Patimat Nurmagomedova biography: 13 things about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s wife

Patimat Nurmagomedova is married to retired and undefeated mixed martial artist Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov. Here are 13 things about her:

1. She was born in Sildi, Tsumadinsky, Dagestan, Russia, which is also Khabib’s birthplace.
2. Her birthdate is unknown but it is likely that she is of the same age as Khabib, who was born on September 20, 1988.
3. She and Khabib are Muslim.
4. She and Khabib are distant relatives, his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov told Sport Express in 2018.
5. She was Khabib’s first love.
6. She and Khabib sat at the same desk at the same school in Sildi for one year, according to Mash.
7. In June 2013, he and Khabib got married in Kirovaul, Kizilyurtovsky, Dagestan. More than 3,000 people attended the wedding and none of them saw her face because she wore a long traditional veil during the entire ceremony. On April 2, 2019, two of their wedding photos were posted on Twitter by Irish MMA fighter Conor “The Notorious” McGregor with the caption, “Your wife is a towel mate.”
8. While her husband is one of the most famous persons in MMA, not much is known about her. He strictly keeps everything about his wife and their children private.
9. Only Khabib, family, relatives and close friends have seen Patimat’s face. There is one photo of Khabib with a woman wearing a veil, who netizens claim to be her.
10. On June 1, 2015, she gave birth to  Fatima Nurmagomedova, her first child with Khabib, in Dagestan.
11. On December 30, 2017, she gave birth to Magomed Nurmagomedov, her second child with Khabib, in Dagestan. The son was named after Khabib’s great-grandfather.
12. On December 22, 2019, she gave birth to her third child with Khabib.
13. She never attended any of the MMA fights of Khabib, who was a lightweight champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship before his retirement.