Khadis Ibragimov

Khadis Ibragimov
Born	Хадис Баширович Ибрагимов [1] (1995-05-21) May 21, 1995 (age 28) Shamilsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Division	Light heavyweight Heavyweight
Reach	78 in (198 cm) [2]
Style	Combat Sambo
Fighting out of	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Team	Sambo-Piter [3]
Years active	2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	14
By knockout	6
By submission	4
By decision	3
By disqualification	1
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's Combat Sambo European Championships Representing   Russia 2016 Kazan −90 kg 2019 Gijón −100 kg

Khadis Ibragimov (born May 21, 1995) is a Russian mixed martial artist and sambo practitioner. A professional competitor since 2017, he has also formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship and M-1 Global where he was the Light heavyweight Champion. Twice European Combat Sambo champion. ^{[4] [5]}

Background

A native of Dagestan, Khadis Ibragimov first came to the sports section at the age of 17, deciding to try his hand at boxing (during his school years, Hadis studied hard, was an excellent student, repeatedly won Olympiads in physics and mathematics and graduated from school with a gold medal).A typical "nerd", Ibragimov unexpectedly discovered a serious aptitude for combat sports and continued to pursue martial arts upon becoming a cadet at the Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy. There, he honed his skills in army hand-to-hand combat and combat sambo. ^[6]

At the age of 20, he won a silver medal at the Russian Combat Sambo Championship, got into the national team and won the 2016 European Championship, after which he was forced to take a year-long break due to knee surgery (rupture of the cruciate ligaments). After recovery, Ibragimov decided to leave the army after serving two years as a lieutenant and continued his mixed martial arts career. ^[6]

Mixed martial arts career

M-1 Global

Khadis Ibragimov made his professional MMA debut in the light heavyweight division on May 25, 2017, in St. Petersburg, at the Suvorov Fighting Championship tournament, where he defeated Mukhamedali Shokirov by technical knockout in less than 2 minutes. In the same year, Ibragimov had three more bouts at regional events in St. Petersburg, winning all three (two by unanimous decision and one by submission).

In February 2018, Ibragimov stepped in on short notice to fight German fighter Stefan Pütz. Ibragimov won the fight by third-round submission via bulldog choke.

After winning his next fight against Gigi Kukhalashvili, Ibragimov challenged Dmitry Mikutsa for the M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship. At M-1 Challenge 96 on August 25, 2018, Ibragimov finished Mikutsa by second-round rear naked choke to win the title.

He successfully defended the title in March 2019, defeating Rafał Kijańczuk from Poland by first-round technical knockout. ^{[7] [8] [6]}

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ibragimov made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Jung Da Un on August 31, 2019. He lost the fight via standing guillotine in the third round. ^[9]

Ibragimov next made a short notice replacement against Ed Herman. ^[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[11]

A bout between Ibragimov and Roman Dolidze was initially scheduled for the promotion's inaugural event in Kazakhstan planned a month prior. ^[12] However, the fight was postponed after the card was moved to Las Vegas due to travel restrictions for both participants related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pairing was left intact and eventually took place on July 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2. ^[13] Ibragimov lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. ^[14]

Ibragimov faced promotional newcomer Danilo Marques on September 27, 2020, at UFC 253. ^[15] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[16]

On October 2, 2020, it was reported Ibragimov was released by UFC. ^[17]

Hardcore FC

After going winless in the UFC, Khadis Ibragimov returned to Russia, where he joined the newly-founded Russian promotion Hardcore FC.

On September 2, 2021, Ibragimov defeated Islam Zhangorazov by first-round technical knockout.

On October 14, 2021, Ibragimov moved up to heavyweight defeated Dmitry Andryushko by first-round technical knockout.

On November 18, 2021, he defeated Denis Polekhin via a 9-second knockout.

HFC Heavyweight Champion

On December 23, 2021, Khadis Ibragimov defeated Hussein Adamov by unanimous decision to win the HFC Heavyweight Championship.

He defended the title twice, defeating Abdulbasir Vagabov by second-round submission at Hardcore FC 38 on August 18, 2022, and then knocking out Fernando Rodrigues Jr. in the first round at Hardcore FC 62 on May 19, 2023. ^[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Hardcore Fighting Championship
  • HFC Heavyweight Championship (One time, two defenses)
• M-1 Global
  • M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion (Two times) ^{[7] [8]}

Combat Sambo

• 2016 European Championships - 1st (90 kg, Kazan) ^[4]
• 2019 European Championships - 1st (100 kg, Gijón) ^[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

18 matches	14 wins	4 losses
By knockout	6	1
By submission	4	1
By decision	3	2
By disqualification	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14–4	Fernando Rodrigues Jr.	KO (punches)	Hardcore FC 62	May 19, 2023	1	3:59	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Defended the HFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	13–4	Abdulbasir Vagabov	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	Hardcore FC 38	August 18, 2022	2	0:34	Moscow, Russia	Defended the HFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	12–4	Khusein Adamov	Decision (unanimous)	Hardcore FC 17	December 23, 2021	5	5:00	Moscow, Russia	Won the HFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win	11–4	Denis Polekhin	KO (punch)	Hardcore FC 14	November 18, 2021	1	0:09	Moscow, Russia
Win	10–4	Dmitriy Andryushko	TKO (punches)	Hardcore FC 11	October 14, 2021	1	3:50	Moscow, Russia	Return to Heavyweight.
Win	9–4	Islam Zhangorazov	KO (punches)	Hardcore FC 7	September 2, 2021	1	3:20	Moscow, Russia
Loss	8–4	Danilo Marques	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 253	September 27, 2020	3	5:00	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	8–3	Roman Dolidze	TKO (knee and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2	July 18, 2020	1	4:15	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	8–2	Ed Herman	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar	November 9, 2019	3	5:00	Moscow, Russia
Loss	8–1	Da Un Jung	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang	August 31, 2019	3	2:00	Shenzhen, China
Win	8–0	Rafał Kijańczuk	TKO (punches)	M-1 Challenge 101	March 30, 2019	1	2:30	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Defended the M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	7–0	Dmitriy Mikutsa	Submission (rear-naked choke)	M-1 Challenge 96	August 25, 2018	2	4:30	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Won the M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win	6–0	Giga Kukhalashvili	DQ (rope grabbing)	M-1 Challenge 92	May 24, 2018	3	3:27	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	5–0	Stephan Puetz	Submission (bulldog choke)	M-1 Challenge 88	February 22, 2018	3	2:12	Moscow, Russia	Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win	4–0	Ullubiy Pakhrutdinov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	L-1: Road To China 3	October 5, 2017	1	1:33	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Heavyweight debut.
Win	3–0	Dmitriy Shumilov	Decision (unanimous)	Friendship of Peoples Grand Prix 2017	June 12, 2017	2	5:00	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	2–0	Vladimir Trusov	Decision (unanimous)	Friendship of Peoples Grand Prix 2017	June 12, 2017	2	5:00	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	1–0	Mukhammedali Shokirov	TKO	Russia Regionals	May 25, 2017	1	1:23	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Light Heavyweight debut.

^[19]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Khadis Ibragimov from Sherdog
• Khadis Ibragimov at UFC