- Flyweight
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Tagir Ulanbekov Record, stats and next fight
17-3-0 (W-L-D)
1Wins by knockout
8Wins by submission
4First round finishes
Stats and record
20Pro fights
53%Finish rate
8UFC fights
4Title fights
0Performance bonuses
1Losing streak
Wins by method
Losses by method
Profile
- Age
- 35 years
- Born
- July 8, 1991
- Birthplace
- Dylym, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Height
- 5'7" (170 cm)
- Weight
- 126 lbs (57 kg)
- Reach
- 70" (178 cm)
- Division
- Flyweight
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
- Team
- American Kickboxing Academy Eagles MMA SC Bazarganova
- UFC debut
- October 11, 2020
Fight history
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Loss
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025 · Al Rayyan, Qatar
- Method
- Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 2:18
-
Win
vs Azat Maksum
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025 · Baku, Azerbaijan
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
UFC 311 · Jan 18, 2025 · Inglewood, California, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Cody Durden
UFC 296 · Dec 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- Submission (face crank)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 4:25
-
Win
vs Nate Maness
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos · Nov 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- Submission (guillotine choke)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:11
-
Loss
vs Tim Elliott
UFC 272 · Mar 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Allan Nascimento
UFC 267 · Oct 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Method
- Decision (split)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
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Win
vs Denilson Matos Title
Gorilla Fighting 22 · Dec 13, 2019 · Krasnodar, Russia
- Method
- Submission (guillotine choke)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 1:18
-
Win
vs Denis Araujo Title
Gorilla Fighting 17 · Sep 27, 2019 · Atyrau, Kazakhstan
- Method
- Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 3:19
-
Win
vs Aleksandr Podlesniy Title
Gorilla Fighting 11 · May 3, 2019 · Penza, Russia
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Fight Nights Global 88 · Aug 31, 2018 · Astana, Kazakhstan
- Method
- Decision (majority)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Vartan Asatryan Title
Fight Nights Global 76 · Oct 8, 2017 · Krasnodar, Russia
- Method
- Submission (guillotine choke)
- Round
- 4
- Time
- 1:39
-
Win
vs Shajidul Haque
Fight Nights Global 65 · May 19, 2017 · Astana, Kazakhstan
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
Fight Nights Global 58 · Jan 28, 2017 · Kaspiysk, Russia
- Method
- TKO (submission to punches)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 4:51
-
Win
vs Shyngys Kairanov
Fight Nights Global 54 · Nov 16, 2016 · Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Alexander Nesterov
PRIDE Fighting Show: The Stars of World MMA · Apr 23, 2016 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Method
- Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:18
-
Win
vs Ivan Andrushchenko
Fight Star: Battle on the Volga · May 30, 2015 · Saratov, Russia
- Method
- Decision (majority)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Nurtilek Yerkuatuly
Liga Kavkaz: Battle in Babayurt · Feb 1, 2015 · Dagestan, Russia
- Method
- Submission (armbar)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:48
-
Win
vs Magomednur Aglarov
Liga Kavkaz: Grand Umakhan Battle · Jul 7, 2013 · Khunzakh, Russia
- Method
- Submission (armbar)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 4:50
Analysis
Tagir Ulanbekov (“Gifted”) is a UFC flyweight from Russia.
His professional record stands at 17 wins and 3 losses. Of those wins, 1 came by KO or TKO, 8 by submission and 8 on the scorecards, a 53% finish rate.
He made his promotional debut on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen against Bruno Gustavo da Silva (win). He has since gone 6-2 in 8 UFC bouts.
In his most recent fight, on November 22, 2025 at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker, he lost to Kyoji Horiguchi by technical submission (rear-naked choke) in the third round.
His career includes 4 title fights.
He stands 170 cm and has a 178 cm reach.
He trains at American Kickboxing Academy Eagles MMA SC Bazarganova out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.
Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.