Fighter profile

Muslim Salikhov

“King of Kung Fu”

Welterweight · UFC record 9-6 · 15 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 12 Sep 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)74

Power86

Striking defense81

Takedown defense83

WrestlingProvisional measure74

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (15 detailed fights; as of Sat 12 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING79.4

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED77.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 42

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

15 detailed UFC fights · 32 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 12 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.7significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.2per round

Striking differential+0.5per round

Takedown attempts1.12per round

Takedown defense72.4%of attempts stopped

Finish rate55.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.5
Striking accuracy: 49.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.16
Target: head / body / leg: 50.7% / 28.8% / 20.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.4% / 6.0% / 9.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.12
Takedowns landed per round: 0.38
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 72.4%
Control time per round: 0:18
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 55.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 0 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 5 / 3
Average fight time: 9:32 (over 13 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Muslim Salikhov — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Sep 2026	Ignacio Bahamondes	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
Sat 8 Nov 2025	Uros Medic	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
Sat 26 Jul 2025	Carlos Leal	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:42	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Sat 23 Nov 2024	Song Kenan	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:49	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Sat 13 Jul 2024	Santiago Ponzinibbio	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez

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Muslim Salikhov — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 Feb 2024	Randy Brown	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:17	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
Sat 17 Jun 2023	Nicolas Dalby	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Sat 19 Nov 2022	Andre Fialho	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Sat 16 Jul 2022	Li Jingliang	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:38	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Sat 5 Jun 2021	Francisco Trinaldo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Sat 11 Jul 2020	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
Sat 26 Oct 2019	Laureano Staropoli	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Nordine Taleb	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:26	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Sat 14 Apr 2018	Ricky Rainey	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:12	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Sat 25 Nov 2017	Alex Garcia	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:22	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum

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