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Ilir Latifi

“The Sledgehammer”

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16-9 (1 NC)RECORD
6KO / TKO WINS
4SUBMISSION WINS
6DECISION WINS

Profile

Full nameNot added yet
NicknameThe Sledgehammer
Date of birth28 Jul 1983
NationalitySwedish
BirthplaceMalmö, Sweden
Lives inNot added yet
DivisionHeavyweight
TeamAllstars Training Center
Height178 cm (5′10″)
Reach187 cm (74″)
StanceNot added yet
Years activesince 2008
StatusActive
Pro debut17 May 2008
Last fightLoss vs Rodrigo Nascimento, 20 May 2023

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Background

Swedish heavyweight and former wrestler from Malmö who joined the UFC in 2013 as a late replacement against Gegard Mousasi. He spent most of his UFC career at light heavyweight before moving up to heavyweight in 2020.

Fight history

26 professional fights. Newest first.

ResultOpponentMethodRoundTimeEventDateLocationNotes
LossRodrigo NascimentoDecision (split)35:00UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill20 May 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WinAleksei OleinikDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan1 Oct 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WinTanner BoserDecision (split)35:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai5 Jun 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
LossDerrick LewisDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes8 Feb 2020Houston, Texas, USAHeavyweight return
LossVolkan OezdemirKO (punches)24:31UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 210 Aug 2019Montevideo, Uruguay
LossCorey AndersonDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 229 Dec 2018Los Angeles, California, USA
WinOvince Saint PreuxSubmission (technical guillotine choke)13:48UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens24 Feb 2018Orlando, Florida, USAPerformance of the Night
WinTyson PedroDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 29 Sep 2017Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
LossRyan BaderKO (knee)22:06UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett3 Sep 2016Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
WinGian VillanteDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz5 Mar 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WinSean O'ConnellKO (punch)10:30UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz17 Jan 2016Boston, Massachusetts, USA
WinHans StringerKO (punches)10:56UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites18 Jul 2015Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
LossJan BlachowiczTKO (body kick and punches)11:58UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story4 Oct 2014Stockholm, Sweden
WinChris DempseyKO (punches)12:07UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao19 Jul 2014Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
WinCyrille DiabateSubmission (guillotine choke)13:02UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa8 Mar 2014London, England, United Kingdom
LossGegard MousasiDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi6 Apr 2013Stockholm, Sweden
WinJorge OliveiraDecision (unanimous)35:00Superior Challenge 86 Oct 2012Malmö, SwedenWon the Superior Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship
WinTony LopezDecision (unanimous)35:00Glory 1: Stockholm26 May 2012Stockholm, Sweden
WinDenis BogdanovSubmission (americana)10:51United Glory 1523 Mar 2012Moscow, Russia
LossEmanuel NewtonDecision (unanimous)35:00Shark Fights 17: Horwich vs. Rosholt 215 Jul 2011Frisco, Texas, USA
WinMatteo MinonzioTKO (head kick)14:29Strength and Honor Championship 210 Apr 2010Geneva, Switzerland
LossTatsuya MizunoTKO (knee and punches)30:15Rumble of the Kings 420 Nov 2009Norrköping, Sweden
WinDarko KrbanjevicSubmission (armbar)11:43Rumble of the Kings 322 May 2009Malmö, Sweden
WinLuis PinhoTKO (submission to punches)11:20Rumble of the Kings 227 Feb 2009Norrköping, Sweden
WinRoman MihockaKO (punches)21:55Superior Challenge 225 Oct 2008Stockholm, Sweden
No contestBlagoy IvanovNo contest (ring broke)10:55Real Pain Challenge 217 May 2008Sofia, BulgariaPro debut