Azamat Murzakanov (16-1, 13) was born in Kyzburun III, Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on April 12, 1989. At the age of 20 years on February 13, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Anzor Khakimov, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On March 12, 2022, 32-year old Azamat Murzakanov made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev against a 27-year old Tafon Nchukwi, winning the fight in the 3rd round via KO.
Murzakanov's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 327 at age 36 on April 11, 2026. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Azamat Murzakanov's best fights have been against Alonzo Menifield, Aleksandar Rakić, Brendson Ribeiro, Devin Clark, Tafon Nchukwi, André Muniz and Dustin Jacoby. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Azamat Murzakanov".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Apr 11, 2026 36 years, 11 months 16-1 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | Loss Head kick |
16  | Oct 25, 2025 36 years, 6 months 16-0 (13) | 33 years, 8 months 14-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
15 | Jun 7, 2025 36 years, 1 months 15-0 (12) | Brendson Ribeiro | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Submission to punches |
14  | Aug 3, 2024 35 years, 3 months 14-0 (11) | 36 years, 9 months 15-4-1 (13) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | Win Punches |
13  | Apr 15, 2023 34 years 13-0 (10) | 35 years 18-6-1 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
12  | Aug 13, 2022 33 years, 4 months 12-0 (10) | 32 years, 4 months 13-6 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
11  | Mar 12, 2022 32 years, 11 months 11-0 (9) | 27 years, 4 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | Win Flying knee |
10 | Aug 31, 2021 32 years, 4 months 10-0 (8) | Matheus Scheffel | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
9 | Nov 15, 2019 30 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | Mohammad Fakhreddine | Brave | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
8  | Nov 15, 2019 30 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | 33 years, 5 months 7-4 (6) | Brave | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | Apr 15, 2017 28 years 7-0 (6) | Georgy Sakaev | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
6  | Oct 2, 2016 27 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | 26 years, 7 months 14-3 (13) | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
5 | Jul 23, 2016 27 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Bogdan Bulakh | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Neck crank | |
4 | May 14, 2016 27 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Eric Ellerbee | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Oct 23, 2015 26 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Alexey Sidorenko | LHW | 2 | UD | Win | |
2 | Jun 5, 2015 26 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Alec Hooben | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Feb 13, 2010 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Anzor Khakimov | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
