Asu Almabayev

“Zulfikar”

#7 Flyweight

OctagonStats Rating 1591

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7-1-0

Career record (W-L-D)

NEXT FIGHT vs Kyoji Horiguchi
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs. Stirling · November 21, 2026

Physical stats

Height5' 4" (163 cm)

Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)

Reach65" (165 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 25, 1994

Age32

DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.28

Str. Acc51%

SApM1.94

Str. Def53%

TD Avg4.74

TD Acc45%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.4

Recent form

W W W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

8 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate43%

Times finished100%

StreakW3

Best streak4

Avg fight13:03

Octagon time1h 44m

Opp win%68%

ActiveAug. 05, 2023 – Jun. 27, 2026 (4y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winAlex Perez (#15 Flyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Asu Almabayev "Zulfikar" is a 24-3-0 grappler.

Asu debuted Aug. 05, 2023 vs Ode Osbourne (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 3-fight win streak.

Best wins: Alex Perez (SUB Guillotine Choke R3, Nov. 22, 2025); Matheus Nicolau (U-DEC R3, Oct. 19, 2024); Charles Johnson (SUB Suloev Stretch R3, Jun. 27, 2026).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 27, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres	W Charles Johnson	SUB Suloev Stretch	3	3:33	0 0	28 21	6 0	1 1
Nov. 22, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker	W Alex Perez	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	0:22	0 0	36 40	2 3	1 0
Jul. 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder	W Jose Ochoa	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	22 26	7 1	2 2
Mar. 01, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev	L Manel Kape	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:16	0 0	40 61	0 0	0 0
Oct. 19, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira	W Matheus Nicolau	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	22 16	1 0	0 1
Jun. 15, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira	W Jose Johnson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 5	6 1	4 1
Mar. 09, 2024	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	W CJ Vergara	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 29	9 0	0 0
Aug. 05, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font	W Ode Osbourne	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:11	0 0	26 4	2 0	2 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.