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Analysis

Turpal Younousov is a lightweight mixed martial artist born in Chechnya and based in France, trained at MMA Factory by Fernand Lopez. He has competed at Ares FC since 2022, where he holds a record of five wins and one loss.

Career

Turpal Younousov was born on August 17, 1995, in Chechnya. He moved to France and joined MMA Factory, the Paris gym run by Fernand Lopez, which has also trained Ciryl Gane and Nassourdine Imavov among others. There he developed a ground game centered on submissions before turning professional in January 2022. He competes at lightweight, a division capped at 155 pounds (70.3 kg), and goes by the nickname Flawless.

Career at Hard Fighting Championship

Younousov fought his first professional bout on January 22, 2022, at Hard Fighting Championship 33. He defeated Raphael Ngoma by KO/TKO in the first round, at 1:24. This debut win launched him on the French circuit before his move to Ares FC a few months later. Hard Fighting Championship is one of the regional organizations that Paris-area gyms rely on to start their fighters before a move to a more established national league.

Career at Ares FC

Younousov joined Ares FC as early as May 2022. He submitted Kenzi Khouadra, then carrying a 0-2 record, by guillotine choke in the first round of Ares FC 6, a bout contested at catchweight. He followed up in November 2022 with an armbar submission win over Jakub Kaczmarski, also 0-2 heading into the fight, at Ares FC 9. In February 2023, at Ares FC 12, he added a third straight submission by beating Daniele Scagliusi, then 3-2, via guillotine choke within the first minute of the fight. Across this run of cards, Younousov shared the bill with other lightweights and bantamweights from the league, including Taylor Lapilus.

On December 15, 2023, at Ares FC 18, Younousov faced Axel Sola, then unbeaten in thirteen fights, for a place in the league’s lightweight hierarchy. He entered the night with a perfect 4-0 record, but Sola stopped him by KO/TKO in the fourth round, at 4:22, after landing a series of punches. That loss remains Younousov’s only defeat to date.

Younousov took nearly twenty-two months to return to competition. He got back in the cage on October 18, 2025, at Ares FC 35, held in Eckbolsheim. Baysangur Chamsoudinov also appeared on that same card. Younousov faced Brazil’s Jefferson Almeida, then unbeaten in six fights, and won by unanimous decision after three full five-minute rounds. It is his most recent fight to date, and his first win by the judges after four finishes. A bout against Mikail Bayram, scheduled for Hexagone MMA 48 on October 24, 2026, has since been canceled, with no new date announced.

Fighting style

Three of Turpal Younousov’s five wins have come by submission, each in the first round, by guillotine choke or armbar. Two of those three submissions were finished in under a minute, a sign of how quickly he takes the fight to the ground. This ground game accounts for most of his finishes, complemented by a KO/TKO win on his debut and, more recently, a decision win after three full rounds. His only loss, suffered after four rounds against Axel Sola, also shows an ability to go the distance standing before the stoppage, even though it ended in a punch-based TKO.

Record

• Professional record: 5 wins, 1 loss
• Wins by KO/TKO: 1
• Wins by submission: 3
• Wins by decision: 1
• Titles: none
• Awards: none

Fighter profile

• Full name: Turpal Younousov
• Nickname: Flawless
• Born: August 17, 1995, Chechnya
• Nationality: French
• Height: not disclosed
• Reach: not disclosed
• Division: lightweight
• Team: MMA Factory
• Coach: Fernand Lopez
• Technical base: submissions (guillotine choke, armbar)

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