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Abdullahi Mohammed (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist, actor, and broadcast analyst. A professional since 2017, Mohammed also fought in the World Fighting Alliance. As of December 30, 2019, he is #6 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings and he is ranked #1 in the UFC lightweight rankings. He is the current reigning UFC Lightweight Champion.

Early life
Mohammed was raised in Seattle, Washington. In high school, he was a four-sport athlete, competing in American football, basketball, baseball, and amateur wrestling.

After graduating from Renton Senior High School in 2014, Mohammed attended University of Washington and joined their wrestling program. There, he became a two-time All-American; once in 2015 and again in 2017. Mohammed graduated from the university in 2019 with a major in Information Technology.

World Fighting Alliance
Mohammed made his World Fighting Alliance debut against Vincent Dijkstru Woods in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight was held on June 6, 2017. Mohammed won the fight by knockout in round two.

Mohammed made his second appearance for the World Fighting Alliance in a fight vs Elmo De Jong. He defeated De Jong via knockout in the third round.

Mohammed made his third appearance for the World Fighting Alliance in a fight vs Sandler Mulder. This was the his first opponent to hear the final bell. He defeated Mulder by a split decision. Dana White was in attendance for the fight and personally offered Mohammed with an opportunity to fight for a chance to enter the UFC by joining the Ultimate Fighting Team.

The Ultimate Fighting Team
Mohammed faced Scott Reynolds at The Ultimate Fighting Team (Team Cruz vs Team Dillashaw) in his promotional debut. Mohammed won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mohammed faced Callum Parker at The Ultimate Fighting Team (Team Cruz vs Team Dillashaw). Mohammed won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mohammed next faced off against Enzo Rodriguez The Ultimate Fighting Team (Team Cruz vs Team Dillashaw). He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Mohammed next faced Oleg Lebadev at The Ultimate Fighting Team (Team Cruz vs Team Dillashaw). Mohammed won via knockout in the second round.

Mohammed next faced Eli Lee at The Ultimate Fighting Team (Team Cruz vs Team Dillashaw) in the Tuf Finale. Mohammed won via knockout in the second round.

UFC Fight Night
On August 8, 2017, Mohammed's new five-fight contract with the UFC was announced alongside his match against Tristen Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 113. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Mohammed next faced Koenraad Jansen at UFC Fight Night 121. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mohammed next faced Ivan Vinogradov at UFC Fight Night 129. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Mohammed next faced William Johnson at UFC Fight Night 137. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mohammed next faced Eli Lee at UFC Fight Night 145. They previously fought on the finale of the Ultimate Fighting Team. Eli Lee wanted to avenge his loss to Mohammed but failed. Mohammed won via knockout in the second round.

On July 24, 2019, Mohammed's new four-fight contract with the UFC was announced alongside his match against Lan Dieu at UFC Fight Night 153. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Mohammed next faced Luan Carvalho at UFC Fight Night 162. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Mohammed next faced Jurian De Graaf at UFC Fight Night 174. He won the fight via knockout in the third round.

Mohammed next faced Joe Duffy at UFC Fight Night 182. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

In his final UFC Fight Night event, Mohammed fought Dedrick Meyer, defeating him via knockout in the first round.

UFC
Mohammed was originally scheduled to fight Romio Valdez but was promoted to the main event at UFC 248. Mohammed suffered his first career loss by unanimous decision to James Vick.

Mohammed had a bounce back win vs Al Laquinta at UFC 254 with a knockout in the second round. This was the first of his fights to ever be held at the legendary Madison Square Garden.

Mohammed next faced Tony Ferguson at UFC 257. This fight almost lasted until the end of the opening round but Mohammed would come away victorious with a first round knockout.

Mohammed next faced Leonard Santos at UFC Fight Night 239. Mohammed steadily handled Santos knocking him out in the first round of the matchup.

Mohammed's next fight was the biggest of his career to date. Conner McGregor scoffed at Mohammed's rise in the UFC and called him overrated. He brazenly said that he would kick Mohammed's ass and knock him out in under ten seconds. Mohammed accepted a fight against McGregor at UFC 266 in Prudential Center. The lead up to the event featured both sides exchanging words with one another with several physical altercations between both teams. Most notably, Mohammed punched one of McGregor's crew member breaking his jaw, retaliating for words McGregor said about his religion and culture. Things went bad during the press conference when both men went at it and event security had to escort both parties to their respective locker-room's. The build up to the fight was the most anticipated in UFC history. The headline drew 3.4 million PPV buys, the most ever for an MMA event at the time. Mohammed promised to give away his entire fight check if he didn't knockout McGregor within two rounds. At the event, Mohammed defeated McGregor in the second round via knockout in a dominant performance. After the contest Mohammed scaled the Octagon and tried to attack McGregor's teammate Dillon Danis resulting in a brawl between the two teams.

After defeating McGregor, Mohammed earned a chance to fight for the UFC lightweight championship vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. Unlike the fight vs McGregor, Mohammed was very respectful towards Khabib citing both men sharing the same faith. There was mutual respect between the two and they would often pray salah together, a Muslim prayer, and go out to Jummuah, a gathering amongst Muslim's on Fridays. The main event fight was held at Madison Square Garden on November 5, 2022. Mohammed defeated Khabib via knockout in the first round. After only 24 seconds into the contest, Mohammed landed a kick to the chin on Khabib and got the knockout victory. This was his quickest victory of his career and he won his first belt in his career. After the fight, Mohammed ran to check on Khabib to ensure he was okay. This was a bittersweet victory for Mohammed. After the fight, Mohammed signed a five fight contract with the UFC.

Mohammed had a rematch fight with Conner McGregor at UFC 276 in Japan in his first title defense. This time around, the UFC ensured that it would try to avoid the same fiasco that happened when the pair fought previously at UFC 266. Both men were much more calm during the lead-up to the big fight. However, during the press conference, McGregor shouted an obscenity towards Mohammed's team which lead to one of Mohammed's trainers having to be restrained by security. Mohammed was much more level-headed this time around and didn't fall for McGregor's antics. The headline for the fight drew more than 8.4 million PPV sales, the most ever for a UFC fight. Mohammed won the fight in dominating fashion, once again winning by knockout in the second round and successfully defending his title for the first time since being champion. After the fight, both fighters shook hands and seemed to have mutual respect for one another. Mohammed said in the post-fight interview, that he wouldn't be entertaining anymore McGregor talk and wanted to defend his title against other worthy opponents in the division.

Personal life
Mohammed is a devout Sunni Muslim. He speaks several languages, including English, Somali, and Spanish. He has said that his goal is to open a non-profit facility for troubled youths one day. Mohammed has pursued acting in his spare time. Additionally, he hosts a podcast called "Mornings with Mohammed" and a weekly internet web show on his YouTube channel.

Mixed martial arts

 * Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * UFC Lightweight Championship (current)
 * Tuf Finale Champion
 * Performance of the Night vs. Jurian De Graaf
 * World Fighting Alliance Champion
 * 2017 Rising Star of the Year

Wrestling

 * Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
 * WIAA All-State (2013, 2014)
 * National Collegiate Athletic Association
 * NCAA Division I All-American (2015, 2017)
 * Pac-12 Conference Champion (2016)
 * National High School Coaches Association
 * NHSCA Senior All-American (2014)
 * USA Wrestling
 * United States University Freestyle National Champion (2016)