Magomed Magomedov (fighter)
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Magomed Zhamaludinovich Magomedov (born December 25, 1991) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Professional Fighters League. He previously competed in Bellator MMA and Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). As of April 21, 2026, he is in the PFL bantamweight rankings.
Infobox
Born
Magomed Zhamaludinovich Magomedov (1991-12-25) December 25, 1991 Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia
Other names
Tiger
Height
5 ft 6 in (1 m)
Weight
135 lb (61 kg; 9 st)
Division
Bantamweight
Reach
69 in (175 cm)
Fighting out of
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Team
DagFighter
Years active
2011–present
Total
27
Wins
22
By knockout
1
By submission
1
By decision
3
Losses
5
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
27 matches
By knockout
22 wins
4
5 losses
1
By submission
By submission
27 matches
By submission
22 wins
10
5 losses
1
By decision
By decision
27 matches
By decision
22 wins
8
5 losses
3
| 27 matches | 22 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 10 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 3 |
· Mixed martial arts record
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
22–5
Opponent
Leandro Higo
Method
Decision (split)
Event
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli
Date
May 2, 2026
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Notes
Catchweight (136 lb) bout; Magomedov missed weight.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
21–5
Opponent
Sergio Pettis
Method
KO (spinning back elbow and punch)
Event
PFL Champions Series 3
Date
October 3, 2025
Round
2
Time
4:31
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
21–4
Opponent
Sarvarjon Khamidov
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
PFL 6 (2025)
Date
June 20, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Notes
2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Alternate bout.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
20–4
Opponent
Patchy Mix
Method
Decision (split)
Event
Bellator Champions Series 2
Date
May 17, 2024
Round
5
Time
5:00
Location
Paris, France
Notes
For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
20–3
Opponent
Danny Sabatello
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Bellator MMA x Rizin 2
Date
July 30, 2023
Round
1
Time
3:55
Location
Saitama, Japan
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
19–3
Opponent
Patchy Mix
Method
Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Bellator 289
Date
December 9, 2022
Round
2
Time
2:39
Location
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Notes
Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
19–2
Opponent
Enrique Barzola
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Bellator 282
Date
June 24, 2022
Round
4
Time
1:27
Location
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Notes
Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
18–2
Opponent
Raufeon Stots
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Bellator 264
Date
August 13, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
18–1
Opponent
Cee Jay Hamilton
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Bellator 255
Date
April 2, 2021
Round
2
Time
1:22
Location
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–1
Opponent
Matheus Mattos
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Bellator 254
Date
December 10, 2020
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–1
Opponent
Walter Pereira Jr.
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
ACB 90
Date
November 10, 2018
Round
1
Time
4:41
Location
Moscow, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–1
Opponent
Edgar Skriver
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
ACB 83
Date
March 24, 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–1
Opponent
Dean Garnett
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
ACB 67
Date
August 19, 2017
Round
1
Time
4:09
Location
Grozny, Russia
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–1
Opponent
Petr Yan
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
ACB 57
Date
April 15, 2017
Round
5
Time
5:00
Location
Moscow, Russia
Notes
Lost the ACB Bantamweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Oleg Borisov
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
ACB 50
Date
December 18, 2016
Round
4
Time
4:50
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Notes
Defended the ACB Bantamweight Championship. Submission of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Petr Yan
Method
Decision (split)
Event
ACB 32
Date
March 26, 2016
Round
5
Time
5:00
Location
Moscow, Russia
Notes
Won the inaugural ACB Bantamweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Bruno Dias
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
ACB 24
Date
October 24, 2015
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Moscow, Russia
Notes
Bantamweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Artur Kascheev
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
ACB 18
Date
May 23, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:31
Location
Grozny, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Paata Robakidze
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
M-1 Challenge 48
Date
May 24, 2014
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Notes
Fight of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Yuri Maia
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
M-1 Challenge 44
Date
November 30, 2013
Round
3
Time
2:12
Location
Tula, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Anton Vasiliev
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
M-1 Challenge 40
Date
June 8, 2013
Round
1
Time
2:25
Location
Dzheyrakh, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Damian Stasiak
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
M-1 Challenge 37
Date
February 27, 2013
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Orenburg, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Yakub Tangiev
Method
KO (punch)
Event
ProFC 45
Date
December 15, 2012
Round
1
Time
2:35
Location
Grozny, Russia
Notes
Lightweight bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Kutmanbek Ashirov
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Pride Of Caucasus 2012
Date
September 23, 2012
Round
2
Time
2:35
Location
Khasavyurt, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Agil Ragimov
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Ultimatum MMA 1
Date
March 26, 2012
Round
2
Time
1:45
Location
Saratov, Russia
Notes
Featherweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Garun Dibirov
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Legion Fight 10
Date
March 10, 2012
Round
1
Time
2:25
Location
Salsk, Russia
Notes
Welterweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Ivan Prokopenko
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
M-1: International Club Grand Prix
Date
April 2, 2011
Round
1
Time
1:27
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
Notes
Lightweight debut.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 22–5 | Leandro Higo | Decision (split) | PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli | May 2, 2026 | 3 | 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Catchweight (136 lb) bout; Magomedov missed weight. |
| Loss | 21–5 | Sergio Pettis | KO (spinning back elbow and punch) | PFL Champions Series 3 | October 3, 2025 | 2 | 4:31 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 21–4 | Sarvarjon Khamidov | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2025) | June 20, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Alternate bout. |
| Loss | 20–4 | Patchy Mix | Decision (split) | Bellator Champions Series 2 | May 17, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Paris, France | For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship. |
| Win | 20–3 | Danny Sabatello | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 | July 30, 2023 | 1 | 3:55 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 19–3 | Patchy Mix | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 289 | December 9, 2022 | 2 | 2:39 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 19–2 | Enrique Barzola | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 282 | June 24, 2022 | 4 | 1:27 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 18–2 | Raufeon Stots | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 264 | August 13, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 18–1 | Cee Jay Hamilton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 255 | April 2, 2021 | 2 | 1:22 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 17–1 | Matheus Mattos | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 254 | December 10, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 16–1 | Walter Pereira Jr. | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 90 | November 10, 2018 | 1 | 4:41 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 15–1 | Edgar Skriver | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 83 | March 24, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
| Win | 14–1 | Dean Garnett | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 67 | August 19, 2017 | 1 | 4:09 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–1 | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 57 | April 15, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Lost the ACB Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–0 | Oleg Borisov | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 50 | December 18, 2016 | 4 | 4:50 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Defended the ACB Bantamweight Championship. Submission of the Night. |
| Win | 12–0 | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | ACB 32 | March 26, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Won the inaugural ACB Bantamweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 11–0 | Bruno Dias | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 24 | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Bantamweight debut. |
| Win | 10–0 | Artur Kascheev | TKO (punches) | ACB 18 | May 23, 2015 | 1 | 2:31 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Win | 9–0 | Paata Robakidze | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 48 | May 24, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 8–0 | Yuri Maia | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 44 | November 30, 2013 | 3 | 2:12 | Tula, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Anton Vasiliev | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge 40 | June 8, 2013 | 1 | 2:25 | Dzheyrakh, Russia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Damian Stasiak | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 37 | February 27, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Orenburg, Russia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Yakub Tangiev | KO (punch) | ProFC 45 | December 15, 2012 | 1 | 2:35 | Grozny, Russia | Lightweight bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Kutmanbek Ashirov | TKO (punches) | Pride Of Caucasus 2012 | September 23, 2012 | 2 | 2:35 | Khasavyurt, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Agil Ragimov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimatum MMA 1 | March 26, 2012 | 2 | 1:45 | Saratov, Russia | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Garun Dibirov | Submission (armbar) | Legion Fight 10 | March 10, 2012 | 1 | 2:25 | Salsk, Russia | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Ivan Prokopenko | Submission (guillotine choke) | M-1: International Club Grand Prix | April 2, 2011 | 1 | 1:27 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Lightweight debut. |