13 things about UFC fighter Ikram Aliskerov from Makhachkala, Dagestan

Ikram Sabirovich Aliskerov (Икрам Сабирович Алискеров) is a Dagestani professional mixed martial artist and sambist. He is an international master of sport in combat sambo.

BIOGRAPHY

Aliskerov was born in Kasumkent, Dagestan. He is an ethnic Lezgin.

Currently, Aliskerov is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He is fighting out of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia.

From 2013 to 2017, Aliskerov won seven gold medals in sambo tournaments. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Fight Star, Tech-Krep Fighting Championship, Fight Nights Global and BRAVE Combat Federation.
2. In the fifth grade, he started attending sambo and judo classes.
3. He is 6’0″ tall and he competes in the middleweight division.
4. He holds a professional MMA record of 16 wins and 2 losses.
5. In 2012, he won gold at the World Combat Sambo Championships under the European Combat Sambo Federation (ECSF) banner in Chișinău, Moldova and at the World Combat Sambo Championships under the World Combat Sambo Federation (WCSF) banner in Moscow, Russia both in 82 kg.
6. On April 26, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut.
7. In 2013, he gold at the Russian Combat Sambo Championships in 82 kg in Moscow.
8. In 2014, he won gold at the World Sambo Cup in 82 kg under the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS) banner in Moscow.
9. In 2016, he won gold at the World Sambo Cup in 90 kg under the FIAS banner in Moscow.
10. In 2017, he won gold at the European Combat Sambo Championships in 82 kg under the European Sambo Federation (ESF) banner in Minsk, Belarus.
11. On September 13, 2022, he submitted Mario Sousa at “Dana White’s Contender Series 54” in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On May 6, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
13. On December 7, 2024, he turned 32.

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TIMELINE

From 2023 to 2025, Aliskerov fought five UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2023

• On May 6, 2023, he knocked out Phil Hawes at “UFC 288” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
• On October 21, 2023, he defeated Warlley Alves via technical knockout at “UFC 294” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2024

• On June 22, 2024, he was knocked out by Robert Whittaker at “UFC on ABC 6” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2025

• On April 26, 2025, he defeated Andre Muniz via TKO at “UFC on ESPN 66” in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
• On October 25, 2025, he defeated Park Jun-yong via unanimous decision at “UFC 321” in Abu Dhabi.