Elliott vs Ulanbekov

Who won Elliott vs Ulanbekov?

Tim Elliott beat Tagir Ulanbekov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tim Elliott.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Elliott vs Ulanbekov stats

Tim Elliott stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Tagir Ulanbekov made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Tagir Ulanbekov marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Tim Elliott's UFC record stood at 9-11-0, while Tagir Ulanbekov's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Elliott had a slight advantage in power over Ulanbekov, with a 18% knock out percentage over Ulanbekov's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ulanbekov had a slight advantage over Elliott, with a 43% submission rate over Elliott's 35%.

Tim Elliott was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Ulanbekov had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elliott was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Ulanbekov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, 84 to Ulanbekov's 48.

Elliott vs Ulanbekov form

Tim Elliott had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Victor Altamirano at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tagir Ulanbekov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree on 21st June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had won against Clayton Carpenter at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cody Durden at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Tim Elliott at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tagir Ulanbekov had been fighting more than Tim Elliott.

Going to this contest, Tim Elliott had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 18 days ago, while Tagir Ulanbekov's last outing had been 6 days ago.

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Ulanbekov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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