AKA

Muslim
"King of Kung Fu"
Salikhov

Stats

Stance: Orthodox
Division: Welterweight
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 70"
Leg reach: 41.00
Weight: 170 lbs.
Team: Berkut FC
Nationality: Dagestan, Russia
Age: 39

Accolades

Recent win streak: 5
Wins by KO: 12
Wins by submission: 2

ATHLETE METRICS

STRIKING ACCURACY

Significant Strikes Attempted: 697
Significant Strikes Landed: 356

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY

Takedowns Attempted: 22

BIOGRAPHY

Muslim Salikhov is a Russian martial artist and professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight division. He was born on August 21, 1988 in Derbent, Dagestan and began his MMA career back in 2010.

In 2016, he signed with the World Series of Fighting (WSOF). He won both his fights for WSOF by TKO before moving to the Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). While fighting for ACB, Muslim had a 7 fight win streak, winning all of those bouts via KO or submission. His most notable performance during this time period was against UFC veteran Thiago Silva; Muslim finished him by knockout in just 20 seconds. This performance earned him much respect from UFC President Dana White who decided to sign him later that year.

At UFC Fight Night 126 on February 18th 2018 he made his promotional debut facing off against Darren Stewart which ended in a draw due to an illegal strike thrown by Muslim resulting in a point deducted from his score. In September 2018 he fought Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs Oliynyk where he won by unanimous decision after dominating the entire 15 minutes of action with ground strikes and crisp offense throughout the 3 rounds of combat giving him three victories under his belt inside the octagon so far..

Overall Salikhov has compiled an impressive record spanning 13 wins out of 14 total fights holding 10 Knockout victories as well as 4 submissions showing that his overall skill-set is well rounded when it comes down to standup and grappling alike proving himself as one dangerous competitor inside of cage no matter how long does fight lasts since almost every single bout ended up with decisive finish and none ever went past 2nd round so far making 28 years old Dagestani fighter one deadly threat for any opponent standing across from him inside Octagon . As things stand now ,he’s been scheduled to face Laureano Staropoli at upcoming “UFC Fight Night 166” event which will take place this December 21st 2019 .

Fight History

Santiago Ponzinibbio
Muslim Salikhov: Winner
by Split Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jul 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Randy Brown
Muslim Salikhov: Defeated
by KO/TKO in Round 1 @ 3:17
Sat. Feb 03, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
Jimmy Flick
Muslim Salikhov: Defeated
by Unanimous Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 17, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Matt Schnell
Muslim Salikhov: Defeated
by KO/TKO in Round 2 @ 4:38
Sat. Jul 16, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Francisco Trinaldo
Muslim Salikhov: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 05, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Muslim Salikhov: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jul 11, 2020
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
251
Laureano Staropoli
Muslim Salikhov: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Oct 26, 2019
UFC FN: Maia vs. Askren
Nordine Taleb
Muslim Salikhov: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1
Sat. Sep 07, 2019
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
242

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Muslim Salikhov Record?
Muslim Salikhov has a record of 19 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws.

Muslim Salikhov Tapology?
Muslim Salikhov's Tapology page refers to him as the "King of Kung Fu" and provides information about his career as an MMA fighter.

Muslim Salikhov Next Fight?
Muslim Salikhov's next fight is scheduled against Randy Brown on December 16, 2023, at UFC 296.

Muslim Salikhov Ufc?
Muslim Salikhov is a professional mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC.

Muslim Salikhov Vs Li Jingliang?
Li Jingliang won against Muslim Salikhov by a stoppage at the 4:38 mark of Round 2 in a UFC welterweight fight at the UFC on ABC 3 event on July 16, 2022.

Muslim Salikhov Sherdog?
Muslim Salikhov is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter known as "King of Kung Fu" and his stats and pictures are available on Sherdog.

Muslim Salikhov Espn?
Muslim Salikhov is a welterweight MMA fighter profiled on ESPN.