13 things about UFC fighter Tagir Ulanbekov from Makhachkala, Dagestan

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

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BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Ulanbekov is 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.
2. Growing up, he worked in the bazaar, helping his mother.
3. He is 5’7″ tall and he competes in the flyweight division.
4. He holds a professional MMA record of 17 wins and 2 losses.
5. In 1999, he moved from Kazbekovsky to Makhachkala.
6. 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.
7. On July 7, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut.
8. 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.
9. From 2017 to 2018, he competed in Fight Nights Global.
10. In 2019, he competed in Gorilla Fighting.
11. On October 11, 2020, he made his UFC debut.
12. In 2024, he went on a hiatus.
13. On July 8, 2025, he turned 34.

TIMELINE

Between 2020 and 2025, Ulanbekov fought seven UFC opponents. Here are the results:

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.

2025

• On January 18, 2025, he defeated Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California, USA.
• On June 21, 2025, he defeated Azat Maksum via unanimous decision at “UFC on ABC 8” in Baku, Azerbaijan.