- Light Heavyweight
- Uzbekistan
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Makhmud Muradov Record, stats and next fight
30-8-0 (W-L-D) · 1 NC
19Wins by knockout
3Wins by submission
0First round finishes
Stats and record
39Pro fights
73%Finish rate
30Wins
8Losses
Wins by method
Losses by method
Loss breakdown not available.
Profile
- Age
- 36 years
- Born
- February 8, 1990
- Birthplace
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Height
- 6'2" (188 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lbs (84 kg)
- Reach
- 75" (191 cm)
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- Team
- The Money Team, Legion Fight Club
Analysis
Makhmud Muradov is an Uzbek mixed martial arts fighter, OKTAGON light heavyweight champion since August 2026. A four-and-a-half-year UFC veteran, he fought seven times in the world’s biggest organization before returning to Central Europe to win two belts.
Career
Makhmud Muradov was born on February 8, 1990, in Dushanbe, then in the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. He represents Uzbekistan in competition and settled in the Czech Republic, where he turned professional in MMA in April 2012 with a TKO over Patrik Jevický at the K1 Empress League. The early years of his career played out on the Czech, Slovak and Polish circuits, a mix of wins and losses, including setbacks against Kamil Cibiński and twice against Maciej Różański.
Czech Circuit and XFN Career
From 2016, Muradov strung together wins on the X Fight Nights circuit. He won the XFN interim middleweight belt by unanimous decision over Zoran Dod in June 2017, defended it against Tomáš Penz in December 2017, then unified the full title by beating David Ramires by TKO in June 2018 and defended it one last time against Deyan Topalski in October 2018. That run brought his record to 18 wins and 6 losses by the end of the year.
UFC Career
Muradov signed with the UFC and made his promotional debut in September 2019 with a points win over Alessio Di Chirico. He then beat Trevor Smith by knockout, earning a Performance of the Night bonus, then Andrew Sanchez by TKO at UFC 257 in January 2021. He suffered a submission loss to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN 30 in August 2021, then a points loss to Caio Borralho at UFC 280 in October 2022. He bounced back with a points win over Bryan Barberena, followed by a no contest against Aliaskhab Khizriev due to an accidental eye poke at the UFC Fight Night card in February 2024. He left the UFC in May 2024 after seven fights in the organization.
OKTAGON Career
Back in Europe, Muradov joined OKTAGON as early as June 2024, where he beat Scott Askham by unanimous decision at OKTAGON 61, then knocked out Yasubey Enomoto at OKTAGON 68 in March 2025. On June 14, 2025, at OKTAGON 72, he won the interim middleweight belt by unanimous decision over Patrik Kincl. On August 1, 2026, at OKTAGON 92, he moved up a division and beat Will Fleury by TKO in the second round, claiming the organization’s light heavyweight belt in his very first fight in that division.
Fighting Style
Muradov is an all-around striker, with nineteen of his thirty wins coming by KO or TKO, including one by flying knee at UFC 257. His time at The Money Team, Floyd Mayweather’s boxing gym, along with several Czech and Polish gyms, feeds a hand game built on boxing, rounded out by three submission wins and eight by decision.
Record
- Professional record: 30 wins, 8 losses, 1 no contest
- Wins by KO or TKO: 19
- Wins by submission: 3
- Wins by decision: 8
- Titles: XFN middleweight champion from June 2017 to 2018, 2 defenses; OKTAGON interim middleweight champion since June 2025; OKTAGON light heavyweight champion since August 2026
Fact File
- Full name: Makhmud Muradov
- Nickname: Mach
- Born: February 8, 1990, in Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
- Nationality: Uzbek
- Height: 6’2″ (188 cm)
- Reach: 6’3″ (191 cm)
- Division: light heavyweight (formerly middleweight)
- Team: The Money Team, Legion Fight Club
- Background: boxing
Sources
Data updated on November 10, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.