Rashid Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 who competes in the Welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

 division. Professional MMA began in 2008.

M-1 Global

Rashid Magomedov coasted to a decision win over Igor Araujo, surviving a small submission scare from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 fighter late in round two.

In non-title action, Rafal Moks was upset in his return to welterweight after relinquishing the M-1 middleweight title. Rashid Magomedov withstood no less than three leg lock attempts from Moks and eventually found a position from which he could effectively strike his Polish opponent. Moks survived a significant number of punches, but Magomedov never slowed down, and picked up a TKO victory at 2:06 as a result.

Magomedov was scheduled to challenge for the M-1 Welterweight championship against Shamil Zavurov

Shamil Zavurov

Shamil Zavurov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Zavurov has won all but one of his professional fights...

 at M-1 Challenge XXX on December 9, 2011. The fight, however, was postponed.

Championships and Accomplishments

Hand-to-hand combat

• Champion of Russia in Hand-to-hand combat

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|11-1
|  Aurel Pirtea
|N/A
|WMAC - Finals
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|N/A
|N/A
|Yalta

Yalta

Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...

, Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

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|Win
|align=center|10-1
|  Mikel Cortes
|N/A
|WMAC - Semifinals
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|N/A
|N/A
|Yalta

Yalta

Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...

, Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

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|Win
|align=center|9-1
|  Uriy Nazarec
|N/A
|WMAC - Quarterfinals
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|N/A
|N/A
|Yalta

Yalta

Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...

, Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

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|Win
|align=center|8-1
|  Rafal Moks
|TKO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs. Guram
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:05
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|7-1
|  Igor Araujo
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|6-1
|  Dan Hope
|KO (punch)
|Sambo-70 / M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

 - Sochi Open European Championships
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:57
|Sochi

Sochi

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Loss
|align=center|5-1
|  Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
|Decision (split)
|M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Round 2
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|  Alexei Nazarov
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge 20 - 2009 Finals
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|  Shamil Zavurov

Shamil Zavurov

Shamil Zavurov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Zavurov has won all but one of his professional fights...

|Decision (spilt)
|M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 9
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Bagavdin Gadzhimuradov
|TKO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 1
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:37
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Ramazan Abdulmadshidov
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|ProFC - President Cup
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:37
|St. Petersburg, Russia
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The record box is based on Magomedov's record on Sherdog

Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...

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