Ruslan Magomedov
| Ruslan Magomedov Руслан Магомедов |
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| Born |
November 26, 1986 Tsudakhar, Levashinsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Other names | Leopard |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Ethnicity | Dargin |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight (265 lb) Super heavyweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of |
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Team | Akhmat Fight Club Berkut Fight Club SC Bazarganova American Kickboxing Academy (2016-present) |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
 Ruslan Magomedov
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Ruslan Gadzhimagomedovich Magomedov (Russian: Руслан Гаджимагомедович Магомедов; born November 26, 1986 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Dargin heritage who competes in the Heavyweight division. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and is currently ranked #12 in the official UFC Heavyweight division, as of 12 August 2016.
Magomedov was born in village Tsudakhar, Levashinsky District, Dagestan, Russia. He is an ethnic Dargin and a devout Sunni Muslim. At the age of eight he began to train in Karate, Amateur boxing and Muay Thai under Igor Ivanov. After higher school, he joined the Russian Army Strategic Missile Troops in Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk, in the army he won national Army hand-to-hand fight championships, he is Second lieutenant, after the army he started MMA.
Magomedov made his professional MMA debut in November 2008 and went 9-1 in his first 10 fights.
Ruslan trains in Russian MMA Academy. He sparred with Olympic Wrestling Champions from the Dagestan Republic. Ruslan has shown good boxing technique, as he has four victories coming by way of knockout.
He defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez via unanimous decision at United Glory 15.
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