Flyweight · “The Prince”
Amir Albazi
16-3-0 UFC 5-2-0
Granite Chin
Durable
5'5"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
14:29Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
solid
1 read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Granite Chin
never dropped in 101 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Durable
above avg durability — rates 74 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.47
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.88
Striking accuracy33.8%
Striking defense59.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.3
Takedowns / 15 min1.18
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense62.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.44
Control time24.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2
Insider info
Kyoji Horiguchi favored — picked against Amir Albazi clear UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira · February 1, 2026
strikingsolid
grapplinggood
The analyst sees Albazi's path to victory running almost entirely through getting to Horiguchi's back, and doubts he can do enough elsewhere to win.
Albazi is a live threat who uses the shadow of his wrestling to open up his jab and picks his punches well, though his real advantage lies on the mat. He times his entries well, transitions smoothly once he's in on a shot, and consistently hunts for the back, where his control and rear-naked choke have historically paid off. Outside of getting the fight to the floor and finding that back-take, the analyst isn't confident he has much of an answer against a sharper standup opponent.
Strengthjab set up by the grappling threat
Strengthwell-timed takedown entries
Strengthback control
Strengthrear-naked choke finishing
Weaknesslimited path to success if he can't get the fight to the mat
Striking trend
Fight history
L Kyoji Horiguchi 34-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · February 7, 2026
16/67Sig. strikes
73/136Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
3:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brandon Moreno 21-8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · November 2, 2024
63/235Sig. strikes
132/317Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kai Kara-France 24-10 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
43/145Sig. strikes
99/283Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alessandro Costa 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:13 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · December 17, 2022
37/81Sig. strikes
17/71Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
5:54Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francisco Figueiredo 12-4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:34 — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · August 20, 2022
12/18Sig. strikes
11/15Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:36Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Zhalgas Zhumagulov 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · January 23, 2021
68/169Sig. strikes
59/132Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Malcolm Gordon 12-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
12/28Sig. strikes
3/16Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
5
Submission
8
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Brave CF
2
Bellator
2
Ultimate Challenge MMA
2
World Ultimate Full Contact
2
FightStar Championship
1
Scandinavian Fight Nights
1
Bitva Roku
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
February 7, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
November 2, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alessandro Costa | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
December 17, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 2:13 |
| W | Francisco Figueiredo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 278
August 20, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 257
January 23, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Malcolm Gordon | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 18, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:42 |
| W | Ryan Curtis | Submission (kimura) | Brave CF 29
November 15, 2019 |
Brave CF | 1 | 2:24 |
| L | Jose Torres | Decision (unanimous) | Brave CF 23
April 19, 2019 |
Brave CF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Iuri Bejenari | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 200
May 25, 2018 |
Bellator | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Jamie Powell | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 179
May 19, 2017 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dino Gambatesa | Submission (kimura) | FightStar Championship 8
December 10, 2016 |
FightStar Championship | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Rafał Czechowski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Scandinavian Fight Nights 1
June 4, 2016 |
Scandinavian Fight Nights | 2 | — |
| W | Niko Gjoka | TKO (slam) | Ultimate Challenge MMA 44
September 5, 2015 |
Ultimate Challenge MMA | 2 | 2:21 |
| W | Ondřej Moravec | TKO (punches) | Bitva Roku 2015
March 19, 2015 |
Bitva Roku | 1 | 4:34 |
| W | Salih Kulucan | Submission (kimura) | Ultimate Challenge MMA 41
November 8, 2014 |
Ultimate Challenge MMA | 2 | 2:30 |
| W | Ally McCrae | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Scottish Fight Challenge 3
October 10, 2010 |
Scottish Fight Challenge | 2 | 0:00 |
| W | Bagandov Murada | TKO (punches) | World Ultimate Full Contact 16
September 4, 2010 |
World Ultimate Full Contact | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Andre Batista | TKO (punches) | World Ultimate Full Contact 15
August 22, 2009 |
World Ultimate Full Contact | 1 | 3:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Amir Albazi) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.