Shamil Abdurakhimov

Shamil Abdurakhimov (born September 2, 1981 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who is currently fighting in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 26, 2020, he is #8 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[2]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Gentovich and the family name is Abdurakhimov.
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Шамиль Абдурахимов
Born (1981-09-02) September 2, 1981
Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nickname(s)Abrek
NationalityRussian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight256 lb (116 kg; 18.3 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StyleWushu Sanda, Freestyle Wrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofMakhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
TeamFighting Eagle
TrainerKickboxing: Magomed Magomedov
RankNational Master of Sports in Wushu Sanda
International Master of Sports in Kickboxing[1]
Years active2008-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins20
By knockout9
By submission4
By decision7
Losses5
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
External image
Shamil Abdurakhimov

Background

Abdurakhimov was born September 2, 1981 in Kuyada village, Gunibsky District, Dagestan in the family of Avar descent. He started train Sanshou and Freestyle wrestling in primary school. After the army he became Sanshou Russian national champion.[3][4]

Mixed martial arts career

Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship

On May 14, 2010 at the ADFC: Battle of the Champions he faced Jeff Monson and won via majority decision.

Abdurakhimov faced Sokoudjou on October 22, 2010 at the ADFC: Round 2. He won via TKO (punches) in the third round.

In last fight in ADFC: Round 3 Abdurakhimov faced Marcos Oliveira he won via TKO (punches) in the first round. The win also earned him ADFC belt and one million dirham ($250,000).[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On January 15, 2015 he signed a contract with the UFC.[6]

In his debut, Abdurakhimov faced Timothy Johnson on April 4, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 63[7] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[8]

Abdurakhimov faced Anthony Hamilton on February 21, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 83.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10]

Abdurakhimov next faced Walt Harris on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 96.[11] He won the fight via split decision.[12]

Abdurakhimov faced Derrick Lewis on December 9, 2016 in the main event at UFC Fight Night 102.[13] After winning the first three rounds, he lost the fight by TKO in the fourth round.[14]

Abdurakhimov faced Chase Sherman on 25 November, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 122.[15] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[16]

Abdurakhimov faced Andrei Arlovski on September 15, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 136.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

Abdurakhimov faced Marcin Tybura on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 149.[19] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[20]

Abdurakhimov faced Curtis Blaydes on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242.[21] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[22]

Abdurakhimov was scheduled to face Ciryl Gane on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249.[23] However, on March 5, 2020 it was announced that Gane was forced to pull out from the event due to struck by pneumothorax during one of his trainings.[24] The bout was eventually rescheduled for July 11, 2020 at UFC 251.[25] Subsequently, the pairing was cancelled a second time and scrapped from this event in mid-June as Abdurikhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[26] The pair was rescheduled on September 26, 2020 at UFC 253.[27]h However, the bout was rescheduled again to UFC Fight Night 180 on October 18, 2020.[28] The bout fell through once again as Abdurakhimov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons on September 28, 2020 and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Ante Delija.[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Artist
  • Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship
    • Winner Abu Dhabi Grand-Prix
    • ADFC Heavyweight Champion

Sanshou
  • Russian Sanshou Federation
    • Five Time Russian National Champion[1]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
25 matches 20 wins 5 losses
By knockout 9 3
By submission 4 1
By decision 7 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 20–5 Curtis Blaydes TKO (elbow and punches) UFC 242 September 7, 2019 2 2:22 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 20–4 Marcin Tybura TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 2 3:15 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 19–4 Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oliynyk September 15, 2018 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Win 18–4 Chase Sherman KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 1 1:24 Shanghai, China
Loss 17–4 Derrick Lewis TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov December 9, 2016 4 3:42 Albany, New York, United States
Win 17–3 Walt Harris Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson October 1, 2016 3 5:00 Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 16–3 Anthony Hamilton Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy February 21, 2016 3 5:00 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 15–3 Timothy Johnson TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas April 4, 2015 1 4:57 Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Win 15–2 Kenny Garner Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 49 June 7, 2014 3 5:00 Ingushetia, Russia
Win 14–2 Neil Grove Decision (unanimous) Tech-Krep Fighting Championship: Southern Front 2 October 4, 2013 3 5:00 Krasnodar, Russia
Win 13–2 Jerry Otto Submission (americana) ProFC 40 April 1, 2012 1 1:46 Volgograd, Russia
Loss 12–2 Tony Lopez Submission (triangle choke) WUFC: Challenge of Champions December 24, 2011 3 1:54 Makhachkala, Russia
Win 12–1 Marcos Oliveira TKO (punches) ADFC: Round 3 March 11, 2011 3 2:17 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Won the ADFC Heavyweight Grand-Prix.
Win 11–1 Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) ADFC: Round 2 October 22, 2010 3 2:17 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 10–1 Jeff Monson Decision (majority) ADFC: Battle of the Champions May 14, 2010 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 9–1 Shamil Abdulmuslimov TKO (punches) ProFC: Commonwealth Cup April 23, 2010 1 1:41 Moscow, Russia
Win 8–1 Mikhail Rutskiv Submission (armbar) ProFC: Pride & Honour March 19, 2010 1 1:39 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 7–1 Baga Agaev Decision (unanimous) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 4 December 19, 2009 2 5:00 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Loss 6–1 Thiago Santos Decision (unanimous) Union of Veterans of Sport: Mayor's Cup 2009 November 27, 2009 3 5:00 Novosibirsk, Russia
Win 6–0 Roman Savochka TKO (corner stoppage) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 2 September 25, 2009 2 1:47 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 5–0 Roman Mirzoyan Submission (armbar) ProFC: Union Nation Cup 1 August 21, 2009 1 3:30 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 4–0 Vitalii Yalovenko KO (punches) ProFC: King of The Night 2 July 4, 2009 1 1:39 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 3–0 Ante Maljkovic TKO (punches) ProFC: Russia vs. Europe March 29, 2009 1 1:17 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 2–0 Gabriel Garcia TKO (punches) FightFORCE: Day of Anger February 18, 2009 1 0:57 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 1–0 Vladimir Kuchenko Submission (kimura) FightFORCE: Russia vs. The World April 19, 2008 1 N/A Saint Petersburg, Russia

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