| Marat Gafurov | |
| Native Name: | Марат Гафуров |
| Other Names: | Cobra |
| Birth Date: | 1984 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buynaksky, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Weight: | 170lb |
| Weight Class: | Featherweight (2010, 2012–2017) Lightweight (2010–2012, 2018–2020) Welterweight (2020–present) |
| Reach: | 69 in |
| Fighting Out Of: | Makhachkala, Russia |
| Team: | Top Team Makhachkala AKA Thailand |
| Rank: | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu[1] |
| Years Active: | 2010–Present |
| Mma Kowin: | 2 |
| Mma Subwin: | 13 |
| Mma Decwin: | 5 |
| Mma Koloss: | 2 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 74954 |
Marat Gafurov (Russian: Марат Гафуров; born November 21, 1984) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). A professional MMA competitor for 12 years, Gafurov competed for the M-1 Global and ONE Championship, where he was the former M-1 Global Featherweight Champion and ONE Featherweight World Champion.
Gafurov made his debut at Krasnodar Challenger Cup - Mix Fight 3 on June 4, 2010, against Shamil Gadzhiev.[2] he won a fight by Submission in first round.
Gafurov faced Vugar Bakhshiev for the inaugural M-1 Global Featherweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 35 on November 15, 2012, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[3] He won by a first round Submission.[4]
Gafurov made his ONE debut against Rob Lisita in the main event of ONE FC: Roar of the Tigers on October 17, 2014. He won by first-round submission.[5] [6]
Gafurov faced Ev Ting at ONE: Warrior's Quest on May 22, 2015. He defeated Ting via first-round submission.[7]
Gafurov received his first title shot when he faced Martin Nguyen for the interim ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE: Odyssey of Champions on September 27, 2015.[8] Gafurov would set the record for fastest submission in ONE Championship history at 41 seconds and won the interim title.[9]
Gafurov would face Jadamba Narantungalag in a title unification bout at ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II) on November 21, 2015. Gafurov won by fourth-round submission via rear-naked choke to become the undisputed ONE Featherweight World Champion.[10]
Gafurov made his first title defense against Kazunori Yokota at ONE: Kingdom of Champions on March 27, 2016. He won by second-round submission via rear-naked choke to retain the ONE Featherweight World Championship.[11]
Gafurov rematched Jadamba Narantungalag in his second title defense at ONE: Defending Honor on November 11, 2016. He defeated Narantungalag by first-round technical submission via rear-naked choke to retain the title.[12]
Gafurov made his third title defense in a rematch against Martin Nguyen at ONE: Quest for Greatness on August 18, 2017. He lost the title by second-round technical knockout and suffered his first professional loss in MMA competition.[13]
After losing the ONE Featherweight title, Marat Gafurov faced Emilio Urrutia at ONE: Heroes of Honor on April 20, 2018. He defeated Urrutia by first-round technical submission via arm-triangle choke.[14]
Gafurov suffered his second professional loss when he lost to Koyomi Matsushima by first-round technical knockout at ONE: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018.[15]
Marat Gafurov defeated Tetsuya Yamada by unanimous decision at ONE: For Honor on May 3, 2019.[16]
Marat Gafurov made his Lightweight (170 lbs) debut against Iuri Lapicus at ONE: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020, where he lost by first-round submission via rear-naked choke.[17]
Gafurov defeated Lowen Tynanes by split decision at ONE: Collision Course on December 18, 2020.[18]
Marat Gafurov lost to Ok Rae-Yoon by unanimous decision at ONE on TNT 3 on April 21, 2021.[19]
On July 22, 2022, Marat Gafurov defeated Ariel Sexton by third-round technical knockout at ONE 159.[20]
On January 9, 2024 it was announced that Gafurov has signed a deal with Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA).
Gafurov made his ACA debut against Gábor Boráros at ACA 172 on March 9, 2024, where he won by first-round submission via armbar.[21]
Gafurov will be representing Dagestan Combat Club in the 83kg division at the AIGA Champions League qualifying round in Turkey on March 2-5, 2024.[22]
|-| Win| align=center| 20–4| Gábor Boráros| Submission (armbar)| ACA 172: Esengulov vs. Vagaev| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:55| Moscow, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 19–4| Ariel Sexton | TKO (punches)| ONE 159| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:15| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Loss| align=center| 18–4| Ok Rae-yoon | Decision (unanimous)| ONE on TNT 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kallang, Singapore||-| Win| align=center| 18–3| Lowen Tynanes | Decision (split)| ONE: Collision Course| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kallang, Singapore||-| Loss| align=center| 17–3| Iuri Lapicus | Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Warrior's Code| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:07| Jakarta, Indonesia| |-| Win| align=center| 17–2| Tetsuya Yamada | Decision (unanimous)| ONE: For Honor| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Jakarta, Indonesia ||-| Loss| align=center| 16–2| Koyomi Matsushima| TKO (punches)| ONE: Conquest of Heroes| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:41| Jakarta, Indonesia ||-| Win| align=center| 16–1| Emilio Urrutia | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)| ONE: Heroes of Honor| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:34| Pasay, Philippines | |-| Loss| align=center| 15–1| Martin Nguyen | KO (punch)| ONE: Quest for Greatness| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:27| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia| |-| Win| align=center| 15–0| Jadamba Narantungalag| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Defending Honor| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:51| Kallang, Singapore | |-| Win| align=center| 14–0| Kazunori Yokota| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Kingdom of Champions| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:25| Bangkok, Thailand | |-| Win| align=center| 13–0| Jadamba Narantungalag| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II)| | align=center| 4| align=center| 4:39| Beijing, China| |-| Win| align=center| 12–0| Martin Nguyen| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Odyssey of Champions| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:41| Jakarta, Indonesia | |-| Win| align=center| 11–0| Ev Ting| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Warrior's Quest| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:30| Kallang, Singapore | |-| Win| align=center| 10–0| Rob Lisita| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE FC: Roar of the Tigers| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:08| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Lee Morrison| Decision (unanimous)| M-1 Challenge 47| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Findon, Australia| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Yuri Ivlev| TKO (punches)| M-1 Challenge 41| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:56| Saint Petersburg, Russia | |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Vugar Bakhshiev| Submission (rear-naked choke)| M-1 Challenge 35| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:18| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Joakhim Tapi| Submission (triangle choke)| Pride of Caucasus 2012| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:22| Khasavyurt, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Mairbek Taisumov| Decision (split)| M-1: Battle of The Legends 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| David Kozma| Submission (rear-naked choke)| M-1 Challenge 31| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:10| Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Sheikh-Magomed Arapkhanov| Decision (unanimous)| M-1 Challenge 29| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Ufa, Russia | |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Yuri Vlasenko| Submission (rear-naked choke)| M-1 Selection Ukraine 2010: Round 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:18| Kyiv, Ukraine | |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Shamil Gadzhiev| Submission (armbar)| Krasnodar Challenger 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:10| Krasnodar, Russia| |-