Muhammad Mokaev is a mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler from England. He competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having previously fought in Brave Combat Federation (BCF). He currently holds the #12 ranking in the UFC flyweight division.
Muhammad Mokaev won his fight against Jafel Filho on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286 via a neck crank submission.
Muhammad Mokaev began his amateur MMA career in November 2015 and achieved four victories by the end of 2016. At the young age of 16, on February 11, 2017, he won the flyweight championship for Tanko FC, earning a unanimous decision victory over his opponent.
Over the following four years, he went undefeated, winning the IMMAF Amateur junior bantamweight championship in both 2018 and 2019. Initially, Mokaev trained at Kaobon MMA gym in Liverpool, where he was taught by Colin Heron. Mokaev had once stated that he had to clean the mats at the gym to earn his gym membership.
Muhammad Mokaev's first professional fight took place on August 1, 2020, in Sweden at Brave Combat Federation 37, where he defeated Glenn McVeigh with a unanimous decision victory. He received a "Fight of the Night Bonus" for this bout.
In his third fight, Mokaev faced Jamie Kelly from Rochdale, fighting out of the SBG gym under Martin Stapleton. He won the match with a rear-naked choke and received another "Fight of the Night" bonus.
Mokaev also won his next fight against Dave Jones in the third round, which took place in Glasgow under the Celtic Gladiator 28 promotion.
He faced Abdul Hussein at Brave Combat Federation 49 and emerged victorious after a grueling 15-minute fight that was described as "non-stop scrambling." However, his fight against Ibragim Nazurov at Brave Combat Federation 51 was declared a no-contest due to a low blow in the first round.
In his last fight under this promotion, Mokaev defeated Blaine O'Driscoll at Brave Combat Federation 54 in the second round with a rear-naked choke.
On November 17, 2021, Muhammad Mokaev signed a contract with the UFC.
His first UFC fight was against Cody Durden on March 19, 2022, which he won in the first round with a guillotine choke. He received the Performance of the Night award for this victory.
In his second UFC fight, Mokaev faced Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night 212 on July 23, 2022, and won via unanimous decision.
Mokaev then faced Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022, and won in the third round with an armbar submission.
Mokaev defeated Jafel Filho on March 18, 2023, at UFC 286 via a neck crank submission.
Muhammad Mokaev's nickname is "The Punisher."
Muhammad Mokaev currently competes in the flyweight division of the UFC.
Muhammad Mokaev holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins and 0 losses.
Last Updated On 19th March 2023
