Ulanbekov vs Carpenter

Who won Ulanbekov vs Carpenter?

Tagir Ulanbekov beat Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tagir Ulanbekov.

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).

Ulanbekov vs Carpenter stats

Tagir Ulanbekov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Clayton Carpenter made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Tagir Ulanbekov's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Clayton Carpenter marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tagir Ulanbekov's UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while Clayton Carpenter's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Carpenter had an advantage in power over Ulanbekov, with a 25% knock out percentage over Ulanbekov's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ulanbekov had a slight advantage over Carpenter, with a 53% submission rate over Carpenter's 50%.

Tagir Ulanbekov was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Ulanbekov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Carpenter.

Ulanbekov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Carpenter, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 45 to Carpenter's 18.

Ulanbekov vs Carpenter form

Carpenter had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lucas Rocha at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juancamilo Ronderos at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rodney Kealohi at LFA 119 on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix.

Before that, he was victorious against Nick Clem at LFA 108 on 21st May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Manuel Medina at LFA 89 on 28th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Ulanbekov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Carpenter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ulanbekov vs Carpenter start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ulanbekov vs Carpenter?

Tagir Ulanbekov was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Clayton Carpenter made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.