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Russia
Buynaksk, Dagestan
Muslim Salikhov
"
King of Kung Fu
"
AGE
40
/
Jun 9, 1984
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov School
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
21
KO
/
TKO
14
67%
SUBMISSIONS
2
10%
DECISIONS
5
24%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
2
40%
SUBMISSIONS
2
40%
DECISIONS
1
20%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Kenan Song
UFC Fight Night 248 - Yan vs. Figueiredo
Nov / 23 / 2024
KO (Spinning Wheel Kick)
Mark Craig
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:49
win
Santiago Ponzinibbio
UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez
Jul / 13 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Randy Brown
UFC Fight Night 235 - Dolidze vs. Imavov
Feb / 03 / 2024
KO (Punches)
Kerry Hatley
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:17
loss
Nicolas Dalby
UFC on ESPN 47 - Vettori vs. Cannonier
Jun / 17 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Andre Fialho
UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Nov / 19 / 2022
TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:03
loss
Jingliang Li
UFC on ABC 3 - Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Jul / 16 / 2022
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:38
win
Francisco Trinaldo
UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Jun / 05 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul / 11 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Laureano Staropoli
UFC Fight Night 162 - Maia vs. Askren
Oct / 26 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Thomas Fan
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Nordine Taleb
UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
Sep / 07 / 2019
KO (Punch)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:26
win
Ricky Rainey
UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje
Apr / 14 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:12
loss
Alex Garcia
UFC Fight Night 122 - Bisping vs. Gastelum
Nov / 25 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John Sharp
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:22
win
Melvin Guillard
Kunlun Fight - Kunlun Fight MMA 12
Jun / 01 / 2017
KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
1
1:33
win
Akoundou Epelet Evy Johannes
IPFC - YunFeng Showdown 1
May / 25 / 2017
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
3:23
win
Ivan Jorge
Kunlun Fight - Cage Series 6
Oct / 21 / 2016
KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
1
1:04
win
Gang Zhang
SF - Superstar Fight 3
May / 21 / 2016
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
N/A
win
Artem Shokalo
Cage Fighting - Dagestan
Apr / 02 / 2016
KO (Spinning Back Kick to the Body)
Magomed Sultanakhmedov
1
2:31
win
Tuluosibake Kuerbanjiang
BFFC - Bullet Fly Fighting Championship 3
Jan / 16 / 2016
TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches)
1
0:18
win
Takashi Yamashita
W.I.N. FC - W.I.N. Fighting Championship
Jul / 18 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Ziyang Zhao
1
N/A
win
Gele Qing
CKF World Federation - Zhong Wu Ultimate Fighting
Apr / 18 / 2015
KO (Punches)
1
3:50
win
Victor Sckoteski
M-1 Challenge 53 - Battle in the Celestial Empire
Nov / 25 / 2014
TKO (Punch)
Mika Sinkkonen
1
4:27
win
Filip Kotarlic
M-1 Global - M-1 Challenge 44
Nov / 30 / 2013
KO (Punch)
Viktor Korneev
1
3:05
win
Deyan Topalski
M-1 Challenge 38 - Spring Battle
Apr / 09 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Kris Hocum
Beirut Elite Fighting Championship - First Blood
Dec / 15 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mavridis Ioannis
1
1:40
win
Dankao Sakda
TFC 4 - Top of the Forbidden City 4
Aug / 19 / 2011
KO (Punch)
1
6:56
win
Wang Hong Tao
TFC 2 - Top of the Forbidden City 2
Jul / 22 / 2011
TKO (Arm Injury)
1
0:51
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Which UFC contender is most likely to rise to a first-time divisional champion in 2025?
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Magomed Ankalaev
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Arman Tsarukyan
6%
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2%
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39%
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7%
Movsar Evloev
3%
Shavkat Rakhmonov
22%
Umar Nurmagomedov
19%
Other
3%
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