Bekzod Abdurakhmonov

Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (Russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born March 15, 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the Men's 70 kg Freestyle wrestling.[2] At the 2016 Olympics he beat Jordan Burroughs of USA 11-1, but for bronze medal match he lost to Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan.

Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Бекзод Абдурахмонов
Abdurakhmonov (right) against Jabrayil Hasanov at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990
Tashkent, Uzbek ASSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Other namesThe Uzbek Assassin
ResidenceBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityUzbek
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)[1]
DivisionLightweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out ofTashkent, Uzbekistan
Boston, Massachusetts
TeamTeam Sityodtong
Team Nowhere
RankInternational Master of Sports in Wrestling
WrestlingOlympic Wrestling
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins7
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision1
Losses0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Wrestling Championships
2014 Tashkent70 kg
2018 Budapest74 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon70 kg
2018 Jakarta74 kg
Asian Championships
2017 New Delhi74 kg
2015 Doha70 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku74 kg

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[3] In the final he defeated Muslim Evloev of Kyrgyzstan.[3]

References

  1. "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov". sherdog.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  2. "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games". Uz Report. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
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