Makkasharip Zaynukov
UFC DebutNickname“Artur”
Record
Streak
W8
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Dagestan
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Eagles MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Makkasharip Zaynukov 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
222-80-5
.735 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
14 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 23 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 2 sub · 12 decPFL · Samara MMA Federation · Liga Kavkaz · OctagonMMA Warriors · RCC 17 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Amin Ayoub24-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | |
| W | John Mitchell10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | ||
| W | Dedrek Sanders11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | |
| W | Ali Kabdulla9-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC 17 | |
| W | Timur Nagibin22-12 | KO/TKO | Arm Injury | R2 | 3:25 | RCC 16 | |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 39 | ||
| W | Sargis Vardanyan | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 34 | |
| L | Mehdi Dakaev16-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:42 | EFC 43 | |
| W | Damien Lapilus23-15-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors | |
| W | Bekbolot Abdylda | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 23 | |
| W | Clodoaldo Lima6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:35 | GFC 20 | |
| W | Medet Zheenaliev | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | GFC 16 | |
| W | Abdulbasit Kholdarov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:46 | GFC | |
| W | Oleg Kosinov15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNG 92 | |
| L | Nurullo Aliev11-0 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Samara MMA Federation | |
| W | Vitali Tverdokhlebov | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Samara MMA Federation | |
| L | Nariman Abbasov28-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNG | |
| L | Roman Bogatov13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | EFN | |
| W | Shamil Tsakuev | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Liga Kavkaz | |
| W | David Kurbanov | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:05 | Liga Kavkaz | |
| W | Magomed Khalibekov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:25 | OctagonMMA Warriors | |
| W | Musa Akhmedov | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:16 | OctagonMMA Warriors |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionRussian MMA Union
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Roman Bogatov13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Russian MMA Union | |
| W | Kamil Magomedov21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Russian MMA Union |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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