Ilir Latifi (16-9, 9) was born in Malmö, Sweden on July 28, 1983. At the age of 24 years on May 17, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Blagoy Ivanov, losing the fight via 1-round no contest.
On April 6, 2013, 29-year old Ilir Latifi made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi against a 27-year old Gegard Mousasi but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Latifi's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill at age 39 on May 20, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ilir Latifi's best fights have been against Chris Dempsey, Sean O'Connell, Cyrille Diabaté, Ovince Saint Preux, Hans Stringer, Gian Villante and Tyson Pedro.
Latifi has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | May 20, 2023 39 years, 9 months 16-9 (9) | 30 years, 5 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Oct 1, 2022 39 years, 2 months 16-8 (9) | 45 years, 3 months 60-16-1 (55) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jun 5, 2021 37 years, 10 months 15-8 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 19-7-1 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
23  | Feb 8, 2020 36 years, 6 months 14-8 (9) | 35 years 22-7 (19) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Aug 10, 2019 36 years 14-7 (9) | 29 years, 10 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Dec 29, 2018 35 years, 5 months 14-6 (9) | 29 years, 3 months 11-4 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Feb 24, 2018 34 years, 6 months 14-5 (9) | 34 years, 10 months 22-10 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
19  | Sep 9, 2017 34 years, 1 months 13-5 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Sep 3, 2016 33 years, 1 months 12-5 (9) | 33 years, 2 months 20-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee |
17  | Mar 5, 2016 32 years, 7 months 12-4 (9) | 30 years, 6 months 14-6 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jan 17, 2016 32 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | 32 years, 4 months 17-6 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
15 | Jul 18, 2015 31 years, 11 months 10-4 (8) | Hans Stringer | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | Oct 4, 2014 31 years, 2 months 9-4 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 17-3 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches |
13  | Jul 19, 2014 30 years, 11 months 9-3 (7) | 26 years, 10 months 10-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
12  | Mar 8, 2014 30 years, 7 months 8-3 (6) | 40 years, 5 months 19-9-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
11  | Apr 6, 2013 29 years, 8 months 7-3 (5) | 27 years, 8 months 33-3-2 (30) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10 | Oct 6, 2012 29 years, 2 months 7-2 (5) | Jorge Oliveira | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | May 26, 2012 28 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | Tony Lopez | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 23, 2012 28 years, 7 months 5-2 (5) | Denis Bogdanov | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
7  | Jul 15, 2011 27 years, 11 months 4-2 (4) | 27 years, 5 months 14-6-1 (6) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Apr 10, 2010 26 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Matteo Minonzio | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
5  | Nov 20, 2009 26 years, 3 months 3-1 (3) | 28 years, 5 months 6-5 (5) | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches | |
4 | May 22, 2009 25 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Darko Krbanjevic | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Feb 27, 2009 25 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Luis Pinho | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
2 | Oct 25, 2008 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Roman Mihocka | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1  | May 17, 2008 24 years, 9 months 0-0 (0) | 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | HW | 1 | NC | NC Ring broke |
