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March 2 2024 Defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 310, maintaining his undefeated professional record at 19-0
2023 Nominated for UFC President's Choice Fight of the Year for his fight against Geoff Neal
December 16 2023 Defeated Stephen Thompson by rear-naked choke submission with four seconds remaining in the second round at UFC 296, becoming the first person to submit Thompson in his MMA career.
March 4 2023 Won against Geoff Neal via rear-naked choke submission in the third round at UFC 285, earning Fight of the Night award.
2022 Became the #2 ranked welterweight fighter in the UFC, signifying his rise to prominence in the mixed martial arts world
June 25 2022 Defeated Neil Magny via guillotine choke submission in the second round at UFC on ESPN 38, earning Performance of the Night bonus award.
February 5 2022 Knocked out Carlston Harris in the first round at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland, earning Performance of the Night award.
2021 Became the M-1 Global Welterweight Champion, establishing himself as a prominent fighter in the mixed martial arts world.
June 26 2021 Defeated Michel Prazeres via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov.
October 24 2020 Won UFC fight against Alex Oliveira via first-round guillotine choke submission at UFC 254.
December 2018 Defended his belt at Battle of Nomads 11 against Rinat Sayakbaev.
2015 Won Silver in Welterweight category at WMMAA World Championship
2015 Again finished as runner-up in WMMAA's World Championship, losing to Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov.
2014 Won Gold in Welterweight category at WMMAA Asian Championship
2014 Became WMMAA's Asian MMA champion and finished as runner-up in WMMAA's World Championship.
2014 Won Silver in World Championship in Welterweight category
October 2014 Made his professional MMA debut, winning by first-round triangle choke against Adam Tsurov at M-1 Challenge 52.
2013 At 18 years old, Rakhmonov became a world champion in amateur MMA for WMMAA (World MMA Association).

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