“King of Kung Fu” Welterweight
Muslim Salikhov
9-5-0
UFC record, 14 fights, 126.5 min
22-6-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Sat, Jun 9, 1984, age 42
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Nov 25, 2017
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Nov 8, 2025
01/How he wins
in 9 wins
3 Punches to Head At Distance (5 KO/TKO), 4 decisions in 9 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 3 |
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 4 | 1 |
| All | 9 | 5 |
02/Career rates
14 fights, 126.5 min
Sig strikes landed
3.37 per min
427 in 126.5 min, 14 fights
Sig strike accuracy
49.7%
427 of 860 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
2.96 per min
375 of 997 landed on him in 126.5 min
Takedowns
1.07 per 15 min
9 of 28 · 126.5 min
Takedown accuracy
32.1%
9 of 28 attempts
Takedown defence
21 of 29
defended of attempted on him, 126.5 min
Control time
0:59 per 15 min
8:14 of 126:32
Knockdowns
5
scored in 126.5 min, 14 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 126.5 min
Where his sig strikes land
84% distance, 7% clinch, 10% ground
358 distance, 28 clinch, 41 ground of 427 landed
What he hits
53% head, 29% body, 18% leg
226 head, 125 body, 76 leg of 427 landed
Cage time
126:32
14 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 14 | 9-5-0 | 126.5 | 427 of 860 | 3.37 | 9 of 28 | 8:14 of 126:32 | 5 | 5 in 9 |
| All | 14 | 9-5-0 | 126.5 | 427 of 860 | 3.37 | 9 of 28 | 8:14 of 126:32 | 5 | 5 in 9 |
04/By year
2017 to 2025
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 1.8 | 5 of 14 | 2.86 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 1:45 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 22.1 | 76 of 171 | 3.44 | 0 of 6 | 0:02 of 22:06 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 57 of 88 | 3.80 | 2 of 2 | 0:55 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 20.7 | 79 of 151 | 3.82 | 2 of 7 | 4:17 of 20:41 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 62 of 118 | 4.13 | 2 of 3 | 2:07 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 40 of 88 | 2.67 | 0 of 3 | 0:02 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 19.4 | 73 of 155 | 3.76 | 3 of 5 | 0:32 of 19:26 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 9.2 | 25 of 48 | 2.72 | 0 of 2 | 0:19 of 9:12 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 8.4 | 10 of 27 | 1.20 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 8:22 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 14 | 9-5-0 | 126.5 | 427 of 860 | 3.37 | 9 of 28 | 8:14 of 126:32 | 5 | 5 in 9 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 14 of 14 | 58.3 | 174 of 345 | 2.99 | 3 of 13 | 3:23 of 58:17 | 4 | 0 | 5, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 14 | 42.2 | 155 of 316 | 3.67 | 3 of 10 | 2:54 of 42:12 | 1 | 0 | 3, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 6 of 14 | 26.1 | 98 of 199 | 3.76 | 3 of 5 | 1:57 of 26:03 | 0 | 0 | 6, won 5 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
14 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 8, 2025UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown | Uros MedicWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:03Punch to Head At Distance | 2 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:03 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 26, 2025UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder | Carlos LealWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 0:42Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 1 | 0:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Song KenanWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:49Kick to Head At Distance Wheel kick | 20 of 28 | 0 of 1 | 0:02 | 1 | 3:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez | Santiago PonzinibbioWelterweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Chris Lee 28 - 29. Eric Colon 29 - 28. Dean Abeyta 28 - 29. | 46 of 121 | 0 of 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 3, 2024UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | Randy BrownWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 3:17Punch to Head At Distance | 10 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 17, 2023UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier | Nicolas DalbyWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Mike Bell 28 - 29. | 57 of 88 | 2 of 2 | 0:55 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Andre FialhoWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:03Kick to Head At Distance Wheel Kick | 56 of 95 | 1 of 3 | 3:07 | 0 | 11:03 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Li JingliangWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R2 4:38Punches to Head At Distance | 23 of 56 | 1 of 4 | 1:10 | 0 | 9:38 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 5, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Francisco TrinaldoWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. Adalaide Byrd 27 - 30. | 62 of 118 | 2 of 3 | 2:07 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 11, 2020UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal | Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosWelterweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Lukasz Bosacki 27 - 30. David Lethaby 29 - 28. Clemens Werner 28 - 29. | 40 of 88 | 0 of 3 | 0:02 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 26, 2019UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | Laureano StaropoliWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Evan Field 26 - 30. Howard Hughes 26 - 30. Takeo Kobayashi 28 - 29. | 63 of 132 | 3 of 5 | 0:30 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 7, 2019UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Nordine TalebWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:26Punch to Head At Distance | 10 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 4:26 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 14, 2018UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | Ricky RaineyWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R2 4:12Punch to Head At Distance | 25 of 48 | 0 of 2 | 0:19 | 1 | 9:12 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 25, 2017UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | Alex GarciaWelterweight | LSubmission, R2 3:22Rear Naked Choke | 10 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 8:22 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.