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Drops decision after weight miss Maksum lost to Mitch Raposo via unanimous decision (26-30, 27-29, 27-29) at UFC 321 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

Impact The events of the past 36 hours would appear to make Maksum a lock for a release in the near future. He missed weight by three pounds on Friday morning and had to forfeit 30 percent of his purse to Raposo in order for the bout to proceed. Maksum still found himself as a -500 favorite, but that proved not to matter in the slightest. He quickly faded after a strong opening round, in addition to being correctly docked a point by referee Rich Mitchell after grabbing the fence to avoid a takedown. Maksum has lost three in a row and is without a win dating back to July 2023.

OCTOBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Misses weight, fight still on Maksum missed weight for his still-scheduled fight against Mitch Raposo at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, UFC.com reports.

Impact Maksum weighed above the UFC's flyweight limit of 126 pounds. He and Raposo will fight as scheduled, with the latter getting 30 percent of the former's purse. Maksum will look to go 2-0 in 2025, which he began strongly by defeating Tagir Ulanbekov.

OCTOBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Draws next fight Maksum will fight Mitch Raposo at UFC 321 on Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Maksum will look for his second UFC win as he travels to Abu Dhabi for a flyweight showdown. He's coming off a tough two-fight losing streak to Charles Johnson and Tagir Ulanbekov, both via unanimous decision. Other than those to matches, the 5-foot-8 fighter is 15-0 in his professional fighting career, including one UFC victory. Maksum will take on a younger Raposo, who has yet to win in the UFC and sports a 9-3 pro record.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Strong showing in underdog loss Maksum lost to Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (28-29, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Impact The scorecards are not remotely reflective of how competitive this fight was. Entering as a north of a +350 underdog, Maksum went out and stuffed all eight takedown attempts from a high-level wrestler in Ulanbekov. He added three takedowns of his own. Maksum did spend too much time being pinned up along the cage, but he did fine in the striking exchanges between the two men and you can most definitely squint and say he deserved this result. The 30-year-old has now lost back-to-back fights on the heels of a split decision win over Tyson Nam in his UFC debut back in July 2023.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

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Scheduled for UFC Baku Maksum (undisclosed) is scheduled against Tagir Ulanbekov for a flyweight fight at UFC Baku on June 21, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact UFC Baku was scheduled to include a fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Kyoji Horiguchi (undisclosed), but the latter cannot make said event. This gifts Maksum a prime opportunity to make his return after an extended absence that began in February 2024.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Charles Johnson to replace injured Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night 235 vs. Azat Maksum Flyweight Charles Johnson has stepped up to replace the injured Nate Maness at the first UFC event in February.

JANUARY 3, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Charles Johnson to replace injured Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night 235 vs. Azat Maksum Flyweight Charles Johnson has stepped up to replace the injured Nate Maness at the first UFC event in February.

JANUARY 3, 2024 • SUNHERALD.COM

Azat Maksum wants to avenge Zhalgas Zhumagulov's loss to Joshua Van after UFC on ESPN 49 Flyweight Azat Maksum won his highly anticipated UFC debut against Tyson Nam at UFC on ESPN 49. Now he has his sights set on Joshua Van.

JULY 17, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM