Magomed Ismailov
Magomed Ismailov (born June 21, 1986, Nizhniy Tagil) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat. A professional since 2011, he has also fought in M-1 and Fight Nights Global. He is ranked #1 in the ACA middleweight rankings.[1]
| Magomed Ismailov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Magomed Gasanovich Ismailov June 21, 1986 Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 94.6 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Style | Sambo, ARB, Freestyle wrestling |
| Team | Golden Team |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Biography
Magomed Ismailov was born June 21, 1986, in the town of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast to an Avar father and a Kumyk mother. At the age of 7 he moved with his family to Mahachkala, where he started to go in for free wrestling at the age of 12, then he moved to Moscow and trained at the sport society «Labour reserve» (Russian:«Трудовые резервы»). He is a former combat Sambo World champion, master of sports of Russia of international class. Master of sports in Russian army hand-to-hand combat and freestyle wrestling
Amateur career
He started his sport career as a free wrestler, won bronze medal at Dagestan championship, He is a champion and multiple prizewinner of Moscow tournaments, champion and prizewinner of international tournaments, master of sports in Russia at the Freestyle wrestling.
He learn the military hand-to-hand combat at Russian army and also took part in tournaments: he is a prizewinner of the International memorial tournament army General V. F. Margelov, Master of sports in Army hand-to-hand combat.
After the demobilization he started to go in for combat sambo under his trainer Vladimir Osia at Moscow fighting club Golden Team. In 2010 he won the bronze medal at Russian combat sambo championship, and won the gold the next year, won at the Rinat Sadikov memorial championship. In 2012 he won the Combat sambo World championship (by the version of International sambo federation) — for which he was awarded as the «Master of sports in Russia, International class».[2][3]
Professional career
After a 3-0 amateur MMA career,[4] he made his professional debut in mixed martial arts in March 2011, with the help of a strangulation from behind he made his opponent to surrender in 2nd round. At first he performed at large Russian fight organization M-1 Global, where he participated in 5 fights, 4 wins — was defeated only by strong Russian fighter Anatolyi Tokov, by whom he was caught on the reverse knot of the elbow in the 1st round and had to capitulate.
In 2012 he took part in the first ever Russian MMA championship, which he won in the light heavyweight category, in the Final he defeated Rashid Yousupov.
In 2014—2017 he participated in small promotional fights, winning almost all of them, except the match against French fighter Xavier Fupa-Pokam at the 100% Fight 20 in France. The referees separate solution was controversial .
Since 2018 he cooperates with Russian organization Fight Nights Global. He won by knockout in the short notice match against Brazilian fighter Ildemar Alcantara in the 1st round.
In the autumn of 2018 he matched in the main fight of the night against Vladimir Mineev. The fight lasted all 5 rounds and ended by draw in separate solution.[5][6][7]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 17 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17–2–1 | Ivan Shtyrkov | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 115: Ismailov vs. Shtyrkov | December 13, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Light heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 16–2–1 | Alexander Emelianenko | TKO (punches) | ACA 107: Emelianenko vs. Ismailov | July 24, 2020 | 3 | 3:25 | Sochi, Russia | Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 15–2–1 | Artem Frolov | Decision (unanimous) | ACA 99: Bagov vs. Khaliev | September 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 14–2–1 | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | TKO (punches) | ACA 95: Tumenov vs. Abdulaev | April 27, 2019 | 1 | 2:29 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Draw | 13–2–1 | Vladimir Mineev | Draw (split) | Fight Nights Global 90: Mineev vs. Ismailov | October 19, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 13–2 | Ildemar Alcântara | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov | March 30, 2018 | 1 | 3:41 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 12–2 | David Vasic | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Golden Team Championship 1 | November 3, 2017 | 1 | 0:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 11–2 | Alexandru Iantoc | TKO (punches) | FighteRevolution Cup 2016 | August 12, 2016 | 1 | 1:19 | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| Win | 10–2 | Didier Nyembe | TKO (punches) | ProfSport: GPro 19 | March 5, 2016 | 1 | 1:17 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 9–2 | Ibragim Tibilov | Decision (unanimous) | ProFC 58: Battle of Champions | November 8, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| Win | 8–2 | Mikhail Bureshkin | Submission (armbar) | Octagon Fighting Sensation 5 | October 3, 2015 | 1 | 4:51 | Yaroslavl, Russia | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 7–2 | Ivan Shishko | Submission (armbar) | Sparta Fight Club: Legacy of Sparta 1 | September 14, 2014 | 1 | 1:08 | Zelenograd, Russia | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | Decision (split) | 100% Fight 20: Comeback | April 5, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Levallois-Perret, France | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 6–1 | Vladimir Katykhin | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 1: World Tour | January 25, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| Win | 5–1 | Gerardo Julio Gallegos | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 43 | November 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Surgut, Russia | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 4–1 | Niko Lohmann | TKO (punches) | Real Steel 2013 | September 14, 2013 | 1 | 4:59 | Dubna, Russia | |
| Win | 3–1 | Erikson Betao | Submission (heel hook) | Razdolya Cup 2 | June 30, 2013 | 1 | 1:15 | Zelenograd, Russia | Middleweight bout. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Anatoly Tokov | Submission (kimura) | M-1 Challenge 39 | May 23, 2013 | 1 | 2:48 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Alexei Maslov | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 36 | December 8, 2012 | 1 | 2:05 | Mytishchi, Russia | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Maxim Bulakhtin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 23 | March 5, 2011 | 2 | 0:48 | Moscow, Russia |
References
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- https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/36048-magomed-ismailov
- "Магомед Исмаилов: "За первый бой получил 12 тысяч, спал в машине"". Moskovskij Komsomolets. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Боец ММА Магомед Исмаилов: Макгрегору втащил бы при встрече". Life. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Fight Nights Global 88 set for Moscow on Oct. 19 with Magomed Ismailov vs. Vladimir Mineev". MMAjunkie.com. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
