Amir Aliakbari

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Amir Aliakbari
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Born
Amir Aziz Aliakbari[1]

(1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 34)
Shahriar, Tehran Province, Iran
NationalityIranian
Alma materIslamic Azad University of Eslamshahr[2]
Sports career
CountryIran
SportWrestling, MMA
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Height193[3] cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight118.25[4] kg (261 lb; 18 st 9 lb)
Reach80 in (203 cm)
StyleWrestling
TeamAKA Thailand (2014–present)[5]
Years active2005–2013; 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins10
By knockout7
By decision3
Losses3
By knockout3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 96 kg
Disqualified 2013 Budapest 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pattaya 96 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 120 kg

Amir Ali akbari (Persian: امير على‌اكبرى, born 11 December 1987) is an Iranian gold medalist and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestler and current mixed martial artist signed to ONE Championship. He formerly competed at Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) and Rizin Fighting Federation. International Wrestling Federation, FILA banned Aliakbari from competing for life after a second doping offence.

Wrestling career[]

In 2007–2008, he wrestled for Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club of Iranian Premier Wrestling League.[6]

He missed the 2012 Summer Olympics due to a doping suspension.[1]

In 2013 World Wrestling Championships, 120 kg he initially won a gold medal, making him a two-times world champion,[7] however in December 2013, International Wrestling Federation, FILA banned Aliakbari for life after a second doping offence. He was stripped of his gold medal and Heiki Nabi was moved up to gold.[1]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Early career[]

In 2014, longtime MMA entrepreneur Mishal Abul personally found Aliakbari and got him into MMA. Mishal was an investor with Paradigm Sports Management so Aliakbari signed a management agreement with them.[4] At the same time, he signed on to train under UFC star Mike Swick of AKA Thailand in Phuket, Thailand also training alongside UFC fighters Mark Hunt and Soa Palelei.[8] He is the first world class Iranian wrestler to pursue an MMA career.[8]

Early MMA career[]

Aliakbari made his professional MMA debut in October 2015, defeating Hyung Chul-Lee via TKO in the first round. His second bout came two months later as he defeated Radu Spinghel via TKO in the first round.[9]

Rizin FF[]

In early 2016, it was announced that Aliakbari signed with the Japanese promotion Rizin Fighting Federation. He made his debuted in September in the first round of the openweight grand prix against Joao Isidoro Almeida. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Aliakbari was scheduled to face former UFC champion Shane Carwin in the quarter-finals in December 2016. However, Carwin withdrew from the tournament and he instead faced Heath Herring. Aliakbari won the bout by unanimous decision. In the final stage of the tournament on December 31, Aliakbari faced Valentin Moldavsky. He won the fight via split decision.[10] He then faced Mirko Cro Cop in the finals on the same night and lost the fight via knockout.[11] He then defeated Geronimo dos Santos and Tyler King via TKO.[12]

Absolute Championship Berkut[]

In December 2017 Aliakbari announced departure from Rizin and Joining ACB. His first opponent was Denis Smoldarev, who Aliakbari defeated via technical knockout at 2:27 of the first round on March 24, 2018. He is going to have four opponents in ACB.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[]

It was reported that Aliakbari was signed by UFC on June 6, 2019 after Aliakbari offered compensation to the ACA for early termination of his contract, where the compensation sum was donated to charity.[13] Aliakbari withdrew from the UFC due to a doping ban handed down by the international amateur wrestling governing body as well as US economic sanctions.[14]

ONE Championship[]

In August 2020 news broke that Aliakbari signed with the ONE Championship.[15] He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Islam Abasov at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020.[16] However, Abasov withdrew from the fight after being detained following a road incident in his native Russia.[17]

He faced Kang Ji Won at ONE Championship: Fists of Fury 2 on March 5, 2021.[18] In a huge upset, Aliakbari lost to Kang by first-round knockout.[19]

Aliakbari faced Anatoly Malykhin at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24, 2021.[20] He lost the bout, getting knocked unconscious again in the first round.[21]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 10 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 3
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 10–3 Anatoliy Malykhin KO (punches) ONE Championship: Revolution September 24, 2021 1 2:57 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 10–2 Kang Ji Won KO (punches) ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 2 March 5, 2021 1 1:54 Kallang, Singapore
Win 10–1 Shelton Graves TKO (punches) ACA 93: Balaev vs. Zhamaldaev March 16, 2019 1 4:44 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 9–1 Daniel Omielańczuk Decision (unanimous) ACB 89: Abdulvakhabov vs. Bagov 3 September 8, 2018 3 5:00 Krasnodar, Russia
Win 8–1 Denis Smoldarev TKO (elbows and punches) ACB 83: Borisov vs. Kerimov March 24, 2018 1 2:25 Baku, Azerbaijan
Win 7–1 Tyler King TKO (punches) Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 Opening Round Part 1 July 30, 2017 1 1:39 Saitama, Japan
Win 6–1 Geronimo dos Santos TKO (punches) Rizin FF 5: Sakura April 16, 2017 1 3:34 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 5–1 Mirko Cro Cop KO (punches) Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round December 31, 2016 1 2:03 Saitama, Japan 2016 Rizin Open-Weight Grand Prix Final.
Win 5–0 Valentin Moldavsky Decision (split) Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round December 31, 2016 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan 2016 Rizin Open-Weight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win 4–0 Heath Herring Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round December 29, 2016 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan 2016 Rizin World Grand Prix Quarterfinals.
Win 3–0 Joao Isidoro Almeida TKO (punches) Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round September 25, 2016 1 2:25 Saitama, Japan 2016 Rizin World Grand Prix First Round.
Win 2–0 Radu Spinghel TKO (punches) Real Fight Championship 3 December 5, 2015 1 1:02 Yokohama, Japan
Win 1–0 Hyung Chul-Lee TKO (punches) Full Metal Dojo 7: Full Metal Massacre October 31, 2015 1 0:17 Bangkok, Thailand

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Greco-Roman results[]

World Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location Notes
Gold at the 2013 UWW World Championships at 120kg
Win 14–1 Estonia Heiki Nabi 4–0 2013-09-16 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary Aliakbari stripped of the Gold Medal after he failed a doping test.
Win 13–1 Turkey Riza Kayaalp 4–1 2013-09-16 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 12–1 Germany Eduard Popp 7–0 2013-09-16 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 11–1 Sweden Johan Euren 7–0 2013-09-16 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 10–1 Ukraine Oleksandr Chernetskyi 3–1F 2013-09-16 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Gold at the 2010 UWW World Championships at 96kg
Win 9–1 Belarus Tsimafai Dzeinichenka 2–2, 1–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 8–1 Russia Aslanbek Khushtov 1–0, 1–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 7–1 Bulgaria Kaloyan Dinchev 3–0, 1–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 6–1 Egypt Mohamed Abdelfatah 1–0, 1–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 5–1 Uzbekistan Davyd Saldadze 1–0, 1–0 2010-09-06 2010 World Wrestling Championships Russia Moscow, Russia
Bronze at the 2009 UWW World Championships at 96kg
Win 4–1 Uzbekistan Davyd Saldadze 1–0, 2–2 2009-09-26 2009 World Wrestling Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark
Loss 3–1 Hungary Balázs Kiss 1–0, 0–5, 0–1 2009-09-26 2009 World Wrestling Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark
Win 3–0 Romania Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu 2–0, 1–0 2009-09-26 2009 World Wrestling Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark
Win 2–0 Bulgaria Kaloyan Dinchev 3–0, 3–0 2009-09-26 2009 World Wrestling Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark
Win 1–0 Denmark Jesper Viholt 5–0, 4–0 2009-09-26 2009 World Wrestling Championships Denmark Herning, Denmark

References[]

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