Muslim Salikhov

"King of Kung Fu"

AGE	41 / Jun 9, 1984
HEIGHT	5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov School

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 22

KO / TKO

68%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

23%

Losses 5

KO / TKO

40%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

20%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Carlos Leal	UFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder Jul / 26 / 2025	KO (Punch) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:42
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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