Amar Suloev
| Amar Suloev | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 7, 1976 Tashir, Armenian SFSR, USSR |
| Nationality |
Armenian Russian, Yazidi |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Anapa, Russia |
| Team | Red Devil Sport Club |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Amar Suloev (born 7 January 1976) into a Yazidi family and is a retired Armenian mixed martial artist with a record of 24–7–0.[1] He is a kickboxer/wrestler who last fought Jacek Buczko at M-1 Challenge, where he won by a TKO (kick and punches). Suloev has 24 wins on his record with 15 of them in the first round. After his mixed martial arts career, Suloev became involved in the world of organized crime, as a contract killer and was arrested. [2]
Mixed martal arts career
Ultimate Fighting Championship
At UFC 35 Suloev came to fight in the premier MMA organization of the United States where he faced top light heavyweight Chuck Liddell. The fight went to decision, where Liddell was awarded the win on points. The fight was intense and Suloev demonstrated his level of skill with kickboxing as he avoided the trademark power shots of the feared American fighter. Despite the loss Amar was one of only seven fighters to take Liddell to decision. The UFC invited him back at UFC 37 to fight Phil Baroni, where a controversial knee by Suloev was landed while Baroni was on his knees getting up, shortly after the referee stood them up, Baroni landed a flurry of punches which stopped Suloev.
PRIDE Fighting Championships
After a brief stint in the UFC, Suloev returned to M-1 Global for a few fights before jumping to the top Japanese MMA promotion Pride Fighting Championships. His first fight in Pride came against top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Dean Lister, which ended in a decision win for Amar. His next fight came against another highly regarded jiu jitsu fighter Paulo Filho, however in this fight despite some aggression and relative success in striking on the feet, Filho proved to be the far better grappler, as he got a submission victory. Top Brazilian Top Team fighter, Murilo Bustamante faced Suloev in his next Pride appearance, and on this occasion Suloev was able to largely keep the fight standing, where his strong kickboxing background guided him to a victory. In his final Pride fight Denis Kang was his opponent, and much like the fight against Filho, Suloev was unsuccessful in avoiding the submission once the fight reached the canvas.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 31 matches | 24 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 2 |
| By submission | 8 | 3 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 24–7 | Jacek Buczko | TKO (kick and punches) | M-1 Challenge 2: Russia | April 3, 2008 | 1 | 0:56 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 23–7 | Chael Sonnen | TKO (punches) | BodogFight: Alvarez vs. Lee | July 14, 2007 | 2 | 3:33 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 23–6 | Andy Foster | KO (punches) | BodogFight: Clash of the Nations | April 14, 2007 | 1 | 0:26 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 22–6 | Hun Kim | TKO (punches) | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. Korea | January 20, 2007 | 1 | 4:35 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 21–6 | Denis Kang | Submission (one-arm strangle) | Pride - Bushido 12 | August 26, 2006 | 1 | 4:10 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 21–5 | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (unanimous) | Pride - Bushido 11 | June 4, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 20–5 | James Nicholl | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Rage 16 | April 22, 2006 | 1 | 5:00 | London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 19–5 | Damien Riccio | KO (knee) | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. France | November 3, 2005 | 1 | 1:25 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 18–5 | Paulo Filho | Submission (armbar) | Pride: Bushido 6 | April 3, 2005 | 1 | 4:22 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 18–4 | Dean Lister | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 4 | July 19, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 17–4 | Din Thomas | TKO (punches and soccer kicks) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | December 31, 2003 | 1 | 4:22 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Win | 16–4 | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 6 | October 10, 2003 | 1 | 4:44 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 15–4 | Julian Gonzales | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 4 | November 15, 2002 | 1 | 1:38 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 14–4 | Paul Cahoon | Submission (Suloev stretch)[3] | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best | October 13, 2002 | 1 | 1:03 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Phil Baroni | TKO (punches) | UFC 37 | May 10, 2002 | 1 | 2:55 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 13–3 | Chuck Liddell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 35 | January 11, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 13–2 | Moise Rimbon | TKO (punches) | 2H2H 3: Hotter Than Hot | October 7, 2001 | 2 | 4:48 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 12–2 | Paul Cahoon | Decision (2–0 points) | 2H2H 3 – Hotter Than Hot | October 7, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 11–2 | Patrick de Witte | Submission (armbar) | 2H2H 3 – Hotter Than Hot | October 7, 2001 | 1 | 1:11 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 10–2 | Pedro Otavio | KO (punches) | M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 1 | April 27, 2001 | 1 | 3:40 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 9–2 | Valentin Siouljine | TKO (injury) | Pancration Cup of Russia 1 | December 1, 2000 | 1 | 4:52 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 8–2 | Alexander Mayorov | TKO (strikes) | PCR – Pancration Cup of Russia 1 | December 1, 2000 | 1 | 1:31 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 7–2 | Vagam Bodjukyan | Submission (choke) | M-1 MFC - World Championship 2000 | November 11, 2000 | 2 | 2:51 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 6–2 | Rick Rootlieb | Submission (choke) | M-1 MFC - World Championship 2000 | November 11, 2000 | 3 | 0:31 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 5–2 | Andrei Semenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Vale Tudo Championship 11 | May 27, 2000 | 1 | 1:47 | Recife, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–2 | Alberto Prima | Submission (kicks) | World Vale Tudo Championship 11 | May 27, 2000 | 1 | 1:25 | Recife, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–2 | Luis Alberto | KO (kick) | WVC 11 – World Vale Tudo Championship 11 | May 27, 2000 | 1 | 2:26 | Recife, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–2 | Erik Oganov | Submission (armbar) | Pankration World Championship 2000 Day 1 | April 28, 2000 | 1 | 0:21 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Darrel Gholar | Decision | PCNC – Pancration Cup of North Caucasus | April 9, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sergei Yankovski | Decision | PCNC – Pancration Cup of North Caucasus | March 5, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | Rostov, Russia | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Andrei Semenov | Submission (armbar) | M-1 MFC - World Championship 1999 | April 9, 1999 | 1 | 6:08 | St. Petersburg, Russia |