Shamil Gamzatov
| Shamil Gamzatov Шамиль Гамзатов | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov August 9, 1990[1] Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) (2012 – present)[1] Middleweight (185 lb) (2018)[2] |
| Reach | 76 |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo |
| Fighting out of | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S. |
| Team | Krepost Gorets MMA American Top Team |
| Rank | National Master of Sports in Sambo Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov (Russian: Шамиль Раджабович Гамзатов; born August 9, 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the World Series of Fighting and Absolute Championship Berkut. Also he competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League.[2] He is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
He was born in Kizlyar city, Dagestan, Soviet Union into a devout Sunni muslim family of Avar origin from Tsurib village, Charodinsky District. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 8 years of age, after an injured knee he retired. At 15 years of age he started to train in Amateur MMA under Zalimkhan Tatev. He won European and World MMA titles in amateur level. Also he is Dagestan national kickboxing champion, 3x grappling Abdu-Dabi tournament winner. Combat Sambo North Caucasian championships 3rd 2015 at 100 kg.[3] At the World Grappling Championships (World Grappling Association) he won the gold medal at 92 kilos.[4]
Gamzatov said of his changing of sports as a kid, “[I] changed various sports and performed in them: combat sambo, grappling, amateur MMA. Then there was a transition to MMA and there was a debut and so began my career as a professional!”[5]
Mixed martial arts career
World Series of Fighting
He made his debut in the USA on January 23, 2016 at WSOF 27, his opponent was Teddy Holder of Tennessee.[6] He won the fight by TKO (punches) in the first round.
Absolute Championship Berkut
He faced Rodney Wallace on January 13, 2017 at ACB 51. He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[7]
Professional Fighters League
Gamzatov faced Eddie Gordon on July 5, 2018 at PFL 3.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
In his next bout, Gamzatov faced Rex Harris on 16 August 2018 at PFL 6.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Gamzatov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in July.[10]
Gamzatov made his promotional debut against Klidson Abreu on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[11] He won the fight via split decision.[12]
Gamzatov was scheduled to face Ovince Saint Preux on April 25, 2020.[13] However, Gamzatov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction [14]
Championships and accomplishments
- Abu Dhabi grappling tournament
- 3x tournament winner.
- World Grappling Association
- World champion (92 kg).
MMA
- World Mixed Martial Arts Amateur Union
- European champion 2013 (93 kg).
- World champion 2013 (93 kg).
Mixed martial arts record
| 14 matches | 14 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14–0 | Klidson Abreu | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar | November 9, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
| Win | 13–0 | Rex Harris | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 | August 16, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 2018 PFL Middleweight Tournament Opening Round. |
| Win | 12–0 | Eddie Gordon | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 | July 5, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Washington, D.C., United States | Middleweight debut. 2018 PFL Middleweight Tournament Opening Round. |
| Win | 11–0 | Rodney Wallace | Decision (split) | ACB 51 | January 13, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Irvine, California, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Teddy Holder | TKO (punches) | WSOF 27 | January 23, 2016 | 1 | 2:32 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (triangle choke) | N1 Pro: Nomad Pro MMA Cup 2014 | October 5, 2014 | 1 | 3:39 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | 8–0 | Sukhrob Muradov | TKO (punches) | Fight Star: Saransk vs. Penza | September 5, 2014 | 1 | 1:16 | Saransk, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Vladimir Mishchenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | Warriors Honor: Mayor's Cup | December 4, 2013 | 2 | 2:07 | Kharkov, Ukraine | |
| Win | 6–0 | Andrey Musanipov | Submission (armbar) | Battle of Champions 2 | August 25, 2013 | 2 | 1:14 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ivan Fedunov | KO (punch) | Versia Fighting Championship 1 | August 17, 2013 | 1 | 3:52 | Pyatigorsk, Russia | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
| Win | 4–0 | Ilya Gunenko | Submission (armbar) | WCSA Combat League: Combat Ring 3 | June 30, 2013 | 1 | 2:14 | Odessa, Ukraine | Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Rustam Omar-Ogly | Submission (armbar) | Derbent Fighting Championship | July 13, 2012 | 1 | 3:40 | Derbent, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Assaad Raad | TKO (punches) | Top Fight: Battle of the Gyms | February 25, 2012 | 2 | 2:35 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 1–0 | Murat Aibazov | TKO (punches) | FoPoKC: Cup of Friendship | January 30, 2012 | 2 | 1:35 | Teberda, Russia | Light Heavyweight debut. |
See also
- List of current PFL fighters
- List of undefeated mixed martial artists
- List of male mixed martial artists
References
- ^ a b c "Shamil Gamzatov". sherdog.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "PFL roster revealed: Six of these 72 fighters will be millionaires by year's end". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ http://sambo.ru/events/2014/12/1919/
- ^ "Shamil Gamzatov". duellogroup.com.
- ^ https://fight-library.com/2019/11/27/shamil-gamzatov-interview-russia-bringing-their-finest/
- ^ "WSOF 27 adds Ricci vs. Fodor and Gamzatov vs. Holder".
- ^ "Видео боя Родни Уоллас - Шамиль Гамзатов ACB 51 - Fightnews.info". fightnews.info.
- ^ "Нурмагомедов, Гольцов, Валиев, Гришин и другие бойцы из России побьются за $6,000,000". valetudo.ru. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Fight Card - PFL 6". PFL.
- ^ "Shamil Gamzatov in the UFC". sports.ru.
- ^ Adriano Albuquerque (2019-08-22). "Klidson Abreu faces unbeaten Russian Shamil Gamzatov at UFC Moscow in November". Sportv (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Results: Shamil Gamzatov Decisions Klidson Abreu". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-02-06). "Ovince Saint Preux vs. Shamil Gamzatov added to UFC Lincoln". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Shamil Gamzatov out of UFC on ESPN+ 31 fight vs. Ovince Saint Preux". MMA Junkie. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Shamil Gamzatov MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-11-09.