Russian mixed martial artist (born 1994)
Movsar Magomedovich Evloev
[a] (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian professional
mixed martial artist . He currently competes in the
Featherweight division in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed at
M-1 Global , where he is the former
bantamweight champion . As of January 23, 2024, he is #5 in the
UFC featherweight rankings .
[5]
Early life
Evloev, who has a degree in computer programming and law,
[6] belongs to the
Ingush
teip Youvloy. Before turning professional in
mixed martial arts in 2014,
[7] Movsar earned the rank of a
Master of Sports in
Greco-Roman wrestling .
[8]
Mixed martial arts career
M-1 Global
Prior to competing in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship , Evloev spent all his time in
M-1 Global .
On April 22, 2017, Evloev faced Alexey Nevzorov for the
M-1 Global Interim Bantamweight championship .
[9] He knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title.
[10]
Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for the
undisputed title on July 22, 2017.
[11] He defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship.
[12]
Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, against
Sergey Morozov . He defeated him with a
rear-naked choke in the third round.
[13]
In his next title defense, he faced Rafael Dias on July 21, 2018. He knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt.
[14]
In April, he vacated the championship and signed with the
UFC .
[15]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019, at
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik .
[16] However, Gafurov withdrew and was replaced by
Seung Woo Choi . Evloev won the fight by unanimous decision.
[17]
Evloev was then scheduled to face
Mike Grundy on August 31, 2019, at
UFC Fight Night 157 .
[18] However, Grundy pulled out of the bout due to injury
[19] and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu.
[20] However, just hours before the fight, Lu pulled out after suffering a cut.
[21]
[22]
[23]
In his second UFC appearance, Evloev faced
Enrique Barzola on October 26, 2019, at
UFC Fight Night 162 . He won the fight by unanimous decision.
[24]
Evloev was then slated to face
Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 7, 2020, at
UFC 248 .
[25] However, Andrade pulled out of the fight and was set to be replaced by
Jamall Emmers .
[26] However, Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons.
[27]
Evloev faced
Mike Grundy on July 26, 2020, at
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till .
[28] He won the fight by unanimous decision.
[29]
Evloev was scheduled to face
Nate Landwehr on December 5, 2020, at
UFC on ESPN 19
[30] However, on the day of the fight, the bout was cancelled after Evloev tested positive for COVID-19.
[31]
Evloev faced
Nik Lentz , replacing
Mike Grundy , at
UFC 257 on January 24, 2021.
[32] He won the fight via split decision.
[33]
Evloev faced
Hakeem Dawodu on June 12, 2021, at
UFC 263 .
[34] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
[35]
Evloev was expected to face
Ilia Topuria on January 22, 2022, at
UFC 270 .
[36] However, Evloev withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test
[37] and was replaced by
Charles Jourdain .
[38]
Evloev faced
Dan Ige on June 4, 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 207 .
[39] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
[40]
As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Evloev was scheduled to face
Bryce Mitchell on November 5, 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 214 .
[41] However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury.
[42]
Evloev was scheduled to face
Bryce Mitchell , replacing injured
Jonathan Pearce , on May 6, 2023, at
UFC 288 .
[43] However, Mitchell withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.
[44] He was replaced by
Diego Lopes .
[45] Evloev defeated Lopes via unanimous decision.
[46] This fight earned him the
Fight of the Night award.
[47]
Evloev faced
Arnold Allen on January 20, 2024, at
UFC 297 .
[48] In a competitive bout, he won once again by unanimous decision.
[49]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
18 matches
18 wins
0 losses
By knockout
3
0
By submission
4
0
By decision
11
0
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Win
18–0
Arnold Allen
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 297
January 20, 2024
3
5:00
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Win
17–0
Diego Lopes
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 288
May 6, 2023
3
5:00
Newark, New Jersey , United States
Fight of the Night.
Win
16–0
Dan Ige
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
June 4, 2022
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
15–0
Hakeem Dawodu
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 263
June 12, 2021
3
5:00
Glendale, Arizona , United States
Win
14–0
Nik Lentz
Decision (split)
UFC 257
January 24, 2021
3
5:00
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win
13–0
Mike Grundy
Decision (unanimous)
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
July 26, 2020
3
5:00
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Win
12–0
Enrique Barzola
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
October 26, 2019
3
5:00
Kallang , Singapore
Win
11–0
Choi Seung-woo
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019
3
5:00
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Return to Featherweight.
Win
10–0
Rafael Dias
KO (punches)
M-1 Challenge 95
July 21, 2018
5
0:21
Nazran , Russia
Defended the
M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship .
Win
9–0
Sergey Morozov
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Challenge 88
February 22, 2018
3
3:47
Moscow , Russia
Defended the
M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship .
Win
8–0
Pavel Vitruk
Decision (unanimous)
M-1 Challenge 81
July 22, 2017
5
5:00
Nazran , Russia
Won and unified the
M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship .
Win
7–0
Alexey Nevzorov
KO (head kick)
M-1 Challenge 76
April 22, 2017
2
2:15
Nalchik , Russia
Won the interim
M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship .
Win
6–0
Lee Morrison
Decision (unanimous)
M-1 Challenge 73
December 9, 2016
3
5:00
Nazran , Russia
Win
5–0
Aleksander Krupenkin
TKO (punches)
M-1 Challenge 66
May 27, 2016
1
4:09
Orenburg , Russia
Return to Bantamweight.
Win
4–0
Djulustan Akimov
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 3
May 7, 2016
2
2:01
Nazran , Russia
Win
3–0
Andrey Syrovatkin
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 1
December 12, 2015
1
1:44
Nazran , Russia
Featherweight debut.
Win
2–0
Lu Zhenhong
Decision (unanimous)
M-1 Challenge 58
June 6, 2015
2
5:00
Ingushetia , Russia
Catchweight (141 lb) bout.
Win
1–0
He Jianwei
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Challenge 53
November 25, 2014
2
1:45
Beijing , China
Bantamweight debut.
[51]
See also
Notes
^
Russian : Мовсар Магомедович Евлоев
[1]
Ingush : Йовлой Мухьмада Мовсар , romanized: Jovluoj Mux́mada Movsar
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