
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov, “King of Kung Fu”, is a Welterweight from Russia with an official record of 22-7. Cage Brothers holds 22 of those bouts: 16 wins and 6 losses, the wins coming 10 by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Ignacio Bahamondes at Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado on 12 September 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Ignacio Bahamondes | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Uroš Medić | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Carlos Leal | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 0:42 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Song Kenan | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Randy Brown | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Road to UFC: Season 2 Finals |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Nicolas Dalby | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Andre Fialho | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Li Jingliang | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:38 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez |
| Jun 5, 2021 | Francisco Trinaldo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Laureano Staropoli | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Nordine Taleb | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:26 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Ricky Rainey | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje |
| Nov 26, 2017 | Alex Garcia | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Melvin Guillard | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 1:33 | KLF: Kunlun Fight 12 |
| May 25, 2017 | Johannes Akoundou Epelet Evy | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 · 3:23 | International Pro Fighting Championship: YunFeng Showdown |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Ivan Jorge | WIN | KOKO | R1 | Kunlun Fight: Cage Series 6 |
| May 21, 2016 | Gang Zhang | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R1 | SF: Superstar Fight 3 |
| Apr 2, 2016 | Artem Shokalo | WIN | KOKO | R1 | Caged Aggression 17: Rise of Champions Part 2 |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | BFFC: Bullets Fly Fighting Championship 3 |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Gele Qing | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 3:50 | CKF World Federation: Zhong Wu Ultimate Fighting |
| — | Randy Brown | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Muslim Salikhov’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 22 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Muslim Salikhov’s record, in numbers
Muslim Salikhov’s official record is 22-7. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 16 wins, 6 losses — because 7 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 16 wins break down as 10 by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision — 12 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 75%. Across all 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 41 seconds.
Muslim Salikhov has been stopped 4 times in the 22 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 18% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 22 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 569 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Muslim Salikhov has a finish rate above 59% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 46% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Muslim Salikhov is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 42, born 9 June 1984.
These figures are recomputed from Muslim Salikhov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















