Welterweight · Unofficial rank #26 · Meta unranked Riser Booked

Who will Tahir Abdullayev 🇦🇿 fight next?

Record 20-3-0 · Age 29 · Born Azerbaijan

Tahir Abdullayev is booked to fight Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling (ABHA Arena, Doha) on Sat 21 Nov 2026.

Updated 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.

Unofficial rank #26 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.

BOOKED: vs Jake Matthews, UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 (UFC.com event page). Last fight: Beat Jefferson Nascimento (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 27 Jun 2026). Unofficial rank #26 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).

Likely opponents Model estimate

Jake Matthews
92%

Officially on the card. The rest is withdrawal risk.

Likely event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar) · ABHA Arena, Doha · 21 Nov

booked

Field / other: 8%. This covers everyone not listed above.

Likely event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 · Event page: UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling
Last fight: Win vs Jefferson Nascimento · KO/TKO R3 4:28 · UFC Fight Night · 27 Jun 2026
Career stage: Riser: 5 straight wins.
Confidence: High (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
Last updated: 2 Oct 2026 (UAE time)

Tahir Abdullayev: frequently asked questions

When is Tahir Abdullayev's next fight?

Tahir Abdullayev is booked to fight Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling (ABHA Arena, Doha) on Sat 21 Nov 2026. Source: the UFC.com event page, checked 2 Oct 2026.

Who did Tahir Abdullayev fight last?

Tahir Abdullayev beat Jefferson Nascimento at UFC Fight Night on 27 Jun 2026 (KO/TKO R3 4:28).

Who is Tahir Abdullayev likely to fight next?

The fight with Jake Matthews is officially booked. NextSmash model estimate: Jake Matthews (92%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.

What is Tahir Abdullayev's record?

20-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).

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More: Welterweight rankings and next fights · Azerbaijan UFC fighters · UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling fight card

Sources

UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 · 2 Oct 2026

Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.