Ruslan Magomedov

Ruslan Gadzhimagomedovich Magomedov (Russian: Руслан Гаджимагомедович Магомедов; born November 26, 1986 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Dargin heritage[2][3] who competes in the Heavyweight division.[4] He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Magomedov was the first UFC fighter to receive lifetime ban from USADA after sustaining his third anti-doping violation in February 2019.

For Surnames Magomedov, see Magomedov.
Ruslan Magomedov
Руслан Магомедов
Born (1986-11-26) November 26, 1986
Tsudakhar, Levashinsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Other namesLeopard
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Super heavyweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)[1]
StyleKickboxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Wrestling
Fighting out ofDagestan, Russia
TeamAkhmat Fight Club
Berkut Fight Club
SC Bazarganova
American Kickboxing Academy (2016-present)
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins15
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision9
Losses1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
External image
Ruslan Magomedov

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Magomedov was born in village Tsudakhar, Levashinsky District, Dagestan, Russia. He is an ethnic Dargin[2][3] and a devout Sunni Muslim. At the age of eight he began to train in Karate, Amateur boxing and Muay Thai under Igor Ivanov. After higher school, he joined the Russian Army Strategic Missile Troops in Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk, in the army he won national Army hand-to-hand fight championships, he is Second lieutenant, after the army he started MMA.[5]

Magomedov made his professional MMA debut in November 2008 and went 9-1 in his first 10 fights.

Ruslan trains in Russian MMA Academy. He sparred with Olympic Wrestling Champions from the Dagestan Republic. Ruslan has shown good boxing technique, as he has four victories coming by way of knockout.

He defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez via unanimous decision at United Glory 15.[6]

Bellator MMA

In April 2012, Ruslan signed a contract with Bellator Fighting Championships.[7]

Magomedov was expected to compete in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament, and was expected to face Brett Rogers in the quarterfinals at Bellator 75.[8] However, Magomedov was forced out of the bout with a visa problems and replaced by Alexander Volkov.

Fight Nights MMA

Magomedov faced Strikeforce veteran and Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion Mike Hayes on February 23, 2013 on Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 10.[9] He won via unanimous decision.

Magomedov faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia on October 27, 2013 on Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 13.[10] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In February 2014, Magomedov signed a contract with the UFC to fight in their Heavyweight division.[11]

Magomedov made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Viktor Pešta on May 31, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 41.[12] By this time, Magomedov was splitting his training between the MMA Academy in Russia and Jackson/Winklejohn MMA in Albuquerque, USA.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Magomedov was briefly linked to a bout with Ben Rothwell for on August 30, 2014 at UFC 177.[15] However, on July 9, the UFC announced Rothwell would be facing Alistair Overeem on September 5, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 50.[16] Magomedov eventually was linked to a bout with Richard Odoms on the same card. However, on August 14, it was announced that the bout would be scrapped due to an injury from Odoms.[17]

Magomedov faced Josh Copeland on November 22, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[19]

Magomedov faced Shawn Jordan on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192.[20] He won via unanimous decision.[21]

Magomedov was expected to face Gabriel Gonzaga on April 10, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 86.[22] However, Magomedov was forced from the bout in early March due to injury and replaced by Derrick Lewis.[23]

Magomedov was expected to face Stefan Struve on October 8, 2016 at UFC 204, but had to pull out with injury.[24]

On September 26, 2016 Magomedov was suspended by USADA, the administrator of the UFC anti-doping program following a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection made on September 7, 2016[25] In February 2018, it was announced that Magomedov had received a two years USADA suspension after testing positive for ostarine in relation to a sample collected in October 29, 2016. In addition, Magomedov along with teammate Zubaira Tukhugov agreed to pay a total of 10,000 US Dollars towards arbitration costs.[26]

Magomedov was scheduled to face Marcos Rogerio de Lima on November 3, 2018 at UFC 230.[27] However, it was reported on October 24, 2018 that he pulled out from the event due to visa issues and he was replaced by Adam Wieczorek.[28]

In April 2019, Magomedov received a lifetime ban from USADA after sustaining his second and third violations under the policy. Magomedov tested positive for two anabolic steroids in October 2018 and then in February 2019 refused to complete the sample collection process as requested by a doping control officer during an out-of-competition test session.[29]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 15 wins 1 loss
By knockout 4 1
By submission 2 0
By decision 9 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–1 Daniel James Decision (unanimous) ACA 101: Strus vs. Nemchinov November 15, 2019 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland
Win 14–1 Shawn Jordan Decision (unanimous) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 13–1 Josh Copeland Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson November 22, 2014 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
Win 12–1 Viktor Pešta Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi May 31, 2014 3 5:00 Berlin, Germany
Win 11–1 Tim Sylvia Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 13 October 27, 2013 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia Super Heavyweight bout
Win 10–1 Mike Hayes Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 10 February 23, 2013 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Win 9–1 Amir Aliskerov Decision (unanimous) Dictator Fighting Championship 1 June 28, 2012 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Win 8–1 Igor Zadernovsky Submission (guillotine choke) League S-70 - Russian Championship Third Round April 6, 2012 3 3:29 Moscow, Russia
Win 7–1 Ricco Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) United Glory 15 - 2012 Glory World Series March 23, 2012 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Win 6–1 Vitalii Yalovenko Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 4 July 7, 2011 2 5:00 Moscow, Russia
Loss 5–1 Konstantin Gluhov TKO (body punch) Warrior's Honor 3 May 27, 2011 2 1:19 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Win 5–0 Vagan Bodzhukyan TKO (punches) Warrior's Honor 3 May 27, 2011 2 3:12 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Win 4–0 Anatoliy Nosyrev Submission (armbar) ProFC - Union Nation Cup 14 April 9, 2011 1 0:28 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 3–0 Magomedtagir Magomedov TKO (punches) ProFC 22 December 17, 2010 1 1:30 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Win 2–0 Murad Magomedov TKO (punches) ProFC - Russia Cup Stage 1 November 13, 2010 1 2:30 Taganrog, Russia
Win 1–0 Rasul Musrailov TKO (doctor stoppage) ProFC - Russia Cup Stage 1 November 13, 2010 1 3:43 Taganrog, Russia

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Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Friendship of peoples (on the TNT)KhabibTV series

See also

References
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