Marat Gafurov (20-4, 13) was born in Buynaksky, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on November 21, 1984. At the age of 25 years on June 4, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Shamil Gadzhiev, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Gafurov's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Gábor Boráros at age 39 on March 9, 2024. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Marat Gafurov's best fights have been against Martin Nguyen, Kazunori Yokota, Jadamba Narantungalag, Mairbek Taisumov, Yuri Vlasenko, Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov and David Kozma.
Gafurov has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Mar 9, 2024 39 years, 3 months 20-4 (13) | Gábor Boráros | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
23 | Jul 22, 2022 37 years, 8 months 19-4 (12) | Ariel Sexton | ONE | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Apr 21, 2021 36 years, 5 months 18-4 (11) | 30 years 13-3 (5) | ONE | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Dec 18, 2020 36 years 18-3 (11) | Lowen Tynanes | ONE | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
20 | Feb 7, 2020 35 years, 2 months 17-3 (11) | Iuri Lapicus | ONE | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19 | May 3, 2019 34 years, 5 months 17-2 (11) | Tetsuya Yamada | ONE | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Jul 22, 2018 33 years, 8 months 16-2 (11) | Koyomi Matsushima | ONE | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | Apr 20, 2018 33 years, 4 months 16-1 (11) | Emilio Urrutia | ONE | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
16  | Aug 18, 2017 32 years, 8 months 15-1 (11) | 28 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | ONE | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch Lost ONE featherweight title |
15  | Nov 11, 2016 31 years, 11 months 15-0 (11) | 40 years, 10 months 12-4 (6) | ONE | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended ONE featherweight title |
14  | May 27, 2016 31 years, 6 months 14-0 (11) | 38 years, 1 months 25-5-3 (8) | ONE | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended ONE featherweight title |
13 | Nov 21, 2015 31 years 13-0 (10) | 39 years, 11 months 10-3 (5) | ONE | FT | 4 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won ONE featherweight title |
12 | Sep 27, 2015 30 years, 10 months 12-0 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won ONE featherweight title Interim |
11 | May 22, 2015 30 years, 6 months 11-0 (8) | Ev Ting | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
10 | Oct 17, 2014 29 years, 10 months 10-0 (7) | Rob Lisita | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9 | Apr 4, 2014 29 years, 4 months 9-0 (6) | Lee Morrison | M-1 | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended M-1 Global featherweight title |
8 | Aug 21, 2013 28 years, 9 months 8-0 (6) | Yuri Ivlev | M-1 | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended M-1 Global featherweight title |
7 | Nov 15, 2012 27 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | Vugar Bakhshiev | M-1 | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won M-1 Global featherweight title |
6 | Sep 23, 2012 27 years, 10 months 6-0 (4) | Joakhim Tapi | Pride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
5  | Jun 21, 2012 27 years, 7 months 5-0 (3) | 23 years, 10 months 17-3 (17) | M-1 | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
4 | Mar 16, 2012 27 years, 3 months 4-0 (3) | David Kozma | M-1 | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
3 | Nov 19, 2011 26 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov | M-1 | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
2 | Nov 6, 2010 25 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Yuri Vlasenko | M-1 | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
1 | Jun 4, 2010 25 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Shamil Gadzhiev | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
