Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (born May 4, 1994 Kazakh: Сайран Нұрданбек, romanized: Sayran Nurdanbek[3]) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
BornChinese: 沙依兰·努尔丹别克, Kazakh: Сайран Нұрданбек, romanized: Sayran Nurdanbek
(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 29)
Yili, Xinjiang, China
Other namesWolverine
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)[1]
StyleGreco-Roman Wrestling
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofBeijing, China
TeamChina Top Team
Sanford MMA[2]
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total50
Wins39
By knockout19
By submission10
By decision10
Losses11
By knockout3
By submission6
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background edit

Sayran comes from the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which is located in northern Xinjiang, straddling the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. He belongs to the Kazakh minority, training wrestling for 6 years and winning the 66KG Classical Wrestling Championship in Xinjiang and participated in many national competitions. After seeing Conor McGregor on television, he was inspired to try his hand in MMA.[4][5]

He spends his free time practicing the dombra, a traditional stringed Kazakh musical instrument.[6]

Mixed martial arts career edit

Early career edit

Starting his professional career in 2016, Sayran compiled a 37–9 record fighting on the Chinese regional scene.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship edit

Sayran made his UFC debut against Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt on May 22, 2021.[8] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[9]

Nuerdanbieke faced Sean Soriano on November 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198.[10] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[11]

Sayran faced T.J. Brown on June 25, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 38.[12] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[13]

Sayran faced Darrick Minner on November 5, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 214.[14] He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[15] The fight was later part of a controversy when Minner and his coach James Krause were suspended by UFC when suspicious betting patterns emerged.[16][17]

Sayran faced Steve Garcia April 8, 2023, at UFC 287.[18] Despite knocking down Garcia, Nuerdanbieke lost the fight via TKO in the second round via body kick and then ground and pound.[19]

Sayran was scheduled to face Hyder Amil on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236,[20] but was pulled from the card in mid January for undisclosed reasons.[21]

Mixed martial arts record edit

Professional record breakdown
50 matches 39 wins 11 losses
By knockout 19 3
By submission 10 6
By decision 10 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 39–11 Steve Garcia TKO (body kick and punches) UFC 287 April 8, 2023 2 0:36 Miami, Florida, United States
Win 39–10 Darrick Minner TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos November 5, 2022 1 1:07 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 38–10 T.J. Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot June 25, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 37–10 Sean Soriano Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate November 20, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 36–10 Joshua Culibao Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt May 22, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Featherweight.
Win 36–9 Tanzhao Wang Submission (rear-naked choke) JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Championship December 26, 2020 1 2:59 Langfang, China
Win 35–9 Nuerdebieke Bahetihan Decision (unanimous) JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Elimination Round 1 November 27, 2020 3 5:00 Langfang, China
Loss 34–9 Rong Zhu KO (punches) WLF W.A.R.S. 47 September 25, 2020 1 2:05 Zhengzhou, China For the WLF Lightweight Championship.
Win 34–8 Huwanixi Wusikenbieke Submission (arm-triangle choke) WLF W.A.R.S. 46 August 21, 2020 1 4:03 Zhengzhou, China
Win 33–8 Yibugele TKO (punches) WLF W.A.R.S. 43 May 22, 2020 3 4:40 Zhengzhou, China Return to Lightweight.
Win 32–8 Alexey Oleinik TKO (retirement) WLF W.A.R.S. 41 January 3, 2020 1 5:00 Zhengzhou, China
Win 31–8 Kikadze Bondo Submission (rear-naked choke) WLF W.A.R.S. 39 October 18, 2019 1 2:51 Zhengzhou, China Return to Featherweight.
Win 30–8 Wilson Djavan Decision (unanimous) ICKF: World Combat Championship August 1, 2019 3 5:00 São Lázaro, Macau
Loss 29–8 Alisson Barbosa Submission (triangle choke) WLF W.A.R.S. 33 May 17, 2019 2 3:39 Zhengzhou, China
Loss 29–7 Bakhtier Ibragimov KO (body kick) Kunlun Fight: Elite Fight Night 2 November 6, 2018 1 2:49 Tongling, China Catchweight (159 lb) bout.
Win 29–6 Yibugele KO (punches) Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 9 May 12, 2018 1 0:23 Guangzhou, China
Win 28–6 Syovuzh KO (punches) Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 8 April 15, 2018 1 1:10 Guangzhou, China
Loss 27–6 Ruslan Emilbek Submission (rear-naked choke) Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 6 March 11, 2018 3 4:45 Guangzhou, China
Win 27–5 Shalawujiang Yeerruer TKO (body kick and punches) Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 4 January 21, 2018 1 3:37 Hefei, China
Win 26–5 Shaka Shanzis Submission (straight armbar) Chinese Kung Fu Championships December 21, 2017 1 2:15 Kunming, China
Win 25–5 Shunya Imai TKO (punches) Road FC 44 November 11, 2017 1 3:38 Shijiazhuang, China Catchweight (157 lb) bout.
Win 24–5 Zack Shaw TKO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 15 October 3, 2017 1 1:27 Alashan, China
Loss 23–5 Yibugele Decision (unanimous) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Individuals' Finals September 16, 2017 4 5:00 Guangzhou, China
Win 23–4 Leandro Rodrigues TKO (submission to punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 14 August 28, 2017 1 3:04 Qingdao, China
Win 22–4 Stefan Pijuk Decision (unanimous) CKF Macau August 10, 2017 3 5:00 Macau
Win 21–4 David Muñoz KO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 13 July 6, 2017 1 0:42 Qingdao, China
Win 20–4 Arthit Hanchana Decision (unanimous) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 June 17, 2017 3 5:00 Sanya, China Catchweight (161 lb) bout.
Win 19–4 Junkai Yang TKO (punches) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Individuals' Tournament Quarterfinals June 10, 2017 1 1:17 Guangzhou, China
Win 18–4 Changzhao Yu TKO (punches) Chinese MMA Super League: Finals April 11, 2017 2 4:52 Shanghai, China
Win 17–4 Yikun Zhao Decision (unanimous) Chinese MMA Super League: Semifinals April 10, 2017 3 5:00 Shanghai, China
Win 16–4 Swapnil TKO (punches) CKF Pacific International Fighting Dali: Day 1 March 27, 2017 1 0:41 Dali City, China
Win 15–4 Huiyong Yang TKO (punches) CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 2 March 24, 2017 1 4:07 Beijing, China
Win 14–4 Xiaofan Wei TKO (punches) CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 1 March 23, 2017 1 2:04 Beijing, China
Loss 13–4 Brian Tadeo Submission (reverse triangle armbar) WLF W.A.R.S. 12 March 11, 2017 1 2:56 Zhengzhou, China Catchweight (159 lb) bout.
Loss 13–3 Missael Silva de Souza Submission (rear-naked choke) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Desperate Part 1 February 18, 2017 1 2:37 Guangzhou, China
Win 13–2 Renjie Cao Submission (armbar) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Fierce Battle Part 1 January 7, 2017 1 2:09 Guangzhou, China
Win 12–2 Rodrigo Anraku KO (slam and punches) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 January 1, 2017 1 1:02 Zhongshan, China
Win 11–2 Zhenyue Huang Decision (majority) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 October 15, 2016 3 5:00 Tianjin, China
Win 10–2 Tinggui Lang Decision (unanimous) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 October 14, 2016 3 5:00 Tianjin, China
Win 9–2 Jiale Li TKO (corner stoppage) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 October 13, 2016 1 3:57 Tianjin, China
Win 8–2 Lei Huang TKO (punches) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 1 October 11, 2016 1 1:17 Tianjin, China
Win 7–2 Temirlan Aysadilov Decision (split) Kingway & Beijing Combat September 29, 2016 3 5:00 Changping, China Return to Lightweight.
Win 6–2 Nuerjiang Submission (guillotine choke) Superstar Fight 5 September 23, 2016 1 2:04 Beijing, China Welterweight debut.
Win 5–2 Anatoliy Submission (arm-triangle choke) WKG International MMA Tournament 3 August 25, 2016 3 2:03 Harbin, China
Loss 4–2 Tao Zhou Submission (rear-naked choke) Art of War: Hero List 2 August 11, 2016 1 6:08 Beijing, China
Win 4–1 Guicheng Liu TKO (punches) Art of War: Hero List July 14, 2016 1 2:50 Beijing, China Featherweight debut.
Loss 3–1 Nuerdebieke Bahetihan Submission (shoulder choke) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 June 6, 2016 2 3:24 Jinzhou, China Bantamweight debut.
Win 3–0 Mingyang Li Submission (rear-naked choke) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 June 5, 2016 1 3:56 Jinzhou, China
Win 2–0 Yusheng Wang Submission (arm-triangle choke) Chinese MMA Super League: Day 2 June 4, 2016 1 2:43 Jinzhou, China
Win 1–0 Avzalbek Kuranbaev Submission (rear-naked choke) Bullet Fly FC 6 May 21, 2016 1 2:28 Beijing, China Lightweight debut.

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