Ottman Azaitar (born February 20, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
He attended the King Fahd Academy in Bonn until the age of 15 where he was raised with traditional Islamic upbringings.
This unusual school career initially had a negative impact on his German language skills, which became noticeable when he moved to the Hildegard of Bingen Gymnasium in Cologne.
However, the initial language difficulties were overcome, and he left the high school after graduating in 2012 with a grade point average of 1.9.
At the same time, Azaitar joined the German national Muay Thai team and participated in the world championship in Saint Petersburg on May 19–28, 2012.
[9] Starting his career in 2014, Ottman fought mainly in regional German promotions and then later joined Brave Combat Federation.
He was later stripped of the Lightweight Championship after refusing to defend it in a timely manner, with Mohammed Shahid, the President of Brave CF, releasing the following statement: “Ottman Azaitar has had a great career with Brave Combat Federation, fighting a really good fight in Morocco which was not for the title.
[25] It was later announced that Ottman had broken safety protocols, and Dana White released the following statement on the matter: “He and his team cut their wristbands off and got them to people on the outside, one guy, This guy got inside the bubble, went in through a room, shimmied down four balconies, went in through (Azaitar's) balcony, and dropped off a bag of we don't know what.
We got everything on camera, we saw the whole thing, and how it all went down, pulled his fight and cut him.”[26]As the result of the breach in COVID-19 safety protocols, Azaitar was released from UFC on January 23, 2021.