Muin Gafurov biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Who is Muin Gafurov?

Muin Gafurov is a Tajik professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Here are 13 more things about him:

His fight name is Tajik.
He competes in the bantamweight division.
Weeks after he was born in Dushanbe, his father was murdered.
His uncle Akhtam Khakirov served as the president of Tajikistan’s combat sambo federation.
He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Before joining the UFC, he competed in World Combat Self-Defense Association, Professional Combat Sambo, Tajikistan Mixfight Championship, Pancration Cup of Russia, Alash Pride, ONE Championship, Tajikistan Fighting Championship, Absolute Championship Akhmat, UAE Warriors and Legacy Fighting Alliance.
He holds two Combat Sambo World Championships and a Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) World Grappling Title.
He is 5’7″ tall.
He holds a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 6 losses.
On November 15, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut.
On September 7, 2021, he lost to Chad Anheliger via split decision at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2021” Week 2 in Enterprise, Nevada.
On June 3, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
On May 17, 2025, he will turn 29.

From 2023 to 2025, Muin Gafurov fought four UFC opponents. Here are the results:

On June 3, 2023, he lost to John Castaneda via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 46” in Enterprise.
On October 21, 2023, he was submitted by Said Nurmagomedov via guillotine choke at “UFC 294” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

On June 22, 2024, he defeated Kyung Ho Kang via unanimous decision at “UFC on ABC 6” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

On January 18, 2025, he defeated Rinya Nakamura via unanimous decision at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California, USA.

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