Russian UFC Fighters

Last Modified Jun 24, 2024 10:43 GMT

In it's early days the UFC was largely dominated by intense and vicious fighters from North and South America. However, in the past couple of years, there has been a massive surge of Russian UFC fighters.

The Russian UFC fighters have spread across all weight classes and have created a name for themselves in the world of MMA.

Over here you will find a complete list of Russian UFC fighters.

  1. List of Russian UFC fighters

List of Russian UFC fighters

NameMMA record FCUFC weight classNickname
Shamil Abdurakhimov20-7-0HeavyweightAbrek'
Omari Akhmedov24-7-1MiddleweightWolverine'
Adlan Amagov14-2-1WelterweightBorz'
Magomed Ankalev18-1-0Light heavyweight-
Gadzhimurad Antigulov21-9-0Light heavyweight-
Askar Askarov14-1-1FlyweightBullet'
Ali Bagautinov22-7-0FlyweightPuncher'
Magomed Bibulatov18-3-0FlyweightChaborz'
Roman Bogatov11-1-0Lightweight-
Abdul-Kerim Edilov17-4-0Light heavyweight-
Ramazan Emeev20-6-0WelterweightGorets'
Konstantin Erokhin10-4-0HeavyweightThe Russian Bear'
Rinat Fakhretdinov19-1-0WelterweightGladiatior'
Shamil Gamzatov14-1-0Light heavyweight-
Maxim Grishin32-9-2HeavyweightMaximus'
Khadis Ibragimov13-4-0Light heavyweight-
Damir Ismagulov24-1-0Lightweight-
Rustam Khabilov24-4-0WelterweightTiger'
Sergey Khandozhko27-6-1WelterweightHonda'
Aliaskhab Khizriev14-0-0MiddleweightBlack Wolf'
Roman Kopylov9-2-0Middleweight-
Aleksei Kunchenko20-2-0Welterweight-
Ruslan Magomedov15-3-0HeavyweightLeopard'
Zabit Magomedsharipov18-1-0Featherweight-
Islam Makhachev22-1-0Lightweight-
Abubakar Nurmagomedov16-3-1Welterweight-
Said Nurmagomedov16-2-0Bantamweight-
Khabib Nurmagomedov29-0-0LightweightThe Eagle'
Umar Nurmagomedov15-0-0Bantamweight-
Aleksei Oleinik60-16-1HeavyweightThe Boa Constrictor'
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev13-1-0Middleweight-
Sergei Pavlovich16-1-0Heavyweight-
Grigory Popov13-3-0Bantamweight-
Sparbeg Safarov9-3-0Middleweight-
Muslim Salikhov18-3-0WelterweightKing of Kung Fu'
Ivan Shtyrkov19-0-1Light heavyweightUral Hulk'
Dimtrii Smoliakov9-3-0HeavyweightThe Lifeguard'
Dmitry Sosnovskiy11-0-0Heavyweight-
Denis Tiuliulin11-6-0Middleweight-
Arman Tsarukyan18-3-0LightweightAhalkalakets'
Zubaira Tukhugov20-5-1FeatherweightWarrior'
Tagir Ulanbekov13-2-0Flyweight-
Gasan Umalatov18-5-3WelterweightCobra'
Alexander Volkov34-10-0HeavyweightDrago'
Petr Yan16-3-0BantamweightNo Mercy'

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