Marat Gafurov (

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: Марат Гафуров; born November 21, 1984) is a

professional

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 competes in the

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and

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divisions of

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(ACA).. A professional MMA competitor for 12 years, Gafurov competed for the

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and

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, where he was the former M-1 Global Featherweight Champion and ONE Featherweight World Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Gafurov made his debut at Krasnodar Challenger Cup - Mix Fight 3 on June 4, 2010, against Shamil Gadzhiev. he won a fight by Submission in first round.

M-1 Global

Gafurov faced Vugar Bakhshiev for the inaugural M-1 Global Featherweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 35 on November 15, 2012, in

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. He won by a first round Submission.

ONE Championship

Gafurov made his ONE debut against Rob Lisita in the main event of ONE FC: Roar of the Tigers on October 17, 2014. He won by first-round submission. Gafurov faced Ev Ting at ONE: Warrior's Quest on May 22, 2015. He defeated Ting via first-round submission.

ONE Featherweight World Champion

Gafurov received his first title shot when he faced

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for the interim ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE: Odyssey of Champions on September 27, 2015. Gafurov would set the record for fastest submission in ONE Championship history at 41 seconds and won the interim title. Gafurov would face

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in a title unification bout at ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II) on November 21, 2015. Gafurov won by fourth-round submission via rear-naked choke to become the undisputed ONE Featherweight World Champion. Gafurov made his first title defense against

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at ONE: Kingdom of Champions on March 27, 2016. He won by second-round submission via rear-naked choke to retain the ONE Featherweight World Championship. Gafurov rematched

in his second title defense at ONE: Defending Honor on November 11, 2016. He defeated Narantungalag by first-round technical submission via rear-naked choke to retain the title. Gafurov made his third title defense in a rematch against

at ONE: Quest for Greatness on August 18, 2017. He lost the title by second-round technical knockout and suffered his first professional loss in MMA competition.

Post-title reign

After losing the ONE Featherweight title, Marat Gafurov faced Emilio Urrutia at ONE: Heroes of Honor on April 20, 2018. He defeated Urrutia by first-round technical submission via arm-triangle choke. Gafurov suffered his second professional loss when he lost to

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by first-round technical knockout at ONE: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018. Marat Gafurov defeated Tetsuya Yamada by unanimous decision at ONE: For Honor on May 3, 2019.

Lightweight (170 lb) debut

Marat Gafurov made his Lightweight (170 lbs) debut against Iuri Lapicus at ONE: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020, where he lost by first-round submission via rear-naked choke. Gafurov defeated Lowen Tynanes by split decision at ONE: Collision Course on December 18, 2020. Marat Gafurov lost to Ok Rae-Yoon by unanimous decision at ONE on TNT 3 on April 21, 2021. On July 22, 2022, Marat Gafurov defeated Ariel Sexton by third-round technical knockout at

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Absolute Championship Akhmat

On January 9, 2024 it was announced that Gafurov has signed a deal with

(ACA). Gafurov made his ACA debut against Gábor Boráros at ACA 172 on March 9, 2024, where he won by first-round submission via armbar.

Professional grappling career

Gafurov will be representing Dagestan Combat Club in the 83kg division at the AIGA Champions League qualifying round in

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on March 2-5, 2024.

Championship and accomplishments

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(One time) *** Two successful defense *

** M-1 Global Featherweight Championship (One time) *** Two successful defense

Mixed martial arts record

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