Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“King of Kung Fu”

Muslim Salikhov

22-614 UFC

Balanced

Form

Aging Threat

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'11"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLUros Medic·KO/TKO·R1·6mo ago

Fighter Context

9–5UFC·

5KO

0Sub

4Dec

9.0min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–5(11 fights)

33%finish rate

-0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–2(5 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.41

Neutral

54%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.114

Average

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

23%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

55%

Average

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Salikhov

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.37

Str. Accuracy49%

427UFC landed/860attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg2.96

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / fight0.36

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.21

CQ KO Power

Above Avg79%ile1.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

29%

Leg

18%

By Position

Distance84%

Clinch7%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 29 rounds	Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	17	16
Avg. Absorbed	11	12	19
Avg. Net	+2	+5	-3

Grappling

Salikhov

Control Wrestler

·35s ctrlPassive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.07

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy32%

9UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

21UFC defended/29opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Tapped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 9

Submission0 / 9

Decision4 / 9

KD → Finish

4/5Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision1 / 5

Loss Pattern

4 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 4 of 5 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

14%

1 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.8pts

W4 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

2SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 6 less in second half of career

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=9

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.7

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

4.4

Diff

+0.4

+1.0

-0.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-73%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Salikhov — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Uros Medic

KO/TKO R1 · 1:03Nov '25

-6

·2 SS (40%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Carlos Leal

KO/TKO R1 · 0:42Jul '25

-2

·3 SS (33%)·5 abs·1 kd landed

Song Kenan

KO/TKO R1 · 3:49Nov '24

+11

·20 SS (71%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Santiago PonzinibbioVeteran

S-DEC R3Jul '24

·46 SS (38%)·41 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken

Randy BrownVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 3:17Feb '24

-3

·10 SS (45%)·13 abs·1 kd taken

Nicolas Dalby

U-DEC R3Jun '23

-29

·57 SS (65%)·86 abs·2/2 td·2 td taken·55s ctrl

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO R3 · 1:03Nov '22

+39

·56 SS (59%)·17 abs·1/3 td·187s ctrl

Li JingliangVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 4:38Jul '22

-15

·23 SS (41%)·38 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·70s ctrl·1 kd taken

Francisco TrinaldoElite

U-DEC R3Jun '21

+23

·62 SS (53%)·39 abs·2/3 td·127s ctrl·1 kd landed

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosVeteran

S-DEC R3Jul '20

-6

·40 SS (45%)·46 abs·0/3 td

All Fighters

Welterweight

“King of Kung Fu”

Muslim Salikhov

22-614 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age

Last fightLUros Medic·KO/TKO·6mo ago

Fighter Context

9–5UFC·

5KO

0Sub

4Dec

9.0min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.41

54%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.114

44%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

23%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

55%

56%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Salikhov

Welterweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.37

Str. Accuracy49%

427UFC landed/860attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg2.96

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / Fight0.36

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.21

CQ KO Power

Above Avg79%ile1.17

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

53%

Body

29%

Leg

18%

By Position

Dist84%

Clinch7%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=9	R3 n=6
Landed	12	17	16
Absorbed	11	12	19
Net	+2	+5	-3

Grappling

Salikhov

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

35s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.07

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy32%

9UFC landed/28attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

21UFC defended/29opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

14%1 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.8pts

W4 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

2SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=9

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

3.0

3.7

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

4.4

Diff

+0.4

+1.0

-0.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Salikhov — UFC Fight Log

Uros Medic

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25

2 SS (40%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Carlos Leal

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '25

3 SS (33%)·5 abs·1 kd

Song Kenan

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '24

20 SS (71%)·9 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Santiago PonzinibbioVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Jul '24

46 SS (38%)·41 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken

Randy BrownVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '24

10 SS (45%)·13 abs·1 kd taken

Nicolas Dalby

U-DEC·R3·Jun '23

57 SS (65%)·86 abs·2/2 td·2 td taken·55s ctrl

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '22

56 SS (59%)·17 abs·1/3 td·187s ctrl

Li JingliangVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '22

23 SS (41%)·38 abs·1/4 td·1 td taken·70s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 114 rounds

Round 29 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

n=14

n=9

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3