Alim Nabiev (born October 10, 1994) is an Azerbaijani

kickboxer Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and ...

, who has been professionally competing since 2010. He is the former WMC World Light Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the third best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and the best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022. He was ranked in the welterweight top ten by Combat Press between November 2017 and July 2021, peaking as high as #2.

Martial arts career

Nabiev made his professional debut against Vladislav Savotchenko in October 2010. He lost the fight by an extra round decision. He would go on to amass a 6–3 record, before taking part in the 2012 Grand Prix Russia welterweight tournament. He knocked out Valentin Ribalko in the first round in the semifinal bout, and won a decision against Denis Larchenko in the final. After winning four of his next five fights, with the sole loss being to Chingiz Allazov, Nabiev participated in the W5 Fighter Bratislava XX welterweight tournament. He beat Tevfik Sucu by decision in the semifinal, and Vladimir Konsky by decision in the finals. After defeating William Diender and Adem Bozkurt, he took part in the 2013 Legend Fighting Show tournament. Despite winning the semifinal fight against Vyacheslav Borshev by decision, he would be knocked out by

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in the finals. Five months later, he also participated in the Grand Prix Russia Open tournament. He won the first two fights against Janne Ollonen and Sergey Kulyaba by decision, and the final fight against Deo Phetsangkhat by a second-round knockout. Following his tournament win, Nabiev defeated Armen Petrosyan and

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, before losing a decision to Masoud Rahimi. He went on to win eight fights in a row, culminating in a decision victory against Islam Murtazaev, which qualified him for the

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75 kg tournament. He lost the quarterfinal fight against Diogo Calado by unanimous decision. In October 2016, Nabiev challenged

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for the W5 European Muay thai 77 kg title. He beat Moravčík by unanimous decision. At Nuit des Champions 2016, Nabiev fought

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for the WMC World Light Heavyweight championship, and won the fight by unanimous decision.

Glory

He signed with Glory (kickboxing), Glory in the second part of 2017, and faced Jimmy Vienot at 2017 in Glory#Glory 47: Lyon, Glory 47: Lyon for his promotional debut. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He next faced Nieky Holzken at 2017 in Glory#Glory 49: Rotterdam, Glory 49: Rotterdam, and won by unanimous decision. After winning a split decision against Cedric Doumbe, he was given the chance to fight Harut Grigorian for the Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Welterweight Championship, Glory Welterweight championship at 2018 in Glory#Glory 54: Birmingham, Glory 54: Birmingham. Grigorian won by unanimous decision. Nabiev fought Eyevan Danenberg at 2018 in Glory#Glory 59: Amsterdam, Glory 59: Amsterdam and won by split decision. He won another split decision against Murthel Groenhart at 2019 in Glory#Glory 64: Strasbourg, Glory 64: Strasbourg, and challenged Cedric Doumbe for the Glory Welterweight title at 2019 in Glory#Glory 66: PARIS, Glory 66: Paris. Doumbe won by a second-round knockout. Nabiev was scheduled to face Troy Jones at 2021 in Glory#Glory: Collision 3, Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Nabiev faced Endy Semeleer for the vacant Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Welterweight Championship, Glory Welterweight Championship at 2022 in Glory#Glory 82, Glory 82 on November 19, 2022. He lost the fight by split decision.

Titles and accomplishments

Muay Thai

*World version W5 ** 2016 W5 European Muay Thai -77 kg Champion *World Muaythai Council **2016 WMC World Light Heavyweight (-79 kg) Champion *International Federation of Muaythai Associations ** 2013 IFMA European Championship -71 kg

Kickboxing

*World version W5 ** 2013 W5 -71 kg Tournament Champion *Grand Prix Russia Open **2013 GPRO -70 kg Tournament Champion ** 2012 GPRO Tournament Champion *Legend Fighting Show ** 2013 Legend -71 kg Tournament Runner Up

Fight record

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2024-09-14 , , Win, , align=left, Umar Semata, , Grand Bellagio Championship , , Batumi, Georgia (country), Georgia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2024-06-29 , , Win , , align=left, Konstantinos Makedoniadis , , Fight For Honor 12 , , Brussels, Belgium , , KO (Knee to the head) , , 1 , , 2:55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2022-11-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Endy Semeleer , , 2022 in Glory#Glory 82, Glory 82 , , Bonn, Germany , , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc" , 2022-09-10 , , Win , , align=left, Andrei Ostrovanu , , Mix Fight Championship , , Baku, Azerbaijan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2021-10-23, , Win , , align=left, Troy Jones , , 2021 in Glory#Glory: Collision 3, Glory: Collision 3 , , Arnhem, Netherlands , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#FFBBBB;" , 2019-06-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Cedric Doumbe , , 2019 in Glory#Glory 66: PARIS, Glory 66: Paris , , Paris, France , , KO (Punches) , , 2 , , 2:48 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2019-03-09 , , Win, , align=left, Murthel Groenhart , , 2019 in Glory#Glory 64: Strasbourg, Glory 64: Strasbourg , , Strasbourg, France , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2018-09-29 , , Win , , align=left, Eyevan Danenberg , , 2018 in Glory#Glory 59: Amsterdam, Glory 59: Amsterdam , , Amsterdam, Netherlands , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="FFBBBB" , 2018-06-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Harut Grigorian , , 2018 in Glory#Glory 54: Birmingham, Glory 54: Birmingham , , Birmingham, England , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style="background:white" colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2018-03-03 , , Win , , align=left, Cedric Doumbe , , 2018 in Glory#Glory 51: Rotterdam, Glory 51: Rotterdam , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , Decision (split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2017-12-09 , , Win , , align=left, Nieky Holzken , , 2017 in Glory#Glory 49: Rotterdam, Glory 49: Rotterdam , , Rotterdam, Netherlands , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2017-10-28 , , Win , , align=left, Jimmy Vienot, , 2017 in Glory#Glory 47: Lyon, Glory 47: Lyon , , Lyon, France , , Decision (split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#CCFFCC" , 2017-06-24 , , Win , , align=left, Zhang Yang , , 2017 in Kunlun Fight, Kunlun Fight 63 , , Sanya, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2016-11-19 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Nuit des Champions 2016 , , Marseille, France , , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2016-10-08 , , Win , , align=left,

, , World version W5, W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" , , Prague, Czech Republic , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2016-07-10, , Loss , , align=left, Diogo Calado, , 2016 in Kunlun Fight, Kunlun Fight 47, 75 kg Tournament Quarter-Finals 3 , , Nanjing, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2016-04-08 , , Win , , align=left, Islam Murtazaev , , 2016 in Kunlun Fight, Kunlun Fight 41, 75 kg Tournament Final 16 , , Xining, China , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2016-02-27 , , Win , , align=left, Jamie Bates , , ACB KB 5 , , Orel, Russia , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-11-13 , , Win , , align=left, Masoud Rahimi , , ACB KB 4: Grand Prix Final , , Perm, Russia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-10-10 , , Win , , align=left, Patrick Madis , , Golden BARS Championship 2015 , , Belgorod, Russia , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-08-15 , , Win , , align=left, Pavel Turuk , , Battle in Sochi/2015 in Kunlun Fight, Kunlun Fight 29 , , Sochi, Russia , , TKO (Cut) , , 2 , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-07-01 , , Win , , align=left, Li Baoming , , T-One , , Beijing, China , , , , , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-06-18 , , Win , , align=left, Pawel Biszczak , , Grand Prix Russia Open 17 , , Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2015-02-26 , , Win , , align=left, Kumar Zhaliev , , Grand Prix Russia Open 16 , , Moscow, Russia , , TKO , , 3 , , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2014-12-19 , , Win , , align=left, Jamal Yusupov , , Tvoy Vykhod , , Lyubertsy, Russia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2014-12-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Masoud Rahimi , , Tatneft Cup 2015 – 1st selection 1/8 final , , Kazan, Rusia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2014-04-05 , , Win , , align=left, Armen Petrosyan , , Legend 3: Pour Homme , , Milan, Italy , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2014-02-23 , , Win , , align=left,

, , List of K-1 events#2014 events, K-1 World max Final 4, , Baku, Azerbaijan , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-11-16 , , Win , , align=left, Armen Petrosyan , , W5 Grand Prix Orel XXII , , Oryol, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2013-10-03 , , Win , , align=left, Deo Phetsangkhat , , Grand Prix Russia Open, Final , , Russia , , KO , , 2 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2013-10-03 , , Win , , align=left, Sergey Kulyaba , , Grand Prix Russia Open, Semi Finals , , Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-10-03 , , Win , , align=left, Janne Ollonen , , Grand Prix Russia Open, Quarter Finals , , Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2013-05-25 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Legend Fighting Show, Final , , Moscow, Russia , , KO (Left low kick) , , 3 , , 1:32 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-05-25 , , Win , , align=left, Vyacheslav Borshev , , Legend Fighting Show, Semi Finals , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous), , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-05-13 , , Win , , align=left, Adem Bozkurt , , Land of Fire , , Vienna, Austria , , KO , , 1 , , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, William Diender , , W5 Grand Prix Orel XXI , , Oryol, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous), , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Konsky , , W5 Fighter Bratislava XX, Final , , Bratislava, Slovakia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2013-03-16 , , Win , , align=left, Tevfik Sucu , , W5 Fighter Bratislava XX, Semi Finals , , Bratislava, Slovakia , , Decision, , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#FFBBBB" , 2013-02-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Chingiz Allazov , , Knockout Show , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-12-23 , , Win , , align=left, Stanislav Kazantcev , , W5 Fighter Moscow XVIII , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-11-29 , , Win , , align=left, Ivan Babachenko , , W5 Fighter Moscow XVII , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-11-24 , , Win , , align=left, Vasilis Kakarikos , , Extreme Fighting , , Thessaloniki, Greece , , TKO , , 3 , , , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-11-08 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Shulyak , , W5 Fighter Moscow XVI , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-10-20 , , Win , , align=left, Denis Larchenko , , Grand Prix Russia Open, Final , , Russia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-10-20 , , Win , , align=left, Valentin Ribalko , , Grand Prix Russia Open, Semi Finals , , Russia , , KO (Knee), , 1 , , , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-08-24 , , Win , , align=left, Alka Matewa , , W5 Fighter Moscow XIII , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-02-24 , , Win , , align=left, Ivan Busarov , , W5 Fighter Moscow X , , Moscow, Russia , , KO , , 2 , , , - , - bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" , 2012-01-21 , , Win , , align=left, Elkun Orudzhev , , Corona Cup 16 , , Russia , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2011-10-22 , , Win , , align=left, Aziz Kallah , , World version W5, W5 Grand Prix Moscow, , Moscow, Russia , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor= "#cfc" , 2011-09-02 , , Win , , align=left, Kirill Marchenko , , W5 Grand Prix , , Poltava, Ukraine , , TKO , , 3 , , , - bgcolor= "#fbb" , 2011-04-09 , , Loss, , align=left, Vyacheslav Borschev , , W5 Grand Prix "KO" , , Moscow, Russia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor= "#fbb" , 2011-02-23 , , Loss, , align=left, Ruslan Kushnirenko , , , , Odesa, Ukraine , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor= "#cfc" , 2010-11-27 , , Win, , align=left, Vladislav Morgulets , , , , Kyiv, Ukraine , , Ext.R Decision , , 4 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor= "#fbb" , 2010-10-04 , , Loss, , align=left, Vladislav Savotchenko , , , , Yalta, Ukraine , , Ext.R Decision , , 4 , , 3:00 , - , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'': , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-05-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Thongchai Sitsongpeenong , , 2014 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Final, , Langkawi, Malaysia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#FBB;" , 2013-07-, , Loss , , align=left, Vitaly Gurkov , , 2013 International Federation of Muaythai Associations, IFMA European Championship, Final , , Lisbon, Portugal , , Decision , , 4 , , 2:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=8 , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

Profile
at Muaythaitv.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nabiev, Alim 1994 births Living people Azerbaijani male kickboxers Ukrainian male kickboxers Ukrainian Muay Thai practitioners Glory kickboxers Kunlun Fight kickboxers