Muslim Salikhov

“King of Kung Fu”

OctagonStats Rating 1550

9-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 09, 1984

Age42

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.31

Str. Acc49%

SApM3.20

Str. Def60%

TD Avg1.27

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

15 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

5 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate56%

Times finished67%

StreakL2

Best streak5

Avg fight9:26

Octagon time2h 21m

Opp win%72%

ActiveNov. 25, 2017 – Sep. 12, 2026 (10y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

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

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Muslim Salikhov "King of Kung Fu" is a 22-7-0 knockout artist.

Muslim debuted Nov. 25, 2017 vs Alex Garcia (loss). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 10 years active (Nov. 25, 2017–Sep. 12, 2026).

Best wins: Santiago Ponzinibbio (S-DEC R3, Jul. 13, 2024); Francisco Trinaldo (U-DEC R3, Jun. 05, 2021); Carlos Leal (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jul. 26, 2025).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Sep. 12, 2026	Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado	L Ignacio Bahamondes	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 78	3 0	0 0
Nov. 08, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown	L Uros Medic	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:03	0 1	2 8	0 0	0 0
Jul. 26, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder	W Carlos Leal	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:42	1 0	3 5	0 0	0 0
Nov. 23, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo	W Song Kenan	KO/TKO Kick	1	3:49	1 0	20 9	0 0	0 0
Jul. 13, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez	W Santiago Ponzinibbio	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 41	0 2	0 0
Feb. 03, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov	L Randy Brown	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:17	0 1	10 13	0 0	0 0
Jun. 17, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier	L Nicolas Dalby	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 86	2 2	0 0
Nov. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba	W Andre Fialho	KO/TKO Kick	3	1:03	0 0	56 17	1 0	0 0
Jul. 16, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez	L Li Jingliang	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:38	0 1	23 38	1 1	0 0
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	W Francisco Trinaldo	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	62 39	2 0	0 0
Jul. 11, 2020	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	W Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	40 46	0 0	0 0
Oct. 26, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	W Laureano Staropoli	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 42	3 0	0 0
Sep. 07, 2019	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier	W Nordine Taleb	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:26	1 0	10 6	0 0	0 0
Apr. 14, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje	W Ricky Rainey	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:12	1 0	25 19	0 0	0 0
Nov. 25, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum	L Alex Garcia	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:22	0 0	10 6	0 3	0 1

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.