Murad Machaev
UFC DebutNickname“Strangler”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Moscow
- Born
- Russia
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Murad Machaev 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
395-227-4
.635 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
21 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 25 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 10 sub · 7 decFight Nights · FNG · EFN · BFC · WAFC +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marat Balaev12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:43 | ACB 89 | Sep 8, 2018 |
| W | Mukhamed Kokov20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 86 | May 5, 2018 |
| W | Ary Santos16-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:50 | FNG | May 25, 2017 |
| L | Diego Brandao31-21 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:58 | FNG | Jan 28, 2017 |
| W | Jack McGann11-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:48 | EFN | Sep 25, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFN | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| W | Sergej Grecicho27-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFC | Dec 25, 2015 |
| W | Islam Begidov10-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | Fight Nights | Mar 21, 2015 |
| W | Niko Puhakka30-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:30 | Fight Nights | Dec 20, 2014 |
| W | Anatoli Angielovskyi3-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:29 | Fight Nights | Sep 30, 2014 |
| W | Alexey Polpudnikov36-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | FEFoMP | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Gokhan Turkyilmaz15-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Dare Fight Sports | Oct 12, 2013 |
| W | Andrius Hubaldo11-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:44 | Fight Nights | Apr 20, 2013 |
| W | Ivica Truscek46-40 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R1 | 2:14 | Fight Nights | Dec 16, 2012 |
| W | Lorawnt-T Nelson10-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Nov 16, 2012 |
| L | Marcin Held31-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Oct 19, 2012 |
| W | Cesario di Domenico3-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | United Glory 15 | Mar 23, 2012 |
| W | Alymbek Nasipov | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | FWR | Nov 25, 2011 |
| W | Vadim Ryazanov | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:57 | Draka | Dec 18, 2010 |
| W | Alexandr Shmelev | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:15 | WAFC | Jun 24, 2010 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:37 | WAFC | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| W | Zubaira Tukhugov20-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:17 | Fight Nights | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Serob Minasyan15-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Fight Nights | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Yuri Berzegov1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:18 | PSFDC | Jun 11, 2009 |
| W | Zaur Bostanov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:25 | PSFDC | Apr 10, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.