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Movsar Evloev
Evloev in 2018
BornMovsar Magomedovich Evloev[1]
(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 (age 32)
Ordzhonikidzvskaya, Ingushetia, Russia[2]
(now Sunzha, Ingushetia, Russia)
Native nameМовсар Магомедович Евлоев
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionBantamweight (2014, 2016–2019)
Featherweight (2015–16, 2019–present)
Reach72+1⁄2 in (184 cm)
Fighting out ofSunzha, Ingushetia, Russia
TeamNart Fight Club
American Top Team (2020–present)[4]
RankMaster of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling[5]
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins20
By knockout3
By submission4
By decision13
Losses0
Other information
Notable relativesMusa Evloev
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Movsar Magomedovich Evloev[a] (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed at M-1 Global, where he is the former bantamweight champion. As of July 15, 2025, he is #1 in the Meta UFC featherweight rankings.[6]

Early life

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Evloev, who has a degree in computer programming and law,[7] belongs to the Ingush teip Youvloy. Before turning professional in mixed martial arts in 2014,[8] Movsar earned the rank of a Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling.[5] He is the cousin of Olympic gold medalist, Musa Evloev.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

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M-1 Global

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Prior to competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Evloev spent all his time in M-1 Global.

On April 22, 2017, Evloev faced Alexey Nevzorov for the M-1 Global Interim Bantamweight championship.[10] He knocked out Nevzorov in the second round to claim the title.[11]

Evloev then faced Pavel Vitruk for the undisputed title on July 22, 2017.[12] He defeated Vitruk by unanimous decision to unify the championship.[13]

Following his championship victory, Evloev's first title defense was held in February 2018, against Sergey Morozov.[14] He defeated him with a rear-naked choke in the third round.[15]

In his next title defense, he faced Rafael Dias on July 21, 2018.[16] He knocked Dias out in the fifth round to retain his belt.[17]

In April, he vacated the championship and signed with the UFC.[18]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Evloev was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Muin Gafurov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.[19] However, Gafurov withdrew and was replaced by Seung Woo Choi. Evloev won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

Evloev was then scheduled to face Mike Grundy on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157.[21] However, Grundy pulled out of the bout due to injury[22] and was then set to be replaced by Zhenhong Lu.[23] However, just hours before the fight, Lu pulled out after suffering a cut.[24][25][26]

In his second UFC appearance, Evloev faced Enrique Barzola on October 26, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 162. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

Evloev was then slated to face Douglas Silva de Andrade on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248.[28] However, Andrade pulled out of the fight and was set to be replaced by Jamall Emmers.[29] However, Evloev pulled out of the contest for unknown reasons.[30]

Evloev faced Mike Grundy on July 26, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 14.[31] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[32]

Evloev was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on December 5, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 19[33] However, on the day of the fight, the bout was cancelled after Evloev tested positive for COVID-19.[34]

Evloev faced Nik Lentz, replacing Mike Grundy, at UFC 257 on January 24, 2021. [35] He won the fight via split decision.[36] 26 out of 26 media outlets scored the bout for Evloev.[37]

Evloev faced Hakeem Dawodu on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263.[38] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[39]

Evloev was expected to face Ilia Topuria on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270.[40] However, Evloev withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test[41] and was replaced by Charles Jourdain.[42]

Evloev faced Dan Ige on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.[43] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[44]

As the first bout of his new multi-fight contract, Evloev was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell on November 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.[45] However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury.[46]

Evloev was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell, replacing injured Jonathan Pearce, on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288.[47] However, Mitchell withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.[48] He was replaced by Diego Lopes.[49] Evloev defeated Lopes via unanimous decision.[50] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[51]

Evloev faced Arnold Allen on January 20, 2024, at UFC 297.[52] In a competitive bout, he won once again by unanimous decision.[53]

Evloev was scheduled to face former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling on October 5, 2024 at UFC 307.[54] However, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained in sparring.[55] The pairing was eventually rescheduled to compete against one another at UFC 310 on December 7, 2024.[56] Evloev won the fight by unanimous decision.[57]

Evloev was reportedly going to face Aaron Pico on May 17, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 256.[58] However, on an interview, Pico revealed that although it was close to being signed, the bout did not come to fruition.[59] The fight was later re-scheduled to take place on July 26, 2025 at UFC on ABC 9. [60] In turn, under two weeks prior to this event, Evloev had to withdraw due to an injury.[61]

Evloev faced fellow undefeated contender Lerone Murphy in a main event title eliminator bout on March 21, 2026, at UFC Fight Night 270.[62] After landing repeated groin strikes that resulted in a point deduction in the fourth round, Evloev went on to win the fight by majority decision.[63] 12 out of 17 media outlets scored the bout as a draw while the remaining five scored it for Murphy.[64]

Evloev is scheduled to challenge for the UFC Featherweight Championship against two-time champion Alexander Volkanovski on October 24, 2026 at UFC 333.[65]

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
20 matches 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 4 0
By decision 13 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 20–0 Lerone Murphy Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy March 21, 2026 5 5:00 London, England UFC Featherweight title eliminator. Evloev was deducted one point in round 4 due to an illegal groin strike.
Win 19–0 Aljamain Sterling Decision (unanimous) UFC 310 December 7, 2024 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 18–0 Arnold Allen Decision (unanimous) UFC 297 January 20, 2024 3 5:00 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 17–0 Diego Lopes Decision (unanimous) UFC 288 May 6, 2023 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 16–0 Dan Ige Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik June 4, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–0 Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) UFC 263 June 12, 2021 3 5:00 Glendale, Arizona, United States
Win 14–0 Nik Lentz Decision (split) UFC 257 January 24, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (150 lb) bout.
Win 13–0 Mike Grundy Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till July 26, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 12–0 Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren October 26, 2019 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 11–0 Choi Seung-woo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 3 5:00 Saint Petersburg, Russia Return to Featherweight. Evloev was deducted one point in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
Win 10–0 Rafael Dias KO (punches) M-1 Challenge 95 July 21, 2018 5 0:21 Nazran, Russia Defended the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Sergey Morozov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 88 February 22, 2018 3 3:47 Moscow, Russia Defended the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Pavel Vitruk Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 81 July 22, 2017 5 5:00 Nazran, Russia Won and unified the M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Alexey Nevzorov KO (head kick) M-1 Challenge 76 April 22, 2017 2 2:15 Nalchik, Russia Won the interim M-1 Global Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Lee Morrison Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 73 December 9, 2016 3 5:00 Nazran, Russia
Win 5–0 Aleksander Krupenkin TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 66 May 27, 2016 1 4:09 Orenburg, Russia Return to Bantamweight.
Win 4–0 Djulustan Akimov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 3 May 7, 2016 2 2:01 Nazran, Russia
Win 3–0 Andrey Syrovatkin Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Global: Battle in Nazran 1 December 12, 2015 1 1:44 Nazran, Russia Featherweight debut.
Win 2–0 Lu Zhenhong Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 58 June 6, 2015 2 5:00 Ingushetia, Russia Catchweight (141 lb) bout.
Win 1–0 He Jianwei Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 53 November 25, 2014 2 1:45 Beijing, China Bantamweight debut.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Russian: Мовсар Магомедович Евлоев[1]
    Ingush: Йовлой Мухьмада Мовсар, romanized: Jovluoj Mux́mada Movsar

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