Muslim Salikhov (22-5, 17) was born in Buynaksk, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on June 9, 1984. At the age of 27 years on July 22, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Tao Wang-hong, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 25, 2017, 33-year old Muslim Salikhov made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum against a 30-year old Alex Garcia but lost the fight via submission in the 2nd round.
Salikhov's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Carlos Leal Miranda at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 41 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Muslim Salikhov's best fights have been against Nordine Taleb, Song Kenan, Ricky Rainey, André Fialho, Carlos Leal Miranda, Melvin Guillard and Laureano Staropoli.
Salikhov has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Jul 26, 2025 41 years, 1 months 22-5 (17) | Carlos Leal Miranda | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
26  | Nov 23, 2024 40 years, 5 months 21-5 (16) | 34 years, 8 months 22-8 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick |
25  | Jul 13, 2024 40 years, 1 months 20-5 (15) | 37 years, 9 months 29-7 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
24  | Feb 3, 2024 39 years, 7 months 19-5 (15) | 33 years, 6 months 17-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
23  | Jun 17, 2023 39 years 19-4 (15) | 38 years, 7 months 21-4-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Nov 19, 2022 38 years, 5 months 19-3 (15) | 28 years, 7 months 16-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches |
21  | Jul 16, 2022 38 years, 1 months 18-3 (14) | 34 years, 3 months 18-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
20  | Jun 5, 2021 36 years, 11 months 18-2 (14) | 42 years, 9 months 26-7 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jul 12, 2020 36 years, 1 months 17-2 (14) | 33 years, 8 months 22-6 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Oct 26, 2019 35 years, 4 months 16-2 (14) | 26 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Sep 7, 2019 35 years, 2 months 15-2 (14) | 38 years, 2 months 15-6 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
16  | Apr 14, 2018 33 years, 10 months 14-2 (13) | 34 years, 9 months 13-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
15  | Nov 25, 2017 33 years, 5 months 13-2 (12) | 30 years, 4 months 14-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
14  | Jun 1, 2017 32 years, 11 months 13-1 (12) | 34 years, 2 months 32-17-2 (23) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning hook kick | |
13 | May 25, 2017 32 years, 11 months 12-1 (11) | Akoundou Epelet Evy Johannes | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
12  | Oct 21, 2016 32 years, 4 months 11-1 (10) | 35 years, 11 months 27-6 (16) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick | |
11 | May 21, 2016 31 years, 11 months 10-1 (9) | Gang Zhang | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
10 | Apr 2, 2016 31 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Artem Shokalo | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick | |
9 | Jan 16, 2016 31 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning back kick and punches | |
8 | Jul 18, 2015 31 years, 1 months 7-1 (6) | Tsuyoshi Yamashita | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Apr 18, 2015 30 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Gele Qing | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 25, 2014 30 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Victor Sckoteski | M-1 | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5 | Nov 30, 2013 29 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | Filip Kotarlic | M-1 | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
4 | Apr 9, 2013 28 years, 10 months 3-1 (2) | Deyan Topalski | M-1 | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
3 | Dec 15, 2012 28 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Kris Hocum | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Aug 19, 2011 27 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Dankao Sakda | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Jul 22, 2011 27 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Tao Wang-hong | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Arm injury |
