Jamal Yusupov
BornДжамал Салахудинович Юсупов
(1983-07-29) July 29, 1983[1]
Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union
Other namesYeniceri
Kherow
NationalityRussian
Turkish
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
StyleMuay Thai
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofBursa, Turkey
TeamHyperion Fighters
Best Style Boxing / GOG Fighting (former)
RankMaster of Sport in Muay Thai
Master of Sport in Kickboxing
Kickboxing record
Total62
Wins54
Losses8

Jamal Salakhudinovich Yusupov (Russian: Джамал Салахудинович Юсупов; born July 29, 1983) is a Russian-born Turkish kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter.

As of July 2023 he was the #8 ranked lightweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Biography and career

Early life

Yusupov started training in Muay Thai at the age of 21 and turned to competition only a few months later. He became a Master of Sports in Muay Thai in 2005 and a Master of Sports in kickboxing the next year.[3] Yusupov competed in Russia where he became a six time national amateur Muay Thai champion. He began coaching in 2011 and later moved to Beijing,China.[4]

ONE Championship

On October 23, 2019, Yusupov replaced Sasha Moisa on short notice at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons for a fight against Yodsanklai Fairtex.[5] In an upset, he won by second-round knockout with punches.[6] This marked Yodsanklai's first knockout loss since 2005.

Yusupov was scheduled to face Samy Sana at ONE Championship: Collision Course 2 on 25 December 2020.[7] He won by unanimous decision after scoring a knock down in the second round.[8]

In 2022 Yusupov relocated to Turkey.[9] He was scheduled to face Jo Nattawut under Muay Thai rules at ONE 159 on July 22, 2022.[10] Yusupov won the fight by unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown.[11]

Yusupov challenged Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym for the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship on February 25, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 7.[12] He lost via a leg kick knockout just 49 seconds into the bout.[13]

RCC Fair Fight

Yusupov faced reigning Fair Fight lightweight champion Mamuka Usubyan in a non-title bout at RCC Fair Fight 21 on June 10, 2023.[14] He won the fight by extension round unanimous decision.[15]

Titles and accomplisments

Amateur

  • 6x Russia National Muay Thai Champion

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
54 Wins, 8 Losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2024-02-03Russia Aleksei UlianovRCC Fair Fight 26Yekaterinburg, Russia
For the interim RCC Fair Fight -70kg title.
2023-09-23WinRussia Saifullah KhambakadovRCC Intro 28Yekaterinburg, RussiaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2023-06-10WinRussia Mamuka UsubyanRCC Fair Fight 21Yekaterinburg, RussiaExt.R Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2023-02-11LossThailand Tawanchai P.K. SaenchaimuaythaigymONE on Prime Video 7Jakarta, IndonesiaKO (Leg Kick)10:49
For the ONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship
2022-07-22WinThailand Jo NattawutONE 159Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-03-26WinUzbekistan Bobirjon TagaevVendetta 25Istanbul, TurkeyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-12-25WinFrance Samy SanaONE Championship: Collision Course 2Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-11-16WinThailand Yodsanklai FairtexONE Championship: Age Of DragonsBeijing, ChinaKO (Punches)20:35
2019-10-02WinChina Liao ShiwuKunlun Fight 85Tongliao, ChinaKO (punch to the body)12:09
2019-08-24WinChina Bo FufanWu Lin Feng 2019: WLF World Cup 2019-2020Zhengzhou, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-06-16WinChina Xu ZhenhuangWu Lin Feng 2018: China vs Netherlands & RussiaShenyang, ChinaKO (Left body kick)11:02
2018-05-19WinChina Sun WeiqiangWu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship YichunYichun, Jiangxi, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-03-10LossMorocco Marouan ToutouhWu Lin Feng 2018: -60kg World Championship TournamentJiaozuo, ChinaDecision33:00
2018-03-03LossNetherlands Regian EerselWu Lin Feng 2018: World Championship TianjinTianjin, ChinaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-WinChina Huang ZhenyouWu Lin FengChinaKO (Knee to the body)1
2017-WinChina Zheng ZhaoyuWu Lin FengChinaKO
2016-10-22WinIran SaidWorld Fighters KingChina
2014-12-19LossAzerbaijan Alim NabievTvoy VykhodLyubertsy, RussiaDecision33:00
2013-12-20WinUzbekistan Sanjar YusupovNight of MuaythaiMoscow, RussiaDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2012-10-20LossRussia Alexander SurzhkoCombat Line 15th anniversaryRussiaKO (Left hook)3
2011-11-04LossRussia Andrey PrepelkinFights in CoronaMoscow, RussiaKO (Spinning back fist)1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jamal Yusupov Universal Fighters Profile". universalfighters.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ↑ Kuhl, Dan. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2023". combatpress.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Джамал Салахудинович Юсупов". profi.ru. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "ONE Championship athletes - About Jamal Yusupov". onefc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "New Opponent for Yodsanklai at ONE: Age of Dragons". 13 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jamal Yusupov Shocks The World With KO Of Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex". www.onefc.com. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Jamal Yusupov Vs. Samy Sana, Full Undercard Announced For ONE: COLLISION COURSE II". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "ONE: COLLISION COURSE II Results: Jamal Yusupov vs Samy Sana". fightbookmma.com. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Джамал Юсупов: "Не думаю, что тренировки с Саенчаем как-то помогут моему сопернику"". bloodandsweat.ru. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nattawut vs. Yusupov Added To ONE 159 Lead Card". MMA Sucka. 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  11. ↑ "Jamal Yusupov Dominates Jo Nattawut In Three-Round Muay Thai Thriller". msn.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "ได้ฤกษ์ป้องเข็มขัด "ตะวันฉาย" เตรียมซัด "จามาล" ผู้ท้าชิงรายแรก 11 ก.พ.66". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05. (in Thai)
  13. ↑ John Wolcott (2023-02-25). "Tawanchai PK Saenchai knocks out Jamal Yusupov in 49 seconds, retains ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World title". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  14. ↑ Pico, Borna (31 May 2023). "Super-Prospects Mamuka Usubyan and Kiamran Nabati to Return on June 10, Scheduled to Face Jamal Yusupov and Meng Gaofeng Respectively". beyondkick.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Budnikov, Konstantin (10 June 2023). "Мамука Усубян проиграл Джамалу Юсупову". fight.ru. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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