Bekzat Almakhan (Kazakh: Бекзат Алмахан, ; born October 8, 1997) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background.
Bekzat Almakhan in 1997 on October 8 was born in the village of Akzhar in the southern part of Kazakhstan and grew up in the city of Taraz, where before graduating from school about 8 years he practiced Karate, and for a year and a half - Boxing. As an adult, the athlete moved to Almaty, where he subsequently began his professional career in MMA. He started playing sports in the 3rd grade and from 3rd grade to graduation, he practiced karate. After entering university, he became interested in MMА and started to train professionally.
Mixed martial arts career.
Early career
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.
Sherdog's stats
In the past, Almakhan's record on the site totaled 17 wins and one loss, but the Sherdog team reduced it to 11–1 after it was discovered that a number of victories were not won under the rules of classical MMA.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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.