Tahir Abdullayev

AZ“Tank”

Tahir Abdullayev (22-3) is a welterweight fighting out of Russia. Tahir Abdullayev's next fight is against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026. Tahir Abdullayev's last fight was a win over Jefferson Nascimento by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres in June 2026.

Record22-3-0
DivisionWelterweight
Height5'8"
Reach73"
Age29
Last FightJun 27, 2026
BornFeb 2, 1997
BirthplaceBaku, Azerbaijan
Fighting out ofRussia
UFC Career Stats:
Sig. strikes landed / min2.56
Striking accuracy43%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.42
Striking defense51%
Takedowns / 15 min2.07
Takedown accuracy33%
Takedown defense100%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

1 UFC fight through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

  • Nov 21, 2026
  • TKO (Punches)·R3 · 4:28View
  • WSiavash Dadras
    Oct 25, 2025
    GFC 33 x GBC 3·Welterweight
    Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 4:40
  • WAlimjon Shadmanov
    Sep 13, 2025
    New Generation Fighting 5·Welterweight
    Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 3:23
  • WShakhruz Rakhmatov
    Aug 16, 2025
    BetCity Fight Nights 127·Welterweight
    Submission (North South Choke)·R1 · 4:12
  • WOleg Kosinov
    Jun 14, 2025
    Ural FC: Vinnikov vs Safari
    KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 1:04
  • LTitle FightKhotam Boynazarov
    Oct 22, 2024
    UAE Warriors 55·Welterweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R5
  • WTitle FightShakhban Alkhasov
    May 18, 2024
    UAE Warriors 50·Welterweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:35
  • WYuriy Ermolenko
    Jul 14, 2023
    AMC Fight Nights 121·Welterweight
    Decision (Split)·R3
  • WNikita Severov
    Feb 22, 2023
    MMA Series 62·Welterweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:00
  • LTitle FightJosh Togo
    Sep 17, 2022
    UAE Warriors 33·Welterweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R5
  • WMaxim Butorin
    Jun 10, 2022
    AMC Fight Nights 112·Welterweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • WDaniel Skibiński
    Oct 29, 2021
    UAE Warriors 24·Welterweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:45
  • WAlexey Lyapunov
    Mar 20, 2021
    MMA Series 28·Welterweight
    Submission·R3 · 3:00
  • WRuslan Shogenov
    Nov 13, 2020
    Battle of Champions 12·Welterweight
    Decision·R3
  • WKishvar Khudoyerov
    Jul 18, 2020
    MMA Series 10·Welterweight
    KO/TKO·R1 · 1:15
  • WMakhir Aliev
    Jun 28, 2019
    M-1 Challenge 102·Welterweight
    Submission (Armbar)·R2 · 3:57
  • WDmitriy Berezin
    Sep 28, 2018
    Fight Show: Battle for Tula 2·Lightweight
    KO/TKO (Knee)·R1 · 1:30
  • LRoman Bogatov
    Mar 30, 2018
    M-1 Challenge 90·Lightweight
    Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 1:21
  • WTitle FightKewei Xu
    Feb 19, 2018
    The King Fighting Championship·Catchweight
    KO/TKO·R1
  • WAlexey Balyberdin
    Sep 9, 2017
    Orion Fighter 3·Welterweight
    Submission (Toe Hold)·R1 · 2:46
  • WMovsar Magomedov
    Apr 9, 2017
    Unknown Event
    KO/TKO
  • WSahib Murodov
    May 7, 2016
    Unknown Event
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:13
  • WRasul Mansurov
    Apr 24, 2016
    Unknown Event
    Decision
  • WTitle FightRasul Mansurov
    Sep 19, 2015
    Unknown Event
    Decision
  • WAzhybai Akylbekov
    Mar 4, 2015
    Ironstone: Friendship Of Nations 2015·Welterweight
    Submission (Armbar)·R2 · 2:05