Su Mudaerji ( zh, 苏木达尔基; bo, བསོད་ནམས་དར་རྒྱས།, Sonam Dhargyal; born January 20, 1996), sometimes written as Sumudaerji, is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In his childhood, Sumudaerji used to herd cattle in the mountains. He was born with a passion for sports. When he was 14 years old, Sumudaerji joined the well-known Enbo Fight Club in

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. He started practicing

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in 2010 and won the second place in the Sichuan Youth San Da Championship. From 2014 to 2015, he was selected to study in the Sichuan San Da team and then transitioned into MMA. Starting his career in 2016, Mudaerji fought mostly for the Wu Lin Feng promotion, compiling an 11–3 record.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mudaerji made his UFC debut against Louis Smolka at

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on November 24, 2018. He lost the fight via submission in round two. Mudaerji next faced Andre Soukhamthath on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Mudaerji faced Malcolm Gordon on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. He won the fight via knockout in round one. He earned a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus for the win. Replacing Jeff Molina, Mudaerji faced Zarrukh Adashev on January 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 20. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Mudaerji was scheduled to face Tim Elliott on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190. However, Mudaerji pulled out due to a knee injury. Mudaerji was scheduled to face

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on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 205. However, just three days before the event, Kape withdrew for personal reasons and the bout was scrapped. Mudaerji faced Matt Schnell on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3. Despite a triangle attempt in the first round, Mudaerji lost the bout via technical submission due to a triangle choke in the second round. This win earned both fighters the '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Mudaerji was scheduled to face Allan Nascimento on December 9, 2023, at

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. However, Nascimento withdrew from the fight due to injury and was replaced by Tim Elliott. He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke in round one. Mudaerji was scheduled to face Joshua Van on June 1, 2024 at

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. However, for undisclosed reasons, Mudaerji was pulled from the event and Van was re-scheduled for another event as a result. Mudaerji is scheduled to face Charles Johnson on October 19, 2024 at

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Personal life

Mudaerji is the first UFC fighter of

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ethnicity.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Performance of the Night (One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time)

Sanda

*2010 Sichuan Junior Sanda Championship − 2nd place

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudaerji, Su 1996 births Living people Chinese male mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters People of Tibetan descent Chinese sanshou practitioners Tibetan sportspeople People from Ngawa Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Sportspeople from Sichuan