Mamed Khalidov ( rus, Мамед Магомедович Халидов, Mamed Magomedovich Khalidov, mɐˈmʲɛt maɣɔmʲɛdɔvʲit͡ʂ xɐˈlʲidəf; ; born 17 July 1980) is a Polish

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. 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 #1 in the KSW Middleweight rankings.

Biography

Mamed Khalidov was born in

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. He began practicing

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

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and continued practicing martial arts, while adding other combat styles to his repertoire such as

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and

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

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, Combat Sambo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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

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on their October 10, 2008 ShoXC card against American Jason Guida. 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

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in favor of non-exclusive 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 at 1:10 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 Jorge Santiago. 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

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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

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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

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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 Jesse Taylor. 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 Kendall Grove 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 Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun (born December 3, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing for KSW. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion and has also competed for M-1 Global, wher ...

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

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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. Khalidov faced Scott Askham in trilogy at XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 on June 3, 2023. He won the bout in the third round after hitting Askham with flying switch kick and finishing him with punches. On February 24, 2024, in the main event of '' XTB KSW Epic: Chalidow vs Adamek,'' he fought Tomasz Adamek in a boxing match. He lost due to a hand injury after the third round.

Personal life

Khalidov acquired Polish citizenship in 2010. 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 premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

** KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; first) ** KSW Middleweight Championship (Two times; former) ***One successful title defence **Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Tomasz Narkun (KSW 42, KSW 46), vs. Mankowski (KSW 39) *Full Contact Prestige **FPC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Submission grappling

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

Mixed martial arts record

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, Poland , , - , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 33–4–2 , Luke Barnatt , KO (punches) , , ACB 54 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 0:21 ,

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

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, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 24–4–2 , Jesse Taylor , Submission (kneebar) , KSW 17 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 1:42 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 23–4–2 , Matt Lindland , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , KSW 16 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 1:35 ,

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

, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 21–4–2 , Yuki Sasaki , TKO (punches) , World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 16 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 2:22 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 19–3–1 , Daniel Acácio , KO (punches) , KSW 11 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 1:10 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 16–3 , Petr Ondrus , TKO (hand injury) , KSW Elimination 2 , , style="text-align:center", 2 , style="text-align:center", 5:00 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 11–3 , Tor Troéng , Submission (triangle choke) , Full Contact Prestige 3 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 0:55 ,

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

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

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, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 4–3 , Danielius Razmus , Submission (twister) , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 1:46 , , - , Loss , style="text-align:center", 3–3 , Valdas Pocevicius , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto Lithuania: Gladiators 2 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 3:15 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 2–2 , Marek Krajewski , TKO (Punches) , MMA Sport 1 , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 2:34 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , style="text-align:center", 1–2 , Pawel Klimiewicz , Decision (unanimous) , Shidokan Poland Gala , , style="text-align:center", 3 , style="text-align:center", 5:00 ,

, Poland , , - , Loss , style="text-align:center", 0–2 , Grazhuydas Smailis , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto Lithuania: Gladiators , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 1:54 ,

, Lithuania , , - , Loss , style="text-align:center", 0–1 , Nerijus Valiukevicius , TKO (punches) , Shooto Lithuania: Bushido King , , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:center", 4:49 ,

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