Middleweight
Azamat Bekoev
“Iron”·
Russia
Pro record
20-5-0
Model Elo
1515
#905 of 1994
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 72"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- American Top Team
- Born
- Russia
- UFC debut
- Jan 17, 2025
Profile
Overview
Two first-round knockouts to open his UFC career, two third-round finishes against him since. Azamat Bekoev's 2-2 run at middleweight splits cleanly in half, and the halves look nothing alike.
"Iron" fights out of American Top Team and carries a 20-5-0 professional record across all promotions, with a UFC debut in January 2025. He enters his next fight on a two-fight skid.
The early version of Bekoev ended things fast. The later one has been finished late.
UFC Career
The debut at UFC 311 went about as well as a debut can. Zachary Reese lasted 3:04 of the first round, stopped by KO/TKO. Bekoev followed it in May with Ryan Loder, another first-round KO/TKO, this one at 2:44.
Both wins came inside the opening round. No fight went to the scorecards, and neither made it past the first round.
Then the fights got longer, and the results flipped. Yousri Belgaroui stopped him by KO/TKO in round 3 at 0:55 in October 2025. In April 2026, Tresean Gore submitted him in round 3 at 3:27.
Two losses, two different methods, same round. Four UFC fights is a small sample, but the pattern is hard to ignore.
Fighting Style
Bekoev is a busy, accurate striker who is easy to hit. He lands more than most fighters do, but he also takes a lot of damage in return, and his defense on the feet is a clear weak spot.
His wrestling is the strong side of his game. He takes opponents down often and is very hard to take down himself. He rarely goes looking for submissions, though.
Both of his UFC wins came by KO/TKO, and both ended in the first round. Those wins are his only UFC finishes. His takedowns set up his offense without producing the finishes.
His losses came by KO/TKO and submission.
Notable Wins
- Zachary Reese — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:04), UFC 311 (2025)
- Ryan Loder — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:44), UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo (2025)
Quick Facts
- Division: Middleweight
- UFC record: 2-2 (two KO/TKO wins, both in round 1)
- Professional record (all promotions): 20-5-0
- UFC debut: 2025
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height / reach: 6'0" / 72"
- Team: American Top Team
- Born: Russia
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 2–2
- since 2025
- Finish rate
- 100%
- 2 of 2 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 2
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 2
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 30:10
- avg 7:33 per fight
- Opposition
- 1524
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1565opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R1 · UFC 311 · Jan 18, 2025
- 1560opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R1 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · below average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · below average
UFC avg 0.43 · better than average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · better than average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 7:33
Fight history (4)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Tresean GoreRecord after: 2-2 | submissionRound 3 · 3:27 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs DuncanApr 4, 2026 |
| L |  Yousri BelgarouiRecord after: 2-1 | KO/TKORound 3 · 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs AllenOct 18, 2025 |
| W |  Ryan LoderRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 2:44 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoMay 3, 2025 |
| W |  Zachary ReeseRecord after: 1-0 | KO/TKORound 1 · 3:04 | UFC 311Jan 18, 2025 |