Islam Karimov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
- Fighting out of
- Rostov-on-don
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Islam Karimov makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
163-78-14
.676 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
9 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 1 decM-1 · IAFC · LF · SFC 5 · Bushido +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rasim Lemberanskij | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:29 | SFC 5 | Jun 12, 2011 |
| W | Andrei Levkin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:29 | LF | Aug 17, 2008 |
| L | Juan Manuel Suarez32-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| L | Ken Hamamura23-14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | M-1 | Apr 3, 2008 |
| W | Dmitri Blishyak | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:00 | LF | Oct 20, 2007 |
| W | Anzor Kardanov | Submission | Armbar | R0 | 0:00 | Bushido | May 15, 2007 |
| L | Amir Shankhalov6-1-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Nov 18, 2006 |
| W | Sergei Bytchkov14-6 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:15 | M-1 | Oct 12, 2006 |
| W | Pavel Boloyangov | Submission | Armbar | R0 | 0:00 | CR | Jun 1, 2006 |
| W | Arsen Ilisov0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | PCR | Feb 8, 2004 |
| L | Erik Oganov24-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CIS | Jun 26, 2003 |
| L | Shamkhal Kerimov | Decision | — | R3 | 2:00 | DFMF | Apr 20, 2003 |
| W | Furdjel de Windt26-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | M-1 | Apr 6, 2003 |
| D | Dave Strasser25-8-4 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Nov 15, 2002 |
| W | Vladimir Gushchin | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | IAFC | May 4, 2002 |
| W | Alexandr Sheludchenko | Submission | Choke | R0 | 0:00 | IAFC | May 4, 2002 |
| W | Telman Piraev | Submission | Injury | R0 | 0:00 | IAFC | May 4, 2002 |
| L | Milton Vieira13-8-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 8:08 | M-1 | Apr 26, 2002 |
| L | Ziyautdin Atotkhanov | Decision | — | R2 | 3:00 | SRPC | Oct 21, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-2across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsHardcore FC · FCR
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kirill Tatarkin | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 4:13 | Hardcore FC | Feb 10, 2022 |
| L | Pavel Ardishev5-3 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | FCR | Sep 28, 2021 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.