Ali Shamilevich Bagautinov (russian: Али Шами́льевич Багаутинов; born June 10, 1985 in Dagestan) is a Russian professional

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of Dargin origin who competed in the

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division of the

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Combat Sambo career

After years of competing in wrestling and sambo, Bagautinov became a world

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champion in

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. At the FIAS 2012 World Sambo Championships, Bagautinov defeated Belarusian Novitski Vladislav via decision (15-0) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Bagautinov defeated Kyrgyzian Razykov Alibek via TKO at 2:19 of the first round. In the tournament final, Bagautinov defeated Kazakh Asset Sagyndykov via

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submission at 0:35 of the first round. Bagautinov was stripped of all FIAS awards and suspended from competition for two years (November 8, 2012 - November 8, 2014) after testing positive for

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bagautinov made his professional MMA debut in December 2009. He is a veteran of the Russian MMA promotion Fight Nights, where he compiled a record of 8-1. In 2013, Bagautinov was listed as one of the top flyweight prospects in all of MMA.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It was announced in June 2013 that Bagautinov had signed a five-fight deal with the UFC. In his UFC debut, Bagautinov faced Marcos Vinicius on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Bagautinov won the fight via TKO in the third round. In his second fight for the promotion, Bagautinov fought

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on November 16, 2013 at

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. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision. Bagautinov fought

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on February 1, 2014 at

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. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision. Bagautinov faced

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on June 14, 2014 at UFC 174 for the

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. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision. Subsequent to his loss, on July 10, the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) announced that Bagautinov tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) prior to the title fight. In response, the BCAC has suspended him from mixed martial arts competition for one year. Bagautinov's first fight after serving his suspension was against

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on October 3, 2015 at

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. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision. Bagautinov next faced

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on June 18, 2016 at

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. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision. Bagautinov was expected to face

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on October 15, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 97. However, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely. In turn, the pairing was quickly rescheduled and took place on November 19, 2016 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. It was announced on January 17, 2017 that Bagautinov had chosen not to renew his contract with the UFC.

Post-UFC career

As the first bout after the UFC, Bagautinov headlined Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov against

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on April 27, 2017. He lost the bout via knockout in the third round. He then faced Pedro Nobre at Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre on June 30, 2017. He won the fight via second-round submission. On September 23, 2018, Bagautinov faced Denis Oliveira Fontes Araujo at Battle of Volga 6 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Brave Combat Federation

Bagautinov made his promotional debut in the Brave CF against Oleg Lichkovakha at Brave CF 46 on January 16, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision and subsequently joined Brave CF Flyweight tournament. His first bout in the Flyweight tournament was a Quarter-final bout against fellow UFC veteran

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on April 1, 2021 at Brave CF 50. He won a competitive bout via unanimous decision. Bagautinov was scheduled to face José Torres in the Semi-final of the Flyweight tournament at Brave CF 55 on November 6, 2021. However due to difficulties making weight, Torres pulled out and was replaced by Sean Santella. He won the bout in the first round via ground and pound after defending successfully Santella's takedown attempt.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Fight Nights Flyweight Championship (One time) ***Two successful title defenses * Federation of MMA of Samara ** FMMAS Flyweight Championship (One time)

Sambo

*World Sambo Federation (Not FIAS) **World Combat Sambo Champion (Two times) **Europe Combat Sambo Champion *Combat Sambo Federation of Russia **Russian National Combat Sambo Champion (Five times) **Moscow Combat Sambo Champion (Three times) **Dagestan Combat Sambo Champion **Moscow Combat Sambo Cup Champion (Four times)

Pankration

*Russian Federation of Pangration Athlima **Pankration Russian National Champion **Moscow Cup Champion (Three times) *World Pangration Athlima Federation **Pankration World Champion **Pankration World Cup Champion

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

*Russian Federation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu **Russian National Brazilian jiu-jitsu Champion

Wrestling

*Russian Wrestling Federation **Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Master Rank Tournament Runner-up **Dagestan Freestyle Wrestling District Tournament Winner

Hand-to-hand combat

*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Hand-to-hand Combat Dynamo Champion **Hand-to-hand Police Force Combat Medalist

Grappling

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**Russian Grappling National Champion (Two times) **Moscow Grappling Cup Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

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International combat sambo record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
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Combat Sambo career

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC career

Brave Combat Federation

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Sambo

Pankration

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Wrestling

Hand-to-hand combat

Grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

International combat sambo record

See also

References

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