Su Mudaerji

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Su Mudaerji
BornSonam Darjiee
(1996-01-20) January 20, 1996 (age 26)
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
Other namesThe Tibetan Eagle
NationalityChinese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
Reach72.0 in (183 cm)[1]
StyleSanda[2]
Fighting out ofAba, Sichuan, China
TeamEnbo Fight Club
Team Alpha Male[3]
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins14
By knockout11
By submission1
By decision2
Losses4
By submission4
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
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.

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See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Chinese flyweight Su Mudaerji wants to break into the top five in 2021 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "UFC Rankings | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Su Mudaerji". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. ^ Staff (2018-11-24). "UFC Beijing Preliminary Card Results and Recap". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  7. ^ DNA, MMA. "Su Mudaerji vs. Andre Soukhamthath toegevoegd aan UFC Shenzhen card". Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  8. ^ Doherty, Dan (2019-08-31). "UFC Shenzhen Results: Su Mudaerji Dominates Andre Soukhamthath Impressively". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  9. ^ DNA, MMA (2020-09-12). "Su Mudaerji vs. Malcolm Gordon toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 28 november". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  10. ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-11-28). "UFC Vegas 15 Results: Su Mudaerji Destroys Malcolm Gordon in 44 Seconds". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Dan Doherty (2021-01-20). "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Su Mudaerji Wins Tactical Fight Over Zarrukh Adashev". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Su Mudaerji Knee Injury". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ 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.

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