Muslim Salikhov "King of Kung Fu"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record9-6 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record94-48-1 (66.2%) across 15 opponents
Last 5 opponents29-18 (61.7%) across 5 opponents
Age42
Height5' 11"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.31
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.20
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense61%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.27
Takedowns landed / attempted33%
Takedown defense72%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time9.4 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-12Ignacio Bahamondes6-4StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
2025-11-08Uros Medic5-3StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:03UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
2025-07-26Carlos Leal1-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:42UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
2024-11-23Song Kenan6-4StrikerWKO/TKO R1 3:49UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
2024-07-13Santiago Ponzinibbio11-6StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
2024-02-03Randy Brown11-5StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:17UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
2023-06-17Nicolas Dalby5-3-1 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
2022-11-19Andre Fialho2-2StrikerWKO/TKO R3 1:03UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-07-16Li Jingliang10-5StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:38UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2021-06-05Francisco Trinaldo16-6BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2020-07-11Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos8-2StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
2019-10-26Laureano Staropoli2-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-09-07Nordine Taleb7-4WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:26UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
2018-04-14Ricky RaineyUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 4:12UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2017-11-25Alex Garcia4-3WrestlerLSubmission R2 3:22UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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