Asu Almabayev

“Zulfikar”

Asu Almabayev (24-3) is a flyweight fighting out of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Asu Almabayev's next fight is against Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026.

Record24-3-0

DivisionFlyweight

Height5'4"

Reach65"

Age32

Last FightAug 30, 2026

BornJan 25, 1994

BirthplaceJanatalap, Kazakhstan

Fighting out ofAlmaty, Kazakhstan

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.28

Striking accuracy51%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.94

Striking defense54%

Takedowns / 15 min4.74

Takedown accuracy46%

Takedown defense44%

Sub attempts / 15 min1.44

8 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Kyoji Horiguchi	Flyweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling	Nov 21, 2026	View
W	Charles Johnson	Flyweight	Submission (Suloev stretch)	R3 · 3:33	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres	Jun 27, 2026	View
W	Alex Perez	Flyweight	Submission (Guillotine choke)	R3 · 0:22	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker	Nov 22, 2025	View
W	Jose Ochoa	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 26, 2025
L	Manel Kape	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Knees & Punches)	R3 · 2:16	UFC Fight Night	Mar 1, 2025
W	Matheus Nicolau	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 19, 2024
W	Jose Johnson	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 15, 2024
W	CJ Vergara	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024
W	Ode' Osbourne	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 3:11	UFC Fight Night	Aug 5, 2023
W	Kenneth Maningat	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 3:30	BRAVE CF 66	Nov 26, 2022
W	Zach Makovsky	Flyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	BRAVE CF 60	Jul 30, 2022
W	Imram Magaramov	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	BRAVE CF 57	Mar 11, 2022
W	Kayck Alencar	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R3 · 0:27	Naiza FC 36	Dec 29, 2021
W	Aleksander Doskalchuk	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 3:47	BRAVE CF 53	Aug 21, 2021
W	Darkhan Skakov	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:29	Naiza FC 27	Dec 24, 2020
W	Chris Kelades	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	M-1 Challenge 105	Oct 19, 2019
W	Pierre Ludet	Flyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 1:45	M-1 Challenge 101	Mar 30, 2019
W	Kiril Fomenkov	Flyweight	Submission (Choke)	R2 · 3:51	M-1 Challenge 100	Dec 15, 2018
W	Saud Karagishov	Flyweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 4:09	Fight Nights Global 88	Aug 31, 2018
W	Shamil Akhmaev	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Berkut Young Eagles 4	Apr 29, 2018
W	Kenan Jafarli	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R2	Alash Pride FC	Dec 30, 2017
W	Ibrahim Mamaev	Flyweight	Submission (Choke)	R2 · 2:07	ACB 69: Young Eagles 22	Sep 9, 2017
L	Mehman Mamedov	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Alash Pride FC	Apr 1, 2017
L	Tagir Ulanbekov	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 4:51	Fight Nights Global 58	Jan 28, 2017
W	Galamirza Ayvazov	Catchweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 3:41	Fight Nights Global 45	Apr 22, 2016
W	Oleg Erik	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:04	Tech-Krep FC	Mar 3, 2016
W	Yeldos Kaliev	Flyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:32	Alash Pride FC	Feb 14, 2016
W	Vadim Buseev	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	R.O.D: Shield And Sword 4	Jun 1, 2013

Up.Kyoji Horiguchi
Nov 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Flyweight
View
WCharles Johnson
Jun 27, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres·Flyweight
Submission (Suloev stretch)·R3 · 3:33View
WAlex Perez
Nov 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker·Flyweight
Submission (Guillotine choke)·R3 · 0:22View
WJose Ochoa
Jul 26, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LManel Kape
Mar 1, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Knees & Punches)·R3 · 2:16
WMatheus Nicolau
Oct 19, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJose Johnson
Jun 15, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WCJ Vergara
Mar 9, 2024
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WOde' Osbourne
Aug 5, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 3:11
WKenneth Maningat
Nov 26, 2022
BRAVE CF 66·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 3:30
WZach Makovsky
Jul 30, 2022
BRAVE CF 60·Flyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WImram Magaramov
Mar 11, 2022
BRAVE CF 57·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WKayck Alencar
Dec 29, 2021
Naiza FC 36·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R3 · 0:27
WAleksander Doskalchuk
Aug 21, 2021
BRAVE CF 53·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 3:47
WDarkhan Skakov
Dec 24, 2020
Naiza FC 27·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:29
WChris Kelades
Oct 19, 2019
M-1 Challenge 105·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WPierre Ludet
Mar 30, 2019
M-1 Challenge 101·Flyweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 1:45
WKiril Fomenkov
Dec 15, 2018
M-1 Challenge 100·Flyweight
Submission (Choke)·R2 · 3:51
WSaud Karagishov
Aug 31, 2018
Fight Nights Global 88·Flyweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 4:09
WShamil Akhmaev
Apr 29, 2018
Berkut Young Eagles 4·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WKenan Jafarli
Dec 30, 2017
Alash Pride FC·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R2
WIbrahim Mamaev
Sep 9, 2017
ACB 69: Young Eagles 22·Flyweight
Submission (Choke)·R2 · 2:07
LMehman Mamedov
Apr 1, 2017
Alash Pride FC·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LTagir Ulanbekov
Jan 28, 2017
Fight Nights Global 58·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 4:51
WGalamirza Ayvazov
Apr 22, 2016
Fight Nights Global 45·Catchweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 3:41
WOleg Erik
Mar 3, 2016
Tech-Krep FC·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:04
WYeldos Kaliev
Feb 14, 2016
Alash Pride FC·Flyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:32
WVadim Buseev
Jun 1, 2013
R.O.D: Shield And Sword 4·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3