Shahbulat Shamhalaev has three losses against three opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Shamhalaev's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Shahbulat Shamhalaev".
On May 17, 2014 Shahbulat Shamhalaev faced off against Fabricio Guerreiro in a featherweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 12-3-1 (9), and Guerreiro was 23 years old and with a record of 19-3 (17). Shamhalaev lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 4, 2013 Shahbulat Shamhalaev fought Pat Curran in a featherweight title fight for Curran's Bellator Championship title. Shamhalaev was 29 years old and with a record of 12-2-1 (9), and Curran was 25 years old and with a record of 18-4 (10). Shamhalaev lost the fight via 1st-round choke-out.
On November 3, 2009 Shahbulat Shamhalaev faced off against Khabib Nurmagomedov at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 2-1 (1), and Nurmagomedov was 21 years old and with a record of 6-0 (3). Shamhalaev lost the fight via 1st-round submission.