Salim Touahri

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Salim Touahri
Born (1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 35)
Kraków, Poland
Other namesGrizzly
Nationality Polish
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight
Reach72 in (183 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Kraków, Poland
TeamGrappling Kraków
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins11
By knockout7
By submission2
By decision2
Losses4
By knockout1
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Salim Touahri (born September 28, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Touahri amassed a professional mixed martial arts record of 10-1 by fighting mainly within the Polish regional MMA circuit as well as once within Russia before signing for the UFC in October 2017. [2] [3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Touahri made his UFC debut as a short-notice opponent against Warlley Alves on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till. [4] [5] [6] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [7]

Touahri was expected to face Brad Scott on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till. [8] [9] However, Touahri pulled out of the fight citing a knee injury. [10] [11]

Touahri then faced Keita Nakamura on December 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa. [12] [13] He lost the fight via split decision. [14]

Touahri was expected to face Zelim Imadaev on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler. [15] However, on June 9 it was announced that Touahri would face Mickey Gall instead whilst no reason for the change was provided. [16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [17]

Touahri was released by the UFC in February 2020. [18] [19]

Personal life

Touahri was arrested in February 2020 on charges alleging his involvement in the trade of illegal substances. [20] [21] [22] He was released without bail in 2021 after the court decided that prosecution's case is based solely on testimonies of a criminal convicted earlier for lying under oath [23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches10 wins4 losses
By knockout61
By submission20
By decision23
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win11–4Gracjan SzadzińskiKO (punch)Clout MMA 5: AJ ChallengeJune 8, 202421:20 Katowice, PolandPride Rules.
Loss10–4 Mickey Gall Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler August 3, 201935:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss10–3 Keita Nakamura Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa December 1, 201835:00 Adelaide, Australia
Loss10–2 Warlley Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till October 21, 201735:00 Gdańsk, Poland
Win10–1Bayzet KhatkhokhuKO (punch)Tech-Krep FC - Prime Selection 2016 FinalOctober 29, 201613:11 Krasnodar, Russia
Win9–1Matt InmanKO (punch to the body)XCage 9 / PLMMA 65 - TorunApril 9, 201613:56 Toruń, Poland
Win8–1Tomasz RomanowskiDecision (majority)XCage 7 / PLMMA 50 - TorunMarch 13, 201535:00 Toruń, Poland
Win7–1Gabor SzaboTKO (punches)BoW (KR) - Battle of Warriors 2April 11, 201424:56 Kraków, Poland
Win6–1Bartlomiej AmbroziakTKO (punches)Soul FC 2 - The Next BattleFebruary 1, 201412:50 Zielona Góra, Poland
Loss5–1Pawel ZelazowskiKO (punches)PLMMA 22 - Black DragonOctober 5, 201310:28 Andrychów, PolandFor vacant PLMMA Welterweight title
Win5–0Radoslaw DomanskiTKO (punches)SMMA - Superleague of MMA 1April 3, 201314:12 Warsaw, Poland
Win4–0Zbigniew ZlobinskiDecision (unanimous)MMAC 12 - The City of KingsNovember 30, 201233:00 Kraków, Poland
Win3–0Igor SmithSubmission (rear-naked choke)BB - Bigger's BetterNovember 16, 201213:40 Andrychów, PolandWelterweight debut
Win2–0Daniel TobolikSubmission (arm-triangle choke)MMAA - MMA AndrychowJune 7, 201213:19 Andrychów, PolandCatchweight bout - 181 lbs
Win1–0Rafal KowalskiKO (punch)Black Dragon - Fight ShowNovember 20, 20101 Andrychów, Poland Catchweight bout - 176 lbs

Exhibition Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match0 wins0 losses
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Draw0–0–1 Mariusz Wach Draw (no finish)Silesian MMA 20February 1, 202532:00 Będzin, PolandTo win, either fighter needed a finish.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2013-04-02). "Salim Touahri at the Ministry of Interior: "I don't feel extra pressure"". Fight24 Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  4. ↑ Krystian Mlynarczuk (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri before his debut in UFC: You will definitely see a good fight". MMA Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  5. ↑ Tomasz Debek (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri: I knew right away that I was taking a fight with Warlley Alves". Polska Times (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  7. ↑ James Edwards (2017-10-22). "UFC Fight Night 118 results: Darren Till stops Donald Cerrone in Gdansk as Conor McGregor makes headlines again". Independent. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  8. ↑ Mateusz Paczkowski (2018-03-28). "Salim Touahri meets his rival at UFC Fight Night in Liverpool" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. ↑ Jim Edwards (2018-03-28). "Joanna Jedrzejczyk promises to win back her UFC title and celebrate at UFC Liverpool". Metro. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. ↑ Jim Edwards (2018-05-15). "Salim Touahri vs Bradley Scott Scratched from UFC Liverpool". MMA NYT. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. ↑ Peter Carroll (2018-05-16). "Brad Scott 'not interested' in competing at UFC Liverpool after late withdrawal of Salim Touahir". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. ↑ "Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri scheduled for UFC Adelaide" (in Dutch). MMA DNA. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. ↑ Bartosz Ciesla (2018-10-19). "Salim Touahri vs. Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  14. ↑ Mike McClory (2018-12-01). "UFC Adelaide Results: Keita Nakamura Gets Back In Win Column With Split Decision Over Salim Touahri". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  15. ↑ David Tees (2019-07-10). "Report: Mickey Gall Replaces Zelim Imadaev At UFC Fight Night Newark". Fightful. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  16. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2019-07-09). "Mickey Gall to fight Salim Touahri at UFC Newark". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  17. ↑ Thomas Albano (2019-08-04). "UFC Newark: NJ native Mickey Gall gets decision over Salim Touahri at home". Fansided. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  18. ↑ Zane Simon (2020-02-11). "Report: TUF winner Brad Katona released from UFC, multiple others likely out as well". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  19. ↑ "UFC: Pole dismissed from the organization" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  20. ↑ Bartosz Ciesla (2020-02-29). "Salim Touahri makes a statement after the arrest: Don't cross me out" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  21. ↑ Mateusz Paczkowski (2020-02-20). ""We are convinced of Salim's innocence," a manager's statement after the arrest of a former UFC player" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  22. ↑ "Krakow MMA star suspected of drug trafficking! Salim Touahri "Grizzly" was a member of the Magdalena Kralka gang" (in Polish). KRK News. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  23. ↑ "Polski zawodnik MMA o pobycie w więzieniu. "To najgorsza rzecz, jaka mi się przytrafiła"".
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