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Asu Almabayev
Fighter profile

Asu Almabayev

“Zulfikar”

Flyweight · UFC record 7-1 · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 27 Jun 2026

Wrestling HeavyControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)73
Power67
Striking defense77
Takedown defense63
WrestlingProvisional measure87

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 detailed fights; as of Sat 27 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING84.0
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING70.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
163 cm (5'4")
Reach
165 cm (5'5")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
32

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 23 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 27 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed10.3significant, per round
Strikes absorbed8.8per round
Striking differential+1.6per round
Takedown attempts3.13per round
Takedown defense44.4%of attempts stopped
Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
10.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round
8.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+1.6
Striking accuracy
51.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
53.8%
Knockdowns per round
0.04
Target: head / body / leg
53.8% / 24.4% / 21.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
64.7% / 10.1% / 25.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
3.13
Takedowns landed per round
1.43
Takedown accuracy
45.8%
Takedown defense
44.4%
Control time per round
2:13
Submission attempts per round
0.43
Reversals per round
0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
7-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 3 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 0
Average fight time
13:44 (over 7 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Asu Almabayev — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 27 Jun 2026Charles JohnsonWSUB Suloev StretchR3 3:33UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
Sat 22 Nov 2025Alex PerezWSUB Guillotine ChokeR3 0:22UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Sat 26 Jul 2025Jose OchoaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 1 Mar 2025Manel KapeLKO/TKO PunchesR3 2:16UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
Sat 19 Oct 2024Matheus NicolauWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
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Asu Almabayev — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 15 Jun 2024Jose JohnsonWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
Sat 9 Mar 2024CJ VergaraWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 5 Aug 2023Ode OsbourneWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 3:11UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font

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