Shamil Gamzatov
| Shamil Gamzatov Шамиль Гамзатов | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov August 9, 1990[1] Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Ethnicity | Avar |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (205 lb) (2012 – 2017)[1] Middleweight (185 lb) (2018–present)[2] |
| Reach | 76 |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo |
| Fighting out of |
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. |
| Team |
Krepost Gorets MMA American Top Team |
| Rank |
National Master of Sports in Sambo Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov (Russian: Шамиль Раджабович Гамзатов; born August 9, 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the World Series of Fighting and Absolute Championship Berkut. He is currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League.[2]
Background
He was born in Kizlyar city, Dagestan, Soviet Union into a devout Sunni muslim family of Avar origin from Tsurib village, Charodinsky District. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 8 years of age, after an injured knee he retired. At 15 years of age he started to train in Amateur MMA under Zalimkhan Tatev. He won European and World MMA titles in amateur level. Also he is Dagestan national kickboxing champion, 3x grappling Abdu-Dabi tournament winner. Combat Sambo North Caucasian championships 3rd 2015 at 100kg.[3] At the World Grappling Championships (World Grappling Association) he won the gold medal at 92 kilos.[4]
Mixed martial arts career
World Series of Fighting
He made his debut in the USA on January 23, 2016 at WSOF 27, his opponent was Teddy Holder of Tennessee.[5] He won the fight by TKO (punches) in the first round.
Absolute Championship Berkut
He faced Rodney Wallace on January 13, 2017 at ACB 51. He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[6]
Professional Fighters League
Gamzatov faced Eddie Gordon on July 5, 2018 at PFL 3.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
In his next bout, Gamzatov faced Rex Harris on 16 August, 2018 at PFL 6.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Championships and accomplishments
Grappling
- Abu Dhabi grappling tournament
- 3x tournament winner.
- World Grappling Association
- World champion (92kg).
MMA
- World Mixed Martial Arts Ametuer Union
- European champion 2013 (93kg).
- World champion 2013 (93kg).
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 13 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13–0 | Rex Harris | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 | August 16, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Eddie Gordon | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 | July 5, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Rodney Wallace | Decision (split) | ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson | January 13, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Irvine, California, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Teddy Holder | TKO (punches) | WSOF 27: Firmino vs. Fodor | January 23, 2016 | 1 | 2:32 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (triangle choke) | N1 Pro - Nomad Pro MMA Cup 2014 | October 5, 2014 | 1 | 3:39 | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia | |
| Win | 8–0 | Sukhrob Muradov | TKO (punches) | Fight Star - Saransk vs. Penza | September 5, 2014 | 1 | 1:16 | Saransk, Mordovia, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | Warriors Honor - Mayor's Cup | December 4, 2013 | 2 | 2:07 | Kharkov, Ukraine | |
| Win | 6–0 | Andrey Musanipov | Submission (armbar) | Battle of Champions 2 | August 25, 2013 | 2 | 1:14 | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ivan Fedunov | KO (punch) | Versia Fighting Championship 1 | August 17, 2013 | 1 | 3:52 | Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Ilya Gunenko | Submission (armbar) | WCSA Combat League - Combat Ring 3 | June 30, 2013 | 1 | 2:14 | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| Win | 3–0 | Rustam Omar-Ogly | Submission (armbar) | Derbent Fighting Championship | July 13, 2012 | 1 | 3:40 | Derbent, Dagestan, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Assaad Raad | TKO (punches) | Top Fight - Battle of the Gyms | February 25, 2012 | 2 | 2:35 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 1–0 | Murat Aibazov | TKO (punches) | FoPoKC - Cup of Friendship | January 30, 2012 | 2 | 1:35 | Teberda, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Shamil Gamzatov". sherdog.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- 1 2 "PFL roster revealed: Six of these 72 fighters will be millionaires by year's end". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ↑ http://sambo.ru/events/2014/12/1919/
- ↑ "Shamil Gamzatov". duellogroup.com.
- ↑ "WSOF 27 adds Ricci vs. Fodor and Gamzatov vs. Holder".
- ↑ "Видео боя Родни Уоллас - Шамиль Гамзатов ACB 51 - Fightnews.info". fightnews.info.
- ↑ "Нурмагомедов, Гольцов, Валиев, Гришин и другие бойцы из России побьются за $6,000,000". valetudo.ru. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Fight Card - PFL 6". PFL.
