Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (Russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born March 15, 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the Men's 70 kg Freestyle wrestling.[2] At the 2016 Olympics he beat Jordan Burroughs of USA 11-1, but for bronze medal match he lost to Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan.
| Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Бекзод Абдурахмонов | |
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 Abdurakhmonov (right) against Jabrayil Hasanov at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Born | March 15, 1990 Tashkent, Uzbek ASSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) |
| Other names | The Uzbek Assassin |
| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Uzbek |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)[1] |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Tashkent, Uzbekistan Boston, Massachusetts |
| Team | Team Sityodtong Team Nowhere |
| Rank | International Master of Sports in Wrestling |
| Wrestling | Olympic Wrestling |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Uzbekistan | ||
| Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
| World Wrestling Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Tashkent | 70 kg |
| 2018 Budapest | 74 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Incheon | 70 kg |
| 2018 Jakarta | 74 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2017 New Delhi | 74 kg |
| 2015 Doha | 70 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
| 2017 Baku | 74 kg |
In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[3] In the final he defeated Muslim Evloev of Kyrgyzstan.[3]
References
- "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov". sherdog.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games". Uz Report. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
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