In it's early days the UFC was largely dominated by intense and vicious fighters from North and South America. However, in the past couple of years, there has been a massive surge of Russian UFC fighters.
The Russian UFC fighters have spread across all weight classes and have created a name for themselves in the world of MMA.
Over here you will find a complete list of Russian UFC fighters.
List of Russian UFC fighters
Name | MMA record FC | UFC weight class | Nickname |
Shamil Abdurakhimov | 20-7-0 | Heavyweight | Abrek' |
Omari Akhmedov | 24-7-1 | Middleweight | Wolverine' |
Adlan Amagov | 14-2-1 | Welterweight | Borz' |
Magomed Ankalev | 18-1-0 | Light heavyweight | - |
Gadzhimurad Antigulov | 21-9-0 | Light heavyweight | - |
Askar Askarov | 14-1-1 | Flyweight | Bullet' |
Ali Bagautinov | 22-7-0 | Flyweight | Puncher' |
Magomed Bibulatov | 18-3-0 | Flyweight | Chaborz' |
Roman Bogatov | 11-1-0 | Lightweight | - |
Abdul-Kerim Edilov | 17-4-0 | Light heavyweight | - |
Ramazan Emeev | 20-6-0 | Welterweight | Gorets' |
Konstantin Erokhin | 10-4-0 | Heavyweight | The Russian Bear' |
Rinat Fakhretdinov | 19-1-0 | Welterweight | Gladiatior' |
Shamil Gamzatov | 14-1-0 | Light heavyweight | - |
Maxim Grishin | 32-9-2 | Heavyweight | Maximus' |
Khadis Ibragimov | 13-4-0 | Light heavyweight | - |
Damir Ismagulov | 24-1-0 | Lightweight | - |
Rustam Khabilov | 24-4-0 | Welterweight | Tiger' |
Sergey Khandozhko | 27-6-1 | Welterweight | Honda' |
Aliaskhab Khizriev | 14-0-0 | Middleweight | Black Wolf' |
Roman Kopylov | 9-2-0 | Middleweight | - |
Aleksei Kunchenko | 20-2-0 | Welterweight | - |
Ruslan Magomedov | 15-3-0 | Heavyweight | Leopard' |
Zabit Magomedsharipov | 18-1-0 | Featherweight | - |
Islam Makhachev | 22-1-0 | Lightweight | - |
Abubakar Nurmagomedov | 16-3-1 | Welterweight | - |
Said Nurmagomedov | 16-2-0 | Bantamweight | - |
Khabib Nurmagomedov | 29-0-0 | Lightweight | The Eagle' |
Umar Nurmagomedov | 15-0-0 | Bantamweight | - |
Aleksei Oleinik | 60-16-1 | Heavyweight | The Boa Constrictor' |
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | 13-1-0 | Middleweight | - |
Sergei Pavlovich | 16-1-0 | Heavyweight | - |
Grigory Popov | 13-3-0 | Bantamweight | - |
Sparbeg Safarov | 9-3-0 | Middleweight | - |
Muslim Salikhov | 18-3-0 | Welterweight | King of Kung Fu' |
Ivan Shtyrkov | 19-0-1 | Light heavyweight | Ural Hulk' |
Dimtrii Smoliakov | 9-3-0 | Heavyweight | The Lifeguard' |
Dmitry Sosnovskiy | 11-0-0 | Heavyweight | - |
Denis Tiuliulin | 11-6-0 | Middleweight | - |
Arman Tsarukyan | 18-3-0 | Lightweight | Ahalkalakets' |
Zubaira Tukhugov | 20-5-1 | Featherweight | Warrior' |
Tagir Ulanbekov | 13-2-0 | Flyweight | - |
Gasan Umalatov | 18-5-3 | Welterweight | Cobra' |
Alexander Volkov | 34-10-0 | Heavyweight | Drago' |
Petr Yan | 16-3-0 | Bantamweight | No Mercy' |