Mamed Khalidov ( rus, Мамед Магомедович Халидов, Mamied Magomedowicz Chalidow, mɐˈmʲɛt maɣɔmʲɛdɔvʲit͡ʂ xɐˈlʲidəf; pl, Mamed Chalidow ; born 17 July 1980 in

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) is a Polish

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

of Chechen ethnicity. He is best known for competing in the

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division of Polish MMA promotion KSW, where he is the former KSW Light Heavyweight and KSW Middleweight Champions. He is currently ranked #2 in the KSW Middleweight rankings.

Biography

Mamed Khalidov was born in

Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

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. He began practicing

Kyokushin is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Jap ...

around age of 12 or 13 where he also holds black belt in. At age of 17 he fled from his homeland to

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

and continued practicing kyokushin while adding other combat styles on his repertoire such as

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

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Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat s ...

and

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soon after his arrival. He also became competitive in all sports. Later he also became interested about becoming mixed martial artist and went training

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Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

, Combat Sambo,

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and

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Mixed martial arts 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 and Matt Lindland. Khalidov made his US debut with

EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decemb ...

on their October 10, 2008 ShoXC card against American

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. 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 on December 12, 2008. Following his recovery, he fought

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

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. Although, the fight was not a title bout, Khalidov defeated Santiago via first-round TKO. A rematch of the bout was held at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 12 on March 7, 2010 for the Middleweight Championship, which Khalidov lost via controversial unanimous decision. At KSW XIII Mamed fought Ryuta Sakurai to a draw. Sakurai secured a kimura early in the first round, but Khalidov escaped. During the rest of the fight he had 6 submission attempts including 4 guillotine chokes, 1 ankle lock and 1 heel hook, but couldn't force the tap from Sakurai. Mamed Khalidov was expected to face Thales Leites and later Matt Lindland at KSW XV However, both fighters were pulled from the card. Instead, Khalidov faced James Irvin at the event and won via submission at 0:33 into the first round. He eventually faced Lindland at KSW 16 in May 2011 and won via submission in the first round. Khalidov was originally scheduled to face Paulo Filho at KSW 17. However, Filho was forced out of the bout due to him going into rehab for a drug addiction and he was replaced by

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. Khalidov won the fight via submission (kneebar) in the first round. Khalidov next competed against former UFC fighter Rodney Wallace on May 12, 2012 at KSW 19. He won the fight via KO in the first round. On December 1, 2012 he defeated

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and won the fight via submission (achilles lock). Khalidov next faced Melvin Manhoef at KSW 23 on June 8, 2013, winning the fight by front choke in the first round. On July 30, 2018 it was announced that Khalidov had vacated his middleweight championship belt in order to pursue a rematch against KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun. On October 9, 2018, it was announced that the rematch would happen at KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 on December 1, 2018. Khalidov lost the rematch via unanimous decision and retired from the sport in the cage. In September 2019, news surfaced that Khalidov will be returning from retirement to face

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in a catchweight bout at KSW 52 on December 7, 2019. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Khalidov next challenged

for the KSW Middleweight Championship in a rematch bout at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 on October 10, 2020. He reclaimed the title via first-minute knockout. Khalidov defended his title against Roberto Soldić on December 18, 2021 at KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldić. He lost the bout and his title via knockout after getting caught with a left hook in the second round. Khalidov faced Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski on December 17, 2022. He went on to defeat Pudzianowski via first round TKO stoppage after Pudzian tapped to ground and pound.

Personal life

Khalidov acquired Polish citizenship in 2015. In June 2019 news surfaced that the police arrested Khalidov due to alleged illegal import of stolen cars. Khalidov is yet to appear before court.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation'') better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. History Martin Lewandowsk ...

** KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; first) ** KSW Middleweight Championship (Two times; former) ***One successful title defence **Fight of the Night (One times) vs. Tomasz Narkun (KSW 46) *Full Contact Prestige **FPC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Submission grappling

*Abu Dhabi Combat Club **2007 ADCC Polish Trials Winner

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 36–8–2 , Mariusz Pudzianowski , TKO (submission to punches) , KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:54 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 34–4–2 , Borys Mańkowski , Decision (unanimous) , KSW 39: Colosseum , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 31–4–2 , Michał Materla , KO (flying knee and punches) , KSW 33: Khalidov vs. Materla , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:31 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 30–4–2 , Brett Cooper , Decision (unanimous) , KSW 29: Reload , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 29–4–2 ,

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, Submission (armbar) , KSW 27: Cage Time , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:52 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 28–4–2 , Ryuta Sakurai , Submission (triangle choke) , KSW 25: Khalidov vs. Sakurai 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:03 , Wroclaw, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 27–4–2 , Melvin Manhoef , Submission (guillotine choke) , KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 26–4–2 ,

, Submission (achilles lock) , KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:27 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 25–4–2 , Rodney Wallace , KO (punch) , KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:55 , Lódz, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 24–4–2 ,

, Submission (kneebar) , KSW 17: Revenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:42 , Lódz,Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 23–4–2 , Matt Lindland , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:35 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 22–4–2 , James Irvin , Submission (armbar) , KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:33 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 21–4–2 , Yuki Sasaki , TKO (punches) , World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 20–4–2 , Ryuta Sakurai , Draw (unanimous) , KSW 13: Kumite , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 18–3–1 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 16–3 , Petr Ondrus , TKO (hand injury) , KSW Elimination 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Wroclaw, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 15–3 , Dave Dalgliesh , Submission (twister) , KSW 8: Konfrontacja , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:52 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 14–3 , Martin Zawada , Submission (heel hook) ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 , Igor Pokrajac , Submission (leg lock) , Boxing Explosion 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:33 ,

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, Croatia , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Alexander Stefanovic , TKO (punches) , KSW 7: Konfrontacja , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:01 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3 ,

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, Submission (triangle choke) , FCP 3: Khalidov vs. Troeng , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:55 , Poznan, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Michal Garnys , TKO (punches) , Extreme Cage 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:11 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3 , Rashid Magomadov , Submission (triangle choke) , President's Cup: Muay Thai Tournament , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:45 ,

, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3 , Jacek Buczko , TKO (punches) , Full Contact Prestige 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:51 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3 , Andrzej Kosecki , TKO (submission to strikes) , Extreme Cage 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:27 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3 , Pawel Krys , KO (punch) , Full Contact Prestige , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,

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