Asu Almabayev (22-3, 12) was born in Janatalap, Sarysu District, Kazakhstan on January 25, 1994. At the age of 19 years on June 1, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Vadim Buseev, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 5, 2023, 29-year old Asu Almabayev made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font against a 31-year old Ode' Osbourne, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Almabayev's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Jose Ochoa at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 31 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Asu Almabayev's best fights have been against Ode' Osbourne, Chris Kelades, C.J. Vergara, Jose Johnson, Jose Ochoa, Matheus Nicolau and Kiril Fomenkov.
Almabayev has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Jul 26, 2025 31 years, 6 months 22-3 (12) | Jose Ochoa | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Mar 1, 2025 31 years, 1 months 21-3 (12) | 31 years, 3 months 20-7 (16) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
23  | Oct 19, 2024 30 years, 8 months 21-2 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 19-4-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Jun 15, 2024 30 years, 4 months 20-2 (12) | Jose Johnson | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Mar 9, 2024 30 years, 1 months 19-2 (12) | C.J. Vergara | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Aug 5, 2023 29 years, 6 months 18-2 (12) | 31 years, 6 months 12-5 (9) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
19 | Nov 26, 2022 28 years, 10 months 17-2 (11) | Kenneth Maningat | Brave | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Jul 30, 2022 28 years, 6 months 16-2 (10) | 40 years, 3 months 21-10 (8) | Brave | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
17 | Mar 11, 2022 28 years, 1 months 15-2 (10) | Imram Magaramov | Brave | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Dec 29, 2021 27 years, 11 months 14-2 (10) | Kayck Alencar | FL | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15 | Aug 21, 2021 27 years, 6 months 13-2 (9) | Aleksander Doskalchuk | Brave | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14 | Dec 24, 2020 26 years, 10 months 12-2 (8) | Darkhan Skakov | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13  | Oct 19, 2019 25 years, 8 months 11-2 (7) | 38 years, 7 months 14-4 (6) | M-1 | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Won M-1 Global flyweight title Interim |
12 | Mar 30, 2019 25 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | Pierre Ludet | M-1 | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
11 | Dec 15, 2018 24 years, 10 months 9-2 (6) | Kiril Fomenkov | M-1 | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
10 | Aug 31, 2018 24 years, 7 months 8-2 (5) | Saud Karagishov | FL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Apr 29, 2018 24 years, 3 months 7-2 (4) | Shamil Akhmaev | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Dec 30, 2017 23 years, 11 months 6-2 (4) | Kenan Jafarli | Pride | FL | 2 | UD | WIN |
7 | Sep 9, 2017 23 years, 7 months 5-2 (4) | Ibrahim Mamaev | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Peruvian necktie | |
6 | Apr 1, 2017 23 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | Mehman Mamedov | Pride | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
5  | Jan 28, 2017 23 years 4-1 (3) | 25 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
4 | Apr 22, 2016 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Galamirza Ayvazov | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Mar 3, 2016 22 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Oleg Erik | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Feb 14, 2016 22 years 2-0 (1) | Yeldos Kaliev | Pride | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
1 | Jun 1, 2013 19 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Vadim Buseev | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
