Daniyar Babakulov
UFC DebutNickname“The Black Knight”
Record
Streak
W5
- Born
- Kyrgyzstan
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Daniyar Babakulov 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
282-161-7
.637 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
16 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 19 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 2 sub · 3 decAlash Pride · Absolute Championship Berkut · Jash-Kuch Fighting Championship · EFC 38 · Alash Pride FC +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Konstantin Veselkin13-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 38 | Aug 3, 2021 |
| W | Anatoly Safronov25-39 | Submission | — | R3 | 3:40 | Alash Pride FC | Apr 30, 2019 |
| W | Denis Genyuk | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R2 | 1:31 | ProFC 63 | Sep 10, 2017 |
| W | Artem Reznikov26-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 0:48 | Jash-Kuch Fighting Championship | Oct 15, 2016 |
| W | Farzad Ghaderi18-17 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:18 | WFCA 21 | May 20, 2016 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Jash-Kuch Fighting Championship | Sep 19, 2015 | |
| W | Luis Gomez0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:10 | WEF | May 30, 2015 |
| W | Nursulton Ruziboev36-9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | Alash Pride | Dec 13, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:03 | Alash Pride | Oct 26, 2014 | |
| L | Georgy Kichigin33-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:17 | Tech-Krep FC | Sep 19, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:57 | Absolute Championship Berkut | May 18, 2014 | |
| W | Eldarhan Machukaev | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 2:12 | Absolute Championship Berkut | Apr 6, 2014 |
| W | Daud Shaikhaev19-5-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Absolute Championship Berkut | Mar 9, 2014 |
| L | Adil Boranbayev22-13-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Alash Pride | Dec 19, 2013 |
| L | Ramazan Gadzhiev1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RC | Jun 30, 2013 |
| W | Alexander Durymanov15-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ProFC 44 | Dec 2, 2012 |
| NC | Alisher Kalatov0-1 | No Contest | — | R2 | 1:50 | VT | May 12, 2012 |
| L | Oleg Zakharov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | LoC | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Vladislav Gaiduk0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:52 | Fight Nights | Sep 21, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionWMMAA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Irimia Alexandru | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Oct 17, 2013 |
| L | Shamil Abdulaev16-2 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Oct 17, 2013 |
| W | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Oct 17, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.