Movsar Evloev

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Movsar Evloev
File:Movsar Evloev in ATT Hall.jpg
Evloev in 2024
Born Movsar Magomedovich Evloev[1]
(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 30)
Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia, Russia[2]
(now Sunzha, Ingushetia, Russia)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Bantamweight (2014–2019)
Featherweight (2019–present)
Reach 72+1/2 in
Style Wrestling
Fighting out of Sunzha, Ingushetia, Russia
Team Nart Fight Club
American Top Team (2020–present)[3]
Rank Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling[4]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 18
By knockout 3
By submission 4
By decision 11
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Movsar Magomedovich Evloev[lower-alpha 1] (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. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[17]

Evloev was then scheduled to face Mike Grundy on August 31, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 15.[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 on ESPN+ 20. 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 it was cancelled after Movsar tested positive for COVID-19.[31]

Evloev met 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 he 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

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 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.

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See also

Notes

  1. Russian: Мовсар Магомедович Евлоев[1]
    Ingush: Йовлой Мухьмада Мовсар

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