Movsar Evloev (born February 11, 1994) 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 is currently competing in the featherweight division of the

UFC 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 ...

. A professional since 2014, he has also competed at

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 ...

, where he is the former bantamweight champion. As of June 7, 2022, he is #10 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Early life

Evloev, who has a degree in computer programming and law, belongs to the Ingush

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Youvloy. Before turning professional in

mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

in 2014, Movsar earned the rank of a

Master of Sports Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (russian: Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация) is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes an ...

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

Mixed martial arts career

M-1 Global

Prior to competing in 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 ...

, Evloev spent all his time in

. On April 22, 2017, Evloev faced Alexey Nevzorov for the M-1 Global Interim Bantamweight championship. He knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title. Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for the undisputed title on July 22, 2017. He defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship. Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, against Sergey Morozov. He defeated him with a

rear-naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jujutsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikogi ...

in the third round. In his next title defense, he faced Rafael Dias on July 21, 2018. He knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt. In April, he vacated the championship and signed with the

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik. However, Gafurov was replaced by

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after a violation of his contract with

ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...

. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Evloev was then scheduled to face

Mike Grundy Michael Grundy (born 1 March 1987) is an English professional mixed martial artist and retired freestyle wrestler who also competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). During his wrestling career, Grundy ...

on August 31, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN+ 15 ''UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang'' (also known as'' UFC Fight Night 157'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 15'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 31, 2019 at Shenzhen Universiade Sports ...

. However, Grundy pulled out of the bout on August 19 citing an injury and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu. Hours out from the fight, Lu pulled out after suffering a cut. In his second UFC appearance, Evloev faced

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on October 26, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN+ 20 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 162'' or '' UFC on ESPN+ 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26, 2019 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Evloev was then slated to face

Douglas Silva de Andrade Douglas Silva de Andrade (born June 22, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Silva de Andrade grew up in Castanhal, ...

on March 7, 2020 at

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. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight and was set to be replaced by Jamall Emmers. On February 26, Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons. Evloev faced

on July 26, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Evloev was scheduled to face

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on December 5, 2020 at

UFC on ESPN 19 ''UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 19'' and ''UFC Vegas 16'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 5, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enter ...

However hours before the start it was cancelled after Movsar tested positive for COVID-19. Evloev met

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, replacing

, at

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on January 24, 2021. He won the fight via split decision. Evloev faced

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on June 12, 2021 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Evloev was expected to face

Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria ( ka, ილია თოფურია) (born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 13, 20 ...

on January 22, 2022 at

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. However, Evloev withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test and he was replaced by Charles Jourdain Evloev faced

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on June 4, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 207 ''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 207'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 65'' or ''UFC Vegas 56'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 4, 2022, at the ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Evloev was scheduled to face

Bryce Mitchell Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mitchell appeared in the reality television series '' ...

on November 5, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 214 ''UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 214, UFC on ESPN+ 72'' and ''UFC Vegas 64'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Ap ...

. However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury.

Championships and accomplishments

** M-1 Global interim Bantamweight Championship (one time; first) ** M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship (one time; former) ***Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evloev, Movsar Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Russian male mixed martial artists 1994 births Living people People from Ingushetia Ingush people