Flyweight · “Zulfikar”
Asu Almabayev
24-3-0 UFC 7-1-0
5'4"Height
65"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1994-01-25Born
0KO wins
3Sub wins
42.9%Finish rate
13:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.94
Striking accuracy51.4%
Striking defense53.8%
Takedowns / 15 min4.74
Takedown accuracy45.8%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.44
Control time48.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-1
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
8 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Charles Johnson 8-6 walk-in Submission · R3 3:33 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · 2026-06-27
28/51Sig. strikes
21/45Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
8:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alex Perez 7-5 walk-in Submission · R3 0:22 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 2025-11-22
36/90Sig. strikes
40/98Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jose Ochoa 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · 2025-07-26
22/42Sig. strikes
26/45Absorbed
7/16Takedowns
9:26Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Manel Kape 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:16 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · 2025-03-01
40/80Sig. strikes
61/115Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matheus Nicolau 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · 2024-10-19
22/54Sig. strikes
16/42Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
5:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jose Johnson 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · 2024-06-15
20/29Sig. strikes
5/21Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
11:24Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W CJ Vergara 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09
44/77Sig. strikes
29/53Absorbed
9/14Takedowns
9:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ode Osbourne 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05
26/40Sig. strikes
4/18Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
5:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub 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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Asu Almabayev) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
11
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
8
Brave CF
4
M-1 Challenge
3
Fight Nights Global
3
Alash Pride FC
3
Naiza FC
2
Berkut Young Eagles
1
ACB
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Charles Johnson | Submission (Suloev stretch) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
2026-06-27 |
UFC | 3 | 3:33 |
| W | Alex Perez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 |
UFC | 3 | 0:22 |
| W | Jose Ochoa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
2025-07-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Manel Kape | TKO (retirement) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
2025-03-01 |
UFC | 3 | 2:16 |
| W | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
2024-10-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jose Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira
2024-06-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | C.J. Vergara | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299
2024-03-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ode' Osbourne | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 |
UFC | 2 | 3:11 |
| W | Kenneth Maningat | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Brave CF 66
2022-11-26 |
Brave CF | 2 | 3:30 |
| W | Zach Makovsky | Decision (split) | Brave CF 60
2022-07-30 |
Brave CF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Imram Magaramov | Decision (unanimous) | Brave CF 57
2022-03-11 |
Brave CF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kayck Alencar | KO (punch) | Naiza FC 36
2021-12-29 |
Naiza FC | 3 | 0:27 |
| W | Aleksander Doskalchuk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Brave CF 53
2021-08-21 |
Brave CF | 2 | 3:47 |
| W | Darkhan Skakov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Naiza FC 27
2020-12-24 |
Naiza FC | 1 | 3:29 |
| W | Chris Kelades | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 105
2019-10-19 |
M-1 Challenge | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Pierre Ludet | Submission (guillotine choke) | M-1 Challenge 101
2019-03-30 |
M-1 Challenge | 2 | 1:45 |
| W | Kiril Fomenkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 100
2018-12-15 |
M-1 Challenge | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Saud Karagishov | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 88
2018-08-31 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 4:09 |
| W | Shamil Akhmaev | Decision (unanimous) | Berkut Young Eagles 4
2018-04-29 |
Berkut Young Eagles | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kenan Jafarli | Decision (unanimous) | Alash Pride FC: Almaty Arena
2017-12-30 |
Alash Pride FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ibrahim Mamaev | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | ACB 69
2017-09-09 |
ACB | 2 | 2:07 |
| L | Mehman Mamedov | Decision (unanimous) | Alash Pride FC: Alash Aibary
2017-04-01 |
Alash Pride FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tagir Ulanbekov | TKO (submission to punches) | Fight Nights Global 58
2017-01-28 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 4:51 |
| W | Galamirza Ayvazov | Submission (armbar) | Fight Nights Global 45
2016-04-22 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Oleg Erik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 3
2016-03-03 |
Tech-Krep FC | 1 | 4:04 |
| W | Yeldos Kaliev | TKO (punches) | Alash Pride FC: Selection 13
2016-02-14 |
Alash Pride FC | 1 | 4:32 |
| W | Vadim Buseev | Decision (unanimous) | R.O.D: Shield and Sword 4
2013-06-01 |
R.O.D | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Asu Almabayev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.