Orolbai vs Musayev

Who won Orolbai vs Musayev?

Myktybek Orolbay Uulu beat Tofiq Musayev by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Orolbai vs Musayev stats

Myktybek Orolbay Uulu stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tofiq Musayev made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Myktybek Orolbay Uulu's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Tofiq Musayev marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Myktybek Orolbay Uulu's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Tofiq Musayev's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Musayev had a massive power advantage over Uulu, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Uulu's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Uulu had a large advantage over Musayev, boasting a 38% submission rate over Musayev's 9%.

Myktybek Orolbay Uulu was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Uulu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 1 month earlier than Musayev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 35 to Musayev's 43.

Orolbai vs Musayev form

Uulu had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Elves Brenner at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Uros Medic at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Hayward Charles at LFA 170 on 27th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dobson Arena, Vail.

He was victorious against Gl ucio Elizi rio at LFA 164 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Southwest University Park, El Paso.

Tofiq Musayev had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Koji Takeda at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Akira Okada at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Sidney Outlaw at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

He had been defeated by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Myktybek Orolbay Uulu had been fighting more than Tofiq Musayev.

Going to this contest, Myktybek Orolbay Uulu had last fought 8 months and 19 days ago, while Tofiq Musayev's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 11 days ago.

Uulu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Musayev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Orolbai vs Musayev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Orolbai vs Musayev?

Myktybek Orolbay Uulu was a 4/7 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Tofiq Musayev made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.