Omari Akhmedov

Ultimate Fighting Championship Akhmedov signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in September 2013.

In his promotional debut, Akhmedov faced Thiago Perpétuo on November 9, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 32. It was a back-and-forth fight that saw both men rocked by punches before Akhmedov won the fight via knockout. The win also earned him his first Fight of the Night bonus award. After the fight, Akhmedov expressed a desire to move down to welterweight.

In his welterweight debut, Akhmedov faced Gunnar Nelson on March 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa. He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Akhmedov faced Mats Nilsson on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Brian Ebersole on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68, replacing an injured Alan Jouban. He won the fight via TKO after Ebersole was unable to continue after the first round due to a knee injury sustained from a kick by Akhmedov.

Akhmedov was expected to face Lyman Good on December 10, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 80. However, Good was pulled from the bout in late October and was replaced by Sérgio Moraes.

Akhmedov next faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santosi on April 16, 2016, at UFC on Fox 19. After arguably winning the first two rounds, Akhmedov was stopped via TKO in the third round. The back and forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

Akhmedov was tabbed as a short notice replacement for Dominique Steele and faced Kyle Noke on November 27, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 101. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Abdul Razak Alhassan on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109. He won the fight by split decision.

Akhmedov faced Marvin Vettori on December 30, 2017, at UFC 219. One of the judges scored it 29–28 for Vettori, and the others viewed it as a 28–28 draw, with Akhmedov winning the first two rounds, but Vettori having a dominant 10–8 round in the third. 10 out of 15 media outlets scored the bout for Akhmedov while 3 of the 15 scored the bout as a draw.

Akhmedov was expected to face CB Dollaway on September 15, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 136. However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov.

Akhmedov faced Tim Boetsch on March 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 147. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Zak Cummings on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Ian Heinisch on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Chris Weidman on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Akhmedov was briefly linked to a rematch with Marvin Vettori on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256. However, Akhmedov was removed from the bout in mid-October for undisclosed reasons.

Akhmedov was expected to face Tom Breese on January 16, 2021, at UFC on ABC 1. During fight week, the UFC opted to move the bout to UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny. He won the bout via second round arm triangle submission.

Akhmedov faced Brad Tavares on July 10, 2021, at UFC 264. He lost the fight via split decision.

After his bout with Tavares, it was announced on July 15, that Akhmedov was released from the UFC.

Professional Fighters League Akhmedov faced Jordan Young on October 27, 2021, at PFL 10. He lost the bout via TKO in the third round.

2022 season Akhmedov faced Viktor Pešta on April 23, 2022, at PFL 1. He won the bout after knocking Pešta out in first round.

Akhmedov faced Teodoras Aukštuolis on June 17, 2022, at PFL 4. He won the bout after choking out Teodoras in the second round via arm-triangle choke.

Akhmedov was scheduled to face Antônio Carlos Júnior in the Semifinals off the Light Heavyweight tournament on August 5, 2022, at PFL 7. However, Antonio suffered an ACL injury requiring surgery, being replaced by Josh Silveira for the playoffs. Akhmedov won the bout via unanimous decision.

Akhmedov faced Rob Wilkinson in the finals of the Light Heavyweight tournament on November 25, 2022, at PFL 10. He lost the bout after the fight was stopped by the doctor due to a cut after the second round.

2023 season Akhmedov was set to start the 2023 season against Will Fleury on April 1, 2023, at PFL 1. However, Akhmedov was forced to withdraw due to suffering an injury and was replaced by Krzysztof Jotko.

Global Fight League Akhmedov was scheduled to face Derek Brunson in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24, 2025 at GFL 1. However, all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (Two times)

Hand-to-hand combat Russian Union of Martial Arts Russian National Hand-to-Hand Combat Champion (Two times)

Sambo Combat Sambo Federation of Russia Dagestan Combat Sambo Champion

Mixed martial arts record Win

Kim Myung-hwan Decision (unanimous) World X-Impact Federation: APEC 2025 Korea Summit Commemorative World MMA Competition

Seoul, South Korea Win

Rodrigo Correia TKO (punches) Ural FC x Ozon: Akhmedov vs. Cavaleiro

Kaspiysk, Russia Loss

Rob Wilkinson TKO (doctor stoppage) PFL 10 (2022)

New York City, New York, United States Win

Josh Silveira Decision (unanimous) PFL 7 (2022)

New York City, New York, United States Win

Teodoras Aukštuolis Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) PFL 4 (2022)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win

Viktor Pešta KO (punches) PFL 1 (2022)

Arlington, Texas, United States Loss

Jordan Young TKO (punches) PFL 10 (2021)

Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss

Brad Tavares Decision (split) UFC 264

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Tom Breese Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

Chris Weidman Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ian Heinisch Decision (unanimous) UFC 245

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Zak Cummings Decision (unanimous) UFC 242

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Tim Boetsch Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

Wichita, Kansas, United States Draw

Marvin Vettori Draw (majority) UFC 219

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Abdul Razak Alhassan Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Stockholm, Sweden Win

Kyle Noke Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Melbourne, Australia Loss

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos TKO (punches and knees) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans

Tampa, Florida, United States Loss

Sérgio Moraes TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Brian Ebersole TKO (knee injury) UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Win

Mats Nilsson Decision (unanimous) UFC 182

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Gunnar Nelson Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

London, England Win

Thiago Perpétuo KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Goiânia, Brazil Win

Fabricio Nascimento Submission (guillotine choke) North Landing Cup 2013

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Win

Rafał Haratyk KO (punch) Tech-Krep FC: Battle of Stars 1

Makhachkala, Russia Win

Sergey Karpov Submission (guillotine choke) Universal Fighter: Colosseum Battles Champions 1

Ufa, Russia Win

Aleksander Boyko Submission (triangle choke) Grand European FC: Odesa Golden Cup

Odesa, Ukraine Win

Aliyor Isakov TKO (punches)

Win

Talekh Nazhav-Zade TKO (punches)

Win

Akbar Nabavizade TKO (punches)

Win

Mikhail Istomin Submission (armbar)

Win

Vladimir Semenov Decision (split)

Win

Musa Arslangadzhiev TKO (punches) Urkarakh Fights 2011

Urkarakh, Russia Loss

Michail Tsarev Submission (guillotine choke) ProFC 21: Russia Cup Stage 2

Ufa, Russia Win

Magomed Umarov Decision (unanimous) Legion Fight: Black Sea Cup 2010 (Stage 2)

Anapa, Russia Win

Ishkhan Zakharian Submission (rear-naked choke) ProFC: Fight Night 2

Rostov-on-Don, Russia