Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha | |
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Born | Dortmund, Germany[1] | February 15, 1992
Other names | The Warrior |
Nationality | German |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight |
Reach | 69[1] in (175 cm) |
Fighting out of | Warendorf, Germany[1] |
Team | Arena Dortmund |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 16 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 9 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist and currently competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Taha started fighting MMA professionally in 2013. He has fought under numerous organizations, notably German MMA Championship, Fair Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.[2]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Taha made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith againstNad Narimani.[3] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[4]
Taha was scheduled to face Boston Salmon on November 30, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters#The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.[5] However Taha was pulled from the event due to a torn ACL and the bout was cancelled.[6] The pairing was rescheduled at UFC 236 on April 13, 2019.[6] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[7]
Taha was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo Aparecido da Silva on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242.[8] However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to UFC 243.[9] Taha won the fight via a submission in round three.[10] On December 23, 2019 Taha received one year USADA suspension for tested positive for furosemide (diuretics} in an in-competition urine sample provided on Oct. 6 2019 where Taha took a medicine for reducing inflammation and swelling in his eyes which contained furosemide.[11] He will be eligible to compete again in October 6, 2020.[12]
Personal life
Taha is of Lebanese descent.[13][14]
Mixed martial arts record
16 matches | 14 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 1 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 14–2 | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243 | October 6, 2019 | 3 | 3:00 | Melbourne, Australia | Catchweight (137 lbs) bout; Taha missed weight. |
Win | 13–2 | Boston Salmon | TKO (punches) | UFC 236 | April 13, 2019 | 1 | 0:25 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Return to Bantamweight. |
Loss | 12–2 | Nad Narimani | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 12–1 | Hamza Kooheji | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Brave 12 | May 11, 2017 | 2 | N/A | Jakarta, Indonesia | Return to Featherweight. |
Loss | 11–1 | Takafumi Otsuka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | December 29, 2017 | 3 | 3:23 | Saitama, Japan | Rizin Bantamweight Grand-Prix Quarterfinal. |
Win | 11–0 | Keita Ishibashi | KO (knees and punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1 | July 30, 2017 | 1 | 4:52 | Saitama, Japan | Rizin Bantamweight Grand-Prix 1st Round. |
Win | 10–0 | Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas | Decision (split) | German MMA Championship 9 | November 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |
Win | 9–0 | Michail Chrisopoulos | KO (punch) | Fair Fighting Championship 5 | November 19, 2016 | 1 | 1:20 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
Win | 8–0 | Nijat Valujev | TKO (punches) | Fair FC: Top Ten Champions | March 12, 2016 | 1 | 2:26 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 7–0 | Daniel Makin | TKO (punches) | Fair Fighting Championship 4 | November 28, 2015 | 1 | 2:20 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
Win | 6–0 | Omer Cankardesler | Decision (unanimous) | Fair Fighting Championship 3 | March 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Rheinberg, Germany | Won the Fair FC Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 5–0 | Ali Selcuk Ayin | TKO (submission to punches) | German MMA Championship 5 | September 13, 2014 | 1 | 4:59 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 4–0 | Manuel Bilić | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fair Fighting Championship 1 | February 8, 2014 | 2 | 4:24 | Herne, Germany | Bantamweight debut. |
Win | 3–0 | Florin Gârdan | TKO (knees) | RNC: Martial Arts Gala | November 30, 2013 | 2 | 4:43 | Frankenthal, Germany | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | John Isac | TKO (punches) | GMC 4 | July 6, 2013 | 2 | 0:20 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 1–0 | Muhammed Celebi | TKO (punches) | MMA Bundesliga 2 | April 6, 2013 | 2 | 2:43 | Herne, Germany | Lightweight debut. |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Khalid Taha | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Khalid". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Nad Narimani победи Khalid Taha в дебюта си за UFC — MMA.BG". mma.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 134 results: Nad Narimani takedown attack grinds out Khalid Taha". MMA Junkie. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ David Tees (2018-10-20). "Boston Salmon faces Khalid Taha at TUF 28 Finale". fightful.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Boston Salmon vs Khalid Taha rescheduled for April 13". MyMMANews.com. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "UFC 236 results: Khalid Taha left hand earns 25-second win over Boston Salmon". MMA Junkie. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2019-05-21). "Khalid Taha vs. Bruno Silva set for UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "ran FIGHTING". ranfighting.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Shillan, Keith (2019-10-05). "UFC 243 Results: Khalid Taha Beats Bruno Silva by third round submission". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Khalid Taha – alles andere als ein Dopingsünder!". German Fight News (in German). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "USADA Suspends Khalid Taha 1 Year for Failed Drug Test at UFC 243". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ "Lebanese-German Khalid Taha set for Rizin FF Grand Prix". Arab's MMA. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Altatis, Conan (14 April 2019). "Lebanese-German Khalid Taha earns 1st UFC win at 'UFC 236' in Atlanta, Georgia". CONAN Daily. Retrieved 5 October 2019.