Myktybek Orolbai
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 5′10″1.78 m
- Reach
- 74″188 cm
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Nationality
- Kyrgyzstan
- Team
- Team Alpha Male
- Active
- 2018-present
Record
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LossRecord after fight: 16-3-1SUB
Wells lost the first two rounds and needed something decisive rather than a points recovery going into the third. He found it early in that round: a haymaker rocked Orolbai and forced him to reach for the clinch. Wells immediately latched onto a power guillotine and ended the contest at 1:24. The finish earned one of the night’s $100,000 performance bonuses.
Key moments
- Wells dropped the first two rounds, leaving a finish as his realistic route to the win.
- An early third-round haymaker rocked Orolbai and pushed him to look for the clinch.
- Wells latched onto a power guillotine from that clinch and finished it at 1:24.
14 Mar 2026
WinRecord after fight: 15-2-1KO
Opponent: Jack HermanssonpunchR1 2:46
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
22 Nov 2025
22 Nov 2025
Orolbai knocked out Jack Hermansson in the first round in Qatar.
Key moments
- Won by first-round knockout.
- Returned to welterweight.
- Stopped a long-time UFC middleweight veteran.
WinRecord after fight: 14-2-1SUB
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
21 Jun 2025
21 Jun 2025
Orolbai submitted Tofiq Musayev with a first-round kimura in Baku.
Key moments
- Won by kimura at 4:35 of round one.
- The fight was contested at a 165-pound catchweight.
- Bounced back from the Mateusz Rebecki loss.
LossRecord after fight: 13-2-1DEC
Rębecki and Orolbai fought for three rounds at UFC 308. The contest went to the judges after the full distance. Rębecki received the split-decision verdict.
Key moments
- Rębecki and Orolbai fought for three rounds at UFC 308.
- The contest went to the judges after the full distance.
- Rębecki received the split-decision verdict.
WinRecord after fight: 13-1-1DEC
UFC 301
4 May 2024
4 May 2024
Orolbai beat Elves Brener by unanimous decision at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro.
Key moments
- Won a unanimous decision after three rounds.
- Returned to lightweight for the matchup.
- Overcame a one-point deduction in round three.
18 Nov 2023
27 Oct 2023
4 Aug 2023
6 May 2022
WinRecord after fight: 8-1-1TKO
Opponent: Kaldyadis Taalaybek UuluretirementR4 4:00
Sulukta FC: Fight Night Grand Prix
26 Nov 2021
26 Nov 2021
Orolbai won the Sulukta FC welterweight grand prix final when Kaldyadis Taalaybek Uulu retired in round four.
Key moments
- Won by fourth-round retirement.
- Captured the Sulukta FC welterweight grand prix.
- Also won the Sulukta FC welterweight championship.
WinRecord after fight: 7-1-1TKO
Opponent: Mashrapjon SabirovpunchesR1 3:24
Sulukta FC: Fight Night Grand Prix
26 Nov 2021
26 Nov 2021
Orolbai stopped Mashrapjon Sabirov in the first round in the Sulukta FC grand prix semifinal.
Key moments
- Won by first-round TKO.
- Made his welterweight debut.
- Advanced to the same-night grand prix final.
14 Aug 2021
19 Dec 2020
22 Jun 2019
10 Mar 2019
DrawRecord after fight: 3-0-1DRAW
Opponent: Fakhreddin MyrzadavlatovunanimousR5 5:00
WEF Selection 20
20 Jan 2019
20 Jan 2019
Orolbai fought Fakhreddin Myrzadavlatov to a five-round unanimous draw for the vacant WEF lightweight championship.
Key moments
- Fought to a five-round draw.
- The bout was for the vacant WEF lightweight title.
- Left the fight at 3-0-1.
25 Nov 2018
20 Sep 2018
12 Aug 2018
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Myktybek Orolbai trained from a young age, including running in the mountains, and began training for fighting in 2017. His championship credentials include an amateur MMA world title, the Kyrgyz MMA championship and the Bator FC Grand Prix.