Ali Bagautinov

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Bagautinov made his professional MMA debut in December 2009. He is a veteran of the Russian MMA promotion Fight Nights, where he compiled a record of 8–1. In 2013, Bagautinov was listed as one of the top flyweight prospects in all of MMA.

Ultimate Fighting Championship It was announced in June 2013 that Bagautinov had signed a five-fight deal with the UFC.

In his UFC debut, Bagautinov faced Marcos Vinicius on September 4, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 28. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Bagautinov won the fight via TKO in the third round.

In his second fight for the promotion, Bagautinov fought Tim Elliott on November 16, 2013, at UFC 167. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Bagautinov fought John Lineker on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Bagautinov faced Demetrious Johnson on June 14, 2014, at UFC 174 for the UFC Flyweight Championship. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision. Subsequent to his loss, on July 10, the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) announced that Bagautinov tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) prior to the title fight. In response, the BCAC suspended him from mixed martial arts competition for one year.

Bagautinov's first fight after serving his suspension was against Joseph Benavidez on October 3, 2015, at UFC 192. Bagautinov lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Bagautinov next faced Geane Herrera on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89. Bagautinov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Bagautinov was expected to face Kyoji Horiguchi on October 15, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 97. However, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely. In turn, the pairing was quickly rescheduled and took place on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 99. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

It was announced on January 17, 2017, that Bagautinov had chosen not to renew his contract with the UFC.

Post-UFC career As the first bout after the UFC, Bagautinov headlined Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov against Tyson Nam on April 27, 2017. He lost the bout via knockout in the third round.

He then faced Pedro Nobre at Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre on June 30, 2017. He won the fight via second-round submission.

On September 23, 2018, Bagautinov faced Denis Oliveira Fontes Araujo at Battle of Volga 6 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Brave Combat Federation Bagautinov made his promotional debut in the Brave CF against Oleg Lichkovakha at Brave CF 46 on January 16, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision and subsequently joined Brave CF Flyweight tournament.

His first bout in the Flyweight tournament was a Quarter-final bout against fellow UFC veteran Dustin Ortiz on April 1, 2021, at Brave CF 50. He won a competitive bout via unanimous decision.

Bagautinov was scheduled to face José Torres in the Semi-final of the Flyweight tournament at Brave CF 55 on November 6, 2021. However due to difficulties making weight, Torres pulled out and was replaced by Sean Santella. He won the bout in the first round via ground and pound after defending successfully Santella's takedown attempt. After the end of the contract with BraveFC he announced his retirement.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC.com Awards 2013: Ranked #9 Newcomer of the Year

Fight Nights Global Fight Nights Flyweight Championship (One time) Two successful title defenses Federation of MMA of Samara FMMAS Flyweight Championship (One time)

Sambo World Sambo Federation (Not FIAS) World Combat Sambo Champion (Two times) Europe Combat Sambo Champion Combat Sambo Federation of Russia Russian National Combat Sambo Champion (Five times) Moscow Combat Sambo Champion (Three times) Dagestan Combat Sambo Champion Moscow Combat Sambo Cup Champion (Four times)

Pankration Russian Federation of Pangration Athlima Pankration Russian National Champion Moscow Cup Champion (Three times) World Pangration Athlima Federation Pankration World Champion Pankration World Cup Champion

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Russian Federation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Russian National Brazilian jiu-jitsu Champion

Wrestling Russian Wrestling Federation Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Master Rank Tournament Runner-up Dagestan Freestyle Wrestling District Tournament Winner

Hand-to-hand combat Russian Union of Martial Arts Hand-to-hand Combat Dynamo Champion Hand-to-hand Police Force Combat Medalist

Grappling International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles Russian Grappling National Champion (Two times) Moscow Grappling Cup Champion

Mixed martial arts record Win

Sean Santella TKO (punches) Brave CF 55

Rostov-on-Don, Russia Win

Dustin Ortiz Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 50

Arad, Bahrain Win

Oleg Lichkovakha Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 46

Sochi, Russia Loss

Zhalgas Zhumagulov Decision (split) Fight Nights Global 95: Bagautinov vs. Zhumagulov

Sochi, Russia Win

Vartan Asatryan Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 92: Bagautinov vs. Asatryan

Moscow, Russia Win

Denis Araujo Oliveira Fontes Decision (unanimous) Samara MMA Federation: Battle of Volga 6

Samara, Russia Win

Andy Young Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 84: Deák vs. Chupanov

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Danny Martinez Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global 76: Bagautinov vs. Martinez

Krasnodar, Russia Win

Pedro Nobre Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Nights Global 69: Bagautinov vs. Nobre

Novosibirsk, Russia Loss

Tyson Nam KO (head kick) Fight Nights Global 64: Nam vs. Bagautinov

Moscow, Russia Loss

Kyoji Horiguchi Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

Belfast, Northern Ireland Win

Geane Herrera Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Loss

Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) UFC 192

Houston, Texas, United States Loss

Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC 174

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

John Lineker Decision (unanimous) UFC 169

Newark, New Jersey, United States Win

Tim Elliott Decision (unanimous) UFC 167

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Marcos Vinicius KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader

Belo Horizonte, Brazil Win

Seiji Ozuka TKO (punches) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 11

Moscow, Russia Win

Andreas Bernhard TKO (punches) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 9

Moscow, Russia Win

Vadim Zhlobich Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Nights - Battle of Desne

Bryansk, Russia Win

Mikael Silander Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7

Moscow, Russia Win

Vitaly Maksimov Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Nights - Battle in Kalmykia

Elista, Russia Win

Zharkyn Baizakov Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 6

Moscow, Russia Win

Vitaliy Panteleev TKO (punches) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 5

Moscow, Russia Win

Asan Aysabekov TKO (punches) Fight Nights - The Fights With and Without Rules

Moscow, Russia Loss

Evgeniy Lazukov Decision (unanimous) FWR - Fights With Rules 2

Ufa, Russia Loss

Vitaliy Panteleev Decision (split) Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 3

Moscow, Russia Win

Dmitry Kazancev Submission (armbar) World Absolute FC

Cheboksary, Russia Win

Aslan Margushev Submission (armbar) Challenge Cup

Kolomna, Russia Professional boxing record

Andrei Kalechits

Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus

Anton Bekish

Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow, Moscow Oblast

International combat sambo record

3–0

2–0

1–0