Who will Tagir Ulanbekov 🇷🇺 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Alex Perez (17%), no event announced yet. Next: Sumudaerji (9%), Tim Elliott (4%).
Latest status: Last fight: Lost to Kyoji Horiguchi (Submission, UFC Fight Night, 22 Nov 2025). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 17%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #14 and #15, neither has a fight booked. Alex Perez lost last time out, against Su Mudaerji (29 Aug 2026).
- 9%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #14 and #13, neither has a fight booked. Sumudaerji won last time out, against Alex Perez (29 Aug 2026). Riser.
- 4%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #14 and #11, neither has a fight booked. Tim Elliott won last time out, against Édgar Cháirez (12 Sep 2026).
Field / other: 70%, including Steve Erceg 4%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Kyoji Horiguchi · Submission R3 2:18 · UFC Fight Night · 22 Nov 2025
- Career stage
- Coming off a loss.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 17-3-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi 🇯🇵 | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 2:18 | 3 | 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | |
| W | Azat Maksum | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | |
| W | Clayton Carpenter | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 311 | |
| W | Cody Durden | Submission (face crank) · R2, 4:25 | 2 | 4:25 | UFC 296 | |
| W | Nate Maness | Submission (guillotine choke) · R1, 2:11 | 1 | 2:11 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | |
| L | Tim Elliott 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 272 | |
| W | Allan Nascimento | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 267 | |
| W | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | |
| W | Denilson Matos | Submission (guillotine choke) · R2, 1:18 | 2 | 1:18 | Gorilla Fighting 22 | |
| W | Denis Araujo | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 3:19 | 2 | 3:19 | Gorilla Fighting 17 | |
| W | Aleksandr Podlesniy | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Gorilla Fighting 11 | |
| L | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Decision (majority) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 88 | |
| W | Vartan Asatryan | Submission (guillotine choke) · R4, 1:39 | 4 | 1:39 | Fight Nights Global 76 | |
| W | Shajidul Haque | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 65 | |
| W | Asu Almabayev 🇰🇿 | TKO (submission to punches) · R3, 4:51 | 3 | 4:51 | Fight Nights Global 58 | |
| W | Shyngys Kairanov | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 54 | |
| W | Alexander Nesterov | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 2:18 | 1 | 2:18 | PRIDE Fighting Show: The Stars of World MMA | |
| W | Ivan Andrushchenko | Decision (majority) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | Fight Star: Battle on the Volga | |
| W | Nurtilek Yerkuatuly | Submission (armbar) · R1, 2:48 | 1 | 2:48 | Liga Kavkaz: Battle in Babayurt | |
| W | Magomednur Aglarov | Submission (armbar) · R1, 4:50 | 1 | 4:50 | Liga Kavkaz: Grand Umakhan Battle |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Tagir Ulanbekov: frequently asked questions
When is Tagir Ulanbekov's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Tagir Ulanbekov fight last?
Tagir Ulanbekov lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night on 22 Nov 2025 (Submission R3 2:18).
Who is Tagir Ulanbekov likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Alex Perez (17%), Sumudaerji (9%), Tim Elliott (4%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Tagir Ulanbekov's record?
17-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Other flyweight fighters
- Sumudaerji #13 · next: Tim Elliott 12%
- Alex Perez #15 · next: Tagir Ulanbekov 17%
- Steve Erceg #12 · next: Tim Elliott 11%
- Rei Tsuruya Unofficial rank #16 · next: Mitch Raposo 15%
- Tim Elliott #11 · next: Sumudaerji 12%
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.