Ilir Latifi | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Malmö, Sweden | July 28, 1983||||||||||||||
Other names | The Sledgehammer | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 253 lb (115 kg; 18.1 st) | ||||||||||||||
Division | Heavyweight (2008, 2020–present) Light Heavyweight (2009–2019) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 73+1⁄2 in (187 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Style | Submission Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Stockholm, Sweden[2] | ||||||||||||||
Team | Allstars Training Center Pancrase Gym Sweden American Top Team Malmö Tigers (Wrestling) | ||||||||||||||
Trainer | Selman Berisha | ||||||||||||||
Wrestling | Swedish national level[3] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 6 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 4 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 9 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Amateur record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983)[4] is a Swedish mixed martial artist of Albanian origin who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5] A two-time national wrestling champion[6] and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, Latifi has also competed in Shark Fights, Rumble of The Kings, and GLORY.[7]