Magomed Umalatov

Background Magomed Umalatov was born on April 3, 1992, in the village of Zenzeli, Limansky district, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. He was the youngest among eight brothers and sisters. While in the U.S. he trains at ATT gym, where his main coach is Marcos DaMatta, while his striking and boxing coaches are Anderon Franca and Dyah Ali Davis respectively.

Umalatov is not the only notable athlete in his family, as his older brother Gasan Umalatov also found eminence in top MMA promotions like the UFC and PFL.

Umalatov's other elder sibling, Islam Umalatov, was a 2-time world champion in grappling. His older brother Gasan also actively helps him to prepare in his fight camp for his upcoming bouts in MMA.

Umalatov made his professional mixed martial arts debut on May 8 of the same year at the "Battle on the Volga" card, in his hometown Astrakhan, where he defeated his fellow Russian fighter Stanislav Vilchinsky via submission in the first round of the bout within 43 seconds of round number one.

Amateur fight career On October 25, 2015, Umalatov won silver medal in Russian Cup in SBE-MMA, in the city of Volgograd.

On December 19 of the same year, Umalatov manage won gold in South Federal District Combat Sambo Championship, in the city Russian city of Armavir.

The year of 2017 was a pivotal year in Umalatov MMA career as he won bronze medal at All-Russian MMA Championship in the city of Rostov-on-Don that allowed him to qualify for WMMAA European Championship in the East German city of Dresden.

On December 8 of the same year, Umalatov becomes WMMAA European champion in the city of Dresden. In this tournament Russian team won gold medals in every possible weight category.

After becoming WMMAA European Champion, Umalatov was conferred the title of International Master of Sports in MMA by Russian Sports Ministry on July 24, 2018.

Return to pro MMA The "Prince" finally returned to the octagon in mid-2018 where he would compete in eight pro MMA fight in his two years with various Russian promotions, winning each battle solely through his finishing skills. However, Adriano Balbi withdrew from the bout and was promptly replaced by Umalatov's comrade Alexey "Malysh" Novikov of Russia. That fight did not go the distance, as Umalatov TKO'd Novikov within round one of the fight. This was Umalatov 8th pro victory, all coming via early finishes.

Sometime after winning the GFC championship strap, Umalatov along with classical archer Alexander Gazitulin and Russian-Kazakh MMA fighter Serik Razgaliev were invited to as guest speakers to a forum in Astrakhan, where they got into great details about the struggles they faced as professional athletes. During the forum meeting, competitions were also organized, as the participants were given prizes/gift from the hands of the three attending guests.

After winning the GFC's World Welterweight Championship belt, Umalatov original plan was to defend his title on December 13 or 14 of the same year, however he was informed by Gorilla FC management that the entire Welterweight bout was scrapped from their December card. Than he planned to defend his belt on March of the year 2020 at GFC 25 card. That plan was ultimately cancelled as well as Gorilla FC was in talks to be taken over by MMA superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov for one million dollars.

After Gorilla Fighting Championship was rebranded as Eagle Fighting Championship, Umalatov was than scheduled to fight against his comrade Boris Medvedev, as Umalatov's first title defence on December 19, 2020, on EFC card, as co-main fight at Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. However Medvedev withdrew from the title bout and was promptly replaced by a Dagestani brawler Rashid Koichakaev.

Umalatov and Rashid Koichakaev previously met at Wolf Fights - Shvatka 7 Welterweight tournament final, where Umalatov won via TKO in round one of the bout. The fight did not go the distance as Umalatov managed to finish Koichakaev via TKO in round three of the title fight.

This was Umalatov's ninth career finish (8 of them coming via KOs) in his 9 unbeaten pro fight. After his successful title defence, the Russian-Dagestani fighter signs contract with America-based MMA promotion, Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Professional Fighters League On May 6, 2021, Umalatov set to make debut for American promotion PFL against the ex Dana White's Contender Series competitor Kyron "Mamba" Bowen, as opening fight in the PFL 3: Werdum vs. Ferreira card. In the first round he took Bowen down and soften him up with a series of hammer fist that allowed Russian-Dagestani fighter to come close to finishing the American who was only saved by the bell. In the round two, Bowen who was still wobbled by the earlier hammer fist in first round goes for telegraphed punch against Umalatov, who immediately responds with slip counter that lead to TKO in 0:07 seconds of the round.

Umalatov second fight was supposed to be booked against the American Micah Terrill on the prelims of PFL 7: Cooper III vs. MacDonald card. However, the PFL management decided shuffle the card and swap Micah Terrill with Brazilian BJJ specialist Leandro Silva, as a replacement fight for Magomed Umalatov on August 13, 2021, at PFL 7. At weigh-ins, Silva weighed in at 172.5 pounds, missing weight by 1.5 pounds. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Silva was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Umalatov. The Russian-Dagestani fighter ultimately won the bout via unanimous decision.

Leandro Silva was first ever fighter who went the entire distance against Umalatov, otherwise all of Umalatov's prior fights ended up in early finishing victories for the Russian-Dagestani fighter.

Magomed Umalatov was scheduled to face future Two-time PFL World Welterweight champion Ray Cooper III on May 6, 2022, at PFL 3. Umalatov would pull out of the bout and ultimately be replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion Carlos Leal.

For his third fight for PFL organization, Umalatov was booked against the former BRAVE CF World Welterweight champion Jarrah Al Silawi of Jordan on July 1, 2022, on the main card of PFL 6: Harrison vs. Young. The Russian Knocks out the Al Silawi in round one of the fight after hurting his adversary with a short backfist. Thereby giving Umalatov his 11th finish (10 via KO/TKO) in all of his 12 unbeaten pro fights. Both Umalatov and his compatriot Marina Mokhnatkina were booed by the Atlantan crowd.

Umalatov was scheduled to face Former Bellator World Champion Rory MacDonald in the Semifinals of the Welterweight tournament on August 13, 2022, at PFL 8. However, after Umalatov was forced to pull out due to visa issues from United Kingdom government, as he then was replaced by Dilano "The Postman" Taylor for the match. Umalatov's manager Ali-Abdel Aziz branded this step taken by UK government dirty.

On April 14, 2023, Umalatov was set to battle against the last year PFL Welterweight Tournament finalist Dilano "The Postman" Taylor as an opening fight for PFL 3: (2023 season) card. The Russian-Dagestani fighter KO's Taylor in round number of the fight. This was Umalatov 12th finish (11 KO/TKO) in all of his 13 unbeaten pro fights.

On June 23, 2023, Umalatov was scheduled to face off against the Mexican brawler Nayib "Cachorro" Lopez on the main card of PFL 6: Aubin-Mercier vs. Romero card. Lopez himself was strong prospect, who came with 16-0 unbeaten record.

For the semi-final fight, Umalatov was originally scheduled to face his compatriot Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 9 on August 23, 2023. However, Umalatov withdrew from the bout and was ultimately replaced by Solomon "The Black Dragon" Renfro of USA.

On March 11, 2024, Umalatov was set star in a headlining fight against his Russian comrade Andrey Koreshkov in PFL 3: Koreshkov vs. Umalatov card Wintrust Arena, in the city Chicago. During the various point of the bout, he came near to finishing off Koreshkov, only for the Siberian fighter to be saved by the bell. The fight ultimately, went all three rounds as the Umalatov defeated his fellow Russian fighter via unanimous decision.

On June 28 of same year, Umalatov faced off against credentialed folkstyle wrestler, Brennan Ward, in the main card of PFL 6 - 2024 Regular Season, Sanford Pentagon stadium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He won the fight via an anaconda choke submission in the first round. With this victory, he improved his record with 82% finishing rate; majority of which came from KO/TKO.

Umalatov was scheduled to face Don Madge in the semifinals of the 2024 Welterweight tournament on August 23, 2024, at PFL 9, however Madge pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Neiman Gracie. Umalatov won the fight by unanimous decision.

In the final, Umalatov faced Shamil Musaev on November 29, 2024, at PFL 10. He lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round leading to the first loss in his MMA career.

On February 11, 2025, the promotion officially revealed that Umalatov will join the 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament. He was scheduled to be facing Logan Storley on April 3, 2025, at PFL 1, however at weigh-ins he came in at 173.6 pounds, 1.6 pounds over the welterweight limit, leading to him being removed from the competition.

Umalatov returned to the tournament in an alternate bout again Anthony Ivy at PFL 5 (2025) on June 12, 2025. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Umalatov was scheduled to face Abdoul Abdouraguimov at PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis on February 7, 2026, However, Umalatov withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Kendly St. Louis.

Umalatov was scheduled to face Ernesto Rodriguez on July 25, 2026, at PFL Washington DC. However, Umalatov withdrew from the event and was replaced by Aaron McKenzie.

Personal life Due to Umalatov tendency to KO/TKO most of his opponents, he was branded as Artur Beterbiev of MMA by Russian media.

One of his elder sibling Gasan Umalatov, is currently serving as vice-president of the Astrakhan MMA Federation.

Umalatov has 100 fights as an amateur in various combat sports. His Master of Sports in Soyuz MMA was later upgraded to International Master of Sports after becoming European Champion in Dresden, Germany.

On December 27, 2017, Umalatov and his Eagles MMA gym mates like Raimond Magomedaliev (2-times Wushu Sanda World Champion and Combat Sambo World Champion), Akhmed "Butcher" Aliev, Abusupiyan Alikhanov, Gasan Umalatov (Umalatov's older brother), Ismail Aliev, Aigun Akhmedov, Basyr Abakarov & Magomed Abdurakhimov all partook in charity martial classes classes for the Muscovite children. These fighters also took part in relay races and other children's games with attending Muscovite kids.

Rizvan Magomedov became Umalatov's manager sometime around in 2019. Until April 13, 2024, he has been living in ATT for three years, where he is sharing accommodation with 6-10 fellow fighters. Even during Ramazan, he took two training sessions per day to prepare for Dilano "Postman" Taylor. He was only allowed to train inside his hotel room. To get into fight shape, he enlisted the help of his teammate & friend Akhmed "Butcher" Aliev.

For his first fight for PFL, Umalatov was initially offered one-fight "Temporary employment contract" by management, which would only be extended if he wins that fight against Kyron "Mamba" Bowen.

Hand-to-Hand Combat Championship Gold Southern Federal District in hand-to-hand combat (−80 kg)

Gold All-Russian Championship in hand-to-hand combat (−80 kg)

Gold DOSAAF Cup in hand-to-hand combat, Voronezh (−85 kg).

Soyuz MMA Gold Southern Federal District in Soyuz MMA (−77 kg)

Gold WMMAA European Championship (−84 kg)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Anthony Ivy KO (punches) PFL 5 (2025)

Nashville, Tennessee, United States Loss

Shamil Musaev TKO (punches) PFL 10 (2024)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Win

Neiman Gracie Decision (unanimous) PFL 9 (2024)

Washington, D.C., United States Win

Brennan Ward Submission (anaconda choke) PFL 6 (2024)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States Win

Andrey Koreshkov Decision (unanimous) PFL 3 (2024)

Chicago, Illinois, United States Win

Nayib Lopez Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2023)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win

Dilano Taylor KO (punches) PFL 3 (2023)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jarrah Al-Silawi KO (punch) PFL 6 (2022)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win

Leandro Silva Decision (unanimous) PFL 7 (2021)

Hollywood, Florida, United States Win

Kyron Bowen TKO (punch) PFL 3 (2021)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Rashid Koychakaev TKO (punches) Eagle FC 31

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Win

Alexey Novikov TKO (elbows and punches) Gorilla Fighting 16

Astrakhan, Russia Win

Vitaly Makiev KO (knee) Battle on Volga 8

Samara, Russia Win

Rashid Koichakaev TKO (punches and elbows)

Win

Hayk Gasparyan TKO (elbows and punches)

Win

Denis Eremenko TKO (punch)

Win

Asan Nurmatov TKO (punches) Fight Family Promotion 4

Moscow, Russia Win

Mikado Kabali KO (punches) Fight Family Promotion 3

Moscow, Russia Win

Stanislav Vilchinsky Submission (triangle choke) Astrakhan MMA Federation: Battle on the Volga

Astrakhan, Russia