Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov (; ; born 17 July 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Middleweight 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 Grozny, Soviet Union (now Chechen Republic of Russian Federation). He began practicing Kyokushin Karate 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 and continued practicing martial arts, while adding other combat styles to his repertoire such as Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate, Wrestling and Boxing 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 Muay Thai, 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 EliteXC 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 ProElite 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 PRIDE veteran Daniel Acacio at 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 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 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 in May 2011 and won via submission in the first round.

Khalidov was originally scheduled to face Paulo Filho at . 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. On October 9, 2018, it was announced that the rematch would happen at 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 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 on October 10, 2020. He reclaimed the title via first-minute knockout.

Khalidov defended his title against Roberto Soldić on December 18, 2021, at . 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 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 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 , 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
• KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; first)
• KSW Middleweight Championship (Two times; former)
• One successful title defence
• Fight of the Night (Three times) <small>vs. Tomasz Narkun (KSW 42, KSW 46), vs. Mankowski (KSW 39) </small>
• 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|38–8–2 |Adrian Bartosiński |Submission (armbar) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:48 |Gliwice, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|37–8–2 |Scott Askham |KO (flying switch kick and punches) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:03 |Warsaw, Poland | |- |Win |style="text-align:center"|36–8–2 |Mariusz Pudzianowski |TKO (submission to punches) | | |style="text-align:center"|1 |style="text-align:center"|1:54 |Gliwice, Poland | |- |Loss |style="text-align:center"|35–8–2 | Roberto Soldić | KO (punch) | | |style="text-align:center"|2 |style="text-align:center"|3:40 |Gliwice, Poland | |- |Win |style="text-align:center"|35–7–2 | Scott Askham | KO (switch kick and punches) | | |style="text-align:center"|1 |style="text-align:center"|0:36 |Łódź, Poland | |- |Loss |style="text-align:center"|34–7–2 | Scott Askham | Decision (unanimous) | | |style="text-align:center"|3 |style="text-align:center"|5:00 |Gliwice, Poland | |- |Loss | style="text-align:center"| 34–6–2 | Tomasz Narkun | Decision (unanimous) | | | style="text-align:center"|3 | style="text-align:center"|5:00 | Gliwice, Poland | |- |Loss | style="text-align:center"| 34–5–2 | Tomasz Narkun | Submission (triangle choke) | | | style="text-align:center"|3 | style="text-align:center"|1:18 | Łódź, Poland | |- |Win | style="text-align:center"| | Borys Mańkowski | Decision (unanimous) | | | style="text-align:center"|3 | style="text-align:center"style="text-align:center"|5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | |- |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 33–4–2 | Luke Barnatt |KO (punches) | | | | style="text-align:center"|1 | style="text-align:center"|0:21 | Manchester, England | |- |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 32–4–2 | Aziz Karaoglu | Decision (majority) | | | style="text-align:center"| 3 | style="text-align:center"| 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 31–4–2 | Michał Materla | KO (flying knee and punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:31 | Kraków, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 30–4–2 | Brett Cooper | Decision (unanimous) | | | style="text-align:center"| 3 | style="text-align:center"| 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 29–4–2 | Maiquel Falcão | Submission (armbar) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 4:52 | Gdańsk, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 28–4–2 | Ryuta Sakurai | Submission (triangle choke) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 2:03 | Wrocław, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 27–4–2 | Melvin Manhoef | Submission (guillotine choke) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 2:09 | Gdańsk, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 26–4–2 | Kendall Grove | Submission (achilles lock) | KSW 21 | | style="text-align:center"| 2 | style="text-align:center"| 3:27 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 25–4–2 | Rodney Wallace | KO (punch) | KSW 19 | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1:55 | Łódź, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 24–4–2 | Jesse Taylor | Submission (kneebar) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1:42 | Łódź, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 23–4–2 | Matt Lindland | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1:35 | Gdańsk, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 22–4–2 | James Irvin | Submission (armbar) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:33 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 21–4–2 | Yuki Sasaki | TKO (punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 2:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Draw | style="text-align:center"| 20–4–2 | Ryuta Sakurai | Draw (unanimous) | | | style="text-align:center"| 4 | style="text-align:center"| 3:00 | Katowice, Poland | |- | Loss | style="text-align:center"| 20–4–1 | Jorge Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | | | style="text-align:center"| 5 | style="text-align:center"| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 20–3–1 | Jorge Santiago | KO (punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 2:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 19–3–1 | Daniel Acácio | KO (punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1:10 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 18–3–1 | Jason Guida | TKO (punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 2 | style="text-align:center"| 4:53 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |- | Draw | style="text-align:center"| 17–3–1 | Daniel Tabera | Draw | KSW Extra 1 | | style="text-align:center"| 3 | style="text-align:center"| 3:00 | Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 17–3 | Valdas Pocevicius | Submission (guillotine choke) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:52 | Warsaw, 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 | Wrocław, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 15–3 | Dave Dalgliesh | Submission (armbar) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1:52 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 14–3 | Martin Zawada | Submission (toe hold) | KSW Elimination 1 | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 4:22 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 13–3 | Igor Pokrajac | Submission (kneebar) | Boxing Explosion 2 | | style="text-align:center"| 2 | style="text-align:center"| 2:33 | Zagreb, Croatia | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 12–3 | Alexander Stefanovic | TKO (punches) | | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 3:01 | Warsaw, 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 | Poznań, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 10–3 | Michal Garnys | TKO (punches) | Extreme Cage 2 | | style="text-align:center"| 3 | style="text-align:center"| 0:11 | Warsaw, 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 | Grozny, Russia | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 8–3 | Jacek Buczko | TKO (punches) | Full Contact Prestige 2 | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 4:51 | Warsaw, 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 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 6–3 | Pawel Krys | KO (punch) | Full Contact Prestige | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:45 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 5–3 | Andre Reinders | KO (punch) | rowspan=2|MMA Sport 3 | rowspan=2| | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:39 | rowspan=2|Warsaw, 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 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |- | Win | style="text-align:center"| 3–2 | Adam Skupien | KO (head kick) | MMA Sport 2 | | style="text-align:center"| 1 | style="text-align:center"| 0:06 | Warsaw, 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 | Warsaw, 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 | Warsaw, 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 | Vilnius, 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 | Vilnius, Lithuania |

Exhibition boxing record

See also

• List of current KSW fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists
• Double champions in MMA

References

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