str 5TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Tagir Ulanbekov is 17-3 across 20 professional fights in 6 promotions, since a pro debut on July 7, 2013 (Liga Kavkaz). 12 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins17

  • Submission 9
  • Decision 8

Pro losses3

  • Submission 1
  • Decision 2
Finish rate
53% of wins
Longest win streak
8

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC6-22020
Fight Nights Global4-12016
Gorilla Fighting3-02019
Liga Kavkaz2-02013
Fight Star1-02015
Pride1-02016

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Kyoji Horiguchi Technical Submission (rear-naked choke), R3 UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Nov 22, 2025
W Azat Maksum Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Jun 21, 2025
W Clayton Carpenter Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 311 Jan 18, 2025
W Cody Durden Submission (face crank), R2 UFC 296 Dec 16, 2023
W Nate Maness Submission (guillotine choke), R1 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Nov 5, 2022
L Tim Elliott Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 272 Mar 5, 2022
W Allan Nascimento Decision (split), R3 UFC 267 Oct 30, 2021
W Bruno Gustavo da Silva Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct 10, 2020
W Denilson Matos Submission (guillotine choke), R2 Gorilla Fighting 22 Dec 13, 2019
W Denis Araujo Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Gorilla Fighting 17 Sep 27, 2019
W Aleksandr Podlesniy Decision (unanimous), R3 Gorilla Fighting 11 May 3, 2019
L Zhalgas Zhumagulov Decision (majority), R3 Fight Nights Global 88 Aug 31, 2018
W Vartan Asatryan Submission (guillotine choke), R4 Fight Nights Global 76 Oct 8, 2017
W Shajidul Haque Decision (unanimous), R3 Fight Nights Global 65 May 19, 2017
W Asu Almabayev TKO (submission to punches), R3 Fight Nights Global 58 Jan 28, 2017
W Shyngys Kairanov Decision (unanimous), R3 Fight Nights Global 54 Nov 16, 2016
W Alexander Nesterov Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 PRIDE Fighting Show: The Stars of World MMA (Pride) Apr 23, 2016
W Ivan Andrushchenko Decision (majority), R2 Fight Star: Battle on the Volga May 30, 2015
W Nurtilek Yerkuatuly Submission (armbar), R1 Liga Kavkaz: Battle in Babayurt Feb 1, 2015
W Magomednur Aglarov Submission (armbar), R1 Liga Kavkaz: Grand Umakhan Battle Jul 7, 2013

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Tagir Ulanbekov's record?

Tagir Ulanbekov's professional MMA record is 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Tagir Ulanbekov?

Tagir Ulanbekov is 35 years old, born on August 7, 1991.

How tall is Tagir Ulanbekov and what is their reach?

Tagir Ulanbekov stands 5' 7" with a 70" reach.

Who did Tagir Ulanbekov fight last?

Tagir Ulanbekov lost to Kyoji Horiguchi by Submission at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker on Nov 22, 2025.