Fighter Profile: Ramazan Temirov

Background

Uzbekistani flyweight fighting under the nickname “Temurlan”, with a karate-rooted striking style. He is 3-0 inside the UFC with two post-fight bonuses; published sources differ slightly on his overall professional record, so we have not fixed a single figure here.

Career timeline

• Fought on the Asian regional circuit before signing with the UFC, arriving on a long winning streak.
• Made his UFC debut on 12 October 2024 in Las Vegas, stopping CJ Vergara with first-round punches.
• Won his first three UFC bouts, earning two post-fight bonuses.
• Accepted a 12-month suspension from Combat Sports Anti-Doping after testing positive for trimetazidine in two out-of-competition samples collected in Phuket, Thailand, on 12 June and 4 July 2025. CSAD accepted that the drug had been prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition and taken briefly, but that he had not checked the prohibited list.
• The suspension was applied retroactively and he became eligible to return on 5 July 2026.

Fight craft

Temirov’s striking comes out of a karate base: long entries, sharp straight punches and a high finishing rate — around 60 per cent of his wins have come by knockout. In three UFC appearances he has looked comfortable at the promotion’s pace. That is also the honest caveat: three fights is a small sample against ranked opposition, and his grappling has not been seriously tested at this level.

In the modern MMA landscape

Our wider MMA analysis lists Temirov in its anti-doping table, and the details there — trimetazidine, twelve months, eligible 5 July 2026 — are accurate. What the table does not convey is the finding behind it: CSAD accepted the substance was prescribed for a medical condition, which places this in a different category from a deliberate performance-enhancing violation.

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Sources

• UFC — Statement on Ramazonbek Temirov
• Sherdog — UFC flyweight Ramazonbek Temirov suspended one year for anti-doping violation
• Yahoo Sports — UFC flyweight Ramazan Temirov suspended one year

Record and competitive status checked 1 August 2026.