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Middleweight

Makhmud Muradov

30-8-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-2-0 (1 NC)
Durable Hard To Take Down
6'2"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:18Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 63.7 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 41.9 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 77.5 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 79.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 67.4 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 78.2 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 34.8 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 37.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 80
  2. TD Defense Above avg 78
  3. Striking D Above avg 78
  4. Wrestling Average 67
  5. Striking Average 64
  6. Accuracy Below avg 42
  7. Control Below avg 38
  8. Grappling Below avg 35

Built on 79 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Durable above avg durability — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 78 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.57
Striking accuracy43.9%
Striking defense61.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.57
Takedowns / 15 min3.03
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.19
Control time14.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
September 28, 2019 vs Alessio Di Chirico — 3.6/min (W) Sep '19 December 7, 2019 vs Trevor Smith — 6.43/min (W) Dec '19 January 23, 2021 vs Andrew Sanchez — 6.08/min (W) Jan '21 August 28, 2021 vs Gerald Meerschaert — 5.87/min (L) Aug '21 October 22, 2022 vs Caio Borralho — 0.93/min (L) Oct '22 July 22, 2023 vs Bryan Barberena — 3.6/min (W) Jul '23 February 3, 2024 vs Aliaskhab Khizriev — 5.45/min (NC) — only 0.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '24

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
NC Aliaskhab Khizriev 1-0 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 0:11 — UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · February 3, 2024
1/1Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bryan Barberena 18-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · July 22, 2023
54/97Sig. strikes
28/81Absorbed
13/16Takedowns
5:10Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Caio Borralho 12-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
14/35Sig. strikes
19/32Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gerald Meerschaert 32-14 walk-in Submission · R2 1:49 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · August 28, 2021
40/99Sig. strikes
32/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Andrew Sanchez 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:59 — UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · January 23, 2021
79/174Sig. strikes
48/141Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Trevor Smith 15-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:09 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · December 7, 2019
91/183Sig. strikes
39/96Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Alessio Di Chirico 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · September 28, 2019
54/169Sig. strikes
36/113Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
30-8-0 (1 NC)Pro record
The Money Team (Mayweather Boxing Club) (present), Legion Fight Club (Muradov Team) (present), Black Kobra Striking System (present), Tiger Muay Thai Phuket (previously)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 18
Submission 3
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 4
Decision 3
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

X Fight Nights 9
UFC 7
Oktagon 6
Night of Warriors 3
Czech Muay Thai Association 3
MMAA Aréna 3
Simply the Best 1
Caveam 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 39 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Will Fleury TKO (punches) Oktagon 92
August 1, 2026
 Oktagon 2 0:19
W Patrik Kincl Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 72
June 14, 2025
 Oktagon 5 5:00
W Yasubey Enomoto KO (knee and punches) Oktagon 68
March 8, 2025
 Oktagon 2 0:40
W Scott Askham Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 61
September 21, 2024
 Oktagon 3 5:00
NC Aliaskhab Khizriev NC (accidental eye poke) UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
February 3, 2024
 UFC 1 0:11
W Bryan Barberena Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
July 22, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Caio Borralho Decision (unanimous) UFC 280
October 22, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gerald Meerschaert Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
August 28, 2021
 UFC 2 1:49
W Andrew Sanchez TKO (flying knee and punches) UFC 257
January 23, 2021
 UFC 3 2:59
W Trevor Smith KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
December 7, 2019
 UFC 3 4:09
W Alessio Di Chirico Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
September 28, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Wendell de Oliveira Marques KO (punches) Oktagon 13
July 27, 2019
 Oktagon 2 1:56
W Alberto Emiliano Pereira TKO (punches) Oktagon 12
June 8, 2019
 Oktagon 1 3:34
W Tato Primera KO (punch) Night of Warriors 15
April 6, 2019
 Night of Warriors 2 0:18
W Diego Gonzalez Decision (unanimous) X Fight Nights 17
March 16, 2019
 X Fight Nights 3 5:00
W Grzegorz Siwy KO (punch) X Fight Nights 15
December 27, 2018
 X Fight Nights 3 4:50
W Deyan Topalski TKO (punches) X Fight Nights 12
October 6, 2018
 X Fight Nights 1 4:27
W David Ramires TKO (punches) X Fight Nights 11
June 28, 2018
 X Fight Nights 2 0:30
W Edvaldo de Oliveira TKO (elbows) X Fight Nights 8
March 3, 2018
 X Fight Nights 2 4:42
W Tomáš Penz TKO (punches) X Fight Nights 6
December 7, 2017
 X Fight Nights 1 4:20
W Zoran Dod Decision (unanimous) X Fight Nights 3
June 25, 2017
 X Fight Nights 3 5:00
W Shota Gvasalia TKO (punches) Simply the Best 14
April 18, 2017
 Simply the Best 3 2:07
L David Ramires TKO (clavicle injury) X Fight Nights 2
December 18, 2016
 X Fight Nights 2 1:19
W Damian Chandzel Submission (forearm choke) Night of Warriors 10
November 5, 2016
 Night of Warriors 1 1:36
W Rafael Silva Decision (unanimous) X Fight Nights 1
June 12, 2016
 X Fight Nights 3 5:00
W Tomáš Kužela Decision (unanimous) Night of Warriors 9
March 19, 2016
 Night of Warriors 3 5:00
W Andreas Birgels TKO (punches) Caveam: Bitva Roku 2015
March 19, 2015
 Caveam 3 3:35
L Maciej Różański Decision (unanimous) Fighting Zone: Cage Time 1
December 10, 2014
 Fighting Zone 3 5:00
W István Tóth Submission (rear-naked choke) Czech Muay Thai Association: Pardál Gladiators Night Cage 3
May 24, 2014
 Czech Muay Thai Association 1 2:20
W Krzysztof Klepacz TKO (punches) MMAA Aréna 3
March 7, 2014
 MMAA Aréna 1 3:48
W Peter Čapkovič Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Explosion: Return of Kings
December 6, 2013
 Fight Explosion 2 2:37
L Livio Victoriano Submission (triangle choke) MMAA Aréna 2
November 10, 2013
 MMAA Aréna 1 3:40
L Maciej Różański Submission (guillotine choke) Arena Berserkerów 3
May 11, 2013
 Arena Berserkerów 2 0:45
W Pavol Langer TKO (punches) Czech Muay Thai Association: Trutnovs Night of Gladiators
February 7, 2013
 Czech Muay Thai Association 1 3:30
L Marcin Krysztofiak Decision (split) Makowski FC 5
December 8, 2012
 Makowski FC 2 5:00
W Christoph Steinmann Decision (unanimous) Cage XFC: International Lake Constance Cup 2
October 20, 2012
 Cage XFC 1 —
L Kamil Cibiński Submission (armbar) MMAA Aréna 1
September 30, 2012
 MMAA Aréna 1 1:57
W Francisco Silva TKO (punches) Czech Muay Thai Association: Pardál Gladiators Night Cage 1
May 19, 2012
 Czech Muay Thai Association 3 1:05
W Patrik Jevický TKO (punches) K1 Empress League: Round 2
April 29, 2012
 K1 Empress League 1 0:26

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Makhmud Muradov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.2 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.9% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 61.0% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 77.8% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.7
Control time 14.1% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 60.7%