Boxing · MMA · Kickboxing · Muay Thai
Kurdish fighters, on the record
A world heavyweight champion. A Contender Series slot in August. Fighters from Mêrdîn, Kirmaşan, Dersim and Sinê who compete under their own name. This is where their records are kept, with a source behind every number.
01 · Right now
Two moments that changed the picture
On 27 June 2026 Agit Kabayel was elevated to WBC world heavyweight champion. He is the first world heavyweight champion of Kurdish descent in the history of boxing, and he is unbeaten in twenty seven fights (Wikipedia, 2026).
On 18 August 2026 Namo Fazil, who fights under the nickname Grandson of Saladin (Kurdistan24, 2026), met Kaik Brito on Dana White’s Contender Series and lost by knockout early in the third round; his record now stands at ten wins and two losses (UFC Calendar, 2026).
Between them sits a generation that grew up in wrestling halls in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Germany, and that now competes in the UFC, the PFL, Glory and Oktagon.
02 · The results desk
Latest results, next fights
Coming up
La Série de boxe Payment SPAYCE, Cabaret du Casino de Montréal · Montreal, Canada
Haci Akseker vs Jonatan Kujawa
Oktagon 97, ZAG Arena Hannover · Hannover, Germany
Agit Kabayel vs Nelson Hysa
WBC heavyweight title, Merkur Spiel-Arena Düsseldorf · Düsseldorf, Germany
| 26 September 2026 | Amir Abubaker | Loss vs Bradley Goldsmith | Queensberry: Davies vs Collins, bp pulse LIVE Birmingham (IBF International middleweight) |
| 20 September 2026 | Seyamand Rida | Win vs Hesam Rasoli | Cage Fighting League - CFL 11 |
| 20 September 2026 | Harda Karim | Win vs Mohammad Javad Zamani | Cage Fighting League - CFL 11 |
| 20 September 2026 | Bajad Damarkani | Win vs Sajad Shokri | Cage Fighting League - CFL 11 |
| 19 September 2026 | Hama Dara | Loss vs Rasmus Vauhkonen | Ice Cage 8 - Ahmadi vs. Tuomi |
| 19 September 2026 | Karwan Ahmadi | Win vs Roope Tuomi | Ice Cage 8 - Ahmadi vs. Tuomi |
From the fight histories in the register, checked daily.
03 · The database
54 fighters, one list
Records are kept in a dozen places and none of them tell you where a fighter comes from. We keep both. Every entry below carries the sources we checked it against, and a field we could not verify says so instead of guessing.
| Name | Sport | Record | Roots | Based in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agit Kabayel | Boxing | 27-0 | Ûson, Pazarcix, Bakur | Germany | @agitkabayel |
| Besir Ay | Boxing | 21-2 | Nisêbîn, Bakur | Hannover, Germany | @besir.d.ay |
| Dalian Dawody Deadly | Muay Thai | n.a. | n.a. | Karlstad, Sweden | @dalian.dawody |
| Cihad Akipa The Punisher | Kickboxing, MMA | 12-2 | Mêrdîn, Bakur | Germany | @cihadakipa |
| Firas Daud | MMA | 6-1 | n.a. | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | @firasdaud_ |
| Namo Fazil Grandson of Saladin | MMA | 10-2 | n.a. | California, United States | @namo.fazil |
| Seyamand Rida | MMA | 7-0 | Kelar, Basur | Norway | @king_rida1 |
| Harda Karim Hi-Tech | MMA | 6-4 | n.a. | n.a. | @harda.karim.1 |
| Amir Abubaker Kurdish Knockout King | Boxing | n.a. | Silêmanî, Basur | Coventry, United Kingdom | @amir_abubaker_ |
| Mohamed Talabani | MMA | 6-3 | n.a. | n.a. | @warriorfromdeath |
| Ruslan Amuev Kurdish Eagle | MMA | 12-0 | n.a. | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | @amuev__mma |
| Mazlum Akdeniz | Boxing | 24-0 | Amed, Bakur | Montreal, Canada | @mazz_akdeniz |
| Ali Gündüz The Gorilla | MMA | 7-1 | n.a. | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | @alig.mma |
| Saad Kawa | MMA | 4-3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Mohammed Walid No Mercy | MMA | 8-6 | n.a. | n.a. | @mohammedwalid_promma |
| Bajad Damarkani The Kurdish Lion | MMA | 4-1 | n.a. | Gothenburg, Sweden | @bajad_damarkani |
| Haci Akseker | MMA | 3-1 | n.a. | Hannover, Germany | @ak21.h |
| Hama Dara Mawili | MMA | 11-14-1 | n.a. | Turku, Finland | n.a. |
| Karwan Ahmadi The Kurdish Prince | MMA | 6-4 | n.a. | Finland | n.a. |
| Komar Dara | MMA | 3-3 | n.a. | Finland | @komardaramma |
| Makwan Amirkhani Mr. Finland | MMA | 20-11 | Kirmaşan, Rojhilat | Turku, Finland | @makwanufc |
| Alan Omer Mr. Erbil | MMA | 25-5 | n.a. | n.a. | @alanomermma |
| Naj Parniyan | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hakar Gardi | MMA | 0-4 | n.a. | n.a. | @hakar.gardi98 |
| Shirzad Qadrian The Lion | MMA | 8-1 | n.a. | United Kingdom | @lion._.mma |
| Mohamed Zarey Kurdish Gorilla | MMA | 9-1 | Sinê, Rojhilat | Norway | @mohamadzarey_kurdish |
| Rostem Akman | MMA | 7-5 | Mêrdîn, Bakur | Sweden | @rostemakman |
| Mohammed Saleh | MMA | 5-1 | n.a. | n.a. | @mohammed_saleh_mma |
| Ahmad Anwar | MMA | 1-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bilal Jalal | MMA | 1-3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Milad Shahram | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Raman Ismail | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Gaylan Tariq | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Nuri Arslan The Warrior | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Erivan Barut | Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing (amateur) | 5-1 | Dersim, Bakur | n.a. | @erivanbarut__ |
| Mario Saeed Rudeboy | MMA | 13-6 | n.a. | United Kingdom | @mariosaeedmma |
| Ahmed Hamza Barraz | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ali Qaradaghy | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Ilkin Ragimov Kurd | MMA | 1-4 | n.a. | Azerbaijan | n.a. |
| Ramyar Luqman | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Shad Bapir | MMA | 1-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Goran Abdullah | MMA | 1-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Aziz Kamalov Kurd | MMA, Kickboxing | 0-0-1 | n.a. | Krasnodar, Russia | @aziz___mma |
| Hamza Hakeem Yuri | MMA | 0-0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Adam Mahmoud | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Chyako Yosuf | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hamza Faraidoon | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Hunar Karim | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Kuyar Kamran | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Muhammad Kaka | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Shaho Malik | MMA | 0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bari Mgoev | MMA | 0-2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Lalesh Rasoul | Kickboxing | 1-0-1 | n.a. | n.a. | @lalesh_010 |
| Kurdo Azadi | MMA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
04 · Three arenas
Boxing, MMA, kickboxing
Boxing
The heavyweight belt
From regional titles to a world championship, and the fighters coming up behind it.
MMA
From the mat to the cage
Wrestling was the first Kurdish combat sport. The cage is where that tradition ended up.
Kickboxing
Glory, K-1 and the ring
World titles in low kick and a fighter who crossed from the ring into the cage.