Carlos Ulberg
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
Record
Tap any fight for the breakdown.
WinKO
UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
28 Sep 2025
28 Sep 2025
Ulberg's main event with Reyes showed the same patient kickboxing base that had carried him up the rankings, but this time it ended with a first-round finish.
Key moments
- Knocked out Dominick Reyes at 4:27 of round one.
- The performance earned a bonus at UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes.
- It was Ulberg's last win before the title fight with Prochazka.
23 Nov 2024
WinKO
Opponent: Alonzo MenifieldpunchesR1 0:12
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
11 May 2024
11 May 2024
Menifield charged early, but Ulberg answered almost immediately and ended the fight in twelve seconds.
Key moments
- Stopped Alonzo Menifield by knockout at 0:12 of round one.
- The finish earned Performance of the Night at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento.
- It was Ulberg's quickest UFC win to that point.
10 Sep 2023
WinTKO
Opponent: Ihor PotieriapunchesR1 2:09
UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
13 May 2023
13 May 2023
Ulberg was a heavy favorite against Potieria and fought like it, closing the show in the opening round with a sharp left hook and follow-up strikes.
Key moments
- Stopped Ihor Potieria by first-round TKO at 2:09 in Charlotte.
- The finish earned Ulberg a Performance of the Night bonus.
- It was his fourth consecutive UFC victory and second straight first-round finish.
12 Nov 2022
WinTKO
Opponent: Tafon NchukwipunchesR1 1:15
UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
25 Jun 2022
25 Jun 2022
After using a decision to steady himself against Fabio Cherant, Ulberg got back to fast violence against Nchukwi. He found the finish in 75 seconds, a result that showed the confidence and timing that had been missing in his UFC debut loss.
Key moments
- Stopped Tafon Nchukwi by first-round TKO at 1:15.
- The victory was Ulberg's second straight since the Kennedy Nzechukwu setback.
- It was his first UFC finish after returning from the 2021 debut loss.
12 Feb 2022
4 Nov 2020
8 Dec 2018
25 Aug 2016
26 Aug 2011
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Ulberg is a disciplined kickboxing-led light heavyweight who does most of his damage by controlling range, forcing resets and then opening straight power once opponents chase him. The efficiency matters as much as the knockout threat because he does not need chaos to win exchanges; he is usually the one deciding when they start.
The résumé now matches the eye test. He rebounded from the Kennedy Nzechukwu loss with a long winning streak, added contender-level wins over Volkan Oezdemir, Jan Błachowicz and Dominick Reyes, then finished Jiri Prochazka at UFC 327 to become UFC light-heavyweight champion.