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Tale of the Tape
Age
34
Height
5' 7"
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
Country
Russia
Key Stats
85%
Win Rate
53%
Finish Rate
1
KO/TKO Wins
8
Submission Wins
0
Title Fight Wins
20
Pro Fights
Advanced Stats
Color = level vs. divisionStriking
Grappling
Career
Win Methods
Tagir Ulanbekov is ranked #13 at UFC flyweight — close enough to smell the title, dangerous enough that champions don't say his name too loudly.
Wrestling is the skeleton key here — 2.7 takedowns a round on average. Everything opponents want to do standing gets interrupted, smothered, and dragged to the canvas. Add the southpaw stance, and the puzzle gets harder still.
The last fight went to Kyoji Horiguchi (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3) — a setback, and the interesting question is always what a fighter does with one.
Recent Fights
Kyoji Horiguchi
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R3 · Nov 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Azat Maksum
Decision - Unanimous · Jun 21, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Clayton Carpenter
Decision - Unanimous · Jan 18, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Cody Durden
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2 · Dec 16, 2023
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Nate Maness
Submission (Guillotine Choke) R1 · Nov 5, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos