Uran Satybaldiev

Satybaldiev's first UFC win came quickly when he submitted Nurgozhay with an ezekiel choke in the opening round. The finish was a strong statement because it showed his grappling threat carrying directly into the Octagon.

Key moments

• Won by first-round submission in the UFC.
• The ezekiel choke ended the fight at 2:45 of round one.
• Rebounded from the Buday loss with a fast finish.

Against Assis, Satybaldiev kept his pace for deep rounds and eventually forced the fourth-round stoppage with punches. That fight did a lot to prove he could sustain pressure beyond the early stages.

Key moments

• Won by fourth-round TKO.
• The finish landed at 3:27 of round four.
• Showed he could carry finishing pressure into late rounds.

Satybaldiev proved he could handle full championship distance by edging Vladimir Seliverstov over five rounds in the OFC 20 main event in Osh.

Key moments

• Won a five-round split decision over Seliverstov in the OFC 20 main event.
• Captured the OFC light heavyweight championship in front of the Osh, Kyrgyzstan crowd.
• Showed he could bank rounds and hold up over 25 minutes rather than relying only on early finishes.

Satybaldiev won the vacant OFC light heavyweight title when Ilya Bochkov's corner halted the fight two seconds into the second round in Saint Petersburg.

Key moments

• Stopped Bochkov by corner retirement at 0:02 of round two.
• Claimed the vacant OFC light heavyweight title in the night's final main-card bout at Tinkoff Arena.
• Followed the Rakhimov and Kuznetsov finishes with another title-winning stoppage in 2021.