Asu Almabayev faced Jose Ochoa in a flyweight bout at UFC Abu Dhabi. Almabayev aimed to recover from his first UFC loss. The fight featured Almabayev utilizing grappling and landing significant strikes. Ochoa showcased his boxing skills but struggled with Almabayev's chain wrestling and vicious takedown attempts. Despite Ochoa’s efforts to regain control, including submissions, Almabayev maintained the upper hand. The fight concluded with Almabayev achieving a unanimous decision victory, improving his UFC record to 5-1 while Ochoa fell to 1-2 in the organization.
Almabayev got right to his grappling, catching Ochoa and holding him against the cage. His first takedown attempt was successful.
Round two got off to a different start, with Ochoa finding success with his boxing. After a couple of hard strikes, Almabayev managed to catch a kick.
With Almabayev likely up two, he had no plans of slowing down and shot again early in Round three. A cage grab briefly separated the action.
Almabayev improves to 5-1 in the UFC and defends his #9 ranking with the win. Ochoa falls to 1-2 in the UFC with the loss.
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