Mamed Khalidov - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen

Chechen people

Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...

-Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

, competing in the Middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

division of Polish MMA promotion KSW

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt. He recently made his Sengoku

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

debut, knocking out Middleweight Champion Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

|-| Loss|align=center| 23-10| Demian Maia| Decision | UFC 136| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Loss|align=center| 23–9| Brian Stann| TKO | UFC 130| |align=center| 2|align=center| 4:29...

in the first round.

In December 2010 Khalidov received Polish citizenship, but maintains close links to Chechnya, visiting Grozny five times a year.

Career

As of December 2011, Khalidov has fought eleven times under the KSW banner, though never featuring in a tournament, instead fighting individually such opponents as Daniel Tabera

Daniel Tabera

Daniel Tabera is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.-Early...

and Matt Lindland

Matt Lindland

Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....

.

Khalidov made his US debut with EliteXC on their October 10, 2008 ShoXC

ShoXC

ShoXC was a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters....

card against American Jason Guida

Jason Guida

Jason Guida is an American professional mixed martial artist and grappler who has fought for EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fight Festival, Adrenaline MMA and Ironheart Crown....

. After almost two hard-fought rounds, Khalidov stopped Guida on the feet with an unanswered torrent of punches.

Following the collapse of EliteXC, Khalidov has expressed interest in a hasty return to KSW, as previously outlined by his signing with ProElite in favor of nonexclusive contract status. Due to a broken hand, Khalidov was unable to return for KSW X

KSW X

KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran....

on December 12, 2008. Following his recovery, he fought PRIDE veteran Daniel Acacio

Daniel Acacio

Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....

at KSW XI

KSW XI

KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian superstar Alexander Shlemenko...

on 15 May, knocking him out in 1:10 minutes of the first round to win the newly created KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt.

Khalidov signed a three fight deal with World Victory Road Sengoku and his first appearance for the promotion was on the November 7th card against Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

. Although, the fight was not a title bout, Khalidov defeated Santiago via first round KO. A rematch of the bout was held at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 12 on March 7, for Santiago's Middleweight Championship, which Khalidov lost via a controversial Unanimous decision (48:47).

At KSW XIII

KSW XIII

KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...

Mamed fought Ryuta Sakurai to a draw. Sakurai secured the kimura lock early in the first round, but Khalidov escaped. During the rest of the fight he caught Sakurai 4 times with guilotine choke, once with ankle lock and once with the heel hook, but he didn't forced him to tap.

Mamed Khalidov was expected to face Thales Leites

Thales Leites

Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...

and later Matt Lindland

Matt Lindland

at KSW XV However, both men were pulled from the card. Instead, Khalidov faced James Irvin

James Irvin (fighter)

James Lee Irvin is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and currently as a Heavyweight. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting heavyweight champion...

at the event and won via submission at 0:33 into the first round. He eventually faced Lindland at KSW 16

KSW XVI

KSW XVI was a mixed martial arts event held on 21 May 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Gdańsk, Poland. It was the sixteenth numerical event from KSW and their twenty first MMA event in total....

in May 2011 and won via submission in the first round.

Mixed martial arts

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...
- KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)

Full Contact Prestige
- FPC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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Jesse Taylor

Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...

|Submission (kneebar)
|KSW 17

KSW XVII

KSW XVII: Revenge was a mixed martial arts event that took place on November 26, 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Łódź...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:42
|Łódź, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|23-4-2
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Matt Lindland

|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
|KSW 16

KSW XVI

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:35
|Gdańsk, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|22-4-2
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James Irvin

James Irvin (fighter)

| Submission (armbar)
|KSW 15

KSW XV

KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total....

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:33
|Warszawa, Poland
|Irvin exceeded weight limit by 15 lbs.
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|Win
|align=center|21-4-2
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Yuki Sasaki

Yuki Sasaki is a Japanese mixed martial artist fighting out of Japan.-Mixed martial arts:Sasaki has primarily competed in the Shooto and Pancrase organizations, and holds notable wins over Paul Taylor and Yuki Kondo...

Ryuta Sakurai
|Draw
|KSW 13

KSW XIII

Jorge Santiago

|Decision (unanimous)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 12
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
|For Sengoku Middleweight Championship.
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|Win
|align=center|20-3-1
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Jorge Santiago

|TKO (strikes)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Victory Road. It took place on November 7th, 2009.This event was broadcasted live in North America on HDNet.-Fight Card:...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:45
|Tokyo, Japan
|Non-title bout.
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|Win
|align=center|19-3-1
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Daniel Acacio

Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....

|KO (punches)
|KSW 11

KSW XI

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland

Poland

|Won inaugural KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
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|Win
|align=center|18-3-1
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Jason Guida

|TKO (punches)
|ShoXC

ShoXC

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

, USA
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| Draw
|align=center|17-3-1
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Daniel Tabera

|Draw
|KSW - Extra

KSW - Extra

KSW - Extra was a mixed martial arts event held by Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their twelfth event, and the first time the promotion has hosted a show outside of Warsaw...

Dabrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

, Poland

Poland

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|Win
|align=center|17-3
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Valdas Pocevicius
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|KSW 9 - Konfrontacja
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:52
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|16-3
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Poland

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|Win
|align=center|15-3
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Dave Dalgliesh

Dave Dalgliesh is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has competed for M-1 Mixfight, KSW, K-1, and Shooto. Dave has fought UFC top veterans Cheick Kongo and Thiago Silva, as well as the Chechen-Polish standout Mamed Khalidov....

|Submission (armbar)
|KSW 8 - Konfrontacja
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:52
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|14-3
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Martin Zawada
|Submission (ankle lock)
|KSW - Eliminations
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:22
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|13-3
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Igor Pokrajac

Igor Pokrajac is a Croatian mixed martial artist currently fighting at Light Heavyweight.-Mixed martial arts career:Pokrajac started his professional MMA career in 2003, primarily competing in his native Croatia...

|Submission (kneebar)
|Boxing Explosion 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:33
|Zagreb, Croatia
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|Win
|align=center|12-3
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Alexander Stefanovic
|TKO (punches)
|KSW 7 - Konfrontacja
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:01
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|11-3
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Tor Troeng
|Submission (triangle choke)
|FCP 3 - Khalidov vs. Troeng
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:55
|Poznan, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|10-3
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Michał Garnys
|Submission (punches)
|Extreme Cage 2
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|align=center|3
|align=center|0:11
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|9-3
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Grozny

Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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|Win
|align=center|8-3
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Andrzej Kosecki
|Submission (strikes)
|Extreme Cage 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:27
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|6-3
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Paweł Kryś
|KO (punch)
|Full Contact Prestige
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Warsaw, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|5-3
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Andre Reinders

Andre Reinders is a Czech professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki and is the Best of Europe 2007 Tournament winner. Andre is known for his rivalry with PRIDE Fighting Championship fighter Jean-François Lénogue...

Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|Loss
|align=center|3-3
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Valdas Pocevicius
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:15
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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|Win
|align=center|3-2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|Win
|align=center|2-2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|Win
|align=center|1-2
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Grazhuydas Smailis
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Shooto

Shooto

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:54
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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|Loss
|align=center|0-1
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Nerijus Valiukevicius
| TKO
|Shooto

Shooto

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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:49
|Vilnius, Lithuania
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External links

Professional MMA Record for Mamed Khalidov from Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
Video of KSW 9: Mamed Khalidov vs Valdas Pocevicius

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