Welterweight

Muslim Salikhov

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

22-7-0

UFC

9-6-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:26
Fight Completion Rate	62.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.89
% Fights Inside the Distance	60.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	94-48 (66.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	53-25 (67.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	41-23 (64.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	82.6%
% Time in Control	6.7%
% Time Controlled	10.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.39
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.05
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.33
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.8%
Distance Strike Defense	65.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.52
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.90
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.54
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.24
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.24

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Muslim Salikhov League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Muslim Salikhov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	72.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	9:26
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	21.4%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:15

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado • Sep 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov42/9743%TD 3/8Ctrl 1:16

Ignacio Bahamondes78/16049%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	13/31	42%	0/2	0:02	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	13/30	43%	1/4	0:13	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	28/53	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	16/36	44%	2/2	1:01	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	27/52	52%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Uros Medic

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:03

Muslim Salikhov2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Uros Medic8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uros Medic	8/13	62%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Carlos Leal

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:42

Muslim Salikhov3/933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Carlos Leal5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	1
	Carlos Leal	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Song Kenan

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:49

Muslim Salikhov20/2871%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Song Kenan9/2143%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	20/28	71%	0/1	0:02	1
	Song Kenan	9/21	43%	0/1	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez • Jul 2024Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov46/12138%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

Santiago Ponzinibbio41/11735%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	17/37	46%	0/4	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	14/43	33%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	14/48	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	16/45	36%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	15/36	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	11/29	38%	1/4	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov • Feb 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:17

Muslim Salikhov10/2245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Randy Brown13/4628%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Brown	13/46	28%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier • Jun 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov57/8865%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:55

Nicolas Dalby86/14061%TD 2/5Ctrl 6:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	27/45	60%	1/1	0:18	—
	Nicolas Dalby	21/44	48%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	10/14	71%	1/1	0:27	—
	Nicolas Dalby	17/27	63%	1/3	3:21	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	20/29	69%	0/0	0:10	—
	Nicolas Dalby	48/69	70%	1/2	3:08	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fialho

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 1:03

Muslim Salikhov56/9559%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:07

Andre Fialho17/6626%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	11/22	50%	1/3	1:19	—
	Andre Fialho	11/38	29%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	37/57	65%	0/0	1:48	—
	Andre Fialho	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Fialho	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Li Jingliang

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:38

Muslim Salikhov23/5641%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:10

Li Jingliang38/8744%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	11/22	50%	1/1	1:07	—
	Li Jingliang	11/36	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	12/34	35%	0/3	0:03	—
	Li Jingliang	27/51	53%	1/1	0:30	1

WIN

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov62/11853%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:07KD 1

Francisco Trinaldo39/12830%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	26/49	53%	0/0	0:30	1
	Francisco Trinaldo	13/39	33%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	16/39	41%	0/1	0:16	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	16/48	33%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	20/30	67%	2/2	1:21	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	10/41	24%	0/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov40/8845%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos46/13833%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	14/23	61%	0/1	0:00	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	20/50	40%	0/1	0:10	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	13/27	48%	0/2	0:02	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9/41	22%	0/3	0:43	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17/47	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Laureano Staropoli

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muslim Salikhov63/13248%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:30

Laureano Staropoli42/13830%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Laureano Staropoli	6/25	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	33/61	54%	2/2	0:04	—
	Laureano Staropoli	9/39	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Muslim Salikhov	22/50	44%	1/3	0:26	—
	Laureano Staropoli	27/74	36%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nordine Taleb

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:26

Muslim Salikhov10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Nordine Taleb6/2623%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	10/23	43%	0/0	0:02	1
	Nordine Taleb	6/26	23%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ricky Rainey

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:12

Muslim Salikhov25/4852%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Ricky Rainey19/4443%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	8/25	32%	0/2	0:05	—
	Ricky Rainey	11/29	38%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	17/23	74%	0/0	0:14	1
	Ricky Rainey	8/15	53%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum • Nov 2017Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:22

Muslim Salikhov10/2737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alex Garcia6/2425%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muslim Salikhov	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	2/12	17%	2/4	2:11	—

R2	Muslim Salikhov	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	4/12	33%	1/3	0:56	—

Last updated: 2026-09-14 | Data source: UFCStats.com