Artem Lobov (Артём Лобов) | |
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Born | Artem Lobov 11 August 1986 Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
Other names | The Russian Hammer The Prospect Killer Легенда |
Residence | Dublin, Ireland |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Division |
Featherweight (2010–present) Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 65.0 in (165 cm) |
Team | SBG Ireland |
Trainer | John Kavanagh: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Owen Roddy: Striking Johnny Dargan: Taekwondo Sergey Pikulskiy: Wrestling |
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 27 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 7 |
Losses | 12 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Amateur career | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 3 |
By knockout | 3 |
Losses | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Artem Lobov (Russian: Артём Лобов; born August 11, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber and reached the final.
Lobov made his professional MMA debut with European promotion Cage Warriors in November 2010. He lost his pro debut to Patrick Vickers via unanimous decision. Prior to his appearance on The Ultimate Fighter, he held a professional record of 11 wins, 10 losses, one draw and one no contest. A natural featherweight competitor, he also competed at lightweight and welterweight.
To get into The Ultimate Fighter house, fighters must compete in preliminary fights to advance to the finals. Lobov lost his preliminary bout to Mehdi Baghdad, however coach and team mate Conor McGregor brought him back into the fight as each coach was allowed bring back one additional fighter who lost in the prelims.
In the elimination round bouts he defeated Team USA's James Jenkins by TKO and repeated the outcome in the quarter-finals against Chris Gruetzemacher. In the semis he knocked out Julian Erosa of Team USA to advance to the finals where he would compete against Team Europe's Saul Rodgers, a fellow SBG competitor who trains out of their Manchester branch. Due to visa issues Saul Rogers was removed from the finale and was replaced by Ryan Hall of Team USA.
Lobov faced Ryan Hall December 11, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Hall defeated Lobov by unanimous decision.
Lobov next faced Alex White on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
After the defeat to White, Lobov was reportedly in negotiations with a regional promotion in Russia. He was given a lifeline when it was announced that Lobov would face UFC newcomer Chris Avila at UFC 202. Lobov won the fight via unanimous decision.