Tagir Ulanbekov

Tagir Ulanbekov holds a 17-3-0 professional record as a southpaw flyweight competing at 125 pounds with a 70-inch reach. The 32-year-old operates as a balanced mixed martial artist who blends striking and grappling; he lands 3.01 strikes per minute at 48% accuracy while absorbing 3.44 per minute and defending 50% of incoming strikes.

His wrestling forms a core element of his approach, averaging 2.73 takedown attempts per 15 minutes with 39% accuracy and solid 63% takedown defense. Ulanbekov's submission game remains a consistent threat, averaging 1.5 submissions per 15 minutes, as evidenced by recent finishes over Nate Maness (submission, round one, 2022) and Cody Durden (submission, round two, 2023).

However, recent results reveal inconsistency at the elite level: he earned a unanimous decision over Clayton Carpenter in January 2025 and another over Azat Maksum in June 2025, but suffered a third-round submission loss to Kyoji Horiguchi in November 2025, a setback that underscores the competitive gap in the flyweight division. With a 6-2 record across his last eight fights, Ulanbekov remains a capable contender but must string together victories against ranked opposition to re-establish divisional relevance.