13 things about UFC fighter Nazim Sadykhov from Brooklyn, New York

Nazim Sadykhov is an Azerbaijani-American professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. He trains at Longo-Weidman Mixed Martial Arts in Garden City, New York. 

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BIOGRAPHY

Sadykhov is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His fight name is Black Wolf.
2. He was born in Moscow, Russia to Azerbaijani parents.
3. He grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan where his martial arts training started under the tutelage of his father.
4. He worked as a personal trainer and a nightlife security guard before becoming a professional MMA fighter.
5. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Ring of Combat, Cage Fury Fighting Championships and Fury Fighting Championship.
6. He is 5’10” tall and he competes in the lightweight division.
7. He holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
8. In 2000, he and his family emigrated from Baku to Brooklyn.
9. As an amateur MMA fighter, he defeated Christian O’Hannon on April 8, 2017, Brett Pastore on July 15, 2017 and Teddy Drake on September 16, 2017 and Bobby Malcolm on April 14, 2018.
10. On November 16, 2018, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. In March 2019, he joined the Serra-Longo Fight Team on Long Island in New York.
12. On February 18, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
13. On May 16, 2025, he turned 31.

TIMELINE

From 2018 to 2025, Sadykhov fought 12 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:

2018

• On November 16, 2018, he was submitted by Juan Galarza via rear-naked choke at “Ring of Combat 66” in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

2019

• On May 31, 2019, he knocked out William Dill via punch at “Ring of Combat 68” in Atlantic City.
• On August 16, 2019, he defeated Trent Stump via TKO via punches at “Cage Fury Fighting Championships 77” in Atlantic City.

2020

• On February 1, 2020, he defeated Elijah Harris via unanimous decision at “Cage Fury Fighting Championships 81” in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA.

2021

• On October 17, 2021, he submitted John Herrera at “Fury Fighting Championship 52” in Houston, Texas, USA.
• On December 19, 2021, he defeated Juan Carlos de Leon via TKO at “Fury FC 55” in Houston.

2022

• On March 27, 2022, he knocked out Joe Boerschig at “Fury FC 59” in Houston.
• On August 16, 2022, he knocked out Ahmad Suhail Hasanzada via punch at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2022” Week 4 in Enterprise, Nevada.

2023

• On February 18, 2023,  he defeated Evan Elder via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 219” in Enterprise.
• On July 15, 2023, he submitted Terrance McKinney at “UFC on ESPN 49” in Enterprise.
• On November 11, 2023, his fight against Viacheslav Borschchev at “UFC 295” in New York City ended in a majority draw.

2025

• On February 15, 2025, he defeated Ismael Bonfim via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 251” in Enterprise.
• On June 21, 2025, he defeated Nikolas Motta via technical knockout at “UFC on ABC 8” in Baku.