Ilir Latifi

“The Sledgehammer”

OctagonStats Rating 1543

9-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight230 lbs. (104 kg)

Reach73" (185 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 28, 1982

Age44

DivisionHeavyweight

BirthplaceMalmö, Sweden

TeamAllstars Training Center Pancrase Gym Sweden American Top Team Malmö Tigers (Wrestling)

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.05

Str. Acc45%

SApM2.93

Str. Def56%

TD Avg2.11

TD Acc35%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

L W W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

16 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate56%

Times finished43%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight9:19

Octagon time2h 28m

Opp win%69%

ActiveApr. 06, 2013 – May. 20, 2023 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Ilir Latifi "The Sledgehammer" is a 17-9-0 grappler (1 NC).

Ilir debuted Apr. 06, 2013 vs Gegard Mousasi (loss). Longest win streak: 3. 11 years active (Apr. 06, 2013–May. 20, 2023).

Best wins: Aleksei Oleinik (U-DEC R3, Oct. 01, 2022); Hans Stringer (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jul. 18, 2015); Tanner Boser (S-DEC R3, Jun. 05, 2021).

Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, Latifi has also competed in Shark Fights, Rumble of The Kings, and GLORY.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 20, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill	L Rodrigo Nascimento	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	49 68	2 0	0 0
Oct. 01, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan	W Aleksei Oleinik	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 28	3 0	0 0
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	W Tanner Boser	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	10 45	2 0	0 0
Feb. 08, 2020	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes	L Derrick Lewis	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	5 20	3 0	0 0
Aug. 10, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	L Volkan Oezdemir	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:31	0 2	18 64	1 0	0 0
Dec. 29, 2018	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2	L Corey Anderson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	33 40	0 0	0 0
Feb. 24, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	W Ovince Saint Preux	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	3:48	1 0	25 7	0 0	1 0
Sep. 09, 2017	UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2	W Tyson Pedro	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 31	4 0	0 0
Sep. 03, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett	L Ryan Bader	KO/TKO Knee	2	2:06	1 1	9 13	0 0	0 0
Mar. 05, 2016	UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz	W Gian Villante	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 23	3 0	0 0
Jan. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	W Sean O'Connell	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:30	1 0	2 1	0 0	0 0
Jul. 18, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites	W Hans Stringer	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:56	1 0	7 2	0 0	0 0
Oct. 04, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story	L Jan Blachowicz	KO/TKO Kick	1	1:58	0 0	2 13	0 0	0 0
Jul. 19, 2014	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao	W Chris Dempsey	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:07	0 0	16 1	1 0	0 0
Mar. 08, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa	W Cyrille Diabate	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	3:02	0 0	0 0	1 0	2 0
Apr. 06, 2013	UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi	L Gegard Mousasi	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	18 80	1 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.