He is professionally participating MMA since September 25, 2009, and so far has appeared in 25 events with total 20 wins and 5 losses.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov was born on January 1, 1987, in Anapa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Light Heavyweight fighter is in contract with the UFC since November 19, 2016, and is ranked as 15th in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov grew up in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia and started practicing various forms of martial arts. As Dagestan has delivered a lot of high ranked MMA players like Sultan Aliev (1-1), Muslim Salikhov (0-1), Rustam Khabilov (8-2), and Khabib Nurmagomedov (8-0) have shown that the mountain-born are toughest in the game.
When Antigulov was asked about when and how did get involved into MMA, he in his UFC players profile stated:
"Wrestling is a national sport in my country. I started from there, and then transformed to MMA".
Till date, Ufcninja has not found any strong details regarding his educational background. He holds Russian nationality and as per his ethnic backgrounds, he is Avar.
Antigulov started his career with ProFC: Union Nation Cup 2 and fought Adlan Amagov, losing the match held on 25-Sep-09 via a first-round TKO (punches). Later, at M-1 Selection 2011: European Tournament he fought Sergey Filimonov, won the match held on 1-Apr-11 via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 2.
After his first pro win, he fought Igor Sliusarchuk at Boets Cup 2011 on 11-Aug-11, and won the match via a first-round armbar submission. Later, in Boets Cup 2011, he fought Artur Korchemny, won the match held on 12-Aug-11 via Submission (armbar) in round 1. Later in his next match, on 12-Aug-11, he fought against Igor Savelyev at Boets Cup 2011 and won the match via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1.
In ProFC Grand Prix Global: Russia 2 event, Antigulov fought against Jevgenij Lapin and won the match held on 7-Oct-11 via Submission (armbar) in round 1. Similarly, on 22-Apr-12, he fought Dmitry Voitov at M-1 Global: M-1 Fighter 2012 Quarterfinals and won the match via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1.
After that, in Dictator Fighting Championship 1, he fought against Abdul-Kerim Edilov, lost the match held on 28-Jun-12 via TKO (punches) in round 1. On 8-Dec-12, he fought against Viktor Nemkov in an M-1 Challenge 36 event but lost the match via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1.
At Legion Fight 14, Antigulov fought Reinaldo da Silva, lost the match held on 27-Apr-13 via Submission (armbar) in round 1. On 31-Dec-13, he fought against Magomed Sharudinov at Versia Fighting Championship 2 and won the match via Submission (kneebar) in round 1.
He in Versia Fighting Championship 2, fought against Muslim Tutaev, won the match held on 31-Dec-13 via Submission (armbar) in round 1.
Moreover, on 18-Jan-14, he fought against Roman Ishchenko at Oplot Challenge 96 and won the match via Submission (anaconda choke) in round 1. Added the fact, in ACB Grand Prix Berkut 3 he fought against Ilya Kolodyazhny, won the match held on 16-Mar-14 via TKO (punches) in round 1.
Furthermore, on 20-Apr-14, he fought against Mikhail Bureshkin at ACB Grand Prix Berkut 6 and won the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. Respectively, he at ACB Grand Prix Berkut 7 fought against Nikolai Boyarczuk, won the match held on 18-May-14 via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1. Respectively, on 22-Jun-14, he fought against Ruslan Khaskhanov at ACB Grand Prix Berkut 9 and won the match via TKO (punches) in round 1.
Correspondingly, he at ACB Grand Prix Berkut 11 fought against Hracho Darpinyan, won the match held on 15-Nov-14 via Decision (unanimous) in round 3. Additionally, on 21-Feb-15, he fought against Artur Astakhov at Union MMA Pro and won the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. In another equally important match, in ACB 20, he fought against Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira, won the match held on 14-Jun-15 via TKO (punches) in round 1.
Later in his next match, on 20-Dec-15, he fought against Jorge Luis Bezerra at ACB 27 and won the match via TKO (punches) in round 1. In the following event in ACB 35, he fought against Muslim Makhmudov, won the match held on 6-May-16 via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2. In one of the most remembered bouts, on 19-Nov-16, he fought against Marcos Rog‚rio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 and won the match via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1.
Consequently, in UFC 211, he fought against Joachim Christensen, won the match held on 13-May-17 via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. In addition to that, on 28-Jul-18, he fought against Ion Cu?elaba at UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 and lost the match via TKO (punches) in round 1.
He is so far living a single life and no news regarding his relationship or affair has surfaced in the media. He is 5' 11" ( 180 cm ) tall and weighs 205 lb ( 93 kg ). The MMA fighter has 70" reach.
Talking about Gadzhimurad Antigulov salary, he is estimated to have earned around $99,000 from his last fight against Ion Cuelaba on July 28, 2018.
As per many tabloids, his current net worth is reportedly around $500,000 USD and so far his main source of income remains his career as a fighter.
5 feet and 11 inches tall MMA player Gadzhimurad Antigulov considers double leg takedown as his favorite grappling technique. Moreover, he takes the double cross and hooks as his favorite striking technique. He weighs 205 lb ( 93 kg ). Well, he is also recognized as a master of sport in wrestling.
