Welterweight · “King of Kung Fu”
Muslim Salikhov
22-6-0 UFC 9-5-0
5'11"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
5KO wins
0Sub wins
55.6%Finish rate
9:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.96
Striking accuracy49.7%
Striking defense62.4%
Takedowns / 15 min1.07
Takedown accuracy32.1%
Takedown defense72.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time6.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Uros Medic 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
2/5Sig. strikes
8/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Leal 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
3/9Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Song Kenan 6-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · November 23, 2024
20/28Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Santiago Ponzinibbio 11-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez · July 13, 2024
46/121Sig. strikes
41/117Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Randy Brown 11-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · February 3, 2024
10/22Sig. strikes
13/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nicolas Dalby 5-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · June 17, 2023
57/88Sig. strikes
86/140Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andre Fialho 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · November 19, 2022
56/95Sig. strikes
17/66Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Li Jingliang 10-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:38 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · July 16, 2022
23/56Sig. strikes
38/87Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francisco Trinaldo 16-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · June 5, 2021
62/118Sig. strikes
39/128Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · July 11, 2020
40/88Sig. strikes
46/138Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Laureano Staropoli 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · October 26, 2019
63/132Sig. strikes
42/138Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nordine Taleb 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:26 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
10/23Sig. strikes
6/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ricky Rainey 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:12 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · April 14, 2018
25/48Sig. strikes
19/44Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Garcia 4-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:22 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · November 25, 2017
10/27Sig. strikes
6/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
14
M-1 Challenge
3
Top of the Forbidden City
2
Kunlun Fight MMA
1
YunFeng Showdown
1
Kunlun Fight
1
Superstar Fight
1
Dagestan Cage Fighting
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uroš Medić | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Carlos Leal Miranda | KO (punch) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
July 26, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Song Kenan | KO (spinning wheel kick) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
November 23, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez
July 13, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Randy Brown | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov
February 3, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 3:17 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier
June 17, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | André Fialho | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
November 19, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 1:03 |
| L | Li Jingliang | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:38 |
| W | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
June 5, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision (split) | UFC 251
July 12, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Laureano Staropoli | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
October 26, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nordine Taleb | KO (punch) | UFC 242
September 7, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 4:26 |
| W | Ricky Rainey | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje
April 14, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 4:12 |
| L | Alex Garcia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
November 25, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 3:22 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | KO (spinning hook kick) | Kunlun Fight MMA 12
June 1, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 1:33 |
| W | Akoundou Epelet Evy Johannes | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | YunFeng Showdown 1
May 25, 2017 |
YunFeng Showdown | 1 | 3:23 |
| W | Ivan Jorge | KO (spinning back kick) | Kunlun Fight: Cage Series 6
October 21, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Gang Zhang | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superstar Fight 3
May 21, 2016 |
Superstar Fight | 1 | — |
| W | Artem Shokalo | KO (spinning back kick) | Dagestan Cage Fighting 2016
April 2, 2016 |
Dagestan Cage Fighting | 1 | 2:31 |
| W | Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | Bullets Fly FC 3
January 16, 2016 |
Bullets Fly FC | 1 | 0:18 |
| W | Tsuyoshi Yamashita | TKO (punches) | W.I.N. FC
July 18, 2015 |
W.I.N. FC | 1 | — |
| W | Gele Qing | KO (punches) | CKF: Zhong Wu Ultimate Fighting
April 18, 2015 |
CKF | 1 | 3:50 |
| W | Victor Sckoteski | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 53
November 25, 2014 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Filip Kotarlic | KO (punch) | M-1 Challenge 44
November 30, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 1 | 3:05 |
| W | Deyan Topalski | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 38
April 9, 2013 |
M-1 Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kris Hocum | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Beirut Elite FC: First Blood
December 15, 2012 |
Beirut Elite FC | 1 | 1:40 |
| W | Dankao Sakda | KO (punch) | Top of the Forbidden City 4
August 19, 2011 |
Top of the Forbidden City | 1 | 6:56 |
| W | Tao Wang-hong | TKO (arm injury) | Top of the Forbidden City 2
July 22, 2011 |
Top of the Forbidden City | 1 | 0:51 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Muslim Salikhov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.