Middleweight · Men

Shamil Tsakuev

“Strangler”
Russia Fight Club Berkut debut 2014
Held by Malik Abdurakhmanov
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,339 peak 1,476 · 14 Jul 2023 137 below it
Tapology Sherdog
7-3pro record
2L current streak
1,354best win, Elo
1,237average opponent
-- born 1 Aug 1995
75.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,129 Sub1,230 Dec1,052

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2026): 1,339 Elo, 7-3, aged 30, average opponent 1,237.

  1. Yuki Niimura then 1,345, 7-3, aged 32 5-2 after peaked 1,519 ▲
  2. Adam Cella then 1,322, 7-3, aged 29 4-8 after peaked 1,327
  3. Herbert Goodman then 1,331, 7-3, aged 31 12-8 after peaked 1,604 ▲
  4. Jonathan Wilson then 1,371, 7-3, aged 30 2-2 after peaked 1,416
  5. Sam Liera then 1,357, 7-3, aged 29 7-8 after peaked 1,525 ▲
  6. Bor Bratovž then 1,374, 7-3, aged 31 2-3 after peaked 1,300 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nurbek Zhanibaev Submission R1 · 22 Nov 2017 · World Ertaymash Federation 1,354
  2. Andrey Zhukovsky Submission R2 · 14 Jul 2023 · Absolute Championship Akhmat 1,223
  3. Anatoly Makarkin Submission R1 · 22 Apr 2018 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,209
  4. Jamshed Ganiev Submission R2 · 11 Oct 2021 · Absolute Championship Akhmat 1,206
  5. Kamardin Akhmadbekov Submission R1 · 20 Feb 2021 · Absolute Championship Akhmat 1,109

Losses

Newest first
  1. Malik Abdurakhmanov Decision R5 · 12 Feb 2026 · Absolute Championship Akhmat 1,410
  2. Anvarbek Daniyalbekov KO/TKO R2 · 15 Dec 2023 · Absolute Championship Akhmat 1,570
  3. Makkasharip Zaynukov Decision R2 · 10 Aug 2014 · Liga Kavkaz 1,242

Fight history

11 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
11 12 Feb 202630.5 yrs L7-3 Malik Abdurakhmanov 5-0 · 23.8 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.19 1,388→1,339 -48 1,410 – ACA Young Eagles 63 Absolute Championship Akhmat
10 15 Dec 202328.4 yrs L7-2 Anvarbek Daniyalbekov 7-0 · 28.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:12 0.00 1,476→1,412 -64 1,570 – ACA Young Eagles 43 Absolute Championship Akhmat
9 14 Jul 202328.0 yrs W7-1 Andrey Zhukovsky 4-4 Heavyweight SubTriangle Choke R28:44 1.00 1,437→1,476 +40 1,223 – ACA Young Eagles 38 Absolute Championship Akhmat
8 10 Dec 202227.4 yrs W6-1 Erik Gazanchan 1-3 Heavyweight KO/TKOHead Kick R11:08 1.00 1,425→1,437 +12 974 – ACA Young Eagles 31 Absolute Championship Akhmat
7 11 Oct 202126.2 yrs W5-1 Jamshed Ganiev 4-2 · 28.4 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:50 1.00 1,381→1,428 +47 1,206 – ACA Young Eagles 21 Absolute Championship Akhmat
6 28 Feb 202125.6 yrs W4-1 Shokir Khamidov debut Lightweight SubChoke R11:20 1.00 1,353→1,381 +29 1,070 – Colosseum MMA: Battle of the Champions 19 Colosseum MMA
5 20 Feb 202125.6 yrs W3-1 Kamardin Akhmadbekov 2-3 Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R12:30 1.00 1,311→1,353 +42 1,109 – ACA Young Eagles 17: Grand Prix 2021 Opening Round 2 Absolute Championship Akhmat
4 22 Apr 201822.7 yrs W2-1 Anatoly Makarkin 3-1 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:05 1.00 1,270→1,342 +72 1,209 – Berkut Young Eagles 3: Grand-Prix 2018 1/8 Final Absolute Championship Berkut
3 22 Nov 201722.3 yrs W1-1 Nurbek Zhanibaev 5-1 Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R12:11 1.00 1,133→1,270 +137 1,354 – WEF Global 10 World Ertaymash Federation
2 21 Feb 201620.6 yrs W1-0 Khamzat Edilov debut Lightweighttitle -- -- 1.00 1,038→1,139 +101 1,244 – Cup Of Khanty-Mansiysk 2016 Union of Mixed Martial Arts am
1 10 Aug 201419.0 yrs L0-1 Makkasharip Zaynukov 3-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,080→1,039 -41 1,242 – Kavkaz League: Battle In Khiv 2 Liga Kavkaz