Shamil Gamzatov

Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov (Russian: Шамиль Раджабович Гамзатов; born August 9, 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the World Series of Fighting and Absolute Championship Berkut. Also he competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League.[2] He is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Shamil Gamzatov
Шамиль Гамзатов
BornShamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov
(1990-08-09) August 9, 1990[1]
Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
ResidenceMakhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
NationalityRussian
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight218 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight (205 lb) (2012 – present)[1]
Middleweight (185 lb) (2018)[2]
Reach76
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo
Fighting out ofMakhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.
TeamKrepost
Gorets MMA
American Top Team
RankNational Master of Sports in Sambo
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins14
By knockout5
By submission5
By decision4
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Radzhabovich and the family name is Gamzatov.

Background

He was born in Kizlyar city, Dagestan, Soviet Union into a devout Sunni muslim family of Avar origin from Tsurib village, Charodinsky District. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 8 years of age, after an injured knee he retired. At 15 years of age he started to train in Amateur MMA under Zalimkhan Tatev. He won European and World MMA titles in amateur level. Also he is Dagestan national kickboxing champion, 3x grappling Abdu-Dabi tournament winner. Combat Sambo North Caucasian championships 3rd 2015 at 100 kg.[3] At the World Grappling Championships (World Grappling Association) he won the gold medal at 92 kilos.[4]

Gamzatov said of his changing of sports as a kid, “[I] changed various sports and performed in them: combat sambo, grappling, amateur MMA. Then there was a transition to MMA and there was a debut and so began my career as a professional!”[5]

Mixed martial arts career

World Series of Fighting

He made his debut in the USA on January 23, 2016 at WSOF 27, his opponent was Teddy Holder of Tennessee.[6] He won the fight by TKO (punches) in the first round.

Absolute Championship Berkut

He faced Rodney Wallace on January 13, 2017 at ACB 51. He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[7]

Professional Fighters League

Gamzatov faced Eddie Gordon on July 5, 2018 at PFL 3.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

In his next bout, Gamzatov faced Rex Harris on 16 August 2018 at PFL 6.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gamzatov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in July.[10]

Gamzatov made his promotional debut against Klidson Abreu on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[11] He won the fight via split decision.[12]

Gamzatov was scheduled to face Ovince Saint Preux on April 25, 2020.[13] However, Gamzatov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction [14] The match was rescheduled on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 15.[15]However, for unknown reason, Gamzatov was pulled from the bout and he was replaced by Alonzo Menifield.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling
  • Abu Dhabi grappling tournament
    • 3x tournament winner.
  • World Grappling Association
    • World champion (92 kg).

MMA
  • World Mixed Martial Arts Amateur Union
    • European champion 2013 (93 kg).
    • World champion 2013 (93 kg).

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
14 matches 14 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 5 0
By decision 4 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–0 Klidson Abreu Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar November 9, 2019 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win 13–0 Rex Harris Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 August 16, 2018 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 2018 PFL Middleweight Tournament Opening Round.
Win 12–0 Eddie Gordon Decision (unanimous) PFL 3 July 5, 2018 3 5:00 Washington, D.C., United States Middleweight debut. 2018 PFL Middleweight Tournament Opening Round.
Win 11–0 Rodney Wallace Decision (split) ACB 51 January 13, 2017 3 5:00 Irvine, California, United States
Win 10–0 Teddy Holder TKO (punches) WSOF 27 January 23, 2016 1 2:32 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 9–0 Yuri Gorbenko Submission (triangle choke) N1 Pro: Nomad Pro MMA Cup 2014 October 5, 2014 1 3:39 Grozny, Russia
Win 8–0 Sukhrob Muradov TKO (punches) Fight Star: Saransk vs. Penza September 5, 2014 1 1:16 Saransk, Russia
Win 7–0 Vladimir Mishchenko Submission (guillotine choke) Warriors Honor: Mayor's Cup December 4, 2013 2 2:07 Kharkov, Ukraine
Win 6–0 Andrey Musanipov Submission (armbar) Battle of Champions 2 August 25, 2013 2 1:14 Ufa, Russia
Win 5–0 Ivan Fedunov KO (punch) Versia Fighting Championship 1 August 17, 2013 1 3:52 Pyatigorsk, Russia Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win 4–0 Ilya Gunenko Submission (armbar) WCSA Combat League: Combat Ring 3 June 30, 2013 1 2:14 Odessa, Ukraine Heavyweight debut.
Win 3–0 Rustam Omar-Ogly Submission (armbar) Derbent Fighting Championship July 13, 2012 1 3:40 Derbent, Russia
Win 2–0 Assaad Raad TKO (punches) Top Fight: Battle of the Gyms February 25, 2012 2 2:35 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Win 1–0 Murat Aibazov TKO (punches) FoPoKC: Cup of Friendship January 30, 2012 2 1:35 Teberda, Russia Light Heavyweight debut.

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See also

References
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  2. "PFL roster revealed: Six of these 72 fighters will be millionaires by year's end". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. http://sambo.ru/events/2014/12/1919/
  4. "Shamil Gamzatov". duellogroup.com.
  5. https://fight-library.com/2019/11/27/shamil-gamzatov-interview-russia-bringing-their-finest/
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  7. "Видео боя Родни Уоллас - Шамиль Гамзатов ACB 51 - Fightnews.info". fightnews.info.
  8. "Нурмагомедов, Гольцов, Валиев, Гришин и другие бойцы из России побьются за $6,000,000". valetudo.ru. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  9. "Fight Card - PFL 6". PFL.
  10. "Shamil Gamzatov in the UFC". sports.ru.
  11. Adriano Albuquerque (2019-08-22). "Klidson Abreu faces unbeaten Russian Shamil Gamzatov at UFC Moscow in November". Sportv (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  12. Evanoff, Josh (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Results: Shamil Gamzatov Decisions Klidson Abreu". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  13. Farah Hannoun (2020-02-06). "Ovince Saint Preux vs. Shamil Gamzatov added to UFC Lincoln". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  14. "Shamil Gamzatov out of UFC on ESPN+ 31 fight vs. Ovince Saint Preux". MMA Junkie. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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