Magomed Magomedmirzaevich Abdulkadirov (Russian: Магомед Магомедмирзаевич Абдулкадиров; born 3 December 1990) is a Russian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete. He is a multiple world champion in grappling and a Master of Sports of international class in grappling.[1][2]
| Magomed Abdulkadirov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 December 1990 Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Submission Grappling Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Club S. Abubakarov (Makhachkala) Team Nogueira (Dubai) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Yusup Saadulayev Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Rafael Jaubert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
editAbdulkadirov was born on 3 December 1990[3] in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. At the age of 12, he began his journey in martial arts with freestyle wrestling. Abdulkadirov was first coached by Abdulla Magomedov, then he began performing in traditional jiu-jitsu, and Yusup Saadulaev began to train Abdulkadirov. At the age of 17, he began to consciously train and perform Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu career
editIn 2013, Abdulkadirov was awarded a brown belt in BJJ by Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. In the same year, Magomed won the WPJJ World BJJ Championship, which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In 2017, he won the Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi among brown belts. He also won the Sharjah 2017 tournament in Dubai. A year later, he was awarded a black belt under the tutelage of Brazilian master Rafael Haubert.[4]
Grappling career
editIn 2015, Abdulkadirov won the ADCC European championship. Between 2014 and 2019, he became the United World Wrestling (UWW) world champion four times.[5][6] He also won the Russian championships seven times.
ONE Championship
editAbdulkadirov competed against Tye Ruotolo for the inaugural ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling title at ONE Fight Night 16 on 3 November 2023.[7][8] He lost the match by decision.[9]
Championships and accomplishments
editBrazilian jiu-jitsu
edit- WPJJ World BJJ Champion (2013)
Grappling
edit- 2015: ADCC European Championship —
in 77 kg category (Turku)
References
edit- ^ "Магомед Магомедмирзаевич Абдулкадиров". interesnoe.me (in Russian).
- ^ "АБДУЛКАДИРОВ Магомед Магомедмирзаевич - Мастер спорта России международного класса :: Статистика и аналитика развития спорта в России". msrfinfo.ru. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Магомед Абдулкадиров на wcgpress.ru". wcgpress.ru. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Мухаммад Абдулкадиров на bjjheroes.ru". bjjheroes.ru. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Магомед Абдулкадиров на flowrestling.com". flowrestling.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Магомед Абдулкадиров стал бойцом сильнейшей азиатской лиги ONE Championship". bjjheroes.ru. May 24, 2023. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo vs. Magomed Abdulkadirov set for ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling world title match on Nov. 3 (Exclusive)". MMA News | UFC News, Results and Interviews. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Burne, Kathrine (October 5, 2023). "Tye Ruotolo To Fight For Welterweight Title At ONE Fight Night 16". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo Wins Title And $50,000 Bonus At ONE Fight Night 16". Jitsmagazine. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.