Khadzimurat Bestaev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'6" · 198 cm
Before the UFC
Khadzimurat Bestaev 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
99-79-1
.556 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
all opponents have 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Phil Hawes12-6 | KO/TKO | punches | R1 | 1:18 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 17 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 6 sub · 1 decGladiator Challenge · Bellator · LFA · CES MMA 79 · CFFC 127 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:50 | CES MMA 79 | Nov 9, 2024 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:34 | CFFC 127 | Nov 3, 2023 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:02 | Bellator | Oct 1, 2022 | |
| W | Ty Gwerder7-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Aug 13, 2021 |
| W | Submission | — | R1 | 2:10 | Gladiator Challenge | Oct 20, 2018 | |
| W | Eric Smith5-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:53 | Gladiator Challenge | Aug 11, 2018 |
| L | Blake Troop9-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:11 | LFA | Jan 12, 2018 |
| L | Alonzo Menifield18-6-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:01 | LFA | Jun 2, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | Gladiator Challenge | Mar 25, 2017 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:32 | Gladiator Challenge | Dec 17, 2016 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:20 | Gladiator Challenge | Sep 24, 2016 | |
| L | Mikey Gomez17-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:30 | Gladiator Challenge | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | Gladiator Challenge | Apr 5, 2014 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | PCR | Feb 28, 2014 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | League UFP | Jan 31, 2014 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:34 | Kabardino-Balkaria MMA Federation | Nov 3, 2013 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:10 | Ulyanovsk MMA Federation | Aug 25, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsSF 14 · SF 13 · WKA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Referee Stoppage | R1 | 2:52 | SF 14 | Mar 23, 2013 | |
| W | Ryan Long3-4 | KO/TKO | Referee Stoppage | R2 | 0:12 | SF 13 | Jan 12, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:27 | WKA | Sep 28, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.