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Mairbek Vakhaevich Taisumov (
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: Майрбек Вахаевич Тайсумов; born August 8, 1988 in
Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
) is a Russian-born Austrian mixed martial artist. He fights in the
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division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Taisumov has previously competed in the
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and
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.


Early and personal life

Taisumov was born on August 8, 1988, in
Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
, the capital of the modern-day
Chechen Republic Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
of Russia. He is from the Yalkhoy (Biytro gar) teip (clan). He fights out of
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,
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and trains at MMA Vienna and Tiger Muay Thai in
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
,
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. He started his sporting career as a
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player before realizing fighting was his true passion and devoting his career to martial arts. He made his professional MMA debut in 2007. He is a devout
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. In July 2018, Taisumov got a Moroccan citizenship to aid him in getting a U.S. visa.


Mixed martial arts career


M-1 Global

Taisumov spent much of his career fighting for
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 ...
. He made his M-1 Global debut against Borys Mankowski on February 5, 2010, winning via TKO in the second round. Taisumov knocked out Julien Boussuge in the first round on May 29, 2010, at M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3. Taisumov submitted Serhiy Adamchuk in the first round on July 22, 2010, to win the M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Tournament. Taisumov was poked in the eye by Artem Damkovsky in the third round of a M-1 Global Lightweight Championship bout on October 28, 2010, and lost via doctor stoppage. Taisumov defeated M-1 veteran Yuri Ivlev by second-round TKO on March 5, 2011, at M-1 Challenge 23. Taisumov knocked out Josh Bacallao in the first round on July 8, 2011, at M-1 Challenge 26. Taisumov knocked out Joshua Thorpe in the second round on November 20, 2011, at M-1 Global: Fedor vs Monson. Taisumov lost a split decision to Marat Gafurov on June 21, 2012, at M-1 Global: Fedor vs Rizzo. Taisumov was expected to face Musa Khamanaev for the M-1 Global Lightweight Championship on November 15, 2012 at M-1 Challenge 35. The bout was cancelled for unknown reasons. Taisumov instead faced Leon Del Gaudio, whom he submitted in the first round. Taisumov made Niko Puhakka submit to first-round leg kicks on June 8, 2013, at M-1 Challenge 40. In his final M-1 Global bout, Taisumov submitted Artem Damkovsky in the third round of a rematch on November 30, 2013, at M-1 Challenge 44.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Taisumov made his UFC debut against
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on January 4, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 34 ''UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 34'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 4, 2014, at the Marina Bay Sands in Marina Bay, Singapore. Background This event was the first event the UFC held in S ...
, winning a dominant unanimous decision. Taisumov was expected to face UFC veteran
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on March 23, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 38 ''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 38'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 23, 2014, at the Ginásio Nélio Dias in Natal, Brazil. Background The event was headlined by the anticipated remat ...
. Tibau pulled out of the bout due to a knee injury and was replaced by
Michel Prazeres Michel Richard Cunha dos Prazeres (born July 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the Welterweight division. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Early MMA caree ...
, who won a dominant unanimous decision. Taisumov beat newcomer Marcin Bandel by first-round TKO on October 4, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 53 ''UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 53'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 4, 2014, at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Background This event was the third event that the UFC hosted in St ...
. Taisumov was expected to face
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on January 24, 2015, at
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. Cabral pulled out of the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Christodoulou, who Taisumov knocked out in the second round. His contract up, Taisumov announced a new five-fight contract on
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on February 8, 2015. Taisumov beat Alan Patrick by second-round TKO on June 20, 2015, at
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, earning a "Performance of the Night" bonus of $50,000. Taisumov was expected to face
Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...
on January 17, 2016, at
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. Dariush pulled out of the fight in early December citing injury and was replaced by Chris Wade. However, Taisumov was removed from the fight over reported
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issues and was replaced by
Mehdi Baghdad Mehdi Baghdad (born 13 April 1985) is a French mixed martial artist who fights out of Los Angeles, California. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team ...
. Taisumov beat promotional newcomer
Damir Hadžović Damir Hadžović (born August 8, 1986) is a Bosnian-born Danish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Hadžović was born to Bosnian Muslim parents in the eastern B ...
by TKO on April 10, 2016, at
UFC Fight Night 86 ''UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 86'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 10, 2016, at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Background The event was the first that the organization has host ...
, earning his second $50,000 "Performance of the Night" bonus. Taisumov was expected to face
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at
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on September 10, 2016. However, Taisumov was removed from the fight during the week before the event over reported
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issues and was replaced by promotional newcomer Michael McBride. Taisumov was expected to face Joaquim Silva on May 28, 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 109 ''UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 109'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 28, 2017, at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Background Preliminar ...
. However, Taisumov pulled out of the fight on May 16 citing a knee injury. He was replaced by
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. Taisumov faced UFC newcomer Felipe Silva on September 2, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. He won the fight by knockout in the first round. The win earned Taisumov his third consecutive ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Taisumov was expected to face
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on April 7, 2018 at
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. However, Taisumov was removed from the fight on March 9 again over reported
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issues. Dunham will now face
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at the event. Taisumov faced
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on September 15, 2018 at
UFC Fight Night 136 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 136'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Background The ev ...
. At weigh-ins, Taisumov weighted five pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156 and was fined 40% of his purse to Green. Taisumov won the fight by unanimous decision. On April 11, 2019, it was reported that
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issued a six-month suspension for testing positive of
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metabolites in an in-competition sample collected on September 15, 2018 at
UFC Fight Night 136 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 136'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Background The ev ...
. USADA and
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(WADA) determined the stanozolol metabolites were found from contaminated dietary supplements he digested. The suspension was retroactive to October 8, 2018 and he was eligible to fight again on May 8, 2019. Taisumov faced
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on September 7, 2019 at
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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. The fight was the last one of his prevailing contract thus making him a free agent. Later in an interview Taisumov told that he is entertaining offers from other promotions meanwhile holding an option to resign with the UFC.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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(Three times)


Mixed martial arts record

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Vener Galiev Vener Zaynullovich Galiev (russian: Венер Зайнуллович Галиев; ba, Ғәлиев Венер Зәйнулла улы) born 1 July 1975) is a Bashkir born-Russian amateur wrestler, sambist and mixed martial artist. He ...
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Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , David Rosmon , KO (knee) , HC 3 - Hell Cage 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:10 ,
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, Czech Republic , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 , Ivan Buchinger , Submission (bulldog choke) , HC 2 - Hell Cage 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:12 ,
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Maxim Usmaniev , Submission (armbar) , FA 3 - Fight Arena 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Oto Merlin , TKO (punches) , FSC 1 - Fight Stage Championship 1 , , align=center, 0 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
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Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Vaclav Pribyl , Submission (armbar) , CF 2 - Cage Fighting 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:00 ,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
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