Bekzod Abdurakhmonov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Makhamadzhonovich and the family name is Abdurakhmonov.
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Бекзод Абдурахмонов
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov(right) against Jabrayil Hasanov at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)
Tashkent, Uzbek ASSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Other namesThe Uzbek Assassin
ResidenceBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality Uzbekistan
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
DivisionLightweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out ofTashkent, Uzbekistan
Boston, Massachusetts
TeamTeam Sityodtong
Team Nowhere
RankInternational Master of Sports in Wrestling
WrestlingFreestyle Wrestling
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins7
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityClarion[1]
Notable club(s)Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 74 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent 70 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 74 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 70 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 74 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 74 kg
Ivan Yarygin Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Clarion Golden Eagles
NCAA Division I Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 St. Louis 165 lb
EWL Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Clarion 165 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bloomsburg 165 lb

Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (Russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Men's 70 kg Freestyle wrestling.[2] At the 2016 Olympics he beat former gold medalist Jordan Burroughs of the United States 11–1, but lost in the bronze-medal match to Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[5] In the final he defeated Muslim Evloev of Kyrgyzstan.[5]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6]

Bekzod Abdurakhmonov also wrestled under folkstyle rules in America's NCAA D1 where he achieved All-American status for Pennsylvania's Clarion University in 2012, finishing in 3rd place.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 7 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–0 Derik de Freitas do Amaral TKO Combat FC 4 June 16, 2023 1 N/A Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Win 6–0 Marcel Goncalves TKO (punches) Victory Combat Sports 6 June 6, 2014 1 1:13 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 5–0 Andrew Osborne Submission (rear-naked choke) CES MMA 21 January 24, 2014 1 3:54 Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
Win 4–0 Christian Leonard Submission (arm-triangle choke) CFFC 29: Smith vs. Kelleher November 1, 2013 3 2:12 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 3–0 Phil Parrish TKO (punches) Sherman Cage Rage MMA 3 October 10, 2013 1 4:31 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 2–0 Stephen Singleton TKO (punches) Quaker Steak and Lube Fight Night 1 August 10, 2013 1 1:54 Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 1–0 Eric Calderon Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiators of the Cage: The North Shore's Rise to Power 2 July 20, 2013 1 1:46 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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References

  1. ^ "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov". Clarion University Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games". Uz Report. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ABDURAKHMONOV Bekzod". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ Tapology.com. "Bekzod MMA Record". Tapology. Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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