Asaf Chopurov

“The Honey Badger”

Asaf Chopurov (11-1) is a bantamweight fighting out of Volgograd, Russia. Asaf Chopurov's last fight was a loss to Colby Thicknesse by split decision at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev in October 2026.

Record11-1-0

DivisionBantamweight

Height5'7"

Age24

Last FightJul 23, 2026

BornNov 17, 2001

BirthplaceRepublic of Georgia

Fighting out ofVolgograd, Russia

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.60

Striking accuracy56%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.13

Striking defense43%

Takedowns / 15 min8.00

Takedown accuracy67%

Takedown defense93%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

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

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Colby Thicknesse	Bantamweight	Decision (Split)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	Oct 24, 2026	View
W	Demarte Pena	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Retirement)	R3 · 5:00	UAE Warriors 64	Oct 22, 2025
W	João Pedro Saldanha	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:49	UAE Warriors 61	Jul 23, 2025
W	Wanderley Junior	Catchweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 2:35	UAE Warriors 57	Jan 17, 2025
W	Nikita Mikhailov	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	RCC 20	Oct 18, 2024
W	Su Sung Cho	Bantamweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 2:32	UAE Warriors 51	Jul 27, 2024
W	Denis Lavrentyev	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:05	RCC 19	May 11, 2024
W	Sharaputdin Ataev	Bantamweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:05	RCC 18	Feb 24, 2024
W	Zaydullo Zaydulloev	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R1 · 1:45	Open Fighting Championship 38	Dec 23, 2023
W	Xabib Mikayilov	Bantamweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:25	New Generation Fighting 3	Sep 9, 2023

LColby Thicknesse
Oct 24, 2026
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev·Bantamweight
Decision (Split)·R3 · 5:00View
WDemarte Pena
Oct 22, 2025
UAE Warriors 64·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Retirement)·R3 · 5:00
WJoão Pedro Saldanha
Jul 23, 2025
UAE Warriors 61·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:49
WWanderley Junior
Jan 17, 2025
UAE Warriors 57·Catchweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 2:35
WNikita Mikhailov
Oct 18, 2024
RCC 20·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSu Sung Cho
Jul 27, 2024
UAE Warriors 51·Bantamweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 2:32
WDenis Lavrentyev
May 11, 2024
RCC 19·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:05
WSharaputdin Ataev
Feb 24, 2024
RCC 18·Bantamweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:05
WZaydullo Zaydulloev
Dec 23, 2023
Open Fighting Championship 38·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R1 · 1:45
WXabib Mikayilov
Sep 9, 2023
New Generation Fighting 3·Bantamweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:25