Russian mixed martial artist (born 1994)
Movsar Magomedovich Evloev [ a] (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian professionalmixed martial artist . He currently competes in theFeatherweight division of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed atM-1 Global , where he is the formerbantamweight champion . As of July 15, 2025, he is #1 in theUFC featherweight rankings .[ 6]
Evloev, who has a degree in computer programming and law,[ 7] belongs to theIngush teip Youvloy. Before turning professional inmixed martial arts in 2014,[ 8] Movsar earned the rank of aMaster of Sports inGreco-Roman wrestling .[ 5] He is the cousin of Olympic gold medalist,Musa Evloev .[ 9]
Mixed martial arts career [ edit ] Prior to competing in theUltimate Fighting Championship , Evloev spent all his time inM-1 Global .
On April 22, 2017, Evloev faced Alexey Nevzorov for theM-1 Global Interim Bantamweight championship .[ 10] He knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title.[ 11]
Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for theundisputed title on July 22, 2017.[ 12] He defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship.[ 13]
Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, againstSergey Morozov . He defeated him with arear-naked choke in the third round.[ 14]
In his next title defense, he faced Rafael Dias on July 21, 2018. He knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt.[ 15]
In April, he vacated the championship and signed with theUFC .[ 16]
Ultimate Fighting Championship [ edit ] Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019, atUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik .[ 17] However, Gafurov withdrew and was replaced bySeung Woo Choi . Evloev won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 18]
Evloev was then scheduled to faceMike Grundy on August 31, 2019, atUFC Fight Night 157 .[ 19] However, Grundy pulled out of the bout due to injury[ 20] and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu.[ 21] However, just hours before the fight, Lu pulled out after suffering a cut.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
In his second UFC appearance, Evloev facedEnrique Barzola on October 26, 2019, atUFC Fight Night 162 . He won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 25]
Evloev was then slated to faceDouglas Silva de Andrade on March 7, 2020, atUFC 248 .[ 26] However, Andrade pulled out of the fight and was set to be replaced byJamall Emmers .[ 27] However, Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons.[ 28]
Evloev facedMike Grundy on July 26, 2020, atUFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till .[ 29] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 30]
Evloev was scheduled to faceNate Landwehr on December 5, 2020, atUFC on ESPN 19 [ 31] However, on the day of the fight, the bout was cancelled after Evloev tested positive for COVID-19.[ 32]
Evloev facedNik Lentz , replacingMike Grundy , atUFC 257 on January 24, 2021.[ 33] He won the fight via split decision.[ 34] 26 out of 26 media outlets scored the bout for Evloev.[ 35]
Evloev facedHakeem Dawodu on June 12, 2021, atUFC 263 .[ 36] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[ 37]
Evloev was expected to faceIlia Topuria on January 22, 2022, atUFC 270 .[ 38] However, Evloev withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test[ 39] and was replaced byCharles Jourdain .[ 40]
Evloev facedDan Ige on June 4, 2022, atUFC Fight Night 207 .[ 41] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[ 42]
As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Evloev was scheduled to faceBryce Mitchell on November 5, 2022, atUFC Fight Night 214 .[ 43] However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury.[ 44]
Evloev was scheduled to faceBryce Mitchell , replacing injuredJonathan Pearce , on May 6, 2023, atUFC 288 .[ 45] However, Mitchell withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.[ 46] He was replaced byDiego Lopes .[ 47] Evloev defeated Lopes via unanimous decision.[ 48] This fight earned him theFight of the Night award.[ 49]
Evloev facedArnold Allen on January 20, 2024, atUFC 297 .[ 50] In a competitive bout, he won once again by unanimous decision.[ 51]
Evloev was scheduled to face formerUFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling on October 5, 2024 atUFC 307 .[ 52] However, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained in sparring.[ 53] The pairing was eventually rescheduled to compete against one another atUFC 310 on December 7, 2024.[ 54] Evloev won the fight by unanimous decision.[ 55]
Evloev was reportedly going to faceAaron Pico on May 17, 2025 atUFC Fight Night 256 .[ 56] However, on an interview, Pico revealed that although it was close to being signed, the bout did not come to fruition.[ 57] The fight was later re-scheduled to take place on July 26, 2025 atUFC on ABC 9 .[ 58] In turn, under two weeks prior to this event, Evloev had to withdraw due to an injury.[ 59]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ] Mixed martial arts record [ edit ] Professional record breakdown 19 matches 19 wins 0 losses By knockout 3 0 By submission 4 0 By decision 12 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 19–0 Aljamain Sterling Decision (unanimous) UFC 310 December 7, 2024 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada , United StatesWin 18–0 Arnold Allen Decision (unanimous) UFC 297 January 20, 2024 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario , CanadaWin 17–0 Diego Lopes Decision (unanimous) UFC 288 May 6, 2023 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey , United StatesFight of the Night. Win 16–0 Dan Ige Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik June 4, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada , United StatesWin 15–0 Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) UFC 263 June 12, 2021 3 5:00 Glendale, Arizona , United StatesWin 14–0 Nik Lentz Decision (split) UFC 257 January 24, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi , United Arab EmiratesCatchweight (150 lb) bout. Win 13–0 Mike Grundy Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till July 26, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi , United Arab EmiratesWin 12–0 Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren October 26, 2019 3 5:00 Kallang , SingaporeWin 11–0 Choi Seung-woo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 3 5:00 Saint Petersburg , RussiaReturn to Featherweight. Evloev was deducted one point in round 2 due to an illegal knee. Win 10–0 Rafael Dias KO (punches) M-1 Challenge 95 July 21, 2018 5 0:21 Nazran , RussiaDefended theM-1 Global Bantamweight Championship . Win 9–0 Sergey Morozov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 88 February 22, 2018 3 3:47 Moscow , RussiaDefended theM-1 Global Bantamweight Championship . Win 8–0 Pavel Vitruk Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 81 July 22, 2017 5 5:00 Nazran , RussiaWon and unified theM-1 Global Bantamweight Championship . Win 7–0 Alexey Nevzorov KO (head kick) M-1 Challenge 76 April 22, 2017 2 2:15 Nalchik , RussiaWon the interimM-1 Global Bantamweight Championship . Win 6–0 Lee Morrison Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 73 December 9, 2016 3 5:00 Nazran , RussiaWin 5–0 Aleksander Krupenkin TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 66 May 27, 2016 1 4:09 Orenburg , RussiaReturn to Bantamweight. Win 4–0 Djulustan Akimov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 3 May 7, 2016 2 2:01 Nazran , RussiaWin 3–0 Andrey Syrovatkin Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 1 December 12, 2015 1 1:44 Nazran , RussiaFeatherweight debut. Win 2–0 Lu Zhenhong Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 58 June 6, 2015 2 5:00 Ingushetia , RussiaCatchweight (141 lb) bout. Win 1–0 He Jianwei Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 53 November 25, 2014 2 1:45 Beijing , ChinaBantamweight debut.
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