Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
19-6-1
RESULT

Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Asu Almabayev
Asu Almabayev
“Zulfikar”
23-3-0
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Asu Almabayev defeated Matheus Nicolau by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira, held Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Matheus Nicolau
Asu Almabayev
0
Knockdowns
1
16 of 42
Significant strikes
22 of 54
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
38 of 68
Total strikes
55 of 112
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 6
0%
Takedown accuracy
17%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
5:17
Significant strikes by target
8 of 26
Head
7 of 36
5 of 9
Body
8 of 9
3 of 7
Leg
7 of 9
12 of 37
Distance
17 of 46
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 3
4 of 5
Ground
4 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 15
Sig. str.
9 of 21
5 of 15
Total str.
9 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 24
Sig. str.
6 of 22
12 of 27
Total str.
11 of 27
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 6
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:08
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
1 of 3
Sig. str.
7 of 11
21 of 26
Total str.
35 of 64
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:09

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#NicolauAlmabayev
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
#NicolauAlmabayev
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Brian Puccillo
#NicolauAlmabayev
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Nicolau
–
8
Almabayev
●29–28 Almabayev×8
All 8 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

6%
Nicolau
3%
Draw
91%
Almabayev
32 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Almabayev78.1%●30–27 Almabayev9.4%●29–28 Nicolau6.2%●29–29 Draw3.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
88%
Almabayev
R2
84%
Nicolau
R3
97%
Almabayev

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-6-1
Record
23-3-0
0
Win Streak
3
33
Age
32
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'4"
163 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
65"
165 cm
—
Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.31
SLpM
2.31
51%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.98
SApM
1.99
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.22
TD Avg.
4.46
43%
TD Acc.
42%
90%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Matheus Nicolau · 2-3
  • L
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matt Schnell
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:44 · Flyweight
  • W
    David Dvorak
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Asu Almabayev · 4-1
  • W
    Charles Johnson
    UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs TorresSat, Jun 27, 2026
    Submission · R3 · 3:33 · Flyweight
  • W
    Alex Perez
    UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 0:22 · Flyweight
  • W
    Jose Ochoa
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Manel Kape
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs AlmabayevSat, Mar 1, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matheus Nicolau
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 8 fights
37.1
Avg sig. strikes
29.8
0.91
Avg takedowns
4.13
1:38
Avg control time
6:23
87
Career high strikes
44
3
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Matheus Nicolau
Strike target
Asu Almabayev
52%
Head
54%
34%
Body
24%
14%
Leg
22%
Matheus Nicolau
Strike position
Asu Almabayev
87%
Distance
65%
1%
Clinch
10%
12%
Ground
25%