Khabib Nurmagomedov
| Khabib Nurmagomedov Хабиб Нурмагомедов ХIабиб НурмухӀамадов |
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Nurmagomedov in January 2017
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| Born |
September 20, 1988 Kirovaul, Kizilyurtovsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | The Eagle |
| Residence | Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Sambo, Judo, Freestyle Wrestling, Pankration |
| Fighting out of |
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Team | Gadzhi Makhachev Freestyle Wrestling Club American Kickboxing Academy (2013–present) K-Dojo (2012) |
| Trainer | Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov (sambo/MMA) Javier Mendez (boxing/MMA) Sazhid Sazhidov (wrestling) Nurmagomed Shanavazov (boxing) |
| Rank |
International Master of Sports in Sambo Black belt in Judo International Master of Sports in Pankration International Master of Sports in Army Hand-to-Hand Combat |
| Wrestling | Cadet Russian Freestyle Wrestling level |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 0 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
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| Notable relatives |
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (cousin) Shamil Zavurov (second cousin) |
| Website | Official UFC Profile |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  Russia
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| World Championships | ||
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2009 Kiev | -74 kg |
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2010 Moscow | -82 kg |
| World Cup of Clubs | ||
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2010 Yalta | -82 kg |
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (Russian: Хабиб Абдулманапович Нурмагомедов; Avar: ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов; born September 20, 1988) is an undefeated Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage. He is a two time Combat Sambo World Champion, a wrestler and a judo black belt who currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in MMA with 24 wins. As of 17 November 2016, he is ranked the #1 contender in the UFC lightweight division and #12 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and numerous other publications.
Khabib Nurmagomedov was born on September 20, 1988, in the village of Kirovaul in Kizilyurtovsky District in modern-day Dagestan, Russia, before moving to the state capital Makhachkala in his childhood, and then briefly in his older years to Kiev, Ukraine where he trained at Combat Dobro. He is the second of three children, including an older brother Magomed and younger sister Amina. His father's family had moved from , Tsumadinsky District to Kirovaul, where his father converted the ground floor of their two-story building into a gym. Khabib grew up in the household with his siblings and cousins. His interest in martial arts began from watching the students training at the gym.
Like many children in Dagestan he began wrestling from an early age; at the age of six under the tutelage of his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. A decorated athlete and a veteran of the Army, his father Abdulmanap had also wrestled from an early age before training in judo and sambo in the military. In 2001, his family moved to Machachkala. There, at the age of 12, he trained in wrestling, and from age 15 he began training in judo. After turning 17, he began training in combat sambo under his father. According to Khabib, the transition from wrestling to judo was difficult, but his father wanted him to get used to competing in a gi jacket. Abdulmanap is currently a senior coach for the combat sambo national team in the Republic of Dagestan, training several athletes in sambo and wrestling in Russia. Khabib would frequently get into street fights in his youth, before focusing his attention to mixed martial arts.
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