Abubakar Nurmagomedov
| Abubakar Nurmagomedov Абубакар Нурмагомедов АбубакIар НурмухӀамадов |
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| Born | Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov November 13, 1989 Makhachkala, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Dagestani Gangster |
| Nationality | Citizenship - Russia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) 199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st) (walk around weight) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Sambo, Freestyle Wrestling |
| Fighting out of |
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Team | Gadzhi Makhachev freestyle wrestling club American Kickboxing Academy KHK MMA Team SC Bazarganova |
| Trainer |
MMA: Rizvan Magomedov, Javier Mendez MMA/Sambo: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov |
| Rank | International Master of Sports in Combat Sambo |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Notable relatives |
Khabib Nurmagomedov (cousin) Shamil Zavurov (second cousin) |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov (Russian: Абубакар Магомедович Нурмагомедов; Avar: АбубакIар МухӀамадович НурмухӀамадов; born November 13, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who currently fights in the Welterweight division of the World Series of Fighting. He is a Combat Sambo World Championships bronze medalist and Russian national combat sambo champion.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov was born on November 13, 1988 in the village of Goksuv in Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan. At primary school Abubakr began training in freestyle wrestling, and after high school he joined to Combat Sambo under Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. In 2014 he won the bronze medal match at the Combat Sambo World Championships. He is a Sunni Muslim and represented the KHK MMA Team of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Nurmagomedov made his professional MMA debut in October 2011 against Ibrahim Dzhantukhanov of Russia, and won in the first round by Submission (armbar). At the Sochi Star tournament he was eliminated by Dagestani UFC hopeful Magomed Mustafaev by technical knockout in the first round. In the last fight before his American career he beat Vladimir Gunzu of Ukraine at Fight Star - Battle on Sura 3 in the first round.
In March Nurmagomedov signed a contract with WSOF.
In his WSOF debut, Nurmagomedov defeated Jorge Moreno of USA on August 1, 2015 at WSOF 22 via unanimous decision.
After his debut he beat next opponent from Las Vegas, Nevada Danny Davis Jr. on December 18, 2015 at WSOF 26 via unanimous decision.
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