Su Mudaerji
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Born | Sonam Darjiee January 20, 1996 Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China |
Other names | The Tibetan Eagle |
Nationality | Chinese |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
Division | Flyweight Bantamweight |
Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm)[1] |
Style | Sanda[2] |
Fighting out of | Aba, Sichuan, China |
Team | Enbo Fight Club Team Alpha Male[3] |
Years active | 2016–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 18 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 11 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 4 |
By submission | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Su Mudaerji (ch: 苏木达尔基 tb: བསོད་ནམས་དར་རྒྱས།, born January 20, 1996) is a Chinese mixed martial artist of Tibetan descent who competes in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 20, 2021, he is #13 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[4]
Mixed martial arts career[]
Early career[]
In his childhood, Sumudaerji used to herd cattle in the mountains. He was born with a passion for sports. When he was 14 years old, Sumudaerji joined the well-known Embo Fighting Club in China. He started practicing Sanda in 2010 and won the second place in the Sichuan Youth Sanda Championship. From 2014 to 2015, he was selected to study in the Sichuan Sanda team and then transitioned into MMA. Starting his career in 2016, Mudaerji fought mostly for the Wu Lin Feng promotion, compiling an 11–3 record.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[]
Mudaerji made his UFC debut against Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 141 on November 24, 2018. He lost the fight via an armbar in round two.[6]
Mudaerji next faced Andre Soukhamthath on August 31, 2019 on UFC on ESPN+ 15.[7] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
In his third fight for the promotion, Mudaerji faced Malcolm Gordon on November 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[9] He won the fight via knockout less than a minute into round one.[10] He earned a Performance of the Night bonus for the win.[11]
Mudaerji faced Zarrukh Adashev, replacing Jeffrey Molina, on January 20, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 20.[12] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
Mudaerji was scheduled to face Tim Elliott on June 26, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 190.[14] However, Mudaerji had to pull out off the bout due to a knee injury that required surgery.[15]
Personal life[]
Mudaerji is the first UFC fighter of Tibetan descent.[16]
Championships and accomplishments[]
Mixed martial arts[]
Sanda[]
- 2010 Sichuan Junior Sanda Championship − 2nd place
Mixed martial arts record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
18 matches | 14 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By submission | 1 | 4 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 14–4 | Zarrukh Adashev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny | January 20, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 13–4 | Malcolm Gordon | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark | November 28, 2020 | 1 | 0:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Flyweight. Performance of the Night. |
Win | 12–4 | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Shenzhen, China | |
Loss | 11–4 | Louis Smolka | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | November 24, 2018 | 2 | 2:07 | Beijing, China | |
Loss | 11–3 | Hao Bin Ma | Submission (choke) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 28 | October 26, 2018 | 2 | 3:57 | Zhengzhou, China | Flyweight bout. |
Win | 11–2 | Temirulan Bamadaliev | TKO (punches) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 25 | June 27, 2018 | 1 | 2:14 | Zhengzhou, China | Catchweight (130 lb) bout. |
Win | 10–2 | Zelimkhan Makaev | KO (spinning back kick) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 23 | April 14, 2018 | 1 | 4:01 | Zhengzhou, China | Bantamweight debut. |
Win | 9–2 | Bidzina Gavashelishvili | KO (flying knee) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 22 | March 17, 2018 | 1 | 2:36 | Kaifeng, China | Catchweight (128 lb) bout. |
Loss | 8–2 | Abdulla Aliev | Submission (choke) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 21 | January 13, 2018 | 3 | 3:16 | Zhengzhou, China | For the vacant WLF Flyweight Championship. |
Win | 8–1 | Ryota Kobayashi | TKO (punches) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 18 | October 28, 2017 | 1 | 1:19 | Maerkang, China | Catchweight (130 lb) bout. |
Win | 7–1 | Jomar Manlangit | TKO (punches) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 17 | September 16, 2017 | 1 | 1:20 | Zhengzhou, China | Catchweight (130 lb) bout. |
Win | 6–1 | Pengshuai Liu | TKO (punches) | Chin Woo Men MMA Professional League | April 7, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Guangzhou, China | |
Win | 5–1 | Junye Gao | KO (punch) | WLF World Championship | January 13, 2017 | 1 | 3:39 | Zhengzhou, China | |
Win | 4–1 | Teimur Ragimov | Submission (choke) | WLF: E.P.I.C. 8 | September 28, 2016 | 3 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
Win | 3–1 | Isaias Celiva | TKO (retirement) | WLF: E.P.I.C. 5 | June 29, 2016 | 2 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
Win | 2–1 | Leonid Malozemov | KO (head kick) | WLF: E.P.I.C. 3 | April 23, 2016 | 2 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
Loss | 1–1 | Yusuke Uehara | Submission (armbar) | WLF: E.P.I.C. 2 | March 13, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
Win | 1–0 | Seung Heon Lim | TKO (doctor stoppage - cut) | WLF: E.P.I.C. 1 | January 13, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | Flyweight debut. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "恩波格斗:"藏族雄鹰"苏木达尔基 [简介]". 武享吧 (in Chinese (China)).
- ^ "Chinese flyweight Su Mudaerji wants to break into the top five in 2021 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "UFC Rankings | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Su Mudaerji". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Staff (2018-11-24). "UFC Beijing Preliminary Card Results and Recap". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "Su Mudaerji vs. Andre Soukhamthath toegevoegd aan UFC Shenzhen card". Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (2019-08-31). "UFC Shenzhen Results: Su Mudaerji Dominates Andre Soukhamthath Impressively". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-09-12). "Su Mudaerji vs. Malcolm Gordon toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 28 november". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-11-28). "UFC Vegas 15 Results: Su Mudaerji Destroys Malcolm Gordon in 44 Seconds". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ a b Stephie Haynes (2020-11-29). "UFC Vegas 15 post-fight bonuses: Smith nabs POTN for first round triangle". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-12-31). "Su Mudaerji pakt short notice partij tegen Zarrukh Adashev op 20 januari in Abu Dhabi". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Dan Doherty (2021-01-20). "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Su Mudaerji Wins Tactical Fight Over Zarrukh Adashev". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (2021-03-24). "Tim Elliott vs. Su Mudaerji targeted for UFC Fight Night on June 26". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "Su Mudaerji Knee Injury". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2019-08-31). "Su Mudaerji's UFC debut is 'a moment of pride for the people of Tibet". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Chinese male mixed martial artists
- Flyweight mixed martial artists
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- People of Tibetan descent
- Chinese sanshou practitioners
- Tibetan sportspeople
- Athletes from Sichuan
- Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou