Nazim Sadykhov (11-1-1, 10) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on May 16, 1994. At the age of 24 years on November 16, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut against Juan Galarza, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 18, 2023, 28-year old Nazim Sadykhov made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield against Evan Elder, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Sadykhov's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Nikolas Motta at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. at age 31 on June 21, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Nazim Sadykhov's best fights have been against Terrance McKinney, Evan Elder, Ismael Bonfim and Nikolas Motta.
Sadykhov has 1 loss on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Jun 21, 2025 31 years, 1 months 11-1-1 (10) | Nikolas Motta | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Feb 15, 2025 30 years, 8 months 10-1-1 (9) | Ismael Bonfim | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
11 | Nov 23, 2023 29 years, 6 months 9-1-1 (8) | Viacheslav Borshchev | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
10  | Jul 15, 2023 29 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 13-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9 | Feb 18, 2023 28 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | Evan Elder | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
8 | Aug 16, 2022 28 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada | LT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7 | Mar 27, 2022 27 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Joe Boerschig | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Dec 19, 2021 27 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | Juan Carlos De Leon | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Oct 17, 2021 27 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | John Herrera | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Feb 1, 2020 25 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Elijah Harris | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Aug 16, 2019 25 years, 3 months 2-1 (2) | Trent Stump | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 31, 2019 25 years 1-1 (1) | William Dill | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Nov 16, 2018 24 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | Juan Galarza | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
