Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-8, 13) was born in Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on September 2, 1981. At the age of 26 years on April 19, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Vladimir Kuchenko, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 4, 2015, 33-year old Shamil Abdurakhimov made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas against a 30-year old Timothy Johnson but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Abdurakhimov's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Jailton Almeida at UFC 283 at age 41 on January 21, 2023. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Shamil Abdurakhimov's best fights have been against Chase Sherman, Marcin Tybura, Anthony Hamilton, Andrei Arlovski, Walt Harris and Kenny Garner. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Shamil Abdurakhimov".
Abdurakhimov has 8 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Shamil Abdurakhimov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Jan 21, 2023 41 years, 4 months 20-8 (13) | 31 years, 6 months 17-2 (17) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Mar 19, 2022 40 years, 6 months 20-7 (13) | 29 years, 10 months 14-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Sep 25, 2021 40 years 20-6 (13) | 32 years 11-3 (10) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
25  | Sep 7, 2019 38 years 20-5 (13) | 28 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbow and punch |
24  | Apr 20, 2019 37 years, 7 months 20-4 (13) | 33 years, 5 months 17-4 (12) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Sep 15, 2018 37 years 19-4 (12) | 39 years, 7 months 27-16 (20) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Nov 25, 2017 36 years, 2 months 18-4 (12) | 28 years 11-3 (10) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Dec 9, 2016 35 years, 3 months 17-4 (11) | 31 years, 10 months 16-4 (15) | UFC | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
20  | Oct 1, 2016 35 years 17-3 (11) | 33 years, 3 months 8-4 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
19  | Feb 21, 2016 34 years, 5 months 16-3 (11) | 35 years, 10 months 14-4 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Apr 4, 2015 33 years, 7 months 15-3 (11) | 30 years 8-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
17 | Jun 7, 2014 32 years, 9 months 15-2 (11) | Kenny Garner | M-1 | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Oct 4, 2013 32 years, 1 months 14-2 (11) | 42 years, 8 months 12-6-1 (12) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Apr 1, 2012 30 years, 6 months 13-2 (11) | Jerry Otto | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | |
14 | Dec 24, 2011 30 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | Tony Lopez | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
13 | Mar 11, 2011 29 years, 6 months 12-1 (10) | Marcos Oliveira | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Oct 22, 2010 29 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11  | May 14, 2010 28 years, 8 months 10-1 (8) | 39 years, 3 months 34-10 (22) | HW | 3 | MD | WIN | |
10 | Apr 23, 2010 28 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | Shamil Abdulmuslimov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Mar 19, 2010 28 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Mikhail Rutskiv | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Dec 19, 2009 28 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Baga Agaev | HW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 27, 2009 28 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Thiago Santos | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Sep 25, 2009 28 years 6-0 (6) | Roman Savochka | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
5 | Aug 21, 2009 27 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Roman Mirzoyan | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Jul 4, 2009 27 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Vitalii Yalovenko | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 29, 2009 27 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Ante Maljkovic | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Feb 18, 2009 27 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Gabriel Garcia | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Apr 19, 2008 26 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Vladimir Kuchenko | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
