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// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Muslim Salikhov
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG
Muslim Salikhov
// SUBJECT_-
RUS🇷🇺
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! STALE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0WELTERWEIGHT

Muslim
Salikhov

// CALLSIGN"King of Kung Fu"·RUSSIA
HEIGHT
5'11"
REACH
5'10"
AGE
42
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 28 bouts
WIN
22
LOSS
6
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
79%
22/28 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
77%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1L STREAK · 3-2
LWWWL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: STALE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 68% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.37
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.65
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
50%
Striking Accuracy
division median 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
2.96
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
1.07
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
32%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
72%
Takedown Defense
division median 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (22)
n = 22
KO/TKO · 15
SUB · 2
DEC · 5
15
KO/TKO
68%
2
SUB
9%
5
DEC
23%
// LOSSES (6)
n = 6
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 2
DEC · 1
3
KO/TKO
50%
2
SUB
33%
1
DEC
17%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
77% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 15 fights
68%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
9%
DECFULL FIGHT · 5 fights
23%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER97TD DEFENSE71GRAPPLING40CHIN80STRIKING52CARDIO68AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE51RECOVERY80
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in KO Power. Lowest reading in Sub Threat.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUL 2011WJUL 2011WAUG 2011LDEC 2012WAPR 2013WNOV 2013WNOV 2014WAPR 2015WJUL 2015WJAN 2016WAPR 2016WMAY 2016WOCT 2016WMAY 2017WJUN 2017LNOV 2017WAPR 2018WSEP 2019WOCT 2019WJUL 2020WJUN 2021LJUL 2022WNOV 2022LJUN 2023LFEB 2024WJUL 2024WNOV 2024WJUL 2025LNOV 2025// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Yamashita), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 90.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
28/28 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
15
54%
2
7%
1
4%
-
-
18
total
SUB
3
11%
1
4%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
6
21%
-
-
6
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 17 of 28 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
21%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov School
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
28 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

LVS Uros Medic
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
1:03
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 264 - Bonfim vs. Brown
DATE · Nov 8, 2025
WVS Carlos Leal
KO/TKO
KO (Punch)
R1
0:42
EVENT · UFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder
DATE · Jul 26, 2025
WVS Kenan Song
KO/TKO
KO (Spinning Wheel Kick)
R1
3:49
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 248 - Yan vs. Figueiredo
DATE · Nov 23, 2024
WVS Santiago Ponzinibbio
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 59 - Namajunas vs. Cortez
DATE · Jul 13, 2024
LVS Randy Brown
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
3:17
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 235 - Dolidze vs. Imavov
DATE · Feb 3, 2024
LVS Nicolas Dalby
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 47 - Vettori vs. Cannonier
DATE · Jun 17, 2023
WVS Andre Fialho
KO/TKO
TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
R3
1:03
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
DATE · Nov 19, 2022
LVS Jingliang Li
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
R2
4:38
EVENT · UFC on ABC 3 - Ortega vs. Rodriguez
DATE · Jul 16, 2022
WVS Francisco Trinaldo
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 189 - Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
DATE · Jun 5, 2021
WVS Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal
DATE · Jul 11, 2020
WVS Laureano Staropoli
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 162 - Maia vs. Askren
DATE · Oct 26, 2019
WVS Nordine Taleb
KO/TKO
KO (Punch)
R1
4:26
EVENT · UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
DATE · Sep 7, 2019
// FAQ · 09_

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Welterweight. Professional record 22-6. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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