Boxing · MMA · Kickboxing · Muay Thai
Kurdish fighters, on the record
A world heavyweight champion. A Contender Series slot in August. Fighters from Mêrdîn, Kirmaşan, Dersim and Sinê who compete under their own name. This is where their records are kept, with a source behind every number.
01 · Right now
Two moments that changed the picture
On 27 June 2026 Agit Kabayel was elevated to WBC world heavyweight champion. He is the first world heavyweight champion of Kurdish descent in the history of boxing, and he is unbeaten in twenty seven fights (Wikipedia, 2026).
On 18 August 2026 Namo Fazil meets Kaik Brito on Dana White’s Contender Series, one win from a UFC contract, carrying a record of ten wins and one loss and the nickname Grandson of Saladin (Kurdistan24, 2026).
Between them sits a generation that grew up in wrestling halls in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Germany, and that now competes in the UFC, the PFL, Glory and Oktagon.
02 · The results desk
Latest results, next fights
Coming up: Namo Fazil vs Kaik Brito, 18 August 2026, Contender Series 2026: Week 2
| 31 July 2026 | Seyamand Rida | Win vs Vitor Estevam de Mello Souza | FITBOX Fighting Championship - FFC 6 |
| 31 July 2026 | Harda Karim | Loss vs Leo Bonin | SMMA - Samourai MMA 20 |
| 31 July 2026 | Saad Kawa | Win vs Talal Karaki | FITBOX Fighting Championship - FFC 6 |
| 11 July 2026 | Cihad Akipa | Win vs Mate Kertesz | Oktagon MMA - Oktagon 91: Engizek vs. Jotko 2 |
| 24 May 2026 | Harda Karim | Loss vs Ahmed El Sisy | Professional Fighters League - PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia |
| 16 May 2026 | Namo Fazil | Win vs Jake Babian | Most Valuable Promotions - Rousey vs. Carano |
From the fight histories in the register, checked daily.
03 · The database
50 fighters, one list
Records are kept in a dozen places and none of them tell you where a fighter comes from. We keep both. Every entry below carries the sources we checked it against, and a field we could not verify says so instead of guessing.
| Name | Sport | Record | Roots | Based in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agit Kabayel | Boxing | 27-0 | Ûson, Pazarcix, Bakur | Germany | @agitkabayel |
| Besir Ay | Boxing | 21-2 | Nisêbîn, Bakur | Hannover, Germany | @besir.d.ay |
| Makwan Amirkhani Mr. Finland | MMA | 20-11 | Kirmaşan, Rojhilat | Turku, Finland | @makwanufc |
| Cihad Akipa The Punisher | Kickboxing, MMA | 12-2 | Mêrdîn, Bakur | Germany | @cihadakipa |
| Namo Fazil Grandson of Saladin | MMA | 10-1 | n.a. | California, United States | @namo.fazil |
| Harda Karim Hi-Tech | MMA | 5-3 | n.a. | n.a. | @harda.karim.1 |
| Mohamed Talabani | MMA | 6-3 | n.a. | n.a. | @warriorfromdeath |
| Mazlum Akdeniz | Boxing | 24-0 | Amed, Bakur | Montreal, Canada | @mazz_akdeniz |
| Ruslan Amuev Kurdish Eagle | MMA | 11-0 | n.a. | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | @amuev__mma |
| Seyamand Rida | MMA | 5-0 | Kelar, Basur | Norway | @king_rida1 |
| Saad Kawa | MMA | 4-3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bajad Damarkani The Kurdish Lion | MMA | 3-0 | n.a. | Gothenburg, Sweden | @bajad_damarkani |
| Mohammed Walid No Mercy | MMA | 8-6 | n.a. | n.a. | @mohammedwalid_promma |
| Mohammed Saleh | MMA | 5-1 | n.a. | n.a. | @mohammed_saleh_mma |
| Ahmad Anwar | MMA | 1-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bilal Jalal | MMA | 1-3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Milad Shahram | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Raman Ismail | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Alan Omer Mr. Erbil | MMA | 25-5 | n.a. | n.a. | @alanomermma |
| Naj Parniyan | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hakar Gardi | MMA | 0-4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Shirzad Qadrian The Lion | MMA | 8-1 | n.a. | United Kingdom | @lion._.mma |
| Mohamed Zarey Kurdish Gorilla | MMA | 9-1 | Sinê, Rojhilat | Norway | @mohamadzarey_kurdish |
| Rostem Akman | MMA | 7-5 | Mêrdîn, Bakur | Sweden | @rostemakman |
| Gaylan Tariq | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Nuri Arslan The Warrior | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ilkin Ragimov Kurd | MMA | 1-4 | n.a. | Azerbaijan | n.a. |
| Erivan Barut | Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing (amateur) | 5-1 | Dersim, Bakur | n.a. | @erivanbarut__ |
| Mario Saeed Rudeboy | MMA | 13-6 | n.a. | United Kingdom | @mariosaeedmma |
| Shad Bapir | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ahmed Hamza Barraz | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ali Qaradaghy | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Firas Daud | MMA | 6-1 | n.a. | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | @firasdaud_ |
| Ali Gündüz The Gorilla | MMA | 6-1 | n.a. | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | @alig.mma |
| Ramyar Luqman | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Komar Dara | MMA | 3-2 | n.a. | Finland | @komardaramma |
| Goran Abdullah | MMA | 1-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Aziz Kamalov Kurd | MMA, Kickboxing | 0-0-1 | n.a. | Krasnodar, Russia | @aziz___mma |
| Hamza Hakeem Yuri | MMA | 0-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Adam Mahmoud | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Amir Abubaker Kurdish Knockout King | Boxing | 9-1 | Silêmanî, Basur | Coventry, United Kingdom | @amir_abubaker_ |
| Chyako Yosuf | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hamza Faraidoon | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hunar Karim | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Kuyar Kamran | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Muhammad Kaka | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Shaho Malik | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bari Mgoev | MMA | 0-2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Lalesh Rasoul | Kickboxing | 1-0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | @lalesh_010 |
| Kurdo Azadi | MMA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
04 · Three arenas
Boxing, MMA, kickboxing
Boxing
The heavyweight belt
From regional titles to a world championship, and the fighters coming up behind it.
MMA
From the mat to the cage
Wrestling was the first Kurdish combat sport. The cage is where that tradition ended up.
Kickboxing
Glory, K-1 and the ring
World titles in low kick and a fighter who crossed from the ring into the cage.