Lone'er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov
UFC 333 · October 24, 2026 · Etihad Arena · Main Card 2:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Distance striker vs. first-round blitzer
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Flyweight · Main Card
The read
Temirov's pressure and knockout power make him a live threat to end this early against a Kavanagh who has now been finished in back-to-back fights.
Kavanagh's kickboxing pedigree and range give him a path if he can keep this at distance and avoid the exact firefight Temirov wants, but the pattern of his last two losses — a second-round knockout and a third-round submission — raises real questions about his composure under pressure.
Temirov by finish inside two rounds is the lean, with a Kavanagh decision the likeliest path back for the Englishman.
The matchup
This is a pure style clash between elite technical distance-striking and explosive pressure.
Kavanagh, a five-time K-1 kickboxing champion, wants to work behind range and combinations the way he did in his first three UFC fights, but he now arrives off back-to-back stoppage losses that have exposed questions about his durability under pressure.
Temirov's entire game is built on closing that same distance in violent bursts, and 12 of his 20 wins have ended by knockout before opponents can find their footing.
Tale of the tape
| 10-2 | Record | 20-3 |
| 27 | Age | 29 |
| 5'4" | Height | 5'4" |
| 67" | Reach | 63" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| England | Country | Uzbekistan |
| Great Britain Top Team | Team | Legion Fight Club |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Lone'er Kavanagh 10-2
Lone'er Kavanagh is a 27-year-old English flyweight, ranked No. 6 in the division, who arrived in the UFC as a black belt kickboxer and five-time K-1 World Champion. He won his first three fights inside the Octagon, including decisions over Jose Ochoa and Felipe dos Santos, before dropping back-to-back fights — a second-round knockout loss to Charles Johnson and a third-round submission to Brandon Royval at UFC 329 in July 2026. He now looks to snap that skid against fellow contender Ramazan Temirov at UFC 333.
- LBrandon Royval · Submission (rear-naked choke)UFC 329 · July 11, 2026
- LCharles Johnson · KO/TKO (punches)UFC Fight Night · August 23, 2025
- WFelipe dos Santos · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · March 22, 2025
Ramazan Temirov 20-3
“Temurlan”
Ramazan Temirov is a 29-year-old Uzbek flyweight, ranked No. 10 in the division, riding a 12-fight win streak that stretches back to 2019 and runs through China, Japan, and the UFC. Despite standing just 5-foot-4, he fights big, with 12 of his 20 career wins coming by knockout against zero submission wins, most recently a first-round finish of former title challenger Steve Erceg in July 2026 that earned him a Performance of the Night bonus. He now meets fellow contender Lone'er Kavanagh at UFC 333, a fight with real implications for the flyweight top five.
- WSteve Erceg · KO/TKO (punch)UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · July 25, 2026
- WCharles Johnson · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · March 1, 2025
- WCJ Vergara · KO/TKO (punches)UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · October 12, 2024