Ahead of his fight with Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 57, we take a look at the record of Shavkat Rakhmonov

UFC’s welterweight division is shaping up to be the most exciting division in the promotion with fresh prospects emerging regularly. Khamzat Chimaev has been the hot topic thanks to his dominant career so far, but another name that has been running berserk in the division is Shavkat Rakhmonov.

Shavkat Rakhmonov has had a spectacular couple of years since making his professional MMA debut in October 2014. He has a staggering record of 15 wins and 0 losses, and all of those victories have come through finishes.

Born in Uzbekistan, Shavkat later received citizenship in Kazakhstan in 2017. He won the WMMAA World and Asian Championships titles as an amateur.

He made his UFC debut against Alex Oliveira at UFC 254 and even though Alex weighed in two pounds above the welterweight regulation, Shavkat won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.

He is 3-0 in the UFC currently with two first-round finishes. The Kazakh is slowly cementing his position in the talent stacked welterweight division and is a definite threat to many in that weight category.

Where does Shavkat Rakhmonov train?

Shavkat Rakhmonov has had a spectacular couple of years since making his professional MMA debut in October 2014.

Born in Uzbekistan, Shavkat later received citizenship of Kazakhstan in 2017. He won the WMMAA World and Asian Championships titles as an amateur. He has been honored with the prestigious Master of Sports in Combat Sambo and MMA.

Rakhmonov’s professional career began in October 2014, debuting with a first round triangle choke victory against Adam Tsurov at M-1 Challenge 52. He would continue fighting mainly under the M-1 banner, with seven of his professional fights taking place in the promotion, with the remaining five wins coming in his home country’s own MMA organization, Kazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation (KZMMAF). He would alternate back-and-forth between the two organizations, earning his first shot at title as a pro against Faridun Odilov for the KZMMAF welterweight belt. He won the title

Shavkat Rakhmonov trains at the Kazakhstan Top Team, and often spends time finishing his fight camps at Sanford MMA.

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