Rakhmonov who is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist is all set to face Geoff Neal in UFC 285. Let's dig in to know everything about him ahead of his bout.
Shavkat Rakhmonov is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He was born in Shurchi District, Uzbekistan.
As an amateur, he won the WMMAA World and Asian Championships titles. While his professional career began in October 2014, which was a debut against Adam Tsurov. His Pre-UFC record is 12-0-0.
Shavkat Rakhmonov was the first Kazakh fighter to sign a contract with the UFC. He had a scheduled fight against Bartosz Fabiński in 2020 but was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His UFC record is 4-0-0.
He won WMMAA and grabbed 1st place, gold medalist in 2013 in World Championship Welterweight and also 1st place, gold medalist at Asian Championship Welterweight in 2014.
He was in 2nd place at World Championship Welterweight (2014) and 2nd place at World Championship Welterweight in the following year 2015. His achievements also include M-1 Global M-1 Welterweight Championship and Kazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation KZMMAF Welterweight Championship.
'Nomad' currently competes in the welterweight division and is a former M-1 Global welterweight champion. He is #10 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
As per the reports and available information, Shavkat is not married and neither does he have a girlfriend.