Mamed Khalidov Мамед Халидов |
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Born | Mamed Khalidov July 17, 1980 Grozny, Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Native name | Мамед Халидов |
Other names | Cannibal |
Nationality |
Russian Polish |
Ethnicity | Chechen |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) |
Division |
Middleweight (185 lb) Light heavyweight (205 lb) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Style | Taekwondo, Kyokushin, Submission Wrestling, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Olsztyn, Poland |
Team | Arrachion MMA Fighters Team Olsztyn [3] KSW Team [4] |
Rank | Black belt in Kyokushin Black belt in Taekwondo Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 2004 - present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 38 |
Wins | 32 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 17 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Mamed Khalidov (Russian: Маме́д Саи́дович Хали́дов, tr. Mamed Saidovich Khalidov; IPA: [mɐˈmʲɛt sɐˈidəvʲɪtɕ xɐˈlʲidəf]; Polish: Mamed Chalidow [ˈmamɛt xaˈlidɔf]; born 17 July 1980 in Grozny) is a Polish mixed martial artist of Chechen ethnicity born in Russia, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. He also acquired Polish citizenship. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion. As of January 1, 2016, Khalidov was ranked the #13 middleweight in the world by Fight Matrix. He is the current KSW Middleweight Champion
Mamed Khalidov was born in Chechnya, Russia. He began practicing Kyokushin around age of 12 or 13 where he also holds black belt in. At age of 17 he fled from his homeland to Poland and continued practicing kyokushin while adding other combat styles on his repertoire such as Taekwondo, Shotokan Wrestling and Boxing soon after his arrival. He also became competitive in all sports. Later he also became interested about becoming mixed martial artist and went training Mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, Combat Sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Grappling. He is a devout Sunni Muslim