Zalimkhan Yusupov
UFC DebutNickname“Submission King”
Record
Streak
L6
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Dagestan
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Academy MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Zalimkhan Yusupov 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
268-108-1
.713 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
24 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 26 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 10 sub · 2 decEFN · Fight Nights · AMC Fight Nights 125 · MMA Series 78 · Ad Astra per Aspera +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Babuli Tsoloev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMC Fight Nights 125 | Oct 18, 2024 |
| L | Sergey Bobryshev21-3 | KO/TKO | Punch to the Body | R3 | 2:28 | MMA Series 78 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| L | Gian Siqueira20-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ad Astra per Aspera | Aug 23, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | OFC 16 | Jan 29, 2022 | |
| L | Stefan Sekulic14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 33 | Aug 21, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:01 | MMA Series 37 | Jul 24, 2021 | |
| W | Sergey Bobryshev21-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Series 33 | May 29, 2021 |
| W | Mikhai Bachu2-8 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:33 | AMC Fight Nights | Mar 16, 2021 |
| L | Yusup Umarov20-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA YE 16 | Jan 30, 2021 |
| L | Rasul Mammaev13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 21 | Dec 6, 2019 |
| W | Hamdi Kuzgun6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:10 | Federation Ultimax MMA Russia | Oct 26, 2019 |
| L | Daud Shaikhaev19-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:29 | BYE 10 | Oct 20, 2019 |
| W | Saeed Ghiyasvand0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | Ultimax FC 6 | Jul 26, 2019 |
| W | Supyan Babugov6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked choke | R3 | 2:07 | World Fighters Championship | Jul 21, 2019 |
| W | Magomed Churchaev4-3 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 3:20 | World Fighters Club | Dec 23, 2018 |
| W | Altynbek Baktybekov1-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:43 | Perviy Club | Oct 27, 2018 |
| W | Sergio Ortiz Rodriguez6-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:35 | Primal FC | Mar 24, 2017 |
| L | Yan Cabral15-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | WKG MMA | Jan 6, 2017 |
| W | Magomed Abdulaev8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:52 | EFN | Sep 25, 2016 |
| L | Georgy Kichigin33-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFN | May 15, 2016 |
| W | Magomed Zakriev7-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:35 | Counterattack-9 | Apr 30, 2016 |
| W | Andrey Vlasov7-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | EFN | Sep 25, 2015 |
| W | Taigib Dzhavatkhanov0-5 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 4:27 | Fight Nights | Apr 9, 2015 |
| W | Vsevolod Tsirke | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 4:23 | Fight Nights | Mar 26, 2015 |
| L | Heydar Mamedaliev10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GEFC | Apr 18, 2014 |
| W | Konstantin Iskov0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:52 | OC | Jan 18, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
7-7across 14 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsHardcore FC · Russian MMA Union
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kuat Khamitov25-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Hardcore FC | May 19, 2023 |
| L | Yurik Smoyan16-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Hardcore FC | Apr 19, 2023 |
| W | Andrey Obyidenikov | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:08 | Hardcore FC | Feb 9, 2023 |
| W | Petr Romankevich | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | Hardcore FC | Dec 29, 2022 |
| L | Yaroslav Kuk | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Hardcore FC | Nov 10, 2022 |
| L | Alan Salamov | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Hardcore FC | Sep 29, 2022 |
| L | Davud Magomedov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:45 | Hardcore FC | Jun 9, 2022 |
| W | Maksim Demikhov | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:32 | Hardcore FC | Apr 14, 2022 |
| W | Aleksandr Balaur | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:39 | Hardcore FC | Mar 10, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Hardcore FC | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| W | Igor Bayer4-5 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 |
| L | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 | |
| W | Alibek Khabibulaev0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:47 | Russian MMA Union | Oct 24, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:52 | Russian MMA Union | Oct 24, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.