Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (; ; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer. Tumenov competes in the

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division of the

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where he is the two time ACA Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2010, Tumenov has also competed in the

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(UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

With the help of his father, Tumenov began training in

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and

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at age six. After five years of training in karate, Albert became a student of hand-to-hand combat. He made his professional MMA debut when he was 18 years old. Albert's coach is his father Khusein, who has a Master of Sports degree in boxing.

ProFC

Tumenov faced Kadzhik Abadzhyan on February 13, 2010. He won the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the first round. In second fight for the promotion, Tumenov faced powerful Armenian wrestler Vahe Tadevosyan on October 22, 2012 at ProFC — Union Nation Cup 9. Tumenov won the tough fight via unanimous decision. Tumenov faced Gocha Smoyan on January 22, 2011. He won the fight via split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In December 2013, Tumenov signed a four-fight contract with the UFC. In his debut, Tumenov faced Ildemar Alcântara on February 15, 2014. at UFC Fight Night 36. He lost the fight via split decision. Tumenov returned to the promotion on May 10, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 40 against Anthony Lapsley. He won the fight via KO in the first round. For his third fight with the promotion, Tumenov faced Matt Dwyer on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine. He won the fight via KO in the first round. Tumenov faced Nico Musoke on January 24, 2015 at UFC on Fox 14. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Tumenov was expected to face Héctor Urbina on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188. However, Urbina was injured and was replaced by UFC newcomer Andrew Todhunter. Subsequently, the bout was then cancelled altogether on June 11 after Todhunter was medically disqualified from the card after dealing with issues while cutting weight. Tumenov faced

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on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He won the fight via knockout in the first round, which earned him his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Tumenov faced Lorenz Larkin on January 2, 2016 at UFC 195. He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision. Tumenov next faced Gunnar Nelson on May 8, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Tumenov faced Leon Edwards on October 8, 2016 at UFC 204. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. This was Tumenov's last fight on his UFC contract and he declined to sign a new deal.

Absolute Championship Berkut

On 6 March 2017 Tumenov signed a three-fight deal with the ACB. Tumenov was tabbed as a short notice replacement for Marcelo Alfaya and faced Ismael de Jesus on May 20, 2017 at ACB 61. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Tumenov was expected to fight at ACB 80 on February 17, 2018 in Krasnodar, Russia against Mukhamed Berkhamov, but the latter got injured and was replaced by

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. Tumenov won the fight by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Tumenov fought Ciro Rodrigues for the welterweight championship at ACB 89 on September 8, 2018. Tumenov won the fight via technical knockout in the third round and claimed the championship. After ACB and WFCA merged to become ACA, Tumenov claimed the ACA Welterweight Champion by defeating Murad Abdulaev via unanimous decision on April 27, 2019 at ACA 95: Tumenov vs. Abdulaev. Tumenov defended the title facing Beslan Ushukov on November 29, 2019 at ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov. He won the bout via knockout in the second round. After two years trying to sign with the

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, Tumenov resigned with ACA. In his ACA return, Tumenov faced Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov on October 4, 2022 at ACA 146. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Tumenov faced Altynbek Mamashov in the Quarterfinal of the 2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix on March 17, 2023 at ACA 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov, winning the bout via unanimous decision. In the semi-finals, Tumenov faced reigning champ Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov for the ACA Welterweight Champion on December 24, 2023 at ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov, winning the bout and belt via fifth round knockout.

Personal life

Tumenov’s family comes from a

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background. Tumenov is a

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. His cousin is amateur world boxing champion Bibert Tumenov.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

** Performance of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2014: Ranked #8 Knockout of the Year *

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** ACA Welterweight Champion (Two time; current) ***One successful title defense *Absolute Championship Bekrut **ACB Welterweight Champion (One time; Final) *Sportbox.ru **Best Russian MMA fighter (2015). *Fight TV (Russia) **Best Russian MMA fighter (2015).

Boxing

*Russian Federation of Boxing **Russian Kabardino-Balkaria Championships Medalist. **Russian National level in Boxing.

Hand-to-hand combat

*Russian Union of Martial Arts **Russian National Hand-to-hand Gold Medalist (2009, 2013).

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

Filmography

References

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