| Ali Isaev Али Исаев | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Ali Isaevich Isaev (1983-12-18)December 18, 1983 (age 41) Makhachkala,Dagestan ASSR,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Makhachkala,Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Azerbaijani Russian | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Style | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Makhachkala,Dagestan, Russia[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Gamid Gamidov WC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Shmail Omarov | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | International Master of Sports inFreestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ali Isaevich Isaev (Russian:Али Исаевич Исаев; born 18 December 1983) is a Russian-Azerbaijani professionalmixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler who competed in theHeavyweight division. He has also formerly competed forBellator MMA,Fight Nights Global[3][4] andProfessional Fighters League (PFL), where he was the2019 Heavyweight Tournament Champion. He competed at the2008 Summer Olympics in men's freestyle wrestling at 125 kilos where Isaev placed 17th.[5]
Ali Isaev was born to aDargin family on 18 December 1983 in the city Makhatchkala. Isaev is a Freestyle wrestling European champion. He made his professional MMA debut in April 2016. He fought his first four fights exclusively forFight Nights Global and went undefeated with two decision wins and two knockout wins.
In the summer of 2019, Isaev began competing in the Heavyweight division of theProfessional Fighters League.[6] In his debut, he defeated Valdrin Istrefi by unanimous decision atPFL 3 on June 6, 2019. In his second fight for the promotion, Isayev defeated Carl Seumanutafa also by unanimous decision atPFL 6 on August 8, 2019.
On October 31, 2019, he fought twice in one night in the2019 PFL Heavyweight tournament.[7] He defeatedKelvin Tiller by decision andDenis Goltsov by TKO in the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts, respectively. He facedJared Rosholt in the finals atPFL 10 on December 31, 2019. Isayev won the fight via TKO in the fourth round to claim the 2019 Heavyweight Championship.
Isaev was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Hatef Moeil on May 6, 2021, atPFL 3.[8] However, during the week of the event, it was announced that the bout was pulled for unknown reasons and would be rescheduled for June.[9]
Isaev was scheduled to face Renan Ferreira on June 25, 2021, atPFL 6.[10] Isaev was forced to withdraw from the event after not being medically cleared to compete. Stepping in for Isaev to fight Renan Ferreira was PFL newcomer Stuart Austin.[11]
Isaev was scheduled to faceKlidson Abreu on April 28, 2022, atPFL 2.[12] However, Isaev pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Adam Keresh.[13]
Isaev was scheduled to face Jamelle Jones on June 24, 2022, atPFL 5.[14] However, Isaev once again pulled out of the bout.[15]
On September 30, 2022, it was announced that Isaev had signed a multi-fight deal withBellator MMA.[16]
Isaev made his Bellator debut against Steve Mowry on February 4, 2023, atBellator 290.[17] The bout concluded in a unanimous draw.[18]
Isaev was scheduled to faceDaniel James on November 17, 2023 atBellator 301.[19] The week of the event, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.[20]
Isaev hasAzerbaijani citizenship. After signing his contract with Bellator, he got a United States visa using his Azerbaijani passport.[21]
| 10 matches | 9 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Draw | 9–0–1 | Steve Mowry | Draw (unanimous) | Bellator 290 | February 4, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Jared Rosholt | TKO (punches) | PFL 10 (2019) | December 31, 2019 | 4 | 4:09 | New York City,New York, United States | Won the2019 PFL Heavyweight Tournament. |
| Win | 8–0 | Denis Goltsov | TKO (punches) | PFL 9 (2019) | October 31, 2019 | 3 | 4:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2019 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 7–0 | Kelvin Tiller | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | 2019 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. | |||
| Win | 6–0 | Carl Seumanutafa | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2019) | August 8, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Valdrin Istrefi | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 (2019) | June 6, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Alexander Gladkov | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | Fight Nights Global 90 | October 19, 2018 | 1 | 1:36 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Vladimir Daineko | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 83 | February 23, 2018 | 2 | 0:40 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mikhail Kabargin | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 53 | October 7, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Timofey Mishev | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 46 | April 29, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | Heavyweight debut. |
| World Championships & Olympic Games Matches | ||||||
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| Res. | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location | |
| 2010 World Championships | ||||||
| Loss |  Ioannis Arzoumanidis | 0–1, 0–1 | September 6–12, 2010 | 2010 World Wrestling Championships |  Moscow,Russia | |
| Win |  Aleksey Shemarov | 1-0, 6-0 | ||||
| Loss |  Artur Taymazov | 0–1, 3–2,0-1 | ||||
| Win |  Andrei Podsevalnicov | 3-0, 4-0 | ||||
| Win |  Hugues Onanena | 2-0, 5-0 | ||||
| 2009 World Championships | ||||||
| Loss |  Tervel Dlagnev | 0–1, 0–4 | September 21–29, 2009 | 2009 World Wrestling Championships |  Herning,Denmark | |
| Win |  Marid Mutalimov | 2-0, 1-0 | ||||
| Win |  Yonsi Sánchez | 1–0, 1–0 | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||
| Loss |  Disney Rodríguez | 0–1, 0–4 | August 21, 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing,China | |
| Loss | Artur Taymazov | 0-2, 3-4 | ||||
| 2007 World Championships | ||||||
| Loss | Artur Taymazov | 0–1, 0–4 | September 17–23, 2007 | 2007 World Wrestling Championships |  Baku,Azerbaijan | |
| Win |  Ganzorigiin Gankhuyag | 3–5, 3–0 F | ||||
| Win |  Maksymilian Witek | 4–2, 1–0 F | ||||
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