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Get To Know Amir Albazi
Flyweight Contender On The Rise Amir Albazi Is Well-Positioned To Make His Presence Known In The Title Picture
Since joining the roster in July 2020, Amir Albazi has long been touted as a flyweight contender to watch. His rise has been steady, accumulating five wins, including two finishes. In the wide-open division with Alexandre Pantoja on top, it feels like a shot at the 125-pound crown is up for grabs, and Albazi is very much in that mix.
Albazi got his breakout moment when he beat Kai Kara-France in his first UFC main event, and he is primed to make his bid for gold should he get a second main event win when he faces Brandon Moreno in Edmonton on November 2. Before he makes that walk, get to know Albazi a little better below:
Age: 31
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Nickname: The Prince
Height: 5’5”
Reach: 68”
Record: 17-1
UFC Wins: Malcolm Gordon by submission, Zhalgas Zhumagulov by unanimous decision, Francisco Figueiredo by submission, Alessandro Costa by knockout, Kai Kara-France by split decision
Style: Aggressive Jiu-Jitsu
Stance: Orthodox
Rankings in Any Mixed Martial Arts: Purple belt in jiu-jitsu. Many titles in jiu-jitsu such as:
6x Swedish champion (gi and nogi)
2x Scandinavian champion
3x European champion
2x Asian champion (first ever gold for Iraq in jiu-jitsu)
1x World champion
How Albazi Started MMA: “When I moved to Sweden, as an immigrant I got in a lot of fights because I didn’t understand the language and was bullied for being foreign. I saw UFC on TV one night and I was hooked. I decided to start fighting because I loved the competitiveness.”
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi took place live from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on November 2, 2024. See the final Prelim & Main Card Results, Official Scorecards and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the action on UFC FIGHT PASS!