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Tagir Ulanbekov

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #11; v1.1 (shadow) #13

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 9-11: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,580, deviation 149: measured from 8 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 35 (born 1991-08-07) · Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) · Reach 70 in (178 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 344 days since last bout (2025-11-22) · Last five 4-1 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,580 is the division's 12th highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at -0.5 (+0.5 from quality wins, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (4-1 last five). Score +0.14 = +0.12 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.02 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #11.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1470% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.12resume rating 1,580, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.02quality ledger -0.5: +0.5 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 4-1
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 1 over top-15
Placementscore order #11v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#13score +0.04; score order #13

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 8 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-11-22UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerKyoji HoriguchiunrankedLsubmission3 (2:18)66%
2025-06-21UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.Azat MaksumunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)74%
2025-01-18UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoClayton CarpenterunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2023-12-16UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonCody Durden#15Wsubmission2 (4:25)46%
2022-11-05UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. LemosNate ManessunrankedWsubmission1 (2:11)60%
2022-03-05UFC 272: Covington vs. MasvidalTim Elliott#13Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)43%
2021-10-30UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraAllan NascimentounrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)51%
2020-10-10UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenBruno SilvaunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)55%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.01(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy48%(65th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.15(43rd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish33%(40th percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.44(47th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence51%(27th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.46(86th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career340(65th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses0(51st percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses1(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes2.73(78th percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence63%(43rd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control41%(90th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground24%(69th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylewrestler (7.0 takedown attempts per 15 min; 41% control)
Career stage
Age35.2(86th percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut29.2(80th percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut6.1(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts8(67th percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes99(63rd percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout344(88th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C510152020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #17, Flyweight2023-10-13: #17, Flyweight2023-10-20: #17, Flyweight2023-11-03: #16, Flyweight2023-11-10: #16, Flyweight2023-11-17: #17, Flyweight2023-12-01: #17, Flyweight2023-12-08: #17, Flyweight2023-12-15: #18, Flyweight2024-01-12: #10, Flyweight2024-01-19: #10, Flyweight2024-02-02: #10, Flyweight2024-02-09: #10, Flyweight2024-02-16: #10, Flyweight2024-02-23: #10, Flyweight2024-03-01: #10, Flyweight2024-03-08: #11, Flyweight2024-03-15: #11, Flyweight2024-03-22: #11, Flyweight2024-03-29: #11, Flyweight2024-04-05: #11, Flyweight2024-04-12: #11, Flyweight2024-04-26: #10, Flyweight2024-05-03: #10, Flyweight2024-05-10: #10, Flyweight2024-05-17: #10, Flyweight2024-05-31: #10, Flyweight2024-06-07: #10, Flyweight2024-06-14: #10, Flyweight2024-06-21: #10, Flyweight2024-06-28: #10, Flyweight2024-07-12: #10, Flyweight2024-07-19: #10, Flyweight2024-07-26: #10, Flyweight2024-08-02: #10, Flyweight2024-08-09: #10, Flyweight2024-08-16: #10, Flyweight2024-08-23: #9, Flyweight2024-09-06: #9, Flyweight2024-09-13: #9, Flyweight2024-09-27: #9, Flyweight2024-10-04: #9, Flyweight2024-10-11: #9, Flyweight2024-10-18: #9, Flyweight2024-10-25: #9, Flyweight2024-11-01: #9, Flyweight2024-11-08: #9, Flyweight2024-11-15: #9, Flyweight2024-11-22: #9, Flyweight2024-12-06: #10, Flyweight2024-12-13: #9, Flyweight2025-01-10: #10, Flyweight2025-01-17: #10, Flyweight2025-01-31: #9, Flyweight2025-02-07: #9, Flyweight2025-02-14: #9, Flyweight2025-02-21: #9, Flyweight2025-02-28: #9, Flyweight2025-03-07: #8, Flyweight2025-03-14: #8, Flyweight2025-03-21: #8, Flyweight2025-03-28: #8, Flyweight2025-04-04: #8, Flyweight2025-04-11: #8, Flyweight2025-04-25: #8, Flyweight2025-05-02: #8, Flyweight2025-05-09: #8, Flyweight2025-05-16: #8, Flyweight2025-05-30: #8, Flyweight2025-06-06: #8, Flyweight2025-06-13: #8, Flyweight2025-06-20: #8, Flyweight2025-06-27: #8, Flyweight2025-07-11: #9, Flyweight2025-07-18: #9, Flyweight2025-07-25: #9, Flyweight2025-08-01: #9, Flyweight2025-08-08: #9, Flyweight2025-08-15: #9, Flyweight2025-08-22: #9, Flyweight2025-09-05: #9, Flyweight2025-09-12: #9, Flyweight2025-09-26: #9, Flyweight2025-10-03: #9, Flyweight2025-10-10: #9, Flyweight2025-10-17: #9, Flyweight2025-10-24: #9, Flyweight2025-10-31: #9, Flyweight2025-11-07: #8, Flyweight2025-11-14: #8, Flyweight2025-11-21: #8, Flyweight2025-12-05: #14, Flyweight2025-12-12: #14, Flyweight2026-01-23: #13, Flyweight2026-01-30: #13, Flyweight2026-02-06: #13, Flyweight2026-02-20: #13, Flyweight2026-02-27: #13, Flyweight2026-03-06: #13, Flyweight2026-03-13: #13, Flyweight2026-03-20: #13, Flyweight2026-03-27: #13, Flyweight2026-04-03: #13, Flyweight2026-04-10: #13, Flyweight2026-04-17: #13, Flyweight2026-04-24: #13, Flyweight2026-05-01: #13, Flyweight2026-05-08: #12, Flyweight2026-05-15: #12, Flyweight2026-05-29: #12, Flyweight2026-06-05: #12, Flyweight2026-06-13: #12, Flyweight2026-06-19: #12, Flyweight2026-06-26: #11, Flyweight2026-07-10: #11, Flyweight2026-07-17: #12, Flyweight2026-07-24: #12, Flyweight2026-07-31: #13, Flyweight2026-08-07: #13, Flyweight2026-08-14: #13, Flyweight2026-08-21: #13, Flyweight2026-08-28: #13, Flyweight2026-09-04: #13, Flyweight2026-09-11: #13, Flyweight2026-09-18: #12, Flyweight2026-09-25: #12, Flyweight2026-09-26: #12, Flyweight2026-10-03: #12, Flyweight2026-10-10: #12, Flyweight2026-10-17: #12, Flyweight2026-10-24: #12, Flyweight2026-10-31: #11, Flyweight#11

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,5501,6001,6502022202320242025Oct 2020Oct 20262020-10-10: 1,504 (W vs Bruno Silva)2021-10-30: 1,524 (W vs Allan Nascimento)2022-03-05: 1,537 (L vs Tim Elliott)2022-11-05: 1,577 (W vs Nate Maness)2023-12-16: 1,629 (W vs Cody Durden)2025-01-18: 1,636 (W vs Clayton Carpenter)2025-06-21: 1,615 (W vs Azat Maksum)2025-11-22: 1,541 (L vs Kyoji Horiguchi)1,541

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 46 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 45 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-45what fighters aged 35.2 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-1his recency-weighted mean and trend over 8 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -3 points a year
Combined-46the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02829303132333435362020-10-10 (age 29.2): W vs Bruno Silva, residual +0.142021-10-30 (age 30.2): W vs Allan Nascimento, residual +0.022022-03-05 (age 30.6): L vs Tim Elliott, residual +0.032022-11-05 (age 31.2): W vs Nate Maness, residual +0.512023-12-16 (age 32.4): W vs Cody Durden, residual +0.462025-01-18 (age 33.5): W vs Clayton Carpenter, residual +0.172025-06-21 (age 33.9): W vs Azat Maksum, residual +0.012025-11-22 (age 34.3): L vs Kyoji Horiguchi, residual -0.48-0.07

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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