Alim Nabiev

Alim Nabiev
BornАлим Набиев
(1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 30)
Telavi, Georgia
Native nameАлим Набиев
NationalityAzerbaijani
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofBaku, Azerbaijan
TeamSuperpro Sportcenter
Vityaz Fight
TrainerDennis Krauweel
Ruslan Krivusha
Years active2010 - present
Kickboxing record
Total64
Wins55
By knockout21
Losses9

Alim Nabiev (born October 10, 1994) is an Azerbaijani kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2010. He is the former WMC World Light Heavyweight champion.

He is ranked as the third best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022,[1] and the best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.[2] He was ranked in the welterweight top ten by Combat Press between November 2017 and July 2021,[3][4] peaking as high as #2.[5]

Martial arts career

Nabiev made his professional debut against Vladislav Savotchenko in October 2010. He lost the fight by an extra round decision. He would go on to amass a 6–3 record, before taking part in the 2012 Grand Prix Russia welterweight tournament. He knocked out Valentin Ribalko in the first round in the semifinal bout, and won a decision against Denis Larchenko in the final.[citation needed]

After winning four of his next five fights, with the sole loss being to Chingiz Allazov, Nabiev participated in the W5 Fighter Bratislava XX welterweight tournament. He beat Tevfik Sucu by decision in the semifinal, and Vladimir Konsky by decision in the finals.[6]

After defeating William Diender and Adem Bozkurt, he took part in the 2013 Legend Fighting Show tournament. Despite winning the semifinal fight against Vyacheslav Borshev by decision, he would be knocked out by Dzhabar Askerov in the finals.[7] Five months later, he also participated in the Grand Prix Russia Open tournament. He won the first two fights against Janne Ollonen and Sergey Kulyaba by decision, and the final fight against Deo Phetsangkhat by a second-round knockout.[8]

Following his tournament win, Nabiev defeated Armen Petrosyan[9] and Chad Sugden,[10] before losing a decision to Masoud Rahimi. He went on to win eight fights in a row, culminating in a decision victory against Islam Murtazaev, which qualified him for the Kunlun Fight 75 kg tournament.[11] He lost the quarterfinal fight against Diogo Calado by unanimous decision.[12]

In October 2016, Nabiev challenged Vladimír Moravčík for the W5 European Muay thai 77 kg title.[13] He beat Moravčík by unanimous decision.[14] At Nuit des Champions 2016, Nabiev fought Yohan Lidon for the WMC World Light Heavyweight championship, and won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]

Glory

He signed with Glory in the second part of 2017, and faced Jimmy Vienot at Glory 47: Lyon for his promotional debut.[16] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[17] He next faced Nieky Holzken at Glory 49: Rotterdam,[18] and won by unanimous decision.[19] After winning a split decision against Cedric Doumbe, he was given the chance to fight Harut Grigorian for the Glory Welterweight championship at Glory 54: Birmingham.[20] Grigorian won by unanimous decision.[21]

Nabiev fought Eyevan Danenberg at Glory 59: Amsterdam and won by split decision.[22] He won another split decision against Murthel Groenhart at Glory 64: Strasbourg,[23] and challenged Cedric Doumbe for the Glory Welterweight title at Glory 66: Paris. Doumbe won by a second-round knockout.[24]

Nabiev was scheduled to face Troy Jones at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021.[25] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Nabiev faced Endy Semeleer for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship at Glory 82 on November 19, 2022.[27] He lost the fight by split decision.[28]

Titles and accomplishments

Muay Thai

Kickboxing

  • Grand Prix Russia Open
    • 2013 GPRO -70 kg Tournament Champion
    • 2012 GPRO Tournament Champion
  • Legend Fighting Show
    • 2013 Legend -71 kg Tournament Runner Up [32]

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing Record
55 Wins (21 (T)KO's), 9 Losses, Draw, No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-09-14 Win Uganda Umar Semata Grand Bellagio Championship Batumi, Georgia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-06-29 Win Greece Konstantinos Makedoniadis Fight For Honor 12 Brussels, Belgium KO (Knee to the head) 1 2:55
2022-11-19 Loss Curaçao Endy Semeleer Glory 82 Bonn, Germany Decision (Split) 5 3:00
For the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship.
2022-09-10 Win Romania Andrei Ostrovanu Mix Fight Championship Baku, Azerbaijan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-10-23 Win United States Troy Jones Glory: Collision 3 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-22 Loss France Cedric Doumbe Glory 66: Paris Paris, France KO (Punches) 2 2:48
For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2019-03-09 Win Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-09-29 Win Aruba Eyevan Danenberg Glory 59: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-06-02 Loss Armenia Harut Grigorian Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2018-03-03 Win France Cedric Doumbe Glory 51: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (split) 3 3:00
2017-12-09 Win Netherlands Nieky Holzken Glory 49: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-28 Win France Jimmy Vienot Glory 47: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (split) 3 3:00
2017-06-24 Win China Zhang Yang Kunlun Fight 63 Sanya, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-11-19 Win France Yohan Lidon Nuit des Champions 2016 Marseille, France Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the WMC World Light Heavyweight -79 kg Championship.
2016-10-08 Win Slovakia Vladimír Moravčík W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the W5 European Muay Thai Championship -77 kg .
2016-07-10 Loss Portugal Diogo Calado Kunlun Fight 47, 75 kg Tournament Quarter-Finals 3 [33] Nanjing, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-08 Win Russia Islam Murtazaev Kunlun Fight 41, 75 kg Tournament Final 16 [34] Xining, China Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-02-27 Win United Kingdom Jamie Bates ACB KB 5 Orel, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-11-13 Win Netherlands Masoud Rahimi ACB KB 4: Grand Prix Final [35] Perm, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2015-10-10 Win France Patrick Madis Golden BARS Championship 2015 Belgorod, Russia Decision 5 3:00
2015-08-15 Win Belarus Pavel Turuk Battle in Sochi/Kunlun Fight 29 Sochi, Russia TKO (Cut) 2
2015-07-01 Win China Li Baoming T-One Beijing, China
2015-06-18 Win Poland Pawel Biszczak Grand Prix Russia Open 17 Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-02-26 Win Kyrgyzstan Kumar Zhaliev Grand Prix Russia Open 16 Moscow, Russia TKO 3
2014-12-19 Win Russia Jamal Yusupov Tvoy Vykhod Lyubertsy, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2014-12-07 Loss Netherlands Masoud Rahimi Tatneft Cup 2015 – 1st selection 1/8 final [36] Kazan, Rusia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-05 Win Italy Armen Petrosyan Legend 3: Pour Homme [37] Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-02-23 Win United Kingdom Chad Sugden K-1 World max Final 4[38] Baku, Azerbaijan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2013-11-16 Win Italy Armen Petrosyan W5 Grand Prix Orel XXII Oryol, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-10-03 Win Thailand Deo Phetsangkhat Grand Prix Russia Open, Final Russia KO 2
Wins The 2013 Grand Prix Russia Open -70 kg Tournament Title.
2013-10-03 Win Ukraine Sergey Kulyaba Grand Prix Russia Open, Semi Finals Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-03 Win Finland Janne Ollonen Grand Prix Russia Open, Quarter Finals Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-05-25 Loss Russia Dzhabar Askerov Legend Fighting Show, Final Moscow, Russia KO (Left low kick) 3 1:32
For the Legend Fighting Show -71kg tournament title.
2013-05-25 Win Russia Vyacheslav Borshev Legend Fighting Show, Semi Finals Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-05-13 Win Turkey Adem Bozkurt Land of Fire Vienna, Austria KO 1
2013-04-27 Win Netherlands William Diender W5 Grand Prix Orel XXI Oryol, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-03-16 Win Slovakia Vladimir Konsky W5 Fighter Bratislava XX, Final Bratislava, Slovakia Decision 3 3:00
Wins The 2013 W5 -71 kg Tournament Title.
2013-03-16 Win Turkey Tevfik Sucu W5 Fighter Bratislava XX, Semi Finals Bratislava, Slovakia Decision 3 3:00
2013-02-22 Loss Azerbaijan Chingiz Allazov Knockout Show [39] Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-23 Win Russia Stanislav Kazantcev W5 Fighter Moscow XVIII Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-11-29 Win Russia Ivan Babachenko W5 Fighter Moscow XVII Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-11-24 Win Greece Vasilis Kakarikos Extreme Fighting Thessaloniki, Greece TKO 3
2012-11-08 Win Kazakhstan Vladimir Shulyak W5 Fighter Moscow XVI Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-10-20 Win Russia Denis Larchenko Grand Prix Russia Open, Final Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins The 2012 Grand Prix Russia Open Tournament Title.
2012-10-20 Win Ukraine Valentin Ribalko Grand Prix Russia Open, Semi Finals Russia KO (Knee) 1
2012-08-24 Win Belgium Alka Matewa W5 Fighter Moscow XIII Moscow, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2012-02-24 Win Russia Ivan Busarov W5 Fighter Moscow X Moscow, Russia KO 2
2012-01-21 Win Russia Elkun Orudzhev Corona Cup 16 Russia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2011-10-22 Win Netherlands Aziz Kallah W5 Grand Prix Moscow[40] Moscow, Russia Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2011-09-02 Win Belarus Kirill Marchenko W5 Grand Prix Poltava, Ukraine TKO 3
2011-04-09 Loss Russia Vyacheslav Borschev W5 Grand Prix "KO" Moscow, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2011-02-23 Loss Ukraine Ruslan Kushnirenko Odesa, Ukraine Decision 3 3:00
2010-11-27 Win Ukraine Vladislav Morgulets Kyiv, Ukraine Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
2010-10-04 Loss Ukraine Vladislav Savotchenko Yalta, Ukraine Ext.R Decision 4 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Muay Thai Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-05-04 Loss Thailand Thongchai Sitsongpeenong 2014 IFMA World Championships, 1/8 Final Langkawi, Malaysia Decision 3 3:00
2013-07- Loss Belarus Vitaly Gurkov 2013 IFMA European Championship, Final Lisbon, Portugal Decision 4 2:00
Wins 2013 IFMA European Championships -71kg Silver Medal.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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