Tagir Ulanbekov biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Dagestan, Russia

Tagir Ulanbekov (Тагир Уланбеков) is a Dagestani professional mixed martial artist. He is one of the MMA fighters coached by the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

Currently, Ulanbekovis signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born to an Avar family in Kazbekovsky District, Dagestan, Russia.
2. He is fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan.
3. Growing up, he worked in the bazaar, helping his mother.
4. He competes in the flyweight division.
5. He is 5’6″ tall.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 15 wins and 2 losses.
7. In 1999, he moved from Kazbekovsky to Makhachkala.
8. In 2012, he represented Russia in men’s combat sambo in the -57kg category in European Combat Sambo Federation (ECSF) European Championships and won bronze in Chișinău, Moldova and gold in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine.
9. On July 7, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut.
10. In 2014, he represented Russia in men’s combat sambo in the -57kg category and won gold in ECSF European Championships in Yalta and in World Sambo Championships in Moscow, Russia.
11. He competed in Fight Nights Global from 2017 to 2018 and Gorilla Fighting in 2019.
12. On October 11, 2020, he made his UFC debut.
13. On July 8, 2023, he turned 32.

TIMELINE

2020

• On October 11, 2020, he defeated Bruno Gustavo da Silva via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Island 5” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2021

• On October 30, 2021, he defeated Allan Nascimento via split decision at “UFC 267” in Abu Dhabi.

2022

• On March 5, 2022, he lost to Tim Elliott via unanimous decision at “UFC 272” in Paradise, Nevada.
• On November 5, 2022, he submitted Nate Maness at “UFC Vegas 64” in Enterprise, Nevada.

2023

• On December 16, 2023, he submitted Cody Durden at “UFC 296” in Paradise.