Zubaira Tukhugov
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Zubaira Tukhugov Зубайра Тухугов |
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| Born |
January 15, 1991 Grozny, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Зубайра Тухугов |
| Other names | Warrior |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Ethnicity | Chechen |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight Lightweight |
| Fighting out of |
Grozny, Chechnya Moscow, Russia |
| Team |
American Kickboxing Academy (2016-current) Tiger Muay Thai Krepyost (Fortress Gym) Berkut Fight Club K-Dojo Warrior Tribe |
| Rank | Master of Sports in Combat Sambo Master of Sports in Hand-to-Hand Combat |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Zubaira Alikhanovich Tukhugov (Russian: Зубайра Алиханович Тухугов; born January 15, 1991 in Grozny, Chechen Republic) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Tukhugov made a name for himself fighting all over his home country of Russia, fighting in promotions like Cage Warriors, ProFC, Fight Nights (EFN) and others, before joining the UFC in 2014.
Tukhugov was born in Chechnya in a devout Sunni Muslim family, he was often involved in street fighting from a young age until combat sport.
Tukhugov made his professional debut in 2010 beating his three opponents by winning Pankration Atrium Cup 2 eight man, one night tournament. After a 10-3 mixed martial arts records, he would be signed by the Russian promotion, Fight Nights, where he won all of his 3 fights, defeating Romano De Los Reyes, Harun Kina and Vaso Bakocevic. During his time on Fight Nights, Tukhugov did a fight for Cage Warriors, defeating Denys Pidnebesnyi at CWFC 58.
In December 2013, it was announced that Tukhugov had signed a contract with UFC and was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Thiago Tavares on February, 15 at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi. However, Tavares was forced to pull out due to an undisclosed injury, and was replaced by UFC newcomer Douglas Silva de Andrade. Tukhugov dominated the fight and got a unanimous decision win.
Tukhugov later faced Ernest Chavez on October 4, at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story. He won the fight via technical knockout due to punches in the first round.
Tukhugov was expected to face Thiago Tavares on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68 However, the pairing was scrapped after Tukhugov suffered a rib injury.
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