Bekzat Almakhan (Kazakh: Бекзат Алмахан, bekˈzɑt ɑlˈmɑˈhɑn; born October 8, 1997) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC).

Background

Bekzat Almakhan in 1997 on October 8 was born in the village of Akzhar in the southern part of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

and grew up in the city of

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, where before graduating from school about 8 years he practiced

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, and for a year and a half -

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. As an adult, the athlete moved to

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, where he subsequently began his professional career in

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. He started playing sports in the 3rd grade and from 3rd grade to graduation, he practiced karate. After entering university, he became interested in MMА and started to train professionally.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Almakhan made his professional MMA debut against Ser-od Bilguun on July 28, 2018, at ''Alash Pride FC - Alash Pride''. He won the bout via TKO due to a corner stoppage. In 2020, he suffered his first defeat at ''Bushido Kazakhstan - Grand Prix of Bushido Qazaqstan'', losing to fighter Sultan Zholdoshbek. Sherdog's stats In the past, Almakhan's record on the site totaled 17 wins and one loss, but the Sherdog team reduced it to 11–1 after it was discovered that a number of victories were not won under the rules of classical MMA. Ultimate Fighting Championship Almakhan was offered a contract by the UFC to go up against undefeated prospect

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on March 2, 2024. Nurmagomedov was knocked down early in the first round by Almahan, but recovered to control the remainder of the fight with ground strikes and grappling. Nurmagomedov won by unanimous decision. Almakhan faced Brad Katona on May 10, 2025 at

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. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{UFC Bantamweight Rankings 1997 births Living people Kazakhstani male mixed martial artists

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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