Amir Albazi

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Amir Albazi
Born Amir Albazi
(1993-10-27) October 27, 1993 (age 30)
Baghdad, Iraq
Other names The Prince
Residence London, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
Division Flyweight
Bantamweight
Reach 68 in[1]
Fighting out of London, England
Team Fightzone Stockholm (formerly)[2]
London Shootfighters (2013–present)[3]
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4]
Years active 2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 17
By knockout 5
By submission 9
By decision 3
Losses 1
By decision 1
University University of Roehampton
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Amir Albazi (born October 27, 1993) is an Iraqi professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the UFC. As of June 6, 2023, he is #3 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[5]

Early life

Amir was born in Baghdad. When he was seven years old, he fled Baghdad in the middle of the night and Amir and his family then went to Syria, where Amir saw his father for the first time since he was a toddler. The family stayed in Syria for a year and a half, before moving to Sweden.[6][7]

Amir's family settled in Bredäng, a district in Stockholm in which immigrants and refugees made up 60% of the population.[8] Amir got into a lot of fights and trouble as a kid, and ended up joining a street gang as a teen.[9] His interest in mixed martial arts happened overnight, as he once watched an old UFC fight on television, having been impressed by this new type of professional fighting, Amir looked up the cheapest MMA gym and signed up the next day.[10] Albazi moved to London in 2013, and graduated from University of Roehampton with a degree in sports science.[11]

Career

Amir's first fight came in the World Ultimate Full Contact 15, he defeated Pavlo Kulish in 59 seconds by making him submit. He went on an 8 bout win streak to start his MMA career before moving to Bellator, where he extended that streak to 10 bouts after defeating Jamie Powell and Iurie Bejenari. Amir's first loss came in the Middle eastern promotion Brave CF to Jose "Shorty" Torres. Amir rebounded from his loss by defeating Ryan Curtis in BRAVE CF 29.[12]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Albazi made his UFC debut on short notice on July 18, 2020 against Malcolm Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2.[4] Amir defeated Gordon by submission inside 4 minutes and 42 seconds of the first round.[13]

Albazi was expected to face Raulian Paiva on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva.[14] However, Paiva pulled out of the fight on 11 September citing a knee injury and Albazi was removed from the card.[15]

Amir was then scheduled to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark on November 28, 2020, but Zhumagulov pulled out due to visa issues and the bout was rescheduled for UFC 257 on January 24, 2021.[16][17] Albazi won the bout via unanimous decision.[18]

He was then scheduled to face Ode' Osbourne at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés on July 17, 2021. However, Albazi withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons.[19]

Albazi was next scheduled to face Tim Elliott at UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on June 25, 2022.[20] However, Elliott pulled out in mid June due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped.[21]

Albazi faced Francisco Figueiredo on August 20, 2022 at UFC 278.[22] He won the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of first round.[23]

Albazi was scheduled to face Alex Perez on December 17, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 216.[24] However, with Perez withdrawing from the fight, Albazi wound up scheduled against Brandon Royval instead.[25] In late November, Royval pulled out of the bout due to a broken wrist,[26] and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alessandro Costa.[27] Albazi won the fight via knockout in round three.[28]

Albazi faced Kai Kara-France on June 3, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 46.[29] He won the fight via a controversial split decision.[30] 19 out of 21 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Kara-France.[31]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ultimate Challenge MMA
    • UCMMA Bantamweight Championship (one time; former)
  • FightStar Championship
    • FSC Bantamweight Championship (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–1 Kai Kara-France Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi June 3, 2023 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 16–1 Alessandro Costa KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland December 17, 2022 3 2:13 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–1 Francisco Figueiredo Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 278 August 20, 2022 1 4:34 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Win 14–1 Zhalgas Zhumagulov Decision (unanimous) UFC 257 January 23, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 13–1 Malcolm Gordon Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 18, 2020 1 4:42 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Bantamweight bout.
Win 12–1 Ryan Curtis Submission (kimura) Brave CF 29 November 15, 2019 1 2:24 Isa Town, Bahrain
Loss 11–1 Jose Torres Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 23 April 19, 2019 3 5:00 Amman, Jordan
Win 11–0 Iuri Bejenari Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 200 May 25, 2018 1 3:21 London, England
Win 10–0 Jamie Powell Decision (unanimous) Bellator 179 May 19, 2017 3 5:00 London, England Flyweight debut.
Win 9–0 Dino Gambatesa Submission (kimura) FightStar Championship 8 December 10, 2016 1 4:30 London, England Won the FSC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Rafał Czechowski Submission (rear-naked choke) Scandinavian Fight Nights 1 June 4, 2016 2 N/A Solna, Sweden
Win 7–0 Niko Gjoka TKO (slam) Ultimate Challenge MMA 44 September 5, 2015 2 2:21 London, England Won the vacant UCMMA Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Ondřej Moravec TKO (punches) Bitva Roku 2015 March 19, 2015 1 4:34 Prague, Czech Republic
Win 5–0 Salih Kulucan Submission (kimura) Ultimate Challenge MMA 41 November 8, 2014 2 2:30 London, England
Win 4–0 Ally McCrae Submission (rear-naked choke) SFC 3 October 10, 2010 2 0:00 Stirling, Scotland
Win 3–0 Bagandov Murada TKO (punches) World Ultimate Full Contact 16 September 4, 2010 1 3:00 Viseu, Portugal
Win 2–0 Andre Batista TKO (punches) World Ultimate Full Contact 15 August 22, 2009 1 3:35 Viseu, Portugal
Win 1–0 Pavlo Kulish Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:59 Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References

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