Movsar Evloev

Movsar Evloev (Russian: Мовсар Магомедович Евлоев, born February 11, 1994) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Ingush heritage, who currently competing in the featherweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2014, he has also competed at M-1 Global, where he is the former bantamweight champion.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Magomedovich and the family name is Evloev.
Movsar Evloev
Мовсар Евлоев
BornMovsar Evloev
(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994
Sunzha, Ingushetia, Russia[1]
NationalityRussian
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st), 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionBantamweight (2014-2019)
Featherweight (2019-present)
Reach72.5 in (184 cm)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofSunzha, Ingushetia, Russia
TeamNart Fight Club
American Top Team
RankMaster of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling[2]
Years active2014-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins14
By knockout3
By submission4
By decision7
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Early life

Evloev was born into a family of four brothers and one sister - one of them being Selem Evloev, who also is a mixed martial artist who competes at M-1 Global.[3] He is also a close relative of two-time Greco-Roman World Champion Musa Evloev.[4] Movsar also trained Greco-Roman wrestling and earned Master of Sports recognition.[5] In 2014, he turned professional in mixed martial arts.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

M-1 Global

Prior to competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Evloev spent all his time in M-1 Global.

On April 22, 2017, Evloev faced Alexey Nevzorov for the M-1 Global Interim Bantamweight championship.[7] He knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title.[8]

Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for the undisputed title on July 22, 2017.[9] He defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship.[10]

Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, against Sergey Morozov. He defeated him with a rear-naked choke in the third round.[11]

In his next title defense, he faced Rafael Dias on July 21, 2018. He knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt.[12]

In April, he vacated the championship and signed with the UFC.[13]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik.[14] However, Gafurov was replaced by Seung Woo Choi after a violation of his contract with ONE Championship.[15] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[16]

Evloev was then scheduled to face Mike Grundy on August 31, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 15.[17] However, Grundy pulled out of the bout on August 19 citing an injury[18] and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu.[19] Hours out from the fight, Lu pulled out after suffering a cut.[20][21][22]

In his second UFC appearance, Evloev faced Enrique Barzola on October 26, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 20. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[23]

Evloev was then slated to face Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 7, 2020 at UFC 248.[24] However, Andrade pulled out of the fight and was set to be replaced by Jamall Emmers.[25] On February 26, Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons.[26]

Evloev faced Mike Grundy on July 26, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Evloev was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on December 5, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 19[29]However hours before the start it was cancelled after Movsar tested positive for COVID-19.[30]

After a member of Mike Grundy's team tested positive for COVID-19, Movsar replaced him against Nik Lentz at UFC 257 on January 24, 2021. [31] Movsar won the fight via split decision.[32]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
14 matches 14 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 4 0
By decision 7 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–0 Nik Lentz Decision (split) UFC 257 January 24, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win 13–0 Mike Grundy Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till July 26, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 12–0 Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren October 26, 2019 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 11–0 Seung Woo Choi Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 3 5:00 Saint Petersburg, Russia Return to Featherweight.
Win 10–0 Rafael Dias KO (punches) M-1 Challenge 95 July 21, 2018 5 0:21 Nazran, Russia Defended the M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Sergey Morozov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 88 February 22, 2018 3 3:47 Moscow, Russia Defended the M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Pavel Vitruk Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 81 July 22, 2017 5 5:00 Nazran, Russia Won and unified the M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Alexey Nevzorov KO (head-kick) M-1 Challenge 76 April 22, 2017 2 2:15 Nalchik, Russia Won the interim M-1 Challenge Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Lee Morrison Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 73 December 9, 2016 3 5:00 Nazran, Russia
Win 5–0 Aleksander Krupenkin TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 66 May 27, 2016 1 4:09 Orenburg, Russia Return to Bantamweight.
Win 4–0 Djulustan Akimov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 3 May 7, 2016 2 2:01 Nazran, Russia
Win 3–0 Andrey Syrovatkin Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran December 12, 2015 1 1:44 Nazran, Russia Featherweight debut.
Win 2–0 Zhenhong Lu Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 58 June 6, 2015 2 5:00 Ingushetia, Russia Catchweight (141 lb) bout.
Win 1–0 Jianwei He Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 53 November 25, 2014 2 1:45 Beijing, China Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References
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