Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-11-22, pretty good mma bout: Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tagir Ulanbekov gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Ulanbekov vs Horiguchi is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 22nd, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan (Qatar), in a 3-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Arman Tsarukyan vs Dan Hooker – UFC Fight Night 265 (also knwon as UFC Qatar). Watch the video and rate this fight!. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi record
The black belt in karate, former Bellator and Rizin champion in two weight classes Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a pro record of 34-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive matches between 2021 and 2022, against Sergio Pettis in their first fight (4-stars match, Sergio Pettis vs Kyoji Horiguchi I) and against Patchy Mix, but then he has collected one no-contest and five victories taking revenge on Pettis (Sergio Pettis vs Kyoji Horiguchi 2) and beating Nkazimulo Zulu in his last two.
Tagir Ulanbekov record
His opponent, the former Fight Night Global and world combat sambo champ Tagir Ulanbekov, has an official mma record of 17-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the flyweight division.
He lost to Tim Elliott in 2022 but then he has won four fights defeating Clayton Carpenter and Azat Maksum in 2025.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 265 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Arman Tsarukyan vs Dan Hooker
Belal Muhammad vs Ian Garry
Volkan Oezdemir vs Alonzo Menifield
Jack Hermansson vs Myktybek Orolbai
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tagir Ulanbekov
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Bogdan Grad vs Luke Riley
Nicolas Dalby vs Saygid Izagakhmaev
Asu Almabayev vs Alex Perez
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Raffael Cerqueira
Bekzat Almakhan vs Aleksandre Topuria
Ismail Naurdiev vs Ryan Loder
Nurullo Aliev vs Shaqueme Rock
Denzel Freeman vs Marek Bujlo
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tagir Ulanbekov as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Horiguchi vs Ulanbekov fight?
Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Tagir Ulanbekov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:18, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 265 post-fight octagon interview of Kyoji Horiguchi and Tagir Ulanbekov.
