| 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]
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- ^ a b c d e f ""Завязали глаза и заперли на неделю. Сняли повязку только в самолете". История самого загадочного бойца Дагестана". sport-express.ru (in Russian). 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f ""Забегают маски-шоу. Думаю: "Теракт?" А они за мной». Про него говорили: «Самый загадочный боец в истории ММА"". sport-express.ru (in Russian). 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Баркалаев Каримула Магомедович – Республика Дагестан, г. Махачкала – Сервис информации по выборам и кандидатам". elections.istra-da.ru. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Barkalaev, Karimula. "Fighter Profile". Fight Matrix. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.