Alexandr Shabliy

Alexandr Shabliy (born April 18, 1993) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League. As of February 12, 2026, he is #5 in the PFL lightweight rankings.

Background Alexander was born in the city of Rostov-on-Don to a Cossack father and a Dargin mother, Shabliy practices Eastern Orthodoxy. With his grandfather’s lineage being Cossack, he incorporates into his post-fight speeches by the way of his headgear. In parallel with going to first grade, his parents enrolled him in the Shotokan karate section, where the guy went three times a week. He achieved good results in sports, and graduated from school with good marks.

A key role in the development of Sasha as a fighter was played by his coach, Belousov Nikolai Pavlovich, who directed his student in the right direction and introduced him to mixed martial arts, which was encouraged by his father. Despite the fact that the house of the Shabliyev family burned down and they were forced to move to a hostel, Vasily found an opportunity to reward his son for the victory with a small amount of money.

Over time, along with his friend, Alexander switched to boxing, then to Thai boxing, and after that - combat sambo and hand-to-hand combat.

He made his promotional debut on May 21, 2021, at Bellator 259, defeating Alfie Davis, a Briton with 4 win streak, via unanimous decision.

In his sophomore performance, Shabliy faced Bobby King on December 3, 2021, at Bellator 279, defeating his opponent via unanimous decision.

Shabliy faced former Lightweight champion Brent Primus at Bellator 282 on June 24, 2022. He picked up his first stoppage in the promotion, winning the bout via TKO in the second round.

Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix On January 11, 2023, Shabliy was announced as one of the 8 participants in the $1 million Lightweight Grand Prix, with his quarterfinal bout against Tofiq Musayev taking place on March 10, 2023, at Bellator 292. Shabliy won the bout in the third round, finishing Musayev with a body kick that rendered him unable to continue.

In the semifinals, Shabliy faced former Lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull on November 17, 2023, at Bellator 301. In dominant fashion, Shabliy beat Patricky via unanimous decision, gathering all 50-45 scorecards from the judges.

Shabliy was scheduled to face Usman Nurmagomedov for the Bellator Lightweight Championship on May 17, 2024, at Bellator Champions Series 2. However, Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped. The bout was rescheduled and eventually took place on September 7, 2024 at Bellator Champions Series 4. Shabliy lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Professional Fighters League On February 26, 2025, the promotion officially revealed that Shabliy was joins the 2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament.

In the quarterfinal, Shabliy was scheduled to face Brent Primus on April 18, 2025, at PFL 3. However, Shabliy withdrew from the tournament due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci.

On June 4, it was announced that Shabliy had tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) as the result of an out-of-competition sample collected on March 19, 2025. USADA gave him a six month suspension that began on March 19 and will end on September 19, 2025.

Shabliy was scheduled to face Acoidan Duque on March 20, 2026, at PFL Madrid. However, the bout was removed from the event for unknown reasons.

Shabliy rematched against Alfie Davis on June 27, 2026, at PFL San Diego. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life The athlete is married to a girl named Maria, whom they married when he was 20 years old, and the couple has two sons - Timur and Dima. In addition, along with the career of a deputy, Shabliy became the director of the very ProFC league in which he began his fighting path. Shabliy studied at the Russian State University of Justice, where he study a degree of law, which he uses as a deputy of the Rostov City Duma.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Alfie Davis Decision (unanimous) PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev

San Diego, California, United States Loss

Usman Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) Bellator Champions Series 4

San Diego, California, United States Win

Patricky Pitbull Decision (unanimous) Bellator 301

Chicago, Illinois, United States Win

Tofiq Musayev TKO (body kick) Bellator 292

San Jose, California, United States Win

Brent Primus TKO (punches) Bellator 282

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win

Bobby King Decision (unanimous) Bellator 272

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win

Alfie Davis Decision (unanimous) Bellator 259

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win

Alexandre Cidade Decision (unanimous) ProFC 66

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Adriano Martins Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 87

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Miroslav Štrbák KO (punch) Fight Nights Global 82

Moscow, Russia Win

Gleristone Santos KO (knee and punches) ACB 67

Grozny, Russia Loss

Eduard Vartanyan Decision (split) ACB 49

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Michael Brightmon TKO (punches) ACB 41

Sochi, Russia Win

Ryan Quinn KO (head kick) WFCA 16

Grozny, Russia Win

Haotian Wu TKO (punches) Kunlun Fight 29

Sochi, Russia Win

Gusein Esenbaev TKO (flying knee & punches) ProFC 57

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Haitham ElSayed Submission (heel hook) ProFC 56

Kursk, Russia Win

Luca Puggioni Submission (heel hook) ProFC 55

Krasnodar, Russia Win

Arsen Ubaidulaev KO (flying knee) ProFC 53

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Loss

Arsen Ubaidulaev Submission (rear-naked choke) ProFC 49

Khimki, Russia Win

Michael Doyle TKO (punches) ProFC 47

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Tarkan Ali Erokcu TKO (punches) ProFC 45

Grozny, Russia Win

Arvydas Zilius Submission (armbar) ProFC 41

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Abudokar Dukarey Submission (triangle choke) Oplot Challenge 1

Kharkiv, Ukraine Loss

Mamour Fall Decision (split) ProFC 36

Khasavyurt, Russia Win

Łukasz Bugara Submission (guillotine choke) ProFC 30

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Denis Aleksandrov Submission (rear-naked choke) ProFC 29

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Semen Selyukov TKO (punches) ProFC 26

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Vahe Zakaryan Submission (guillotine choke) ProFC 18

Nalchik, Russia