Before the UFC
Bekzhan Utemisov makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
48-20-3
.706 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
5 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 12 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 sub · 3 decBushido Kazakhstan · Abadan FC · Mangu Professional League · NFC 61 · Octagon Promotion +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Anis Ekubov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | Mangu Professional League | Feb 7, 2026 |
| L | Magerram Gasanzade11-1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:14 | NFC 61 | May 18, 2024 |
| L | Bekzat Almakhan12-3 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 1:17 | Octagon Promotion | Jun 16, 2021 |
| L | Saginay Shukir | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bushido Kazakhstan | Apr 8, 2021 |
| W | Bakhtiyar Nesipbek | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bushido Kazakhstan | Apr 8, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Bushido Kazakhstan | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| W | Yernar Zharylkassyn | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Bushido Kazakhstan | Apr 8, 2021 |
| L | Rauan Bekbolat12-4-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:32 | Bushido Kazakhstan | Oct 25, 2020 |
| W | Oleg Udod | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:50 | Abadan FC | Jul 18, 2019 |
| W | Duman Eginbayev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Abadan FC | Apr 6, 2019 |
| W | Berik Shinalyev | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:13 | Triumph Fights | May 7, 2017 |
| W | Kaan Kazgan7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | AP | Dec 22, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.