Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Explained

Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Бекзод Абдурахмонов
Other Names:The Uzbek Assassin
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Tashkent, Uzbek ASSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Residence:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Weight:74 kg
Weight Class:Lightweight
Reach In:70.0
Fighting Out Of:Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Boston, Massachusetts
Team:Team Sityodtong
Team Nowhere
Rank:International Master of Sports in Wrestling
Wrestling:Freestyle Wrestling
Club:Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Win:7
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Loss:0
Sherdog:140787
University:Clarion[1]
Medaltemplates: Clarion Golden Eagles
Show-Medals:Yes
Color:Gold

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

|-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Derik de Freitas do Amaral| TKO| Combat FC 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Marcel Goncalves| TKO (punches)| Victory Combat Sports 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:13| Boston, Massachusetts, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Andrew Osborne| Submission (rear-naked choke)| CES MMA 21| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:54| Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Christian Leonard| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| CFFC 29: Smith vs. Kelleher| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:12| King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Phil Parrish| TKO (punches)| Sherman Cage Rage MMA 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:31| Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Stephen Singleton| TKO (punches)| Quaker Steak and Lube Fight Night 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:54| Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Eric Calderon| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Gladiators of the Cage: The North Shore's Rise to Power 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:46| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States| [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov . Clarion University Athletics . 12 April 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412194048/https://clariongoldeneagles.com/sports/wrestling/roster/bekzod-abdurakhmonov/2108 . 12 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games . Uz Report . 28 September 2014 . 5 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  4. Web site: ABDURAKHMONOV Bekzod . . 2 September 2021.
  5. Web site: 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book . United World Wrestling . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162841/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/final-book-complete.pdf . 25 November 2018.
  6. Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  7. Web site: Bekzod MMA Record. Tapology.com. Tapology. 2022-05-25.