, birth_date = , birth_place = Yili, Xinjiang, China , death_date = , death_place = , death_cause = , residence = , nationality = Chinese , ethnicity = Kazakh , height = , weight_lb = 145 , weight_class =

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

, reach = 69.0 in , style =

Greco-Roman Wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

, stance = Orthodox , rank = , fighting_out_of = Beijing, China , team = China Top Team

Sanford MMA Kill Cliff FC, officially known as Kill Cliff Fight Club (formerly known as Sanford MMA, Hard Knocks 365 and Combat Club) is a mixed martial arts gym based in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It was originally founded in 2017 by Henri Hooft and Greg Jo ...

, years_active = 2016–present , kickbox_win = , kickbox_kowin = , kickbox_loss = , kickbox_koloss = , kickbox_draw = , kickbox_nc = , mma_kowin = 19 , mma_subwin = 10 , mma_decwin = 10 , mma_koloss = 2 , mma_subloss = 6 , mma_decloss = 2 , mma_draw = , mma_nc = , sherdog = 245853 , university = , footnotes = , updated = Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (born May 4, 1994 kk, Нұрданбек Сайран) is a Chinese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the

division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Background

Nuerdanbieke comes from the

Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture ( kk, Іле Қазақ автономиялық облысы) (also as Yili) is an autonomous prefecture for Kazakh people in Northern Xinjiang, China, one of five autonomous prefectures in Xinjiang. Yining City ...

, which is located in northern

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

, straddling the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. He belongs to the Kazakh minority, training wrestling for 6 years and winning the 66KG Classical Wrestling Championship in Xinjiang and participated in many national competitions. After seeing

Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...

on television, he was inspired to try his hand in MMA. He spends his free time practicing the

dombra The ''dombra'', also known as ''dombyra'' ( kz, домбыра, uz, dombira, ba, думбыра) is a long-necked Kazakh, Uzbek and Bashkir lute and a musical string instrument. The dombyra shares certain characteristics with the komuz a ...

, a traditional stringed Kazakh musical instrument.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional career in 2016, Nuerdanbieke compiled a 37–9 record fighting on the Chinese regional scene.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nuerdanbieke made his UFC debut against

Joshua Culibao Joshua Alvin Culibao (born May 24, 1994) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background The youngest of 4 siblings in a Filipino family, with his mother from Bor ...

at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt on May 22, 2021. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Nuerdanbieke bounced back against

Sean Soriano Sean Soriano (born October 6, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the UFC. Background Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Soriano wrestled in Mount Pleasant High School Soriano and bec ...

on November 20, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 198 ''UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN+ 56'', ''UFC Vegas 43'' and ''UFC Fight Night 198'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 20, 2021 at the UFC ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Nuerdanbieke faced

T.J. Brown Trenton Joseph "T.J." Brown (born May 22, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Brown made his MMA debut in 2013 at Cage Com ...

on June 25, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 38 ''UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 38'' and ''UFC Vegas 57'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 25, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Nuerdanbieke faced

Darrick Minner Darrick Minner (born April 28, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Auburn, Nebraska and raised in Nebraska City, Minner wrestled at Nebras ...

on November 5, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Ap ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. The fight was later part of a controversy when Minner and his coach James Krause were suspended by UFC when suspicious betting patterns emerged.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 39–10 ,

, TKO (elbows) , UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:07 ,

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 38–10 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 37–10 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 36–10 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 36–9 , Tanzhao Wang , Submission (rear-naked choke) , JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Championship , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:59 ,

Langfang Langfang () is a prefecture-level city of Hebei Province, which was known as Tianjin Prefecture until 1973. It was renamed Langfang Prefecture after Tianjin became a municipality and finally upgraded into a prefecture-level city in 1988. Lang ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 35–9 , Nuerdebieke Bahetihan , Decision (unanimous) , JCK Bounty Challenge Series: 2020 Trials Elimination Round 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 34–9 ,

Rong Zhu Rong Zhu ( ch: 茸主; born March 7, 2000) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Of Tibetan descent, as early as the age of 12, Rong began to practice Sanda. ...

, KO (punches) , WLF W.A.R.S. 47 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:05 ,

Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 34–8 , Huwanixi Wusikenbieke , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , WLF W.A.R.S. 46 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:03 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 33–8 , Yibugele , TKO (punches) , WLF W.A.R.S. 43 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:40 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 32–8 , Alexey Oleinik , TKO (retirement) , WLF W.A.R.S. 41 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 31–8 , Kikadze Bondo , Submission (rear-naked choke) , WLF W.A.R.S. 39 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:51 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 30–8 , Wilson Djavan , Decision (unanimous) , ICKF: World Combat Championship , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

São Lázaro São Lázaro is the smallest Freguesia (Macau), civil parish ( pt, freguesia) of Macau, located in the central-east region of the Macau Peninsula. It is surrounded by the parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, San ...

, Macau , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–8 , Alisson Barbosa , Submission (triangle choke) , WLF W.A.R.S. 33 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:39 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–7 , Bakhtier Ibragimov , KO (body kick) , Kunlun Fight: Elite Fight Night 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:49 ,

Tongling Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west. As of the 2 ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 29–6 , Yibugele , KO (punches) , Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:23 ,

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 28–6 , Syovuzh , KO (punches) , Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:10 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 27–6 , Ruslan Emilbek , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:45 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 27–5 , Shalawujiang Yeerruer , TKO (body kick and punches) , Chin Woo Men: 2017-2018 Season: Stage 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:37 ,

Hefei Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 26–5 , Shaka Shanzis , Submission (straight armbar) , Chinese Kung Fu Championships , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 ,

Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 25–5 , Shunya Imai , TKO (punches) , Road FC 44 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:38 ,

Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 24–5 , Zack Shaw , TKO (punches) , Kunlun Fight MMA 15 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:27 , Alashan, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–5 , Yibugele , Decision (unanimous) , Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Individuals' Finals , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 23–4 , Leandro Rodrigues , TKO (submission to punches) , Kunlun Fight MMA 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:04 ,

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 22–4 , Stefan Pijuk , Decision (unanimous) , CKF Macau , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

, , - , Win , align=center, 21–4 , David Muñoz , KO (punches) , Kunlun Fight MMA 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 20–4 , Arthit Hanchana , Decision (unanimous) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Sanya Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 19–4 , Junkai Yang , TKO (punches) , Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Individuals' Tournament Quarterfinals , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:17 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 18–4 , Changzhao Yu , TKO (punches) , Chinese MMA Super League: Finals , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:52 ,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 17–4 , Yikun Zhao , Decision (unanimous) , Chinese MMA Super League: Semifinals , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 16–4 , Swapnil , TKO (punches) , CKF Pacific International Fighting Dali: Day 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:41 ,

Dali City Dali City () is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali. Xiaguan () formerly k ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 15–4 , Huiyong Yang , TKO (punches) , CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:07 ,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 14–4 , Xiaofan Wei , TKO (punches) , CKF Fighting League Finals 5: Day 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:04 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–4 , Brian Tadeo , Submission (reverse triangle armbar) , WLF W.A.R.S. 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:56 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–3 , Missael Silva de Souza , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Desperate Part 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:37 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2 , Renjie Cao , Submission (armbar) , Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season: Fierce Battle Part 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2 , Rodrigo Anraku , KO (slam and punches) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:02 ,

Zhongshan Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 i ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Zhenyue Huang , Decision (majority) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Tinggui Lang , Decision (unanimous) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Jiale Li , TKO (corner stoppage) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:57 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 , Lei Huang , TKO (punches) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:17 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 , Temirlan Aysadilov , Decision (split) , Kingway & Beijing Combat , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Changping, China , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Nuerjiang , Submission (guillotine choke) , Superstar Fight 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:04 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Anatoliy , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , WKG International MMA Tournament 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:03 ,

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Tao Zhou , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Art of War: Hero List 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:08 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Guicheng Liu , TKO (punches) , Art of War: Hero List , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:50 ,

, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Nuerdebieke Bahetihan , Submission (shoulder choke) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:24 ,

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Mingyang Li , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:56 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Yusheng Wang , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Chinese MMA Super League: Day 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:43 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Avzalbek Kuranbaev , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Bullet Fly FC 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:28 ,

, China ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuerdanbieke, Shayilan 1994 births Living people Chinese male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Chinese male sport wrestlers Chinese people of Kazakhstani descent Dombra players