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“Zulfikar”
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3KO / TKO WINS
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10DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Zulfikar |
| Date of birth | 25 Jan 1994 |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Birthplace | Janatalap, Sarysu District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Team | DAR Pro Team |
| Height | 163 cm (5′4″) |
| Reach | 165 cm (65″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 1 Jun 2013 |
| UFC debut | 5 Aug 2023 |
| Last fight | 27 Jun 2026 |
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Fight history
27 professional fights on file (8 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Charles Johnson | Submission (suloev stretch) | 3 | 3:33 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | 27 Jun 2026 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alex Perez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 0:22 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | 22 Nov 2025 | Doha, Qatar |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | José Ochoa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder | 26 Jul 2025 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards David Lethaby 30-27, Clemens Werner 30-27, Mark Collett 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Manel Kape | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev | 1 Mar 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | 19 Oct 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 29-28, Ron McCarthy 29-28, Brian Puccillo 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Jose Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | 15 Jun 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 30-27, Eric Colon 30-27, Tony Weeks 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | CJ Vergara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | 9 Mar 2024 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Dave Tirelli 30-27, MichaelTate 30-27, Sal D'amato 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Ode' Osbourne | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font | 5 Aug 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Gary CopelandScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Kenneth Maningat | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:30 | Brave CF 66 | 26 Nov 2022 | Bali, Indonesia |
| Win | Zach Makovsky | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 60 | 30 Jul 2022 | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| Win | Imram Magaramov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 57 | 11 Mar 2022 | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| Win | Kayck Alencar | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:27 | Naiza FC 36 | 29 Dec 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Aleksander Doskalchuk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:47 | Brave CF 53 | 21 Aug 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Darkhan Skakov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:29 | Naiza FC 27 | 24 Dec 2020 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Chris Kelades | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | M-1 Challenge 105 | 19 Oct 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Pierre Ludet | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:45 | M-1 Challenge 101 | 30 Mar 2019 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Kiril Fomenkov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:51 | M-1 Challenge 100 | 15 Dec 2018 | Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Saud Karagishov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:09 | Fight Nights Global 88 | 31 Aug 2018 | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Shamil Akhmaev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Berkut Young Eagles 4 | 29 Apr 2018 | Tolstoy-Yurt, Russia |
| Win | Kenan Jafarli | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Alash Pride FC: Almaty Arena | 30 Dec 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Ibrahim Mamaev | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | 2 | 2:07 | ACB 69 | 9 Sep 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Loss | Mehman Mamedov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Alash Pride FC: Alash Aibary | 1 Apr 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Loss | Tagir Ulanbekov | TKO (submission to punches) | 3 | 4:51 | Fight Nights Global 58 | 28 Jan 2017 | Kaspiysk, Russia |
| Win | Galamirza Ayvazov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:41 | Fight Nights Global 45 | 22 Apr 2016 | Ufa, Russia |
| Win | Oleg Erik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:04 | Tech-Krep FC: Southern Front 3 | 3 Mar 2016 | Krasnodar, Russia |
| Win | Yeldos Kaliev | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:32 | Alash Pride FC: Selection 13 | 14 Feb 2016 | Kaskelen, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Vadim Buseev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | R.O.D: Shield and Sword 4 | 1 Jun 2013 | Moscow, Russia |