UFC Fight Night: Namsrai Batbayar vs Andre Lima Preview & Prediction

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Two flyweight prospects face off on the featured prelims as Andre Lima welcomes the Mongolian debutant Namsrai Batbayar to the octagon.

Namsrai Batbayar vs Andre Lima facts

What time are Namsrai Batbayar and Andre Lima expected to walk out? 29 August 2026 at 10:40 am

Where is UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song? SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China

Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 286

What TV channel is UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount

Where can I stream UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song main card

Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong (Bantamweight)

Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes (Women's Strawweight)

Aori Qileng vs Kai Asakura (Bantamweight)

Su Mudaerji vs Alex Perez (Flyweight)

Liu Ce vs Levi Rodrigues Jr. (Light Heavyweight)

Bilal Hasan vs Nilson Rojas (Flyweight)

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song prelims

Namsrai Batbayar vs Andre Lima (Flyweight)

Rei Tsuruya vs Kevin Borjas (Flyweight)

Jack Jenkins vs Sean Woodson (Featherweight)

Xiao Long vs Francesco Nuzzi (Bantamweight)

Lawrence Lui vs Hector Santiago (Bantamweight)

Xiong Jingnan vs Julia Polastri (Women's Strawweight)

Ding Meng vs Cameron Nelson (Welterweight)

Namsrai Batbayar: “Steppe Warrior” arrives with ten finishes from ten wins

Andre Lima (11-1) is still best remembered for having a chunk bitten out of him by Igor Severino on debut, but the multiple time kickboxing champion has built a far better resume than that. Wins over Mitch Raposo, Felipe dos Santos and a third round submission of Daniel Barez took him to 11-0, before Kevin Borjas handed him his first professional loss in June. Lima is a patient, precise counter striker who holds a high guard, works behind single shots at range, and defends takedowns very well. The weakness exposed by Borjas was that he struggled to cut the cage when chasing down mobile opponents.

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Namsrai Batbayar vs Andre Lima prediction

The Borjas exposed that Lima simply couldn’t cut the cage on an opponent who refused to stand in front of him and circled all night. The thing is, that weakness needs a specific type of opponent to punish it, and Batbayar is the opposite of that man. He is coming forward to trade, which hands Lima exactly the fight he wants. Lima wasn’t beaten head to head in the striking or grappling in June, he just couldn’t find the angles. Being the skilled prospect he is, I expect Lima to have learnt from that fight.

Batbayar’s path is a narrow one and it runs through the first two rounds. He starts fast, Lima traditionally doesn’t, and there’s a version of this where the Mongolian pressures his way into the clinch, finds a trip, and tests a submission defence that hasn’t been probed much. But Lima’s takedown defence has held up, he’s shown good control and transitions to dominant positions when the fight does hit the mat, and he isn’t going to entertain a fence battle, he’ll circle out and punish Batbayar on the backfoot.

Batbayar is hittable. He is confident in the pocket and shows decent head movement in there, but it’s been against a considerably lower level of opposition than what’s in front of him now. Lima’s timing and precision will find the target if Batbayar plays around too long. Expect the Mongolian to have his moments early, then fade as Lima starts picking his shots from round two.

Prediction: Andre Lima to win