Gadzhimurad Antigulov (born January 1, 1987) is a Russian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who currently competing in the

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division. A professional since 2009, he has fought for the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC),

M-1 Global M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year. It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...

, and

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

, where he was a two-time light heavyweight champion.

Background

As wrestling is the national sport in Dagestan, Antigulov started training wrestling at the young age and transitioned to MMA when the sport was introduced to his country. He splits his training into two sessions per day. He starts with a run and then focuses on striking skills and wrestling on the second part of the morning training. A second training session will follow later of the day after a rest during the early afternoon. He also train with American Top team for his fights.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Antigulov fought in the Russian circuit for 9 years, and he was the two times light heavyweight champion for

. He amassed a record of 18-4 prior joining UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Antigulov made his promotional debut on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 against

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. He took his first UFC win via a guillotine choke on 67 seconds into round one. He earned the Performance of the Night bonus. Antigulov was expected to face

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on March 4, 2017. The bout was removed due to Herman citing injury. On May 13, 2017, Antigulov faced

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. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the first round. Antigulov was scheduled to face

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on November 4, 2017 at

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. However, Antigulov pulled out of the fight on September 26 citing an injury, and was replaced by newcomer

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. Antigulov was expected to face

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on February 24, 2018 at

UFC on Fox 28 ''UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 28'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. Background The even ...

. However, it was reported on February 7, 2018 that Antigulov was pulled from the fight, citing injury, as a result, the bout was cancelled. The bout with

eventually took place on July 28, 2018 at

UFC on Fox 30 ''UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Background Th ...

. Antigulov lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Antigulov was reported to face

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on February 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 145. However, on January 25, 2019, it was reported that Alvey would face Jim Crute at

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instead. Antigulov was briefly linked to a bout to face newcomer

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on April 20, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 149 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 149'' or '' UFC on ESPN+ 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 20, 2019 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Pete ...

. However, Dolidze was replaced just days later for undisclosed reasons by

. Antigulov lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Antigulov was expected to face

on November 9, 2019 at

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. However, on October 29, 2019 it was reported that he was pulled from the bout for undisclosed reason. Antigulov was scheduled to face Devin Clark on February 15, 2020 at

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. However, Antigulov was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by

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. Antigulov was scheduled to face

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on June 13, 2020 at UFC Kazakhstan. However, the event for Kazakhstan was later cancelled due to the

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. Antigulov faced

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on July 26, 2020 at

UFC on ESPN 14 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 14'' and ''UFC Fight Island 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 26, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu ...

. He lost the fight via a triangle choke in round one. Antigulov faced

Maxim Grishin Maxim Anthony Grishin (born May 2, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Grishin was the former M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight Champion ...

on October 18, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 180 ''UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 180'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 38'' and ''UFC Fight Island 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18 ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. On December 8, 2020, it was announced that the UFC had released him.

Post-UFC career

As the first bout after the release Antigulov faced Vitor Petrino at UAE Warriors 22 on September 4, 2021. He lost the fight via second-round technical knockout. Antigulov faced Viktor Vecherin on March 25, 2022 at AMC Fight Nights 110. He won the bout via second round TKO victory.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) ** ACB Light Heavyweight Championship (Two times) vs. Ruslan Khaskhanov and Muslim Makhmudov ***One successful title defense *Ultimate Fighting Championship **

Performance of the Night UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...

(One times) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–4 , Ruslan Khaskhanov , TKO (punches) , ACB Grand Prix Berkut 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:53 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Ilya Kolodyazhny , TKO (punches) , ACB Grand Prix Berkut 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:47 ,

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