Muslim Salikhov
"King of Kung Fu"
| Age | 42 |
| Nationality | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 178 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
27
fights
22
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
4
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 25, 2017
UFC debuts
September 12, 2026
UFC last fight
2h21:32
time in the cage
9:26
avg time by combat
60.0%
win rate
55.6%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1543
as of September 12, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1583
on July 26, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
65
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 93 | 94 |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 91 | 57% |
| 3. | Ko tko | 90 | 5 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 77 | 0.18 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 77 | 94 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Control time | 19 | 20s / round |
| 4. | Clinch strikes landed | 21 | 0.99 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes attempted | 23 | 37.16 / round |
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Boxing Score
74
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.57
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
46.8%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
65.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
39
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
33.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
72.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
20s / round
⏱ Control Time
32s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
65.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Muslim Salikhov's UFC Fight History
September 12, 2026 - Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 08, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:03).
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July 26, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (42s).
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November 23, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (3:49).
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July 13, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 03, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:17).
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June 17, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (1:03).
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July 16, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:38).
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June 05, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 11, 2020 - UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 26, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 07, 2019 - UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:26).
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April 14, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (4:12).
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November 25, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (3:22).
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Fighter's fights