Khusein Askhabov biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Grozny, Russia

Khusein Askhabov is a Russian sambist and professional mixed martial artist. He is a two-time combat sambo champion in Russia.

Askhabov’s fight names are Nohcho and Lion. He and his twin brother Khasan Magomedovich Askhabov, also a professional MMA fighter, were born in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

Khusein speaks Russian, Chechen and English. He and Khasan trained at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand.

As an MMA fighter, Khusein competes in the featherweight division. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is 5’8″ tall.
2. He holds a professional MMA record of 23 wins and 1 loss.
3. In 2008, he and Khasan started to practice MMA under the tutelage of Khusein Khaliev.
4. In 2012, he and Khasan moved to France.
5. From 2012 to 2014, he competed in Legion Fight, the European Combat Sambo Federation, the Grand European Fighting Championship, the Pancration Black Sea Cup and the Russian Fighting Championship.
6. On March 4, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut.
7. From 2014 to 2020, he competed in the Volgograd Fight Mixed Martial Arts, the World Warriors Fighting Championship and the World Fighting Championship Akhmat.
8. He won the featherweight division of the 2014 North American Grappling Association (NAGA) tournament in Monaco.
9. In 2021,he was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
10. On February 13, 2023, he and Khusein turned 28.
11. On February 18, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
12. On September 3, 2023, he and Khasan allegedly orchestrated the attack of an Italian man by three Kazakh men at a resort in Cherng Talay, Phuket. On September 4, 2023, the Phuket Provincial Court in Phuket issued warrants for his and Khasan’s arrests.
13. On September 5, 2023, he and Khusein were arrested in Thailand.

TIMELINE

2012

• On March 4, 2012, he defeated Vladimir Vlasov via unanimous decision at “Legion Fight: Black Sea Cup 2012 (Stage 1)” in Krasnodar, Russia.
• On August 6, 2012, he defeated Maftun Babaev via technical knockout at “Legion Fight: Black Sea Cup 2012 (Stage 3)” in Nebug, Krasnodar.

2013

• On March 30, 2013, he submitted Maxime Cousin at “ECSF: Strike Punch Championship” in Gaillon, France.
• On April 27, 2013, he submitted Wilson Ribeiro at “GEFC: Urban Legend Prestige 1” in Villepinte, France.
• On June 8, 2013, he defeated Wemba N’Zuzi via technical knockout at “GEFC: Urban Legend Prestige 2” in Villepinte.
• On June 23, 2013, he defeated Ramzan Kurbanaliev via unanimous decision at “Legion Fight: Black Sea Cup 2013 (Stage 2)” in Anapa, Russia.
• On July 5, 2013, he submitted Vitaly Maksimov at “ECSF: MMA South Ukraine Cup” in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
• On August 31, 2013, he submitted Mamuka Ovakimyan at “ECSF: Battle for a Lubtart’s Castle” in Lutsk, Ukraine.
• On November 14, 2013, he knocked out Timur Aduzov at “RFC: Bashlam Battle” in Chechnya.
• On November 29, 2013, he defeated Leonid Tuhov via split decision at “GEFC: Battle for the Crimea” in Simferopol, Ukraine.
• On December 21, 2013, he defeated Sergey Samolyuk at “GEFC: Battle on the Gold Mountain” in Uzhgorod, Ukraine.

2014

• On May 31, 2014, he submitted Isa Bogatyrev at “Volgograd Fight: Stalingrad Cup 8” in Volgograd, Russia.
• On June 14, 2014, he knocked out Ciprian Maris at “WWFC: Cage Encounter 1” in Chisinau, Moldova.
• On December 13, 2014, he defeated Benjamin Brander via unanimous decision at “WWFC: Cage Encounter 2” in Chisinau.

2015

• On April 4, 2015, he submitted Nicolae Negrea at “WWFC: Cage Encounter 3” in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• On June 13, 2015, he submitted Mamadou Gueye at “WFCA 3: Grozny Battle” in Grozny.
• On October 4, 2015, he defeated Duane van Helvoirt at “WFCA 9: Grozny Battle” in Grozny.  

2016

• On September 30, 2016, she defeated Bruno Borges via technical knockout at “WWFC: Octagon Pride” in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg  
• On December 17, 2016, he defeated Donovan Desmae at “WWFC: Cage Encounter 5” in Kyiv.

2017

2018

• On March 24, 2018, he submitted Edilson Teixeira at “WWFC 10” in Kyiv.

2019

• On September 21, 2019, he submitted Luiz Filho at “WWFC 15” in Kyiv.

2020

• On February 22, 2020, he submitted Umar Movsarov at “Road to WWFC: Bukovel Open Cup Stage 2” in Bukovel, Ukraine.
• On March 14, 2020, he knocked out Yusup Visaitov at “Road to WWFC Bukovel Open Cup Final” in Bukovel.

2021

2022

2023

• On February 18, 2023, he made his UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 219” in Enterprise, Nevada where he lost to Jamall Emmers via unanimous decision.
• On September 11, 2023, the UFC cancelled his fight againt Daniel Pineda, which was supposed to be on October 7, 2023 at “UFC Fight Night 229” in Enterprise.