Gadzhimurad Antigulov
| Gadzhimurad Antigulov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 1, 1987 Anapa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Ethnicity | Avar |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Freestyle Wrestling, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Team | Gorets American Top Team |
| Rank | Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Gadzhimurad Antigualov (Russian: Гаджимурад Антигулов; born January 1, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage who currently fights in Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).. He was the two times Light Heavyweight champion for Absolute Championship Berkut. He is currently the #15 ranked light heavyweight in UFC rankings as of 2 July, 2017.
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.
Antigulov fought in the Russian circuit for 9 years, and he was the two times light heavyweight champion for Absolute Championship Berkut. He amassed a record of 18-4 prior joining UFC.
Antigulov made his promotional debut on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 against Marcos Rogério de Lima. 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 Ed Herman at UFC 209 on March 4, 2017. The bout was removed due to Herman citing injury.
On May 13, 2017, Antigulov faced Joachim Christensen at UFC 211. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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