Draft:Khurshed Kakhorov

Khurshed Kakhorov (born February 20, 1992) is a Tajikistani-German mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the MMA promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in PFL Europe's bantamweight division. He won the 2023 Europe Bantamweight Championship. A professional mixed martial arts competitor since 2017, he has previously fought in Bellator MMA.

Early career
Kakhorov started his professional MMA career in 2017 and mainly fought in Germany and Poland. He amassed a record of 7–0 prior to being signed by Bellator. Around this time, he won the EFM Bantamweight Championship at EFM 4.

Bellator MMA
In his Bellator debut, Kakhorov faced Kaloyan Konev on October 19, 2021, at Dana White's Contender Series 44. He won the bout by unanimous decision.

Kakhorov faced Brett Johns on February 25, 2022 at Bellator 275. He lost the bout via ground and pound TKO in the third round.

2023 season
In his PFL debut, Kakhorov faced Moktar Benkaci on July 8, 2023, at PFL Europe 2. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Heading into the bantamweight tournament semi-final, Kakhorov next faced Ali Taleb on September 30, 2023, at PFL Europe 3. He won the bout by split decision.

Kakhorov faced Frans Mlambo on 8 December 2023, at PFL Europe 4. He won the bout by second-round TKO to win the 2023 Bantamweight tournament and the $100,000 collective prize.

2024 season
Kakhorov is scheduled to face Bondo Kikadze on June 8, 2024, at PFL Europe 2.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Professional Fighters League
 * 2023 PFL Europe Bantamweight Championship


 * European Fight Masters
 * EFM Bantamweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

 * Win
 * align=center|12–1
 * Frans Mlambo
 * TKO (punches)
 * PFL Europe 4 (2023)
 * December 8 2023
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|2:34
 * Dublin, Ireland
 * Won the 2023 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament.


 * Win
 * align=center|11–1
 * Ali Taleb
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * PFL Europe 3 (2023)
 * September 30 2023
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|5:00
 * Paris, France
 * 2023 PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament Semi-final.
 * Win
 * align=center|10–1
 * Moktar Benkaci
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * PFL Europe 2 (2023)
 * July 8 2023
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|5:00
 * Berlin, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|9–1
 * Lasha Abramishvili
 * TKO (punches)
 * NFC 12
 * February 18 2023
 * align=center|2
 * align=center|0:30
 * Bonn, Germany
 * Loss
 * align=center|8–1
 * Brett Johns
 * TKO (punches)
 * Bellator 275
 * February 25 2022
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|3:00
 * Dublin, Ireland
 * Win
 * align=center|8–0
 * Jair Junior
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * Bellator 267
 * October 1 2021
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|5:00
 * London, England
 * Win
 * align=center|7–0
 * Sylvain Sommereisen
 * KO (punches)
 * National Fighting Championship 3
 * May 21 2021
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|1:37
 * Bonn, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|6–0
 * Patryk Chrobak
 * TKO (knees)
 * EFM 4: Walka o Niepodleglosc
 * November 10 2020
 * align=center|2
 * align=center|2:23
 * Szczecin, Poland
 * Won the EFM Bantamweight Championship.
 * Win
 * align=center|5–0
 * Stipe Brčić
 * KO (punch)
 * GMC 18
 * February 2 2019
 * align=center|2
 * align=center|3:55
 * Hamburg, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|4–0
 * Said Eidi
 * TKO (punches)
 * GMC 16
 * September 1 2018
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|1:51
 * Cologne, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|3–0
 * Amir Safi
 * TKO (head kick and punches)
 * GMC 15
 * June 30 2018
 * align=center|2
 * align=center|0:23
 * Neu-Ulm, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|2–0
 * Guy da Silva
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * GMC 14
 * February 24 2018
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|5:00
 * Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|1–0
 * Ajmal Sultani
 * KO (punch)
 * GMC 12
 * September 23 2017
 * align=center|1
 * align=center|2:02
 * Gelsenkirchen, Germany
 * }
 * Win
 * align=center|2–0
 * Guy da Silva
 * Decision (unanimous)
 * GMC 14
 * February 24 2018
 * align=center|3
 * align=center|5:00
 * Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
 * Win
 * align=center|1–0
 * Ajmal Sultani
 * KO (punch)
 * GMC 12
 * September 23 2017
 * align=center|1
 * align=center|2:02
 * Gelsenkirchen, Germany
 * }
 * Gelsenkirchen, Germany
 * }
 * }