Mairbek Taisumov (27-6, 25) was born in Grozny, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union on August 8, 1988. At the age of 18 years on February 24, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Vaclav Pribyl, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On January 4, 2014, 25-year old Mairbek Taisumov made his UFC debut on his 25th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim against a 30-year old Tae Hyun Bang, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Taisumov's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC 242 at age 31 on September 7, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mairbek Taisumov's best fights have been against Damir Hadžović, Felipe Silva, Alan Patrick, Marcin Bandel, Anthony Christodoulou, Desmond Green and Tae Hyun Bang.
Taisumov has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Sep 7, 2019 31 years 27-6 (25) | 34 years, 7 months 15-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32 | Sep 15, 2018 30 years, 1 months 27-5 (25) | Desmond Green | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Sep 2, 2017 29 years 26-5 (25) | 33 years 8-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
30  | Apr 10, 2016 27 years, 8 months 25-5 (24) | 29 years, 8 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
29  | Jun 20, 2015 26 years, 10 months 24-5 (23) | 31 years, 11 months 12-0 (6) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
28 | Jan 24, 2015 26 years, 5 months 23-5 (22) | Anthony Christodoulou | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
27 | Oct 4, 2014 26 years, 1 months 22-5 (21) | Marcin Bandel | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Mar 23, 2014 25 years, 7 months 21-5 (20) | 32 years, 7 months 17-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Jan 4, 2014 25 years, 4 months 21-4 (20) | 30 years, 8 months 16-7 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Nov 30, 2013 25 years, 3 months 20-4 (20) | Artem Damkovsky | M-1 | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23 | Jun 8, 2013 24 years, 10 months 19-4 (19) | Niko Puhakka | M-1 | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks |
22 | Nov 15, 2012 24 years, 3 months 18-4 (18) | Leon Del Gaudio | M-1 | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
21  | Jun 21, 2012 23 years, 10 months 17-4 (17) | 27 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | M-1 | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
20 | Mar 24, 2012 23 years, 7 months 17-3 (17) | Luca Poclit | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
19 | Nov 20, 2011 23 years, 3 months 16-3 (16) | Joshua Thorpe | M-1 | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
18 | Jul 8, 2011 22 years, 11 months 15-3 (15) | Josh Bacallao | M-1 | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
17 | Mar 5, 2011 22 years, 6 months 14-3 (14) | Yuri Ivlev | M-1 | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Dec 5, 2010 22 years, 3 months 13-3 (13) | Ivica Trušček | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Oct 28, 2010 22 years, 2 months 12-3 (12) | Artem Damkovsky | M-1 | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage For M-1 Global lightweight title |
14 | Jul 22, 2010 21 years, 11 months 12-2 (12) | Serhiy Adamchuk | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won M-1 Selection Eastern Europe Tournament | |
13 | May 29, 2010 21 years, 9 months 11-2 (11) | Julien Boussuge | M-1 | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12 | Mar 28, 2010 21 years, 7 months 10-2 (10) | Petr Cajnak | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11 | Feb 5, 2010 21 years, 5 months 9-2 (9) | Borys Mańkowski | M-1 | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Nov 21, 2009 21 years, 3 months 8-2 (8) | Markus Niskanen | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Sep 20, 2009 21 years, 1 months 7-2 (7) | Olivier Elizabeth | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
8 | Jul 11, 2009 20 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | Jarkko Latomaki | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
7 | May 23, 2009 20 years, 9 months 5-2 (5) | Vener Galiev | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | Mar 29, 2009 20 years, 7 months 5-1 (5) | David Rosmon | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
5 | Oct 19, 2008 20 years, 2 months 4-1 (4) | Ivan Buchinger | 2 | SUB | LOSS Bulldog choke | ||
4 | Jun 14, 2008 19 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Maxim Usmaniev | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Jun 2, 2008 19 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Oto Merlin | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | May 8, 2008 19 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Jaroslav Poborský | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Feb 24, 2007 18 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Vaclav Pribyl | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
