Tagir Radzhabovich Ulanbekov is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
23 Facts About Tagir Ulanbekov
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Tagir Ulanbekov is the former Fight Nights Global Flyweight Champion.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was born to an Avar family on July 8,1991, in the village of Dylym in the Kazbekovsky District of the Republic of Dagestan.
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When Tagir Ulanbekov was 8 years old, he moved to Makhachkala, Dagestan.
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Tagir Ulanbekov won his first career victory over Magomednur Aglarov at the "Liga Kavkaz - Grand Umakhan Battle" tournament.
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Tagir Ulanbekov would go on to win 7 bouts in a row, and won the Fight Night Global Flyweight title, where he submitted Artan Asatryan in the fourth round via guillotine choke at Fight Nights Global 76.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva on September 12,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face Matheus Nicolau on January 24,2021 at UFC 257.
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However, Tagir Ulanbekov withdrew from the bout the second time for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Manel Kape.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face Tyson Nam on June 19,2021, at UFC on ESPN 25.
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Tagir Ulanbekov faced Allan Nascimento on October 30,2021, at UFC 267.
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Tagir Ulanbekov faced Tim Elliott on March 5,2022, at UFC 272.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face Tyson Nam on June 25,2022, at UFC on ESPN 38 but pulled out due to undisclosed injury.
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Tagir Ulanbekov faced Nate Maness on November 5,2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.
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Tagir Ulanbekov won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Tagir Ulanbekov faced Cody Durden on December 16,2023, at UFC 296.
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Tagir Ulanbekov won the fight via a face crank submission in the second round.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face Alex Perez on June 15,2024, at UFC on ESPN 58.
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However, the bout was changed and Tagir Ulanbekov ended up being scheduled to face Joshua Van at that event instead.
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In turn, the bout against Van was cancelled when Tagir Ulanbekov weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit.
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Tagir Ulanbekov faced undefeated prospect Clayton Carpenter on January 18,2025 at UFC 311.
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Tagir Ulanbekov was scheduled to face former RIZIN Flyweight and two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi on June 21,2025 at UFC on ABC 8.
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Tagir Ulanbekov competed against Jussier Formiga in the co-main event of ADXC 6 on October 25,2024.