Muslim Salikhov “King of Kung Fu”
UFC record 9-6-0 · professional record 22-6-0
- Age
- 42 (born Jun 9, 1984)
- Height
- 180 cm (5' 11")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 104 cm (41")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Russia
- Status
- Active
- Gym
- Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov School
- UFC debut
- Nov 25, 2017
- Last fight
- Sep 12, 2026
4 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.31
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 49%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.20
- Sig. strike defence
- 60%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.27
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defence
- 72%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 469
- Takedowns landed
- 12
- Total fight time
- 2h 21m 32s
- Control time
- 9m 30s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | Sep 12, 2026 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Uros Medic | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown | Nov 8, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Carlos Leal | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:42 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder | Jul 26, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Song Kenan | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Nov 23, 2024 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez | Jul 13, 2024 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Randy Brown | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | Feb 3, 2024 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier | Jun 17, 2023 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Andre Fialho | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Nov 19, 2022 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Li Jingliang | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:38 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Jul 16, 2022 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Jun 5, 2021 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | Jul 11, 2020 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Laureano Staropoli | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | Oct 26, 2019 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Nordine Taleb | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:26 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Sep 7, 2019 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ricky Rainey | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | Apr 14, 2018 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alex Garcia | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | Nov 25, 2017 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |