Siyar Bahadurzada
| Siyar Bahadurzada | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 17, 1984 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Other names | The Killer, The Great |
| Residence | Maryland, USA |
| Nationality | Afghan-Dutch |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (2002-2003) Middleweight (2003-2010) Welterweight (2010-present) |
| Reach | 72.5 in (184 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Deventer, Netherlands |
| Team |
Golden Glory Blackzilians Reign Training Center Kingdom of Mayhem |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Siyar Bahadurzada (born April 17, 1984) is an Afghan mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a Shooto Middleweight Champion and has also fought for World Victory Road in Japan.
Bahadurzada, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 17, 1984. He grew up in a Muslim family in Afghanistan, experiencing the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Taliban's oppression. After 15 years his family moved to the Netherlands in 1999. Bahadurzada's grandfather gave him the name "The Killer" when Siyar beat up kids who were older than him at a young age. Siyar began to train under Martijn de Jong at the Tatsujin dojo. De Jong is well respected in the Dutch community as an MMA authority and quickly took Bahadurzada as a student.
Bahadurzada trained under the Golden Glory association based in the Netherlands.
A veteran of the Shooto organization, he is the longtime Shooto Middleweight Champion. Bahadurzada made the transition to Japanese MMA by fighting for World Victory Road on their Sengoku events. He advanced to the semifinals of their Middleweight tournament but lost to Jorge Santiago.
On August 27, 2009 Siyar successfully defended his Shooto Middleweight Championship title against Leandro Silva in Shooto 13 by way of TKO (punches) in the first round.
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