Misha Cirkunov (15-9, 13) was born in Riga, Latvian SSR on February 27, 1987. At the age of 22 years on January 30, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Jeff Doyle, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 23, 2015, 28-year old Misha Cirkunov made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira against Daniel Jolly, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Cirkunov's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Alonzo Menifield at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo at age 35 on October 15, 2022. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Misha Cirkunov's best fights have been against Jimmy Crute, Nikita Krylov, Patrick Cummins, Daniel Jolly, Alex Nicholson, Ion Cuțelaba and Rodney Wallace.
Cirkunov has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Oct 15, 2022 35 years, 7 months 15-9 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Feb 26, 2022 34 years, 11 months 15-8 (13) | 25 years, 7 months 17-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
22  | Oct 2, 2021 34 years, 7 months 15-7 (13) | 32 years, 1 months 22-5 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21  | Mar 13, 2021 34 years 15-6 (13) | 29 years, 6 months 18-6 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Sep 14, 2019 32 years, 6 months 15-5 (13) | 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Peruvian necktie |
19  | Mar 2, 2019 32 years 14-5 (12) | 26 years, 11 months 16-3 (15) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
18  | Oct 27, 2018 31 years, 8 months 14-4 (12) | 37 years, 11 months 10-5 (6) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
17  | Dec 16, 2017 30 years, 9 months 13-4 (11) | 38 years, 1 months 26-6 (20) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
16  | May 28, 2017 30 years, 3 months 13-3 (11) | 27 years, 8 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
15  | Dec 10, 2016 29 years, 9 months 13-2 (11) | 24 years, 9 months 21-4 (21) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
14  | Jun 18, 2016 29 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | 22 years, 6 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
13 | Feb 6, 2016 28 years, 11 months 11-2 (9) | Alex Nicholson | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
12 | Aug 23, 2015 28 years, 5 months 10-2 (8) | Daniel Jolly | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
11 | May 22, 2015 28 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | Shaun Asher | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10  | Jan 30, 2015 27 years, 11 months 8-2 (6) | 33 years, 2 months 22-9-1 (8) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
9 | Mar 8, 2014 27 years 7-2 (5) | Martin Desilets | 1 | SUB | WIN Inverted triangle choke | ||
8 | Sep 7, 2013 26 years, 6 months 6-2 (4) | Jon Ganshorn | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Mar 17, 2012 25 years 5-2 (3) | Aaron Johnson | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
6 | Dec 3, 2011 24 years, 9 months 5-1 (3) | Ali Mokdad | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Apr 2, 2011 24 years, 1 months 4-1 (3) | Ion Cherdivara | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 4, 2011 24 years 3-1 (3) | Ricardeau Francois | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jul 17, 2010 23 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | Shawn Pauliuk | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 19, 2010 23 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Roy Boughton | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
1 | Jan 30, 2010 22 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Jeff Doyle | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
