Asu Almabayev

"Zulfikhar"

AGE	32 / Jan 25, 1994
HEIGHT	5'4" / 162.56 cm
WEIGHT	125 lbs / 56.7 kg

ASSOCIATION
DAR Pro Team / Kill Cliff FC

CLASS
Flyweight

Wins 23

KO / TKO

13%

SUBMISSIONS

43%

DECISIONS

43%

Losses 3

KO / TKO

67%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

33%

BIOGRAPHY

Also known as Assu Almabaev.

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Alex Perez	UFC Fight Night 265 - Tsarukyan vs. Hooker Nov / 22 / 2025	Submission (Flying Guillotine Choke) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:22
win	Jose Ochoa	UFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder Jul / 26 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Manel Kape	UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev Mar / 01 / 2025	TKO (Retirement) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:16
win	Matheus Nicolau	UFC Fight Night 245 - Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct / 19 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jose Johnson	UFC on ESPN 58 - Perez vs. Taira Jun / 15 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	C.J. Vergara	UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar / 09 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ode Osbourne	UFC on ESPN 50 - Sandhagen vs. Font Aug / 05 / 2023	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Gary Copeland VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:11
win	Kenneth Maningat	Brave CF 66 - Brave Combat Federation 66 Nov / 26 / 2022	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:30
win	Zach Makovsky	Brave CF 60 - Brave Combat Federation 60 Jul / 30 / 2022	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Imran Magaramov	Brave CF 57 - Brave Combat Federation 57 Mar / 11 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Declan Larkin	3	5:00
win	Kayck Alencar	NFC 36 - Naiza Fighter Championship 36 Dec / 29 / 2021	KO (Punch) Manap Kabdiev	3	0:27
win	Aleksander Doskalchuk	Brave CF 53 / Octagon 22 - Brave Combat Federation 53 / Octagon Promotion 22 Aug / 21 / 2021	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Alexander Lunga	2	3:47
win	Darkhan Skakov	NFC 27 - Naiza Fighter Championship 27 Dec / 25 / 2020	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	3:29
win	Chris Kelades	M-1 Challenge 105 - Rettinghouse vs. Morozov Oct / 19 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Vyacheslav Kiselev	5	5:00
win	Pierre Ludet	M-1 Challenge 101 - Prikaza vs. Rakhmonov Mar / 30 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Aleh Miliakou	2	1:50
win	Kirill Fomenkov	M-1 Challenge - Battle in Atyrau Dec / 15 / 2018	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marco Broersen	2	3:51
win	Saud Karagishov	FNG - Fight Nights Global 88 Aug / 31 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Daurenbek Dzhakaev	2	4:09
win	Shamil Akhmaev	BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 Apr / 29 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Gerikhan Shibilov	3	5:00
win	Kenan Jafarli	Alash Pride FC - Alash Pride Dec / 30 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
win	Ibragim Mamaev	ACB 69 - Almaty: Young Eagles 22 Sep / 09 / 2017	Submission (Peruvian Necktie) Lukasz Bosacki	2	2:08
loss	Mehman Mamedov	Alash Pride - Alash Aibary Apr / 01 / 2017	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
loss	Tagir Ulanbekov	FNG - Fight Nights Global 58 Jan / 28 / 2017	TKO (Submission to Punches) Stanislav Novitsky	3	4:51
win	Galamirza Aivazov	EFN - Fight Nights Global 45 Apr / 22 / 2016	Submission (Armbar) Alexander Sidorin	1	3:41
win	Oleg Edik	Tech-Krep FC - Southern Front 3 Mar / 03 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Ashot Ashugyan	1	4:04
win	Eldos Kaliev	Alash Pride - Selection 13 Feb / 14 / 2016	TKO	1	4:32
win	Vadim Buseev	Rod Fighting - Shield and Sword 4: Russia vs. Kazakhstan Jun / 01 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Aleksey Zaletkin	3	5:00

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