| Shamil Zavurov | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shamil Zavurov July 4, 1984 [1] Kirovaul, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[2] |
| Other names | The Champion Lion of Dagestan The Fan of GSP |
| Nationality | Russian[3] |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)[1] |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Sambo, Wrestling, Grappling, Sanshou, Boxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | St. Petersburg, Makhachkala, Derbent, Russia |
| Team | Rusfighters[4] The Champion MMA Team |
| Rank | black belt and 1st International Master of Sports in Sambo |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Notable relatives | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Shamil Zavurov (born July 4, 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Zavurov has won all but two of his professional fights.[3] He is the former M-1 Global World Welterweight champion.
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Zavurov attended high school in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, where he began training in freestyle wrestling under Mairbek Yusupov (member of the 1977-78 USSR team who went went on to coach Dagestan’s freestyle wrestling team).[2] Post-school, he studied at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University, graduating from the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports and also studied Law at the Dagestan Institute of Finance and Law.[2] He continued working on his martial arts training, taking up Combat Sambo, and also started a family – he is married with two sons and a daughter.[2] He likes to employ the techniques Georges St-Pierre, whom he is a fan of.
Shamil Zavurov has achieved a great deal of success in combat sports. In addition to more than 50 victories in amateur and semi-professional MMA, he has triumphed more than 50 times in Combat Sambo bouts, in the process winning winning three world championships[4] (2004, 2005, and 2007).[2] He has also won international tournaments in Wushu Sanda[4] (2003)[2] and wrestling and was the 2002 Dagestani champion in Wushu Sanda in the youth division.[2] In 2005 and 2007, he won Russian national championships[2] and was twice the CIS champion in hand-to-hand combat.[4]
The hardest fight in Zavurov's career was his unanimous decision victory over Seydina Seck[5] in which his arm was broken and he sustained torn ligaments – these injuries still cause him pain.[2] Zavurov still wonders about the only defeat of his career, a split decision loss to Rashid Magomedov,[6] which was controversial in that commentators and viewers disagreed with the judges' decision. It was Zavurov's first fight in more than a year, his return after a serious injury he sustained after being drafted into the army.[2]
In fighting in the Eastern European M-1 Welterweight tournament, Zavurov defeated Radik Iboyan[7] with a second round technical knockout and won a hard-fought semi-final against Ramazan Abdulzhalilov[8] that went the full distance.[9] In the tournament final,[10] Zavurov defeated Magomedrasul Khasbulaev[11] with a "text-book rear-naked-choke submission."[12] Since winning the tournament, Zavurov has compiled four further victories in a single three week period,[3] against Vladimir Katyihin,[13] Vasily Novikov,[14] Vener Galiev,[15] and Jaroslav Poborsky.[16]
Shamil Zavurov was expecting to face Tom "Da Tank" Gallicchio,[17] the Americas selection champion, for the title[9] but Gallicchio was removed following "an infringement of contractual obligations".[18] Gallicchio was replaced by Abner Lloveras, the Western European M-1 Global tournament victor.[18] Zavurov defeated Lloveras via fourth round TKO to become the inaugural M-1 Global Welterweight Champion.
In the event’s second championship bout, Russian Shamil Zavurov edged 2010 World Victory Road welterweight grand prix runner-up Yasubey Enomoto in a five-round affair.[19]
Zavurov was scheduled to rematch his lone defeat as he was to defend his title against Rashid Magomedov at M-1 Challenge XXX on December 9, 2011.[20] The match, however, has been postponed and Zavurov instead faced Yasubey Enomoto in a rematch. He lost the back-and-forth battle via submission in the fifth round.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 18 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18-2 | Yasubey Enomoto | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2011 M-1 Challenge season#M-1 Challenge XXX: Shamil Zavurov vs. Yasubey Enomoto II | December 9, 2011 | 5 | 4:10 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Lost M-1 Global Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 18-1 | Zhanybek Amatov | TKO (foot injury) | Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 4 | July 7, 2011 | 2 | 1:34 | Moscow, Russia | Defended the Euro-Asia Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 17–1 | Yasubey Enomoto | Decision (unanimous) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXV:_Zavurov_vs._Enomoto | April 28, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Defended M-1 Global Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 16–1 | Yuri Izotov | Decision (unanimous) | Lipetsk Mix Federation - Russian Cities Tournament | March 18, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| Win | 15–1 | Tom Gallicchio | TKO (strikes) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXIII:_Grishin_vs._Guram | March 5, 2011 | 2 | 1:11 | Moscow, Russia | Defended M-1 Global Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 14–1 | Abner Lloveras | TKO (strikes) | 2010_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXII:_Narkun_vs._Vasilevsky | December 10, 2010 | 4 | 4:22 | Moscow, Russia | Won vacant M-1 Global Welterweight Championship[4] |
| Win | 13–1 | Jaroslav Poborsky[16] | TKO (punches) | Heroes Gate 2 | October 21, 2010 | 1 | 2:50 | Prague, Czech Republic[21] | |
| Win | 12–1 | Vener Galiev[15] | Decision (unanimous) | FNR: Battle of Moscow 2 | October 16, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia[22] | Won Euro-Asia Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 11–1 | Vasily Novikov[14] | Submission (rear naked choke) | FNR: Battle of Moscow 2 | October 16, 2010 | 1 | 2:53 | Moscow, Russia[22] | |
| Win | 10–1 | Vladimir Katyihin[23] | Decision (unanimous) | ProFC: Union Nation Cup 8 | October 1, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Odessa, Ukraine[24] | |
| Win | 9–1 | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev[11] | Submission (rear naked choke) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Finals | July 22, 2010 | 1 | 3:16 | Moscow, Russia[10] | 2010 M-1 Eastern Europe Welterweight Selection Final[12] |
| Win | 8–1 | Ramazan Abdulzhalilov[8] | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 3 | May 28, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine[25] | |
| Win | 7–1 | Radik Iboyan[7] | TKO (punches) | M-1 Selection 2010: Eastern Europe Round 2 | April 10, 2010 | 2 | 3:54 | Kiev, Ukraine[26] | |
| Win | 6–1 | Seydina Seck | Decision (unanimous) | Saturn & RusFighters: Battle of Gladiators | February 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Omsk, Russia[27] | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Rashid Magomedov[6] | Decision (split) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 9 | November 3, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia[28] | |
| Win | 5–0 | Aleksey Gonchar[29] | Submission (armbar) | CSFU: Champions League | September 13, 2008 | 2 | 3:50 | Poltava, Ukraine[30] | |
| Win | 4–0 | Hamiz Mamedov[31] | Decision (unanimous) | MOP: Martial Arts Festival | May 23, 2008 | 3 | 3:00 | Ekaterinburg, Russia[32] | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mukhamed Aushev[33] | KO (punches) | CFF: International MMA Tournament | December 9, 2007 | 3 | 2:59 | Tyumen, Russia[34] | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vitaly Gogishvilli | Submission (rear naked choke) | MG - Georgia vs Russia | October 15, 2005 | 1 | 2:05 | Tbilisi, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Magomed Kurmagomedov[35] | Submission (armbar) | EFC: Oktogon 3 | February 27, 2004 | 2 | 1:20 | Odessa, Ukraine[36] |
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[3]