Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (; ; born 4 May 1994) is a Chinese mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. An ethnic Kazakh from Northern Xinjiang, Shayilan became interested in MMA after watching Conor McGregor fight on television.
Sayran comes from the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of northern Xinjiang, China, straddling the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. He belongs to the Kazakh ethnic minority in China and trained in wrestling for six years. He won the 66KG Classical Wrestling Championship in Xinjiang and participated in many national competitions. After seeing Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor on television, he was inspired to try his hand in MMA.
He spends his free time practicing the dombra, a traditional stringed Kazakh musical instrument.
Starting his professional career in 2016, Sayran compiled a 37âÂÂ9 record fighting on the Chinese regional scene.
Sayran made his UFC debut against Joshua Culibao at on 22 May 2021. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Nuerdanbieke faced Sean Soriano on 20 November 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
Nuerdanbieke faced T.J. Brown on 25 June 2022 at UFC on ESPN 38. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Nuerdanbieke faced Darrick Minner on 5 November 2022 at UFC Fight Night 214. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. The fight was later part of a controversy when Minner and his coach James Krause were suspended by UFC when suspicious betting patterns emerged.
Nuerdanbieke faced Steve Garcia on 8 April 2023, at UFC 287. Despite knocking down Garcia, Nuerdanbieke lost the fight via TKO in the second round via body kick and then ground and pound.
Nuerdanbieke was scheduled to face Hyder Amil on 10 February 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236, but was pulled from the card in mid January for undisclosed reasons.
Nuerdanbieke faced Melquizael Costa on 15 June 2024 at UFC on ESPN 58. He lost the fight by a face crank submission in the third round.
|- |Loss |align=center|39âÂÂ12 |Melquizael Costa |Submission (face crank) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:50 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|39âÂÂ11 |Steve Garcia |TKO (body kick and punches) |UFC 287 | |align=center|2 |align=center|0:36 |Miami, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|39âÂÂ10 |Darrick Minner |TKO (elbows) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:07 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|38âÂÂ10 |T.J. Brown |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|37âÂÂ10 |Sean Soriano |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|36âÂÂ10 |Joshua Culibao |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|36âÂÂ9 |Tanzhao Wang |Submission (rear-naked choke) |JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Championship | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:59 |Langfang, China | |- |Win |align=center|35âÂÂ9 |Nuerdebieke Bahetihan |Decision (unanimous) |JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Elimination Round 1 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Langfang, China | |- |Loss |align=center|34âÂÂ9 |Rong Zhu |KO (punches) |WLF W.A.R.S. 47 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:05 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|34âÂÂ8 |Huwanixi Wusikenbieke |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |WLF W.A.R.S. 46 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:03 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|33âÂÂ8 |Yibugele |TKO (punches) |WLF W.A.R.S. 43 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:40 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|32âÂÂ8 |Alexey Oleinik |TKO (retirement) |WLF W.A.R.S. 41 | |align=center|1 |align=center|5:00 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|31âÂÂ8 |Kikadze Bondo |Submission (rear-naked choke) |WLF W.A.R.S. 39 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:51 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|30âÂÂ8 |Wilson Djavan |Decision (unanimous) |ICKF: World Combat Championship | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |São Lázaro, Macau | |- |Loss |align=center|29âÂÂ8 |Alisson Barbosa |Submission (triangle choke) |WLF W.A.R.S. 33 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:39 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Loss |align=center|29âÂÂ7 |Bakhtier Ibragimov |KO (body kick) |Kunlun Fight: Elite Fight Night 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:49 |Tongling, China | |- |Win |align=center|29âÂÂ6 |Yibugele |KO (punches) |Chin Woo Men: 2017âÂÂ2018 Season: Stage 9 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:23 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|28âÂÂ6 |Syovuzh |KO (punches) |Chin Woo Men: 2017âÂÂ2018 Season: Stage 8 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:10 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Loss |align=center|27âÂÂ6 |Ruslan Emilbek |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Chin Woo Men: 2017âÂÂ2018 Season: Stage 6 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:45 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|27âÂÂ5 |Shalawujiang Yeerruer |TKO (body kick and punches) |Chin Woo Men: 2017âÂÂ2018 Season: Stage 4 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:37 |Hefei, China | |- |Win |align=center|26âÂÂ5 |Shaka Shanzis |Submission (straight armbar) |Chinese Kung Fu Championships | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:15 |Kunming, China | |- |Win |align=center|25âÂÂ5 |Shunya Imai |TKO (punches) |Road FC 44 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:38 |Shijiazhuang, China | |- |Win |align=center|24âÂÂ5 |Zack Shaw |TKO (punches) |Kunlun Fight MMA 15 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:27 |Alashan, China | |- |Loss |align=center|23âÂÂ5 |Yibugele |Decision (unanimous) |Chin Woo Men: 2016âÂÂ2017 Season: Individuals' Finals | |align=center|4 |align=center|5:00 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|23âÂÂ4 |Leandro Rodrigues |TKO (submission to punches) |Kunlun Fight MMA 14 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:04 |Qingdao, China | |- |Win |align=center|22âÂÂ4 |Stefan Pijuk |Decision (unanimous) |CKF Macau | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Macau | |- |Win |align=center|21âÂÂ4 |David Muñoz |KO (punches) |Kunlun Fight MMA 13 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:42 |Qingdao, China | |- |Win |align=center|20âÂÂ4 |Arthit Hanchana |Decision (unanimous) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Sanya, China | |- |Win |align=center|19âÂÂ4 |Junkai Yang |TKO (punches) |Chin Woo Men: 2016âÂÂ2017 Season: Individuals' Tournament Quarterfinals | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:17 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|18âÂÂ4 |Changzhao Yu |TKO (punches) |Chinese MMA Super League: Finals | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:52 |Shanghai, China | |- |Win |align=center|17âÂÂ4 |Yikun Zhao |Decision (unanimous) |Chinese MMA Super League: Semifinals | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Shanghai, China | |- |Win |align=center|16âÂÂ4 |Swapnil |TKO (punches) |CKF Pacific International Fighting Dali: Day 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:41 |Dali City, China | |- |Win |align=center|15âÂÂ4 |Huiyong Yang |TKO (punches) |CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:07 |Beijing, China | |- |Win |align=center|14âÂÂ4 |Xiaofan Wei |TKO (punches) |CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:04 |Beijing, China | |- |Loss |align=center|13âÂÂ4 |Brian Tadeo |Submission (reverse triangle armbar) |WLF W.A.R.S. 12 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:56 |Zhengzhou, China | |- |Loss |align=center|13âÂÂ3 |Missael Silva de Souza |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Chin Woo Men: 2016âÂÂ2017 Season: Desperate Part 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:37 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|13âÂÂ2 |Renjie Cao |Submission (armbar) |Chin Woo Men: 2016âÂÂ2017 Season: Fierce Battle Part 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:09 |Guangzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|12âÂÂ2 |Rodrigo Anraku |KO (slam and punches) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:02 |Zhongshan, China | |- |Win |align=center|11âÂÂ2 |Zhenyue Huang |Decision (majority) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Tianjin, China | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ2 |Tinggui Lang |Decision (unanimous) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Tianjin, China | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ2 |Jiale Li |TKO (corner stoppage) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:57 |Tianjin, China | |- |Win |align=center|8âÂÂ2 |Lei Huang |TKO (punches) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:17 |Tianjin, China | |- |Win |align=center| 7âÂÂ2 |Temirlan Aysadilov |Decision (split) |Kingway & Beijing Combat | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Changping, China | |- |Win |align=center|6âÂÂ2 |Nuerjiang |Submission (guillotine choke) |Superstar Fight 5 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:04 |Beijing, China | |- |Win |align=center|5âÂÂ2 |Anatoliy |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |WKG International MMA Tournament 3 | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:03 |Harbin, China | |- |Loss |align=center|4âÂÂ2 |Tao Zhou |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Art of War: Hero List 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|6:08 |Beijing, China | |- |Win |align=center|4âÂÂ1 |Guicheng Liu |TKO (punches) |Art of War: Hero List | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:50 |Beijing, China | |- |Loss |align=center|3âÂÂ1 |Nuerdebieke Bahetihan |Submission (shoulder choke) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:24 |Jinzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|3âÂÂ0 |Mingyang Li |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:56 |Jinzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Yusheng Wang |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |Chinese MMA Super League: Day 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:43 |Jinzhou, China | |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Avzalbek Kuranbaev |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Bullet Fly FC 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:28 |Beijing, China |