Ali Bagautinov Али Багаутинов |
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Born |
Kizlyar, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
June 10, 1985
Other names | Puncher |
Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Nationality | Russian |
Ethnicity | Dargin |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
Division | Flyweight |
Reach | 65 in (170 cm) |
Style | Boxing, Sambo, Pankration, Gaidojutsu |
Team | Fight Nights Team Jackson's MMA |
Rank | International Master of Sports in Combat Sambo International Master of Sports in Pankration International Master of Sports in Hand-to-hand combat International Master of Sports in Grappling |
Wrestling | Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling Master of Sports in Greco-Roman Wrestling |
Years active | 2009-present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 5 |
By decision | 5 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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Representing ![]() |
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Men's Combat Sambo | ||
World Championships | ||
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2010 Tashkent | -57 kg |
Disqualified | 2012 Minsk | -57 kg |
Ali Shamilevich Bagautinov (Russian: Али Шамилевич Багаутинов; born June 10, 1985) is a Dargin-Russian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
After years of competing in wrestling and sambo, Bagautinov became a world Combat Sambo champion in Minsk.
At the FIAS 2012 World Sambo Championships, Bagautinov defeated Belarusian Novitski Vladislav via decision (15-0) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Bagautinov defeated Kyrgyzian Razykov Alibek via TKO at 2:19 of the first round. In the tournament final, Bagautinov defeated Kazakh Asset Sagyndykov via armbar submission at 0:35 of the first round.
Bagautinov was stripped of all FIAS awards and suspended from competition for two years (November 8, 2012 - November 8, 2014) after testing positive for methylhexanamine.
Bagautinov made his professional MMA debut in December 2009. He is a veteran of the Russian MMA promotion Fight Nights, where he compiled a record of 8-1. In 2013, Bagautinov was listed as one of the top flyweight prospects in all of MMA.
It was announced in June 2013 that Bagautinov had signed a five-fight deal with the UFC.
In his UFC debut, Bagautinov faced Marcos Vinicius on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Bagautinov won the fight via TKO in the third round.
In his second fight for the promotion, Bagautinov fought Tim Elliott on November 16, 2013 at UFC 167. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.
Bagautinov fought John Lineker on February 1, 2014 at UFC 169. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.