Halil İbrahim Demiraslan, also known as İbo Aslan (born 23 April 1996), is a Turkish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background Halil İbrahim Demiraslan was born on 23 April 1996 in Akçaören village of Altunhisar. When he was only seven years old, his family moved to Austria because of his father's job. At the age of thirteen, after attempting to play football and not enjoying it, he turned to martial arts. His interests led him to first take part in kickboxing, followed by wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Mixed martial arts career Dana White's Contender Series Aslan faced Paulo Renato Jr. in season seven of Dana White's Contender Series on 15 August 2023. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round, which earned Aslan a spot on the UFC roster.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Aslan faced Anton Turkalj in a rematch on 30 March 2024 at UFC on ESPN 54. He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.
In his second fight, Aslan faced Rafael Cerqueira on 26 October 2024 at UFC 308. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
Aslan faced Ion Cuțelaba on 22 February 2025 at UFC Fight Night 252. He lost the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.
Aslan faced Billy Elekana on 26 July 2025 at UFC on ABC 9. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Aslan was scheduled to face Junior Tafa on 28 September 2025 at UFC Fight Night 260. However, the bout was canceled due to an injury with Tafa.
Aslan faced Iwo Baraniewski on 6 December 2025 at UFC 323. He lost the fight by first round knockout.
Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) UFC.com Awards 2025: Ranked #5 Fight of the Year Austrian Fight Challenge AFC Light Heavyweight Champion (One time) Vendetta Fight Night VFN Light Heavyweight Champion (One time) MMA Fighting 2025 Round of the Year theScore 2025 Round of the Year
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center|14–4 |Iwo Baraniewski |KO (punches) |UFC 323 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:29 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Loss |align=center|14–3 |Billy Elekana |Decision (unanimous) |UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|Loss |align=center|14–2 |Ion Cuțelaba |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:51 |Seattle, Washington, United States
|Win |align=center|14–1 |Raffael Cerqueira |TKO (punches) |UFC 308 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:51 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|Win |align=center|13–1 |Anton Turkalj |TKO (punch) |UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:32 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
|Win |align=center|12–1 |Paulo Renato Jr. |TKO (punches) |Dana White's Contender Series 58 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:22 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|Win |align=center|11–1 |Giorgi Khubejashvili |TKO (leg kick and punches) |Vendetta Fight Nights 33 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:30 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|10–1 |Amilcar Alves |TKO (punches) |Sparta CF 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:45 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|9–1 |Felix Polianidis |TKO (punches) |Tosan Fight Night 13 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:20 |Vienna, Austria
|Loss |align=center|8–1 |Anton Turkalj |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Brave CF 40
|align=center|2 |align=center|1:57 |Stockholm, Sweden
|Win |align=center|8–0 |Ivan Vičić |TKO (punches) |Vendetta Fight Nights 18
|align=center|1 |align=center|0:00 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|7–0 |Robert Valentin |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge 8
|align=center|3 |align=center|1:36 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|6–0 |Bart Cillessen |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:35 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|5–0 |Milan Stojadinovic |KO (punch) |Austrian Fight Challenge 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:35 |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|4–0 |Sasa Mihajlovic |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|N/A |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|3–0 |Igor Kantar |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 2 | |align=center|1 |align=center|N/A |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|2–0 |Milan Bodonji |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge 5 | |align=center|1 |align=center|N/A |Vienna, Austria
|Win |align=center|1–0 |Mattia Calore |TKO (punches) |Austrian Fight Challenge: New Talents 1 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:27 |Vienna, Austria
See also List of current UFC fighters List of male mixed martial artists
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