Ulanbekov vs Maksum

Who won Ulanbekov vs Maksum?

Tagir Ulanbekov beat Azat Maksum by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

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 Maksum stats

Tagir Ulanbekov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Azat Maksum made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Tagir Ulanbekov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Azat Maksum marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tagir Ulanbekov's UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Azat Maksum's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Maksum had a large advantage in power over Ulanbekov, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Ulanbekov's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ulanbekov had a slight advantage over Maksum, with a 50% submission rate over Maksum's 41%.

Tagir Ulanbekov was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Maksum had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ulanbekov.

Ulanbekov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Maksum, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 48 to Maksum's 36.

Ulanbekov vs Maksum form

Tagir Ulanbekov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He was victorious against Allan Nascimento at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Ulanbekov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Maksum's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Ulanbekov vs Maksum start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 PM UTC , which was 12:25 PM EST or 9:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ulanbekov vs Maksum?

Tagir Ulanbekov was a 9/50 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Azat Maksum made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.