Asu Almabayev

ASU ALMABAYEV

"Zulfikar"

7-187.5% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
KAZ

Nationality

Kazakhstan

Birth

25/01/1994 (32)

Birthplace

Janatalap

Kazakhstan

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Flyweight

Height

163 cm (5'4")

Reach

165 cm (65")

Style

Jiu-Jitsu

Biography

Asu Abaiuly Almabayev is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2013, Almabayev has also competed in M-1 Global, where he is a former Interim M-1 Global Flyweight Champion. As of March 17, 2026, he is #8 in the UFC flyweight rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN — MMA

8 total fights · 0% KO rate

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission3 (43%)
Decision4 (57%)

Fight history (9)

1 / 2
Upcoming
vs Kyoji HoriguchiUFC Fight Night 294 - Prochazka vs. Stirling — 21/11/2026
Win
vs Charles JohnsonSubmission (R3)UFC Fight Night 280 - Fiziev vs. Torres — 27/06/2026
Win
vs Alex PerezSubmission (guillotine choke) (R3)UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker — 22/11/2025
Win
vs José OchoaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) (R3)UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder — 26/07/2025
Loss
vs Manel KapeTKO (retirement) (R3)UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev — 01/03/2025

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