Karimula Barkalaev (11-1, 6) was born in Tivi, Qvareli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union on January 23, 1973. At the age of 24 years on April 30, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Joe Charles, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Barkalaev's last fight was a 1-round unanimous decision loss to Dave Menne at age 28 on February 8, 2001. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Karimula Barkalaev's best fights have been against Gilbert Yvel.
Barkalaev has 1 loss on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Feb 8, 2001 28 years 11-1 (6) | 26 years, 6 months 29-6-2 (15) | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Feb 8, 2001 28 years 11-0 (6) | Jose Landi-Jons | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Feb 8, 2001 28 years 10-0 (5) | Dersu Lerma | MD | 1 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 16, 1999 26 years, 10 months 9-0 (5) | Martin Malkhasyan | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
8 | Dec 16, 1999 26 years, 10 months 8-0 (4) | Roman Savochka | HW | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 16, 1999 26 years, 10 months 7-0 (3) | Oleg Chemodurov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
6 | Apr 30, 1999 26 years, 3 months 6-0 (2) | Sergei Akinin | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
5  | May 23, 1998 25 years, 4 months 5-0 (1) | 21 years, 10 months 9-1 (9) | HW | 1 | DQ | WIN Biting | |
4 | Dec 21, 1997 24 years, 10 months 4-0 (1) | Valery Pliev | HW | 1 | N/A | WIN | |
3 | Dec 21, 1997 24 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Valery Nikulin | HW | 1 | N/A | WIN | |
2 | Dec 21, 1997 24 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Igor Gerus | HW | 1 | N/A | WIN | |
1  | Apr 30, 1997 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | 38 years, 9 months 3-6 (3) | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke |
