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Kazakhstan
Almaty
Asu Almabayev
"
Zulfikhar
"
AGE
31
/
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
21
KO
/
TKO
3
14%
SUBMISSIONS
9
43%
DECISIONS
9
43%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
2
67%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
1
33%
BIOGRAPHY
Also known as Assu Almabaev.
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
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)
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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