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Asu Almabayev
“Zulfikar”
Kazakhstan
Ranked #7 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
24-3-0W-L-D
Next Fight
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 65"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Dar Pro Team Kazakhstan
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1833
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
On a 3-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Almabayev made them tap 10 times, took 10 decisions, and put 3 opponents to sleep with KO/TKO. That adds up to a 57% finish rate, with submissions his most common way to finish.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Charles Johnson (20-9-0), a win by submission in round 3. Before that, Alex Perez (26-11-0), a win by submission in round 3. Then Jose Ochoa (9-2-0), a unanimous decision win.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'4" with a 65" reach. Lands 2.78 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy and absorbs 1.9. Wrestling drives him: 4.45 takedowns per 15 minutes, plus 1.4 submission attempts per 15. Takedown defense sits at 50%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 3 KO/TKO (12%)
- 11 Submission (46%)
- 10 Decision (42%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 58%
- Streak
- 3-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
24 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 97-35-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1718
- Winvs Charles Johnson20-9-0 · Power Index 1733Submission · R3 · 3:33Jun 27, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Torres
Fight stats
Stat Asu Almabayev Charles Johnson Sig. strikes 28/51 21/45 Takedowns 6/9 0/0 Control time 8:48 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 15 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 2 - Winvs Alex Perez26-11-0 · Power Index 1633Submission · R3 · 0:22Nov 22, 2025 · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Fight stats
Stat Asu Almabayev Alex Perez Sig. strikes 36/90 40/98 Takedowns 2/5 3/5 Control time 1:12 2:18 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 18 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 21 Round 3 sig. strikes 3 1 - Winvs Jose Ochoa9-2-0 · Power Index 1682Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder
Fight stats
Stat Asu Almabayev Jose Ochoa Sig. strikes 22/42 26/45 Takedowns 7/16 1/1 Control time 9:26 0:56 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 11 5 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 11 - Lossvs Manel Kape23-7-0 · Power Index 1831KO/TKO · R3 · 2:16Mar 2, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev
Fight stats
Stat Asu Almabayev Manel Kape Sig. strikes 40/80 61/115 Takedowns 0/6 0/1 Control time 0:00 0:29 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 28 - Winvs Matheus Nicolau19-6-1 · Power Index 1713Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 19, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira
Fight stats
Stat Asu Almabayev Matheus Nicolau Sig. strikes 22/54 16/42 Takedowns 1/6 0/1 Control time 5:17 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 10 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 1
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.78
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.90
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 4.45
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 50%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.40