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Carlos Ulberg Record, stats and next fight

14-1-0 (W-L-D)

9Wins by knockout
1Wins by submission
8First round finishes
Portrait de Carlos Ulberg, combattant de MMA
Photo : Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stats and record

15Pro fights
71%Finish rate
11UFC fights
1Title fights
5Performance bonuses
10Win streak

Wins by method

KO / TKO9 (64 %)
Submission1 (7 %)
Decision4 (29 %)

Losses by method

KO / TKO1 (100 %)
Submission0 (0 %)
Decision0 (0 %)

Profile

Age
35 years
Born
November 17, 1990
Birthplace
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
6'4" (193 cm)
Weight
205 lbs (93 kg)
Reach
77" (196 cm)
Division
Light Heavyweight
Fighting out of
Auckland, New Zealand
Team
City Kickboxing
Trainer
Eugene Bareman
UFC debut
March 6, 2021

Fight history

  1. Win

    vs Jiří Procházka Title Bonus

    UFC 327 · Apr 11, 2026 · Miami, Florida, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:45
  2. Win

    vs Dominick Reyes Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · Sep 28, 2025 · Perth, Australia

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    4:27
  3. Win

    vs Jan Błachowicz

    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · Mar 22, 2025 · London, England

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  4. Win

    vs Volkan Oezdemir

    UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024 · Macau SAR, China

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  5. Win

    vs Alonzo Menifield Bonus

    UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:12
  6. Win

    vs Jung Da-un

    UFC 293 · Sep 10, 2023 · Sydney, Australia

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    3
    Time
    4:49
  7. Win

    vs Ihor Potieria Bonus

    UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:09
  8. Win

    vs Nicolae Negumereanu

    UFC 281 · Nov 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:44
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  1. Win

    vs Tafon Nchukwi

    UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:15
  2. Win

    vs Fabio Cherant

    UFC 271 · Feb 12, 2022 · Houston, Texas, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  3. Loss

    vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Bonus

    UFC 259 · Mar 6, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:19
  4. Win

    vs Bruno Oliveira

    Dana White's Contender Series 34 · Nov 4, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:02
  5. Win

    vs John Martin Fraser

    Eternal MMA 40 · Dec 8, 2018 · Perth, Australia

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  6. Win

    vs Umed Rakhmatulloyev

    World Kings Glory MMA 3 · Aug 25, 2016 · Harbin, China

    Method
    TKO (punches and knee)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:03
  7. Win

    vs Kaota Puna

    King of the Door: Submission 2 · Aug 26, 2011 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    N/A

Analysis

Carlos Ulberg has been the UFC light heavyweight champion since April 2026, after a first-round knockout of Jiří Procházka. The New Zealander, his country’s first champion in the weight class, was riding a ten-fight winning streak at the time, the second-longest in division history.

Background

Carlos Sao Murry Ulberg was born on November 17, 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand, to parents of Samoan, Māori and German descent. Placed with a foster family in South Auckland at age four, he attended Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate and first played rugby league.

He then built a kickboxing career, with nineteen wins, twelve of them stoppages, against two losses. He won the King in the Ring 220 lb (100 kg) tournament in 2017, then the 203 lb (92 kg) tournament in 2019, scoring three stoppages on the same night. He trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland under Eugene Bareman.

UFC Career

After a first professional MMA fight back in 2011, Ulberg earned his UFC contract by beating Bruno Oliveira on Dana White’s Contender Series in November 2020. His debut in the organization, on March 6, 2021, at UFC 259, was cut short: Kennedy Nzechukwu knocked him out in the second round in a bout named Fight of the Night. It remains his only loss to date.

He then won ten in a row. First Fabio Cherant, Tafon Nchukwi and Nicolae Negumereanu, then Ihor Potieria and Jung Da-un, submitted with a rear-naked choke eleven seconds before the end of the fight at UFC 293. In May 2024, he stopped Alonzo Menifield in twelve seconds, the fourth-fastest finish in division history. Two unanimous decisions followed, against Volkan Oezdemir in Macau in November 2024 and against Jan Błachowicz in London in March 2025.

On September 28, 2025, in Perth, he knocked out Dominick Reyes in the first round. On April 11, 2026, at UFC 327 in Miami, he won the vacant light heavyweight title by stopping Jiří Procházka with a flurry of punches at 3:45 of the first round.

The title made him the first New Zealand light heavyweight champion in the UFC. His ten-fight winning streak is the second-longest in division history, behind that of Jon Jones. Four of those wins earned him the Performance of the Night bonus, against Potieria, Menifield, Reyes and Procházka, in addition to the Fight of the Night bonus he received in his debut loss.

Fighting Style

Ulberg is a striker with a kickboxing background who keeps his distance and fires as opponents step in. Nine of his fourteen wins have come by KO or TKO. Official UFC statistics credit him with the highest significant strike output per minute in light heavyweight history, 6.58, and the second-lowest time spent on his back in the division, thirteen seconds in total.

Accomplishments

  • MMA record: 14 wins, 1 loss
  • 9 wins by KO or TKO, 1 by submission, 4 by decision
  • UFC light heavyweight champion since April 2026
  • First New Zealand champion in the division
  • Four Performance of the Night and one Fight of the Night bonus
  • Kickboxing record: 19 wins, 2 losses, two King in the Ring tournament wins

Fact Sheet

  • Full name: Carlos Sao Murry Ulberg
  • Nickname: Black Jag
  • Born: November 17, 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Nationality: New Zealander
  • Height: 6’4″ (193 cm)
  • Reach: 6’5″ (196 cm)
  • Division: light heavyweight
  • Team: City Kickboxing
  • Coach: Eugene Bareman
  • Base: kickboxing

Sources

Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.

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