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✓ Ramazan Temirov won · by KO · R1
flyweight
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Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Jul 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Corner A
Steve Erceg
#21 5-4-0
Elo 1486
VS
Corner B
Ramazan Temirov
#7 3-0-0
Elo 1568
Final result · recorded Jul 25, 2026
Ramazan Temirov
defeated Steve Erceg by KO in round 1

Honest Elo Meter pre-fight: Steve Erceg 49.6% · Ramazan Temirov 50.4%

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Other fights on this card · 6
Magomed Ankalaev vs Bogdan Guskov Main event · light heavyweight Rizvan Kuniev vs Tyrell Fortune heavyweight Valter Walker vs Thomas Petersen heavyweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Sam Patterson welterweight Ismael Bonfim vs Axel Sola lightweight Nurullo Aliev vs Mike Davis lightweight

Notable

Erceg

Reach advantage of ~5".

Tale of the tape

5-4-0 UFC record 3-0-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 2 · Sub 0
-1 Streak +3
31 Age 29
5'8" 173 cm Height 5'4" 163 cm
68" 173 cm Reach 63" 160 cm
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
1530 Global Elo 1594
1486 Elo rating 1568
Steve Erceg — Notable ▼
Ramazan Temirov — Notable ▼
At a glance

Steve Erceg — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 565 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
74% Head
  • Head 74%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
89% Distance
  • Distance 89%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 2%

Ramazan Temirov — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 105 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
81% Head
  • Head 81%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
87% Distance
  • Distance 87%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 5%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.56
4.73
div avg 3.86
47%
41%
div avg 46%
4.14
3.65
div avg 3.26
56%
62%
div avg 57%
1.09
0.68
div avg 1.56
27%
50%
div avg 38%
67%
100%
div avg 63%
0.36
0.00
div avg 0.81
2
0
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Steve Erceg
20% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Ramazan Temirov
finished —
no losses
Ramazan Temirov
67% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 0
can finish?
Steve Erceg
finished 50%
2 of 4 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1554 (Steve Erceg) vs 1530 (Ramazan Temirov).

Steve Erceg red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1554
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win
Matt Schnell
Elo 1544 at fight time
Expected wins
4.3
+0.7 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 9 fights
1523
1563
Ramazan Temirov blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1530
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Steve Erceg
Elo 1548 at fight time
Expected wins
1.5
+1.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 3 fights
1508
1548
Corner A recent form
Steve Erceg
Corner B recent form
Ramazan Temirov
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Steve Erceg & Ramazan Temirov on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.