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
277-117-5
.703 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
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.
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 | Feb 7, 2026 |
| W | John Mitchell11-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 3, 2025 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jul 19, 2025 | |
| W | Dedrek Sanders11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 19, 2024 |
| W | Ali Kabdulla9-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC 17 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| W | Timur Nagibin22-12 | KO/TKO | Arm Injury | R2 | 3:25 | RCC 16 | Jul 28, 2023 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 39 | Mar 18, 2023 | |
| W | Sargis Vardanyan9-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 34 | Oct 20, 2022 |
| L | Mehdi Dakaev16-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:42 | EFC 43 | Dec 10, 2021 |
| W | Damien Lapilus23-15-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors | Nov 27, 2020 |
| W | Bekbolot Abdylda20-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 23 | Dec 25, 2019 |
| W | Clodoaldo Lima6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:35 | GFC 20 | Nov 23, 2019 |
| W | Medet Zheenaliev2-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | GFC 16 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| W | Abdulbasit Kholdarov0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:46 | GFC | May 10, 2019 |
| W | Oleg Kosinov15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNG 92 | Apr 6, 2019 |
| L | Nurullo Aliev11-0 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Samara MMA Federation | Sep 23, 2018 |
| W | Vitali Tverdokhlebov7-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Samara MMA Federation | May 11, 2018 |
| L | Nariman Abbasov28-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNG | Feb 23, 2017 |
| L | Roman Bogatov13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | EFN | Dec 9, 2016 |
| W | Shamil Tsakuev7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Liga Kavkaz | Aug 10, 2014 |
| W | David Kurbanov0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:05 | Liga Kavkaz | Aug 15, 2013 |
| W | Magomed Khalibekov9-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:25 | OctagonMMA Warriors | Feb 21, 2013 |
| W | Musa Akhmedov0-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:16 | OctagonMMA Warriors | Feb 21, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — 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 | Oct 2, 2016 |
| W | Kamil Magomedov21-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Russian MMA Union | Dec 5, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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