Karimula Barkalaev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Karimula Magomedovich Barkalaev 23 January 1973[1][2][3][4] Tivi, Qvareli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | Каримула Магомедович Баркалаев[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Kareem Barkalaev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90.72 kg (200 lb; 14 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Light Heavyweight Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Russian Top Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Volk Han | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | International Master of Sports in Sanda[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1997–2001[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By disqualification | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karimula Magomedovich Barkalaev (born 23 January 1973) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and sanda practitioner. He is the first and only Russian national to have won the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship.[2] According to Sport Express, on American forums, he was called the "most mysterious fighter in the history of MMA".[2] On the MMA ranking system portal Fight Matrix, Barkalaev reached a peak ranking of No. 3 Light Heavyweight in 1999.[5]