Magomed Zhamaludinovich Magomedov^[1] (born December 25, 1991) is a Russianmixed martial artist who competes in theBantamweight division ofBellator MMA.

Magomed was born in the city ofKhasavyurt, inDagestan. He went to one of the schools inMakhachkala, but rarely went to his classes, preferring to skip them with his peers. To make sure his parents did not suspect anything, he put marks in his diary for the main subjects and forged the teachers' signatures. One day, his father visited the school and found out that his 14-year-old son had not been there for 4 months.^[2][3]

The punishment was severe, but at the same time fateful for Magomedov. He was enrolled in the sports boarding schoolFive Directions of the World, where he began to study martial arts and did not have the opportunity to skip classes. The first month and a half was very hard, but gradually Magomed got used to the routine. Here he metZabit Magomedsharipov, who inspired him to studywushu sanda.^[2]

For a long time, "Tiger" could not get into the tournament for the regional level, and he did not even dream about competing on the national level. Nevertheless, training with more experienced partners under the guidance of Alexander Buryak, he began to gradually get in shape and give a better account of himself in competitions. By 2011, Magomed completely retrained in mixed martial arts, since many of his acquaintances and friends began to build their careers in this sport. Speaking at the national championship in MMA, and after - in Europe, as an amateur champion, he migrated to professionals.^[3]

It all started with M-1 Ukraine, where the Dagestan athlete smashed Ivan Prokopenko. The successful debut was followed by performances on events Legion Fight 10, SRPO Federation of Mixed Combat: Ultimatum 1, Pride of Caucasus and Pro FC 45: Thunder in Grozny, which brought victories over compatriots Garun Dibirov, Agil Ragimov, Kutmanbek Ashirov and Yakub Tangiev.

The result allowed him to move toM-1 Challenge and make a name in the company of prominent colleagues from Russia and abroad. Within a couple of years, the athlete from Dagestan gained a reputation of an unbeatable fighter in fights with representatives of different nationalities. He won by unanimous decision of judges againstDamian Stasiak of Poland and Paata Robakidze of Georgia. His bout with Yuri Maia of Brazil ended with a technical knockout and Anton Vasiliev of Ukraine suffered a painful hold.

During the year, he got four more wins and moved to theACB league, where he was waiting for great success and serious media growth. In his debut, he managed to defeat Arthur Kashcheev by technical knockout atACB 18, then dismantled the Brazilian Bruno Diaz in a difficult fight atACB 24.^[2]

The leadership of the organization appreciated the young prospect, giving him the opportunity to fight for the champion title, which was then owned byPetr Yan. Their fight was held in Moscow on 26 March 2016 inMoscow atACB 32, and it lasted all 5 rounds, since neither of the participants planned to retreat. Even the judges could not unanimously determine the winner, but still gave the split decision to Magomedov. Many did not agree with this verdict, however, many felt that Yan had won the fight, including ACB president, Mairbek Khasiev who promised to book a rematch. This fight was voted as ACB's best fight of the year in 2016.^[4][3]

Having rested for 9 months, "Tiger" went to the first defense atACB 50, catching Oleg Borisov on the guillotine just 10 seconds before the end of the duel. At the same time, Petr Yan deserved a chance to challenge the title again facing off again on 15 April atACB 57 in Moscow, but this time Yan managed to perform more convincingly, beating Magomedov by unaniumous decision.^[5] In the summer of 2017, Magomedov returned and defeated Dean Garnett atACB 67, and in 2018, he performed twice, dismantling Edgars Skrivers atACB 83 and Walter Pereira atACB 90.^[2]

On October 14, 2020, it was announced that Magomedov signed with Bellator MMA.^[6]

In his promotional debut, Magomedov faced Matheus Mattos on December 10, 2020, atBellator 254. He won the bout via unanimous decision.^[7]

Magomedov was scheduled to face Jared Scoggins on April 2, 2021, atBellator 255.^[8] However, Scoggins pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons.^[9] He was replaced by Cee Jay Hamilton.^[10] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.^[11]

Magomedov was scheduled to faceRaufeon Stots on July 31, 2021, atBellator 263.^[12] On July 19, it was announced that the bout was scratched from the event.^[13] It was rescheduled forBellator 264 on August 13, 2021.^[14] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.^[15]

Magomedov facedEnrique Barzola in the quarter-finals of theBellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix atBellator 282 on June 24, 2022.^[16] He won the bout via guillotine choke in the fourth round.^[17]

In thesemi-finals, Magomedov faced formerBellator Bantamweight World Championship challengerPatchy Mix on December 9, 2022, atBellator 289.^[18] He lost the bout via second round technical submission.^[19]

In his first bout after losing in the grand prix, Magomedov facedDanny Sabatello on July 30, 2023 atBellator MMA x Rizin 2.^[20] He won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.^[21]

Magomedov facedPatchy Mix in a rematch, for theBellator Bantamweight World Championship on May 17, 2024 atBellator Champions Series 2.^[22] He lost the fight via a split decision.^[23]

On February 21, 2025, the promotion officially revealed that Magomedov was join the2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament.^[24]

In the quarterfinal, Magomedov was scheduled to faceLeandro Higo on April 11, 2025, atPFL 2.^[25] However, Magomedov withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Josh Rettinghouse.^[26]

In a tournament alternate bout, Magomedov faced Sarvarjon Khamidov on June 20, 2025, atPFL 6. He won the bout via unanimous decision.^[27]

Magomedov faced formerBellator Bantamweight ChampionSergio Pettis on October 3, 2025, atPFL Champions Series 3.^[28] He lost the bout via knockout in the second round.^[29]

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