Muhammad Naimov (13-4, 7) was born in Kulob, Tajikistan on August 7, 1994. At the age of 24 years on November 1, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Jernato Harris, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 3, 2023, 28-year old Muhammad Naimov made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi against a 28-year old Jamie Mullarkey, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Naimov's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Mairon Santos at UFC 323 at age 31 on December 6, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Muhammad Naimov's best fights have been against Jamie Mullarkey, Bogdan Grad, Nathaniel Wood, Erik Silva, Kaan Ofli and Harrison Melendez. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Muhammad Naimov".
Naimov has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Muhammad Naimov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Dec 6, 2025 31 years, 3 months 13-4 (7) | 25 years, 5 months 19-2 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches |
16 | Jun 21, 2025 30 years, 10 months 13-3 (7) | Bogdan Grad | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
15 | Feb 1, 2025 30 years, 5 months 12-3 (7) | Kaan Ofli | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Jun 22, 2024 29 years, 10 months 11-3 (7) | 26 years, 1 month 12-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
13 | Feb 24, 2024 29 years, 6 months 11-2 (7) | Erik Silva | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Leg injury |
12  | Oct 21, 2023 29 years, 2 months 10-2 (6) | 30 years, 5 months 19-5 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
11  | Jun 3, 2023 28 years, 9 months 9-2 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 16-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
10 | Mar 3, 2023 28 years, 6 months 8-2 (5) | Dylan Schulte | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Head kick and punches | |
9 | Aug 12, 2022 28 years 7-2 (4) | Sitik Muduev | FT | 3 | SD | Win | |
8 | Sep 17, 2021 27 years, 1 months 6-2 (4) | Andres Ponce | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
7 | Feb 12, 2021 26 years, 6 months 5-2 (3) | Olivier Murad | FT | 5 | UD | Loss For Titan FC featherweight title | |
6 | Sep 15, 2020 26 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | Collin Anglin | FT | 2 | UD | Loss | |
5 | Jul 23, 2020 25 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Josh Augustine | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Submission to leg kick | |
4 | Dec 20, 2019 25 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Shawn Brown | FT | 1 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Apr 26, 2019 24 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Landon Quiñones | FT | 3 | SD | Win | |
2 | Jan 25, 2019 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Harrison Melendez | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Retirement | |
1 | Nov 1, 2018 24 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Jernato Harris | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
