Khadis Ibragimov

Khadis Ibragimov (born May 21, 1995) is a Russian mixed martial artist and sambo practitioner. A professional competitor since 2017, he has also formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship and M-1 Global where he was the Light heavyweight Champion. Twice European Combat Sambo champion.

Background A native of Dagestan, Khadis Ibragimov first came to the sports section at the age of 17, deciding to try his hand at boxing (during his school years, Hadis studied hard, was an excellent student, repeatedly won Olympiads in physics and mathematics and graduated from school with a gold medal).A typical "nerd", Ibragimov unexpectedly discovered a serious aptitude for combat sports and continued to pursue martial arts upon becoming a cadet at the Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy. There, he honed his skills in army hand-to-hand combat and combat sambo.

At the age of 20, he won a silver medal at the Russian Combat Sambo Championship, got into the national team and won the 2016 European Championship, after which he was forced to take a year-long break due to knee surgery (rupture of the cruciate ligaments). After recovery, Ibragimov decided to leave the army after serving two years as a lieutenant and continued his mixed martial arts career.

Ibragimov next made a short notice replacement against Ed Herman. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

A bout between Ibragimov and Roman Dolidze was initially scheduled for the promotion's inaugural event in Kazakhstan planned a month prior. However, the fight was postponed after the card was moved to Las Vegas due to travel restrictions for both participants related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pairing was left intact and eventually took place on July 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2. Ibragimov lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.

Ibragimov faced promotional newcomer Danilo Marques on September 27, 2020, at UFC 253. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

On October 2, 2020, it was reported Ibragimov was released by UFC.

Hardcore FC After going winless in the UFC, Khadis Ibragimov returned to Russia, where he joined the newly-founded Russian promotion Hardcore FC.

On September 2, 2021, Ibragimov defeated Islam Zhangorazov by first-round technical knockout.

On October 14, 2021, Ibragimov moved up to heavyweight defeated Dmitry Andryushko by first-round technical knockout.

On November 18, 2021, he defeated Denis Polekhin via a 9-second knockout.

HFC Heavyweight Champion On December 23, 2021, Khadis Ibragimov defeated Hussein Adamov by unanimous decision to win the HFC Heavyweight Championship.

He defended the title twice, defeating Abdulbasir Vagabov by second-round submission at Hardcore FC 38 on August 18, 2022, and then knocking out Fernando Rodrigues Jr. in the first round at Hardcore FC 62 on May 19, 2023.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Hardcore Fighting Championship HFC Heavyweight Championship (One time, two defenses) M-1 Global M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion (Two times)