Gadzhimurad Antigulov

Gadzhimurad Antigulov
Born	(1987-01-01) January 1, 1987 (age 37) Anapa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union [1]
Residence	Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Division	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Fighting out of	Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Team	Gorets [1] American Top Team [2]
Rank	Master of Sports in Wrestling [3]
Years active	2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	31
Wins	21
By knockout	5
By submission	15
By decision	1
Losses	10
By knockout	7
By submission	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gadzhimurad Antigulov (born January 1, 1987) is a Russian mixed martial artist who currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional since 2009, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), M-1 Global, and Absolute Championship Berkut, where he was a two-time light heavyweight champion. ^{[4] [5]}

Background

As wrestling is the national sport in Dagestan, Antigulov started training wrestling at the young age and transitioned to MMA when the sport was introduced to his country. ^[3]

He splits his training into two sessions per day. He starts with a run and then focuses on striking skills and wrestling on the second part of the morning training. A second training session will follow later of the day after a rest during the early afternoon. ^[3] He also train with American Top team for his fights. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Antigulov fought in the Russian circuit for 9 years, ^[6] and he was the two times light heavyweight champion for Absolute Championship Berkut. ^{[4] [5]} He amassed a record of 18-4 prior joining UFC. ^[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Antigulov made his promotional debut on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 against Marcos Rogério de Lima. He took his first UFC win via a guillotine choke on 67 seconds into round one. ^[7] He earned the Performance of the Night bonus. ^[8]

Antigulov was expected to face Ed Herman at UFC 209 on March 4, 2017. The bout was removed due to Herman citing injury. ^[9]

On May 13, 2017, Antigulov faced Joachim Christensen at UFC 211. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the first round. ^[10]

Antigulov was scheduled to face Ion Cuțelaba on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217. ^[11] However, Antigulov pulled out of the fight on September 26 citing an injury, ^[12] and was replaced by newcomer Michał Oleksiejczuk. ^[13]

Antigulov was expected to face Aleksandar Rakić on February 24, 2018, at UFC on Fox 28. ^[14] However, it was reported on February 7, 2018, that Antigulov was pulled from the fight, citing injury, as a result, the bout was cancelled. ^[15]

The bout with Ion Cuțelaba eventually took place on July 28, 2018, at UFC on Fox 30. ^[16] Antigulov lost the fight via TKO in the first round. ^[17]

Antigulov was reported to face Sam Alvey on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145. ^[18] However, on January 25, 2019, it was reported that Alvey would face Jim Crute at UFC 234 instead. ^[19]

Antigulov was briefly linked to a bout to face newcomer Roman Dolidze on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149. ^[20] However, Dolidze was replaced just days later for undisclosed reasons by Michał Oleksiejczuk. ^[21] Antigulov lost the fight via knockout in the first round. ^[22]

Antigulov was expected to face Ed Herman on November 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 163. ^[23] However, on October 29, 2019, it was reported that he was pulled from the bout for undisclosed reason. ^[24]

Antigulov was scheduled to face Devin Clark on February 15, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 167. ^[25] However, Antigulov was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Dequan Townsend. ^[26]

Antigulov was scheduled to face Klidson Abreu on June 13, 2020, at UFC Kazakhstan. ^[27] However, the event for Kazakhstan was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[28]

Antigulov faced Paul Craig on July 26, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 14. ^[29] He lost the fight via a triangle choke in round one. ^[30]

Antigulov faced Maxim Grishin on October 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 180. ^[31] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. ^[32]

On December 8, 2020, it was announced that the UFC had released him. ^[33]

Post-UFC career

As the first bout after the release Antigulov faced Vitor Petrino at UAE Warriors 22 on September 4, 2021. ^[34] He lost the fight via second-round technical knockout. ^[35]

Antigulov faced Viktor Vecherin on March 25, 2022, at AMC Fight Nights 110. He won the bout via second-round TKO victory. ^[36]

Antigulov faced Evgeny Erokhin on November 3, 2023 at ACA 165, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round. ^[37]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB)
  • ACB Light Heavyweight Championship (Two times) vs. Ruslan Khaskhanov and Muslim Makhmudov ^{[4] [5]}
    • One successful title defense
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One times) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima ^[8]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

31 matches	21 wins	10 losses
By knockout	5	7
By submission	15	3
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	21–10	Evgeny Erokhin	TKO (punches)	ACA 165: Dakaev vs. Batista	November 3, 2023	2	0:47	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	21–9	Viktor Vecherin	TKO (punches)	AMC Fight Nights 110	March 25, 2022	2	2:39	Astrakhan, Russia
Loss	20–9	Vitor Petrino	TKO (punches)	UAE Warriors 22	September 4, 2021	2	3:36	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	20–8	Maxim Grishin	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie	October 17, 2020	2	4:57	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	20–7	Paul Craig	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till	July 26, 2020	1	2:06	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	20–6	Michał Oleksiejczuk	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik	April 20, 2019	1	0:44	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	20–5	Ion Cuțelaba	TKO (punches)	UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2	July 28, 2018	1	4:25	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win	20–4	Joachim Christensen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 211	May 13, 2017	1	2:21	Dallas, Texas, United States
Win	19–4	Marcos Rogério de Lima	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2	November 19, 2016	1	1:07	São Paulo, Brazil	Performance of the Night.
Win	18–4	Muslim Makhmudov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ACB 35	May 6, 2016	2	4:21	Tbilisi, Georgia	Defended the ACB Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	17–4	Jorge Luis Bezerra	TKO (punches)	ACB 27	December 20, 2015	1	2:00	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Non-title bout.
Win	16–4	Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira	TKO (punches)	ACB 20	June 14, 2015	1	0:12	Sochi, Russia	Non-title bout.
Win	15–4	Artur Astakhov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Union MMA Pro	February 21, 2015	1	0:33	Krasnodar, Russia
Win	14–4	Hracho Darpinyan	Decision (unanimous)	ACB Grand Prix Berkut 11	November 15, 2014	3	5:00	Grozny, Russia	Non-title bout.
Win	13–4	Ruslan Khaskhanov	TKO (punches)	ACB Grand Prix Berkut 9	June 22, 2014	1	3:53	Grozny, Russia	Won the ACB Light Heavyweight Championship. ACB Light Heavyweight Tournament Final.
Win	12–4	Nikolai Boyarczuk	Submission (guillotine choke)	ACB Grand Prix Berkut 7	May 18, 2014	1	0:42	Grozny, Russia	ACB Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win	11–4	Mikhail Bureshkin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ACB Grand Prix Berkut 6	April 20, 2014	1	1:47	Grozny, Russia	ACB Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win	10–4	Ilya Kolodyazhny	TKO (punches)	ACB Grand Prix Berkut 3	March 16, 2014	1	0:47	Grozny, Russia	ACB Light Heavyweight Tournament Opening Round.
Win	9–4	Roman Ishchenko	Submission (anaconda choke)	Oplot Challenge 96	January 18, 2014	1	1:25	Kharkov, Ukraine
Win	8–4	Muslim Tutaev	Submission (armbar)	Versia Fighting Championship 2	December 31, 2013	1	0:35	Pyatigorsk, Russia
Win	7–4	Magomed Sharudinov	Submission (kneebar)	Versia Fighting Championship 2	December 31, 2013	1	2:24	Pyatigorsk, Russia
Loss	6–4	Reinaldo da Silva	Submission (armbar)	Legion Fight 14	April 27, 2013	1	2:55	Taganrog, Russia
Loss	6–3	Viktor Nemkov	Submission (guillotine choke)	M-1 Challenge 36	December 8, 2012	1	1:30	Mytishchi, Russia
Loss	6–2	Abdul-Kerim Edilov	TKO (punches)	Dictator Fighting Championship 1	June 28, 2012	1	2:28	Moscow, Russia
Win	6–1	Dmitry Voitov	Submission (triangle choke)	M-1 Global: M-1 Fighter 2012 Quarterfinals	April 22, 2012	1	N/A	Moscow, Russia
Win	5–1	Jevgenij Lapin	Submission (armbar)	ProFC Grand Prix Global: Russia 2	October 7, 2011	1	1:45	Rostov Oblast, Russia	Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win	4–1	Igor Savelyev	Submission (guillotine choke)	Boets Cup 2011	August 12, 2011	1	0:58	Sochi, Russia
Win	3–1	Artur Korchemny	Submission (armbar)	Boets Cup 2011	August 12, 2011	1	0:42	Sochi, Russia
Win	2–1	Igor Sliusarchuk	Submission (armbar)	Boets Cup 2011	August 11, 2011	1	0:25	Sochi, Russia	Return to Heavyweight.
Win	1–1	Sergey Filimonov	Submission (guillotine choke)	M-1 Selection 2011: European Tournament	April 1, 2011	2	0:51	Makhachkala, Russia	Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss	0–1	Adlan Amagov	KO (punches)	ProFC: Union Nation Cup 2	September 25, 2009	1	4:05	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Heavyweight debut.

^[38]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• Absolute Championship Berkut

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Gadzhimurad Antigulov from Sherdog
• Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC