Zabit Magomedsharipov
Zabit Magomedsharipov | |
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Born | Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | March 1, 1991
Residence | Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia |
Nationality | Russian |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
Division | Featherweight (2014–present) Lightweight (2012–2013) |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
Style | Sanda[2] |
Fighting out of | Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
Team | DagFighter Ricardo Almeida BJJ Nick Catone MMA |
Trainer | Mansur Uchakaev Ricardo Almeida Nick Catone Mark Henry |
Years active | 2012–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 7 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Notable school(s) | Five Directions of the World |
Website | www |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Zabit Magomedsharipov (born 1 March 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) Featherweight Champion.
Background[]
Magomedsharipov was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, on March 1, 1991, of Akhvakh ethnicity. Zabit has a younger brother, Khasan Magomedsharipov, who is also a professional mixed martial artist.[3] He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 10 years and then sanda. In 2003 he joined the Wushu boarding school "Пять сторон света" ("Pyat Storon Sveta") (English: "Five Directions of the World"), one of the national academic institutions, where he lived for 10 to 12 years for education and trained martial arts three times per day,[4] training under Gusein Magomaev. In 2012, he made his professional MMA debut.[5] In December 2019, his brother then followed in his footsteps by making his professional MMA debut, since putting together a perfect 5–0 record.[6]
Mixed martial arts career[]
Early career[]
Magomedsharipov fought in a handful of different promotions early in his career, amassing a professional record of 6-1 before signing with ACB.
Absolute Championship Berkut[]
Magomedsharipov went 6–0 in the ACB and was featherweight champion.[7][8]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[]
Magomedsharipov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in May 2017.[9]
Magomedsharipov was expected to face Nick Hein on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov.[10] However, Hein pulled out of the fight on August 21[11] and was replaced by Mike Santiago .[12] Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission rear-naked choke in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[13][14]
Magomedsharipov faced promotional newcomer Sheymon Moraes on November 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum.[15] He won the fight via submission in the third round.[16] The win also earned Magomedsharipov his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[17]
Magomedsharipov faced Kyle Bochniak on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223.[18] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[19] This win earned him a Fight of the Night bonus.[20] Shortly after the bout, Magomedsharipov signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC.[21]
Magomedsharipov was expected to fight Yair Rodríguez on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228.[22] However, Rodríguez pulled out of the fight on August 23[23] and was replaced by Brandon Davis.[24] Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission in the second round with a modified kneebar.[25]
Magomedsharipov faced Jeremy Stephens on March 2, 2019, at UFC 235.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]
Magomedsharipov was expected to face Calvin Kattar on October 18, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 6.[28] However, Magomedsharipov was removed from the card due to injury on September 13 and the pairing was rescheduled for the following month at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[29] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[30] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[31]
Magomedsharipov was scheduled to face Yair Rodríguez on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 175.[32] However, Rodríguez pulled out with an ankle injury.[33]
On April 26, 2021, Magomedsharipov was removed from the UFC official rankings due to inactivity. At the time of removal he was ranked #3.[34] In early June 2021, it was reported that Magomedsharipov was suffering from health issues related to his immune system, which ultimately required career-threatening surgery.[35]
In September 2021, Mark Henry announced that Magomedsharipov would be returning to the UFC soon.[36]
Championships and accomplishments[]
Mixed martial arts[]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Mike Santiago and Sheymon Moraes[14][17]
- Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Kyle Bochniak and Calvin Kattar[20][31]
- Absolute Championship Berkut
- MMADNA.nl
- Ariel Helwani's show
- Submission of the Year 2018 vs. Brandon Davis[39]
- World MMA Awards
- 2018 Submission of the Year vs. Brandon Davis[40]
Sanda[]
Mixed martial arts record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
19 matches | 18 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 6 | 0 |
By submission | 7 | 1 |
By decision | 5 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 18–1 | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar | November 9, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 17–1 | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235 | March 2, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 16–1 | Brandon Davis | Submission (Suloev stretch) | UFC 228 | September 8, 2018 | 2 | 4:36 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
Win | 15–1 | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 223 | April 7, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Brooklyn, New York, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 14–1 | Sheymon Moraes | Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | November 25, 2017 | 3 | 4:30 | Shanghai, China | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 13–1 | Mike Santiago | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | September 2, 2017 | 2 | 4:22 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 12–1 | Valdines Silva | TKO (punches) | ACB 45 | September 17, 2016 | 1 | 1:54 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Defended the ACB Featherweight Championship. Later vacated title. |
Win | 11–1 | Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov | KO (punch) | ACB 31 | March 9, 2016 | 1 | 4:19 | Grozny, Russia | Won the vacant ACB Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 10–1 | Abdul-Rakhman Temirov | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 24: Grand Prix 2015 Finals Stage 2 | October 24, 2015 | 1 | 4:16 | Moscow, Russia | ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Final. |
Win | 9–1 | Mukhamed Kokov | TKO (arm injury) | ACB 20 | June 14, 2015 | 2 | 3:57 | Sochi, Russia | |
Win | 8–1 | Artak Nazaryan | TKO (retirement) | ACB 15: Grand Prix 2015 Stage 2 | March 21, 2015 | 2 | 4:08 | Nalchik, Russia | ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Semifinal. |
Win | 7–1 | Orudzh Zamanov | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 11 | November 14, 2014 | 2 | 3:46 | Grozny, Russia | Featherweight debut. ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Quarterfinal. |
Win | 6–1 | Sarmat Hodov | Decision (unanimous) | Oplot Challenge 88 | November 16, 2013 | 2 | 1:11 | Kharkov, Ukraine | |
Win | 5–1 | Sergei Sokolov | Submission (triangle choke) | Fight Nights: Krepost Selection 1 | September 20, 2013 | 2 | 2:49 | Moscow, Russia | |
Loss | 4–1 | Igor Egorov | Submission (armbar) | ProFC 47 | April 14, 2013 | 3 | 1:27 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
Win | 4–0 | Iftikhor Arbobov | TKO (doctor stoppage) | ProFC 44 | December 2, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Chekhov, Russia | |
Win | 3–0 | Abkerim Yunusov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ProFC 42 | October 13, 2012 | 2 | 2:42 | Kharkov, Ukraine | |
Win | 2–0 | Timur Bolatov | Decision (unanimous) | Liga Kavkaz 2012 | July 3, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Khasavyurt, Russia | |
Win | 1–0 | Zhumageldy Zhetpisbayev | TKO (punches) | Odessa Golden Cup | May 9, 2012 | 3 | 2:45 | Odessa, Ukraine |
Mixed martial arts amateur record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 0–1 | Rakhman Makhazhiev | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge 34 | September 30, 2012 | 2 | 4:49 | Moscow, Russia |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ John Morgan (7 August 2020). "Zabit Magomedsharipov's younger brother, Gasan, withdraws from CFFC 82 (Updated)". mmajunkie.com.
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- ^ https://jitsmagazine.com/khasan-magomedsharipov-zabits-brother-wins-via-twister/
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- ^ a b "Absolute Championship Berkut 45 Results: Magomedshapiroov Defends Featherweight Title, UFC Vet Stringer & Bellator Vet Sarnavskiy Both Go Down | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "UFC Signs Zabit Magomedsharipov". fightful.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Nick Hein drops to featherweight, meets newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC Fight Night 115". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ John Morgan (21 August 2017). "Nick Hein out at UFC-Rotterdam, promotion seeks featherweight foe for Zabit Magomedsharipov". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Mike Santiago added to UFC: Rotterdam". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- Dagestani mixed martial artists
- Russian male taekwondo practitioners
- Russian sanshou practitioners
- Russian male mixed martial artists
- People from Khasavyurt
- Avar people
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou
- Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
- Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling