Lezgins

Ethnic group in Dagestan

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February 1 2025 Scheduled to face André Muniz at UFC Fight Night 250.
June 22 2024 Lost to former UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker by knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 6, serving as a replacement for an ill Khamzat Chimaev.
2023 Received UFC Fan's Choice Debut of the Year Nominee.
2023 Ranked #3 Newcomer of the Year by UFC.com.
October 21 2023 Won fight against Warlley Alves by technical knockout in the first round at UFC 294, earning Performance of the Night award.
May 6 2023 Defeated Phil Hawes via knockout in the first round at UFC 288.
September 13 2022 Competed in Dana White's Contender Series 54 against Mário Sousa, winning via kimura submission in the first round and securing a UFC contract.
March 11 2022 Competed against Nah-Shon Burrell at Eagle FC 46, missing weight at 186.2 pounds (0.2 pounds over middleweight non-title limit). Despite the weight miss, he won the bout via unanimous decision and was fined a percentage of his purse.
March 25 2021 Defeated Miro Jurković via second round kimura at Brave CF 49.
September 17 2020 Won against Denis Tiuliulin via submission in the third round at Brave CF 41.
December 27 2019 Defeated Diego Gonzalez via technical knockout in round three at BCF 33, after his previous bout was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
April 19 2019 Suffered his first defeat, losing to Khamzat Chimaev via knockout in the first round at BCF 23.
December 28 2018 Won against Geraldo Coelho de Lima Neto via technical knockout in the third round at BCF 21.
August 18 2018 Defeated Joey Michael Berkenbosch via technical knockout in the first round at BCF 14.
March 2 2018 Won against Chad Hanekom by split decision at BCF 10.
2017 Won Russian Combat Sambo Championship at 82 kg weight category in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
2017 Aliskerov became European Champion in combat sambo under the European Sambo Federation banner, after qualifying by being runner-up in a previous tournament where he lost to Alexey Ivanov in the final.
November 17 2017 Defeated Jeremy Smith via knockout in the first round at BCF 9.
April 29 2017 Made his Brave Combat Federation promotional debut, defeating Rufat Asadov via submission in the first round at BCF 6.
2016 Won World Championship in Combat Sambo at 90 kg weight category in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2016 Aliskerov became world champion in combat sambo under the FIAS banner.
2015 Aliskerov won the World Cup championship for the second time in combat sambo under the FIAS banner.
2015 Completed his early MMA career phase, maintaining a perfect undefeated record by winning all three of his matches between 2012 and 2015.
2014 Aliskerov won the World Cup championship in combat sambo under the FIAS banner.
2013 Won Cup of Russia in Combat Sambo at 82 kg weight category in Moscow, Russia.
2012 Began his mixed martial arts career, starting his professional record with his first MMA matches.
2012 Won European Championship in Combat Sambo at 82 kg weight category in Chișinău, Moldova.
December 2012 Aliskerov won the World Combat Sambo Championship in the 82 kg category under the World Combat Sambo Federation banner, again defeating Yaroslav Amosov who placed third.
September 2012 Aliskerov won gold at the Combat Sambo World Championships in the 82 kg category under the European Combat Sambo Federation banner, defeating Yaroslav Amosov who placed third.

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