Tofiq Musayev

Azerbaijan

Drops UFC debut in hometown
LightweightUFC
June 21, 2025
Musayev lost to Myktybek Orolbai via submission (kimura) at 4:35 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ANALYSIS
A former Rizin standout, Musayev made his UFC debut here in his native Azerbaijan. He hadn't fought since November 2023 and is now 35 years old. Not surprisingly, Tofiq was never able to get out of the starting block. He gave up three takedowns and 3:40 worth of control time to Orolbai, eliminating any chance he had of getting to his difference-making power. Orolbai is not an easy debut opponent, and that must be taken into account, but there are real questions regarding how much gas Musayev has left in the tank in what is clearly the latter stages of his career.
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Orolbai fight at 165
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June 20, 2025
Musayev is scheduled to compete against Myktybek Orolbai in a 165-pound catchweight fight at UFC Baku on Saturday, per Nolan King of MMA Junkie.
ANALYSIS
It is unclear why Musayev and Orolbai's upcoming fight has their weights 10 pounds above the UFC's lightweight limit, but that will be the case. At the very least, Musayev's promotion debut is kept intact.
UFC debut scheduled
LightweightUFC
May 23, 2025
Musayev is scheduled to compete against Myktybek Orolbai in a lightweight fight at UFC Baku on June 21, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Musayev is a 35-year-old lightweight from Azerbaijan that the UFC signed seemingly to give its Baku card a hometown hero to root for in June. That does not mean he may not be qualified though, especially with a 22-5 record and 18 KO/TKOs to back up his pedigree. Musayev's first opponent is coming off a loss, bad momentum the debutant will look to take advantage of come Baku.