Who is Rinat Fakhretdinov?
Rinat Ryashitovich Fakhretdinov (Ринат Фахретдинов) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and grappler born in Belozerye, Romodanovsky, Mordovia, Russia. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Fakhretdinov’s fight name is Gladiator. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Warrior’s Honor, Razdolie Cup, No. 1 Martial Arts Club, Fight Star, Russian MMA Union, World Ertaymash Federation, Octagon Fighting Sensation, Battle for Samara, Gorilla Fighting Championships and UAE Warriors.
While Fakhretdinov is a resident of Moscow, Russia, he is fighting out of Saransk, Mordovia. Here are 13 more things about him:
- He studied law at Mordovia State University in Saransk.
- He is 6’0″ tall.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
- In 2004, he started freestyle wrestling and Kūdō.
- In 2011, he moved tom Saransk to Moscow.
- From 2013 to 2021, he competed in the middleweight division.
- On February 23, 2013, he defeated Shamil Rafikov before losing to Igor Svirid in amateur MMA bouts at “Moscow Open Pankration Cup 2013” at the Olympic Rowing Channel in Moscow.
- On June 5, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- On May 3, 2019 he became Gorilla Fighting Championship’s middleweight champion.
- On June 4, 2022, he made his UFC debut in Enterprise, Nevada.
- On January 19, 2024, he defeated Douglas Lima via unanimous decision at “Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship 2” at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- On April 20, 2024, Craig Jones submitted him via triangle choke at “Pit Submission Series 4” at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, UAE.
- On September 28, 2024, he turned 33.
Rinat Fakhretdinov’s UFC career timeline
From 2022 to 2024, Fakhretdinov fought six UFC opponents. Here are the results:
2022
- On June 4, 2022, he defeated Andreas Michailidis via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 56” in Enterprise.
- On December 17, 2022, he defeated Bryan Battle via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 66” in Enterprise.
2023
- On July 1, 2023, he defeated Kevin Lee via technical submission at “UFC Vegas 76” in Enterprise.
- On November 4, 2023, he fought Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at “UFC Fight Night 231” in São Paulo, Brazil. It ended in a majority draw.
2024
- On June 22, 2024, he defeated Nicolas Dalby via split decision at “UFC on ABC 6” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- On October 26, 2024, he defeated Carlos Leal via unanimous decision at “UFC 308” in Abu Dhabi.
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