Muslim Salikhov
15 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (56%)
Muslim Salikhov UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Muslim Salikhov is 9-6 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 5 wins by knockout and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 22-7, 13-1 of it outside the UFC. Salikhov competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'11" with a 70" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Ignacio Bahamondes by unanimous decision in Sep 2026.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 75th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (50%).
Muslim Salikhov's UFC win rate is 60% (9 of 15 fights), and 56% of those wins came by finish. Salikhov averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 72% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 22-7
- UFC Record
- 9-6
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Decision - Unanimous · Sep 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Muslim Salikhov's Last 5 Fights
Salikhov is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 · Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado · Sep 2026
- Loss vs Uros Medic · KO/TKO · R1 1:03 · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · Nov 2025
- Win vs Carlos Leal · KO/TKO · R1 0:42 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Jul 2025
- Win vs Song Kenan · KO/TKO · R1 3:49 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · Nov 2024
- Win vs Santiago Ponzinibbio · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez · Jul 2024
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Muslim Salikhov vs Average
Muslim Salikhov lands 12.4 strikes in R1 but 16.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Muslim Salikhov's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (9-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado | 2026-09-12 |
| L | Uros Medic | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown | 2025-11-08 |
| W | Carlos Leal | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:42 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder | 2025-07-26 |
| W | Song Kenan | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | 2024-11-23 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez | 2024-07-13 |
| L | Randy Brown | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | 2024-02-03 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier | 2023-06-17 |
| W | Andre Fialho | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | 2022-11-19 |
| L | Li Jingliang | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:38 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | 2022-07-16 |
| W | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | 2021-06-05 |
| W | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | 2020-07-11 |
| W | Laureano Staropoli | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | 2019-10-26 |
| W | Nordine Taleb | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:26 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | 2019-09-07 |
| W | Ricky Rainey | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | 2018-04-14 |
| L | Alex Garcia | Submission | R2 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | 2017-11-25 |
How Salikhov Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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