Zabit Magomedsharipov

Zabit Magomedsharipov
Забит Магомедшарипов
Born Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov
(1991-03-01) 1 March 1991
Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Other names ZaBeast
Residence Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia
Nationality Russian
Ethnicity Akhvakh
Height 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.87 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight (2014-present)
Lightweight (2012-2013)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Style Wushu, Sanda, Kickboxing, Freestyle Wrestling, Sambo
Fighting out of Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia
Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Team DagFighter
Pyat Storon Sveta ("Five sides of the world")
Ricardo Almeida BJJ
Nick Catone MMA
Trainer Mansur Uchakaev, Ricardo Almeida, Nick Catone, Mark Henry
Years active 2012-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 16
By knockout 6
By submission 7
By decision 3
Losses 1
By submission 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov (Russian: Забит Ахмедович Магомедшарипов; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Akhvakh heritage, currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former ACB Featherweight champion. As of September 11, 2018, he is #14 in official UFC featherweight rankings.[1]

Background

Magomedsharipov was born in Khasavyurt, Soviet Union on 1 March 1991. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 10 years and then kickboxing. In 2003 he joined the Wushu club/boarding school "Pyat Storon Sveta", where he lived for 6 years[2] training under Gusein Magomaev. In 2012 he made his professional MMA debut.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Absolute Championship Berkut

Magomedsharipov has 6–0 in the ACB and was featherweight champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Magomedshariposigned a four-fight deal with the UFC in May 2017.[4]

Magomedsharipov was expected to face Nick Hein on September 2, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov.[5] However, Hein pulled out of the fight on 21 August [6] and was replaced by Mike Santiago.[7] Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission rear-naked choke in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[8][9]

Magomedsharipov faced promotional newcomer Sheymon Moraes on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum.[10] He won the fight via submission in the third round.[11] The win also earned Magomedsharipov his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[12]

Magomedsharipov faced Kyle Bochniak on April 7, 2018 at UFC 223.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14] This win earned him a Fight of the Night bonus.[15] Shortly after the bout, Magomedsharipov signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC.[16]

Magomedsharipov was expected to fight Yair Rodriguez on 8 September, 2018 at UFC 228.[17] However, Rodríguez pulled out of the fight on August 23 citing injury.[18] He was replaced by Brandon Davis.[19] Magomedsharipov won the fight via submission in the second round with a modified kneebar.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Wushu

  • Russian champion (4x).[21]
  • European champion.[21]
  • World cup winner.[21]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–1 Brandon Davis Submission (modified kneebar) UFC 228 September 8, 2018 2 3:46 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 15–1 Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) UFC 223 April 7, 2018 3 5:00 Brooklyn, New York, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 14–1 Sheymon Moraes Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 3 4:30 Shanghai, China Performance of the Night.
Win 13–1 Mike Santiago Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve September 2, 2017 2 4:22 Rotterdam, Netherlands Performance of the Night.
Win 12–1 Valdines Silva TKO (punches) ACB 45 September 17, 2016 1 1:54 Saint Petersburg, Russia Defended the ACB Featherweight Championship.
Win 11–1 Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov KO (punch) ACB 31 March 9, 2016 1 4:19 Grozny, Russia Won the vacant ACB Featherweight Championship.
Win 10–1 Abdul-Rakhman Temirov Submission (guillotine choke) ACB 24: Grand Prix 2015 Finals Stage 2 October 24, 2015 1 4:16 Moscow, Russia ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Final.
Win 9–1 Mukhamed Kokov TKO (arm injury) ACB 20 June 14, 2015 2 3:57 Sochi, Russia
Win 8–1 Artak Nazaryan TKO (retirement) ACB 15: Grand Prix 2015 Stage 2 March 21, 2015 2 4:08 Nalchik, Russia ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Semifinal.
Win 7–1 Orudzh Zamanov Submission (guillotine choke) ACB 11 November 14, 2014 2 3:46 Grozny, Russia Featherweight debut. ACB Featherweight Grand-Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 6–1 Sarmat Hodov Decision (unanimous) OC - Oplot Challenge 88 November 16, 2013 2 1:11 Kharkov, Ukraine
Win 5–1 Sergei Sokolov Submission (triangle choke) Fight Nights - Krepost Selection 1 September 20, 2013 2 2:49 Moscow, Russia
Loss 4–1 Igor Egorov Submission (armbar) ProFC 47 April 14, 2013 3 1:27 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 4–0 Iftikhor Arbobov TKO (doctor stoppage) ProFC 44 December 2, 2012 2 5:00 Chekhov, Russia
Win 3–0 Abkerim Yunusov Submission (rear-naked choke) ProFC 42 October 13, 2012 2 2:42 Kharkov, Ukraine
Win 2–0 Timur Bolatov Decision (unanimous) LK - Liga Kavkaz 2012 July 3, 2012 2 5:00 Khasavyurt, Russia
Win 1–0 Zhumageldy Zhetpisbayev TKO (punches) OGC - Odessa Golden Cup May 9, 2012 3 2:45 Odessa, Ukraine

Mixed martial arts amateur record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–1 Rakhman Makhazhiev Submission (armbar) M-1 Challenge 34 September 30, 2012 2 4:49 Moscow, Russia

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See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Fighter Rankings - UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Magomedsharipov trained and lived in boarding school "Pyat Storon Sveta"". eramma.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Signs Zabit Magomedsharipov's background". acbmma.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  4. ↑ "UFC Signs Zabit Magomedsharipov". fightful.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Nick Hein drops to featherweight, meets newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC Fight Night 115". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. ↑ John Morgan (2017-08-21). "Nick Hein out at UFC-Rotterdam, promotion seeks featherweight foe for Zabit Magomedsharipov". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Mike Santiago added to UFC: Rotterdam". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  8. ↑ John Morgan (2017-09-02). "UFC-Rotterdam results: Zabit Magomedsharipov scintillating in UFC debut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  9. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2017-09-02). "UFC Fight Night 115 bonuses: Volkov, Struve, Taisumov, Magomedsharipov earn $50K". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  10. ↑ Mike Bohn (2017-10-05). "Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Sheymon Moraes added to UFC Fight Night 122 in Shanghai". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  11. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 122 results: Flawless Zabit Magomedsharipov chokes out Sheymon Moraes with 30 seconds left". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  12. ↑ Staff (2017-11-25). "UFC Fight Night 122 bonuses: Gastelum, Jingliang among $50,000 winners in China". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  13. ↑ Staff (2018-04-07). "UFC 223 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov tops Kyle Bochniak in fun-as-hell slugfest". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  14. ↑ "UFC 223 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov tops Kyle Bochniak in fun-as-hell slugfest". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  15. 1 2 "UFC 223 bonuses: Magomedsharipov-Bochniak an all-time no-brainer for 'Fight of Night'". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  16. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2018-04-19). "Zabit Magomedsharipov signs new UFC contract". mmafighting.com.
  17. ↑ Lee, Alexander K. "Yair Rodriguez announces UFC return, Zabit Magomedsharipov fight at UFC 228". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Injury forces Yair Rodriguez out of UFC 228 fight vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  19. ↑ Staff (2018-08-28). "Brandon Davis steps in to face Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 228". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  20. ↑ "UFC 228 results: Zabit Magomedsharipov stuns Brandon Davis with brilliant finish". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  21. 1 2 3 "Забит Магомедшарипов. Что нужно знать о главном российском дебютанте UFC в этом году?". 31 August 2017.
  22. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Zabit Magomedsharipov MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  23. ↑ "Zabit Magomedsharipov | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  24. ↑ "Zabit Magomedsharipov - Official UFC® Profile". uk.ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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