Sasha Palatnikov (8-6, 4) was born in British Hong Kong on March 15, 1989. At the age of 28 years on April 7, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Emmanuel Verdier, losing the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On November 21, 2020, 31-year old Sasha Palatnikov made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 255 against Louis Cosce, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Palatnikov's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Francisco Trinaldo at age 34 on November 10, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Sasha Palatnikov's best fights have been against Louis Cosce.
Palatnikov has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Nov 10, 2023 34 years, 7 months 8-6 (4) | 45 years, 2 months 28-9 (14) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury | |
13 | Jul 23, 2022 33 years, 4 months 8-5 (4) | Tanner Saraceno | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | May 20, 2022 33 years, 2 months 8-4 (4) | Joshua Jones | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 2, 2022 33 years 7-4 (4) | Kyron Bowen | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
10  | Aug 21, 2021 32 years, 5 months 6-4 (3) | 28 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
9  | Apr 10, 2021 32 years 6-3 (3) | 27 years, 2 months 8-1 (2) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
8 | Nov 21, 2020 31 years, 8 months 6-2 (3) | Louis Cosce | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7 | Sep 25, 2020 31 years, 6 months 5-2 (2) | Paulo Henrique | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Oct 18, 2019 30 years, 7 months 4-2 (1) | 31 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | |
5 | Jun 10, 2019 30 years, 2 months 4-1 (1) | Sung Won Son | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won AFC middleweight title | |
4 | Jan 28, 2019 29 years, 10 months 3-1 (1) | Jae Young Ahn | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jun 10, 2018 29 years, 2 months 2-1 (1) | Jeremy Bastian | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Mar 16, 2018 29 years 1-1 (1) | Seok Hyun Ko | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
1 | Apr 7, 2017 28 years 0-1 (0) | Emmanuel Verdier | 2 | TKO | LOSS |
