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Russia
Makhachkala, Dagestan
Marat Gafurov
"
Cobra
"
AGE
39
/
Nov 21, 1984
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
171 lbs
/
77.56 kg
ASSOCIATION
Top Team Makhachkala
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
20
KO
/
TKO
2
10%
SUBMISSIONS
13
65%
DECISIONS
5
25%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
2
50%
SUBMISSIONS
1
25%
DECISIONS
1
25%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Gabor Boraros
ACA 172 - Esengulov vs. Vagaev
Mar / 09 / 2024
Submission (Armbar)
Maxim Protasov
1
2:55
win
Ariel Sexton
One Championship - One 159
Jul / 22 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Mohamad Sulaiman
3
4:15
loss
Rae Yoon Ok
One Championship - One on TNT 3
Apr / 07 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Olivier Coste
3
5:00
win
Lowen Tynanes
One Championship - Collision Course
Dec / 18 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
loss
Iuri Lapicus
One Championship - Warrior's Code
Feb / 07 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kemp Cheng
1
1:07
win
Tetsuya Yamada
One Championship - For Honor
May / 03 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Kemp Cheng
3
5:00
loss
Koyomi Matsushima
One Championship - Conquest of Heroes
Sep / 22 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
1
2:41
win
Emilio Urrutia
One Championship - Heroes of Honor
Apr / 20 / 2018
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yuji Shimada
1
2:34
loss
Martin Nguyen
One Championship - Quest for Greatness
Aug / 18 / 2017
KO (Punch)
Yuji Shimada
2
1:27
win
Narantungalag Jadambaa
One Championship - Defending Honor
Nov / 11 / 2016
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Olivier Coste
1
4:51
win
Kazunori Yokota
One Championship 43 - Kingdom of Champions
May / 27 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Olivier Coste
2
4:25
win
Narantungalag Jadambaa
One Championship 34 - Dynasty of Champions 4
Nov / 21 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Olivier Coste
4
4:39
win
Martin Nguyen
One Championship 31 - Odyssey of Champions
Sep / 27 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Olivier Coste
1
0:41
win
Ev Ting
One Championship 27 - Warrior's Quest
May / 22 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Olivier Coste
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:30
win
Rob Lisita
One FC 21 - Roar of Tigers
Oct / 17 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:08
win
Lee Morrison
M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 47
Apr / 04 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
5
5:00
win
Yuri Ivlev
M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 41
Aug / 21 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
2
3:56
win
Vugar Bakhshiev
M-1 Challenge 35 - Emelianenko vs. Monson
Nov / 15 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Viktor Korneev
1
4:18
win
Joakhim Apie
POC - Pride of Caucasus
Sep / 23 / 2012
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:22
win
Mairbek Taisumov
M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo
Jun / 21 / 2012
Decision (Split)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
win
David Kozma
M-1 Challenge 31 - Monson vs. Oleinik
Mar / 16 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
2:10
win
Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov
M-1 Challenge 29 - Samoilov vs. Miranda
Nov / 19 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Viktor Korneev
3
5:00
win
Yuri Vlasenko
M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010 - Round 6
Nov / 06 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:18
win
Shamil Gadzhiev
Challenge Cup - Mix Fight 3
Jun / 04 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:10
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