Nasrat Haqparast
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Mohammad Nasrat Haqparast (born August 22, 1995) is an Afghan mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Infobox
Born
Mohammad Nasrat Haqparast (1995-08-22) August 22, 1995 (age 30)Hamburg, Germany
Nationality
Afghan
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division
Lightweight
Reach
72 in (183 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
Fighting out of
Rabat, Morocco
Team
Tristar Gym
Trainer
Firas Zahabi
Years active
2012–present
Total
24
Wins
18
By knockout
2
By decision
3
Losses
6
By submission
1
University
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
24 matches
By knockout
18 wins
10
6 losses
2
By submission
By submission
24 matches
By submission
18 wins
0
6 losses
1
By decision
By decision
24 matches
By decision
18 wins
8
6 losses
3
| 24 matches | 18 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 3 |
· Mixed martial arts record
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
18–6
Opponent
Quillan Salkilld
Method
KO (head kick)
Event
UFC 321
Date
October 25, 2025
Round
1
Time
2:30
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
18–5
Opponent
Esteban Ribovics
Method
Decision (split)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
Date
March 1, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Fight of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–5
Opponent
Jared Gordon
Method
Decision (split)
Event
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Date
June 22, 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–5
Opponent
Jamie Mullarkey
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
Date
December 9, 2023
Round
1
Time
1:44
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–5
Opponent
Landon Quiñones
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 293
Date
September 10, 2023
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Sydney, Australia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–5
Opponent
John Makdessi
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Date
September 3, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Paris, France
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–5
Opponent
Bobby Green
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 271
Date
February 12, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
13–4
Opponent
Dan Hooker
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 266
Date
September 25, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–3
Opponent
Rafa García
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Date
March 13, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–3
Opponent
Alexander Muñoz
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
Date
August 8, 2020
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
11–3
Opponent
Drew Dober
Method
KO (punches)
Event
UFC 246
Date
January 18, 2020
Round
1
Time
1:10
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–2
Opponent
Joaquim Silva
Method
KO (punches)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
Date
August 3, 2019
Round
2
Time
0:36
Location
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–2
Opponent
Thibault Gouti
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
Date
October 27, 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Notes
Fight of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–2
Opponent
Marc Diakiese
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Date
July 22, 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
8–2
Opponent
Marcin Held
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till
Date
October 21, 2017
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Gdańsk, Poland
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–1
Opponent
Ruslan Kalyniuk
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Superior FC 17
Date
May 20, 2017
Round
3
Time
1:44
Location
Dueren, Germany
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–1
Opponent
Patrik Berisha
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
We Love MMA 24
Date
October 15, 2016
Round
2
Time
0:18
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–1
Opponent
Lampros Pistikos
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Ravage Series 2
Date
February 20, 2016
Round
1
Time
3:36
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Notes
Return to Lightweight.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–1
Opponent
Fabrice Kindombe
Method
KO (punch)
Event
We Love MMA 16
Date
October 10, 2015
Round
1
Time
0:53
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–1
Opponent
Patrick Schwellnus
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
We Love MMA 13
Date
March 14, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:57
Location
Hannover, Germany
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–1
Opponent
Tolga Ozgun
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
We Love MMA 9
Date
September 27, 2014
Round
1
Time
2:20
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Notes
Welterweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–1
Opponent
Jiri Flajsar
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Anatolia FC 1
Date
February 23, 2014
Round
1
Time
0:38
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–1
Opponent
Iles Ganijev
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Superior FC 13
Date
June 1, 2013
Round
1
Time
N/A
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
0–1
Opponent
Adrian Ruf
Method
Submission (triangle choke)
Event
We Love MMA 4
Date
December 15, 2012
Round
1
Time
3:30
Location
Berlin, Germany
Notes
Lightweight debut.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 18–6 | Quillan Salkilld | KO (head kick) | UFC 321 | October 25, 2025 | 1 | 2:30 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 18–5 | Esteban Ribovics | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev | March 1, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 17–5 | Jared Gordon | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | June 22, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| Win | 16–5 | Jamie Mullarkey | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | December 9, 2023 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–5 | Landon Quiñones | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 293 | September 10, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 14–5 | John Makdessi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | September 3, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 271 | February 12, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Dan Hooker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266 | September 25, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–3 | Rafa García | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | March 13, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Alexander Muñoz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | August 8, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Drew Dober | KO (punches) | UFC 246 | January 18, 2020 | 1 | 1:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Joaquim Silva | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler | August 3, 2019 | 2 | 0:36 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–2 | Thibault Gouti | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 9–2 | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Marcin Held | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | October 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 8–1 | Ruslan Kalyniuk | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 17 | May 20, 2017 | 3 | 1:44 | Dueren, Germany | |
| Win | 7–1 | Patrik Berisha | TKO (punches) | We Love MMA 24 | October 15, 2016 | 2 | 0:18 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 6–1 | Lampros Pistikos | TKO (punches) | Ravage Series 2 | February 20, 2016 | 1 | 3:36 | Hamburg, Germany | Return to Lightweight. |
| Win | 5–1 | Fabrice Kindombe | KO (punch) | We Love MMA 16 | October 10, 2015 | 1 | 0:53 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 4–1 | Patrick Schwellnus | TKO (punches) | We Love MMA 13 | March 14, 2015 | 1 | 2:57 | Hannover, Germany | |
| Win | 3–1 | Tolga Ozgun | TKO (punches) | We Love MMA 9 | September 27, 2014 | 1 | 2:20 | Hamburg, Germany | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 2–1 | Jiri Flajsar | TKO (punches) | Anatolia FC 1 | February 23, 2014 | 1 | 0:38 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 1–1 | Iles Ganijev | TKO (punches) | Superior FC 13 | June 1, 2013 | 1 | N/A | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Adrian Ruf | Submission (triangle choke) | We Love MMA 4 | December 15, 2012 | 1 | 3:30 | Berlin, Germany | Lightweight debut. |
References
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- UFChttps://www.ufc.com/athlete/nasrat-haqparast
- Tapologyhttps://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/48941-nasrat-haqparast
- Pray for my home country Afghanistan 🇦🇫💔🤲🏼https://www.instagram.com/nasrat_mma/p/CyQtjXtMnzu/
- DIE WELThttps://www.welt.de/sport/article173556687/MMA-So-will-der-Hamburger-Nasrat-Haqparast-UFC-Champion-werden.html
- MMA Todayhttps://mma-today.com/welcome-ufc-nasrat-haqparast
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- MMA Todayhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180309074239/https://mma-today.com/alex-reyes-out-replacements-campaigning
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- "Breaking: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marc Diakiese bei UFC Hamburg"https://www.gnp1.de/mma/ufc-news/news/breaking-nasrat-haqparast-vs-marc-diakiese-bei-ufc-hamburg/
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- "John Makdessi to face Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Nashville"https://www.tsn.ca/makdessi-to-face-haqparast-at-ufc-nashville-1.1249476
- www.sportsnet.cahttps://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/canadian-john-makdessi-gets-new-opponent-ufc-card-nashville/sn-amp/
- "Nasrat Haqparast vs. Joaquim Silva toegevoegd aan "UFC Sochi" evenement"http://mmadna.nl/nasrat-haqparast-vs-joaquim-silva-toegevoegd-aan-ufc-sochi-evenement/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2019/08/03/ufc-newark-results-nasrat-haqparast-kos-joaquim-silva/
- "UFC Newark bonus winners: Nasrat Haqparast's vicious KO leads $50K winners"https://www.mmamania.com/2019/8/3/20752850/ufc-newark-official-bonus-winners-lawler-covington-knockout-submission-results-espn-mma-haqparast
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- "Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan added to UFC 257"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/11/ufc-257-nasrat-haqparast-vs-arman-tsarukyan-booked
- "UFC 257 weigh-in results: Lineup altered after multiple issues with lightweights"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/01/ufc-257-conor-mcgregor-dustin-poirier-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream
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- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2022/09/03/ufc-paris-john-makdessi-vs-nasrat-haqparast/
- "Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jamie Mullarkey in the works for UFC 284 in Perth"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-284-news-nasrat-haqparast-vs-jamie-mullarkey-lightweight-matchup-in-the-works
- MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Españolhttps://mma.uno/francisco-prado-firma-con-ufc-enfrenta-a-jamie-mullarkey-en-ufc-284/
- www.itnwwe.comhttps://www.itnwwe.com/mma/nasrat-haqparast-faces-sam-patterson-set-for-ufc-paris-event/
- ITN WWEhttps://www.itnwwe.com/mma/sam-patterson-is-out-of-ufc-paris-event/
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- "Kelvin's clone: Gastelum and Nasrat Haqparast reunite ahead of UFC 246"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/01/kelvin-gastelum-nasrat-haqparast-reunion-ufc-246-clone-lookalike
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- "Nasrat Haqparast's mother has died, just weeks before fight with Dan Hooker"https://sports.yahoo.com/nasrat-haqparast-mother-died-just-074100963.html
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- Sherdoghttp://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Nasrat-Haqparast-122581