Kurban Taygibov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Dagestan
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Kurban Taygibov 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
210-106-4
.665 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
11 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 20 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 9 decID MMA Promotion · ACA 200 · ACA 193 · ACA 179 · ACA 160 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Said Khatiev | KO/TKO | Ankle Injury | R2 | 4:13 | ACA 200 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| W | Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 193 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| L | Islam Omarov | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | ACA 179 | Sep 8, 2024 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:19 | ACA 160 | Jul 21, 2023 | |
| W | Levan Makashvili22-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 149 | Dec 16, 2022 |
| W | Cleverson Silva20-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | ACA 145 | Sep 23, 2022 |
| W | Bakytbek Duishobaev10-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 138 | Mar 26, 2022 |
| L | Alikhan Suleymanov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:55 | ACA 121 | Apr 9, 2021 |
| L | Ramazan Kishev | KO/TKO | Arm Injury | R1 | 4:31 | ACA 110 | Sep 5, 2020 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 103 | Dec 14, 2019 | |
| W | Jose Vagno Soares18-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 100 | Oct 4, 2019 |
| W | Felipe Froes27-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 50 | Aug 18, 2018 |
| W | Lom-Ali Nalgiev23-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| W | Igor Zhirkov14-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:57 | FNG | Aug 24, 2017 |
| W | Konstantin Nazarov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | Samara MMA Federation | May 19, 2017 |
| W | Akhmat Ismailov | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 3:15 | FightPro | Feb 21, 2016 |
| W | Zalim Kudaev | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fight Nights | Mar 26, 2015 |
| W | Radzh Khizriev | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:36 | ID MMA Promotion | Feb 27, 2014 |
| W | Zalimbek Omarov10-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | ID MMA Promotion | Sep 21, 2013 |
| L | Gusein Esenbaev7-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:21 | ID MMA Promotion | Mar 23, 2013 |
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.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionWMMAA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Elnur Veliev9-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | WMMAA | Nov 26, 2016 |
| W | Seong Min Kim | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Nov 25, 2016 |
| W | Mustafa Rakhmatillaev | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Nov 25, 2016 |
| W | Ismail Geroev | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | WMMAA | Nov 25, 2016 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.