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Asu Almabayev
“Zulfikar”
KazakhstanFlyweightActiveage 32
24-3
89% win rate
W3 streak
Peak Vertex
2026-06-27 → 2026-06-2743held 2 bouts-5 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · Sub · 2026-06-27
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
7 wins1 losslast 5: W W W L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(8) | R2(8) | R3(7) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 12.1 | 11.2 | 14.9 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 8.6 | 9.6 | 14.9 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 2.13 | 1.20 | 1.06 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 2:12 | 2:19 | 2:29 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres2026-06-27W·Sub·R3 · 3:33
- UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker2025-11-22W·Sub·R3 · 0:22
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder2025-07-26W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev2025-03-01L·KO·R3 · 2:16
- UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira2024-10-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira2024-06-15W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 22024-03-09W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font2023-08-05W·Sub·R2 · 3:11
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
UFC Baku delivered an evening of explosive finishes on Saturday at National Gymnastic Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, with four fighters earning $100,000 "Performance of the Night" bonuses for their…
- MMA Fighting
Asu Almabayev joined an exclusive club at UFC Baku, securing a stunning submission victory over Charles Johnson with a Suloev stretch—only the fourth such finish in UFC history.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
