Bekzat Almakhan (Kazakh: ÃÂõú÷ðàÃÂûüðàðý, ; born October 8, 1997) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Bekzat Almakhan was born on October 8th 1997, in the village of Akzhar, in the southern part of Kazakhstan and grew up in the city of Taraz. There, from 3rd grade up until graduation, he practiced Karate for about eight years, and Boxing for a year and a half. As an adult, he moved to Almaty, where he subsequently began his professional career in MMA.. After entering university, he became interested in MMÃÂ and started to train professionally.
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.
In the past, Almakhan's record on the site totaled 17 wins and one loss, but the Sherdog team reduced it to 11âÂÂ1 after it was discovered that a number of victories were not won under the rules of classical MMA.
Almakhan was offered a contract by the UFC to go up against undefeated prospect Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night 238 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 UFC 315. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Almakhan faced Aleksandre Topuria on November 22, 2025, at UFC Fight Night 265. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
|- |Loss |align=center|12âÂÂ3 |Aleksandre Topuria |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Al Rayyan, Qatar | |- | Win | align=center| 12âÂÂ2 | Brad Katona | KO (punches) | UFC 315 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:04 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- | Loss | align=center| 11âÂÂ2 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 11âÂÂ1 | Yan Ferraz | TKO (punches) | Octagon 52 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:58 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 10âÂÂ1 | Mateus Rodrigues Gloria | KO (head kick and punches) | Octagon 47 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:07 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 9âÂÂ1 | Mauro Mastromarini | Decision (unanimous) | UAE Warriors 36 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Win | align=center| 8âÂÂ1 | Jenilton Matos | TKO (corner stoppage) | Octagon 38 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 7âÂÂ1 | Geovane Vargas | TKO (head kick) | Octagon 32 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:07 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 6âÂÂ1 | Sabuhi Guliyev | TKO (punches) | Octagon 29 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:35 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 5âÂÂ1 | Fuad Musaev | TKO (submission to punches) | MMA Series 43 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:23 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ1 | Bekzhan Utemisov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Octagon 20 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:17 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Loss | align=center| 3âÂÂ1 | Sultan Zholdoshbek | Submission (guillotine choke) | rowspan=3|Bushido Qazaqstan FC 3 | rowspan=3| | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:44 | rowspan=3|Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ0 | Aydin Kodekov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:33 | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ0 | Talgat Khalmuratov | TKO (punches) | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:03 | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ0 | Ser-od Bilguun | TKO (corner stoppage) | Alash Pride FC: Alash Pride 8 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:11 | Kapchagay, Kazakhstan |
|- | Win | align=center| 11âÂÂ0 | Boris Ignatiev | Decision (unanimous) | Zhekpe Zhek | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 10âÂÂ0 | Rauan Bekbolat | TKO (corner stoppage) | Zhekpe Zhek | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:55 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 9âÂÂ0 | Ser-od Bilguun | Submission (armbar) | rowspan=2|Zhekpe Zhek | rowspan=2| | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:13 | rowspan=2|Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 8âÂÂ0 | Nurgeldy Mukhtarov | TKO (punches) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:24 | |- | Win | align=center| 7âÂÂ0 | Aibol Akhmetov | Decision (unanimous) | Zhekpe Zhek | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Kapchagay, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 6âÂÂ0 | Sergey Morozov | Decision (unanimous) | rowspan=2|AFCA / Fight Club 777 | rowspan=2| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | rowspan=2|Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 5âÂÂ0 | Farabi Sautbaev | Submission (armbar) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:35 | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ0 | Temirlan Zhumabek | TKO (punches) | rowspan=2|Zhekpe Zhek | rowspan=2| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:00 | Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ0 | Elmurat Umarov | KO (punch) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:37 | Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ0 | Manibek Nabiev | TKO (punches) | Zhekpe Zhek | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:32 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ0 | Asylbek Salizhanov | KO (punch) | Zhekpe Zhek | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:35 | Turkistan, Kazakhstan | |-