Rustam Khabilov (24-4, 9) was born in Goksuv-otar, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on November 4, 1986. At the age of 20 years on August 3, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Bagautdin Abasov, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On April 27, 2013, 26-year old Rustam Khabilov made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 159 against a 25-year old Yancy Medeiros, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Khabilov's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Sergey Khandozhko at UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar at age 33 on November 9, 2019. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rustam Khabilov's best fights have been against Yancy Medeiros, Vinc Pichel, Sergey Khandozhko, Desmond Green, Jorge Masvidal, Norman Parke and Chris Wade.
Khabilov has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Nov 9, 2019 33 years 24-4 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 26-5-1 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Feb 23, 2019 32 years, 3 months 23-4 (9) | 34 years, 1 months 14-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Sep 15, 2018 31 years, 10 months 23-3 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 23-13-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
25 | Sep 2, 2017 30 years, 9 months 22-3 (9) | Desmond Green | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Dec 10, 2016 30 years, 1 months 21-3 (9) | 31 years 12-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Sep 3, 2016 29 years, 9 months 20-3 (9) | 30 years, 9 months 19-4-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | May 8, 2016 29 years, 6 months 19-3 (9) | 28 years, 7 months 11-1 (3) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Feb 27, 2016 29 years, 3 months 18-3 (9) | 29 years, 2 months 21-4-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Feb 22, 2015 28 years, 3 months 17-3 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 26-7 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19  | Jun 7, 2014 27 years, 7 months 17-2 (9) | 30 years, 6 months 20-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
18  | Nov 6, 2013 27 years 17-1 (9) | 28 years, 11 months 25-7 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Apr 27, 2013 26 years, 5 months 16-1 (9) | 25 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Thumb injury |
16  | Dec 15, 2012 26 years, 1 months 15-1 (8) | 30 years 7-0 (7) | TUF | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Suplex and punches |
15  | May 12, 2012 25 years, 6 months 14-1 (7) | 31 years, 11 months 22-12 (22) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Feb 11, 2012 25 years, 3 months 13-1 (7) | Rodrigo Ribeiro | ONE | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Sep 26, 2011 24 years, 10 months 12-1 (7) | Nazir Kadyzhev | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Feb 12, 2011 24 years, 3 months 11-1 (6) | Ruslan Khaskhanov | M-1 | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Nov 6, 2010 24 years 11-0 (6) | Sergei Utochkin | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
10 | Sep 18, 2010 23 years, 10 months 10-0 (5) | Gleb Morozov | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9 | May 7, 2010 23 years, 6 months 9-0 (4) | Andrei Balakhonov | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
8 | Oct 4, 2009 22 years, 11 months 8-0 (3) | Said Khalilov | M-1 | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 5, 2009 22 years, 10 months 7-0 (3) | Gasanali Gasanaliev | M-1 | 3 | SD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 16, 2009 22 years, 9 months 6-0 (3) | Akin Duran | M-1 | 1 | KO | WIN Slam | |
5 | Jun 24, 2009 22 years, 7 months 5-0 (2) | Vener Galiev | M-1 | 3 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 19, 2009 22 years, 5 months 4-0 (2) | Vladimir Papusha | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Sep 13, 2008 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Hamiz Mamedov | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Dec 9, 2007 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Karen Grigoryan | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Aug 3, 2007 20 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Bagautdin Abasov | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
