Abdul Razak Alhassan ( born Abdul Razak Alhassan ; born August 11, 1985 , Accra ) is a Ghanaian fighter of mixed style , a representative of the middle and welterweight categories. He has been performing professionally since 2013, he is known for participating in tournaments of the fighting organizations UFC , Bellator , Legacy FC , etc.
 Abdul Razak Alhassan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Judo thunder |
| Citizenship |  Ghana |
| Date of Birth | August 11, 1985 ( 34) |
| Place of Birth | Accra , Ghana |
| Accommodation | Arlington , USA |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight category | Welterweight (77 kg) |
| Arm span | 185 cm |
| Career | from 2013 to the present at. |
| Style | Judo |
| Degree of mastery | Black belt |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 10 |
| Wins | 9 |
| • knockout | 9 |
| Defeat | one |
| • decision | one |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Starting a professional career
- 1.2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 2 Statistics in Professional MMA
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Abdul Razak Alhassan was born on August 11, 1985 in Accra , Ghana . For many years he practiced judo , having been awarded the black belt in this discipline, then decided to become a fighter of MMA [1] .
Beginning of a professional career
He made his debut in professional mixed martial arts in November 2013 at the Xtreme Knockout tournament in the United States, sent his opponent knocked out in 25 seconds. Then he signed a contract with the major American promotion Bellator , where in total he won two victories. He performed, among other things, at the Legacy Fighting Championship , where he was also the winner. He performed both in the middle and welterweight categories.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
With six victories in his track record and not a single defeat, Alhassan attracted the attention of the world's largest fighting organization Ultimate Fighting Championship and in 2016 signed a long-term contract with it. Soon he made his debut here safely - in 53 seconds he knocked out the Irishman Charlie Ward and thereby earned a bonus for the best performance of the evening [2] [3] .
In May 2017, at the UFC tournament in Sweden, he met with Russian Omari Akhmedov and, following the results of three rounds, lost to him by a separate decision of the judges, thus having suffered the first defeat in his professional career [4] .
His next rival was Lebanese-American Sabah Homashi . Alhassan won by TKO, although the victory was controversial - it was noted that the referee Herb Dean stopped the match prematurely [5] .
To dot all the “i”, in January 2018, a rematch was organized between Alhassan and Khomashi - this time the Ghanaian fighter knocked out his opponent for sure, having received an award for the best performance of the evening [6] .
In April 2018, a fight was planned with Russian Muslim Salikhov , but due to an injury, Alhassan was forced to withdraw from this tournament [7] .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 10 | Wins 9 | Lost 1 |
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| Surrender | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 0 | one |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date of | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 9-1 | Sabah Homashi | KO (punch) | UFC 220 | January 20, 2018 | one | 3:47 | Boston , USA | Performance of the evening. |
| Victory | 8-1 | Sabah Homashi | TKO (punches) | UFC 218 | December 2, 2017 | one | 4:21 | Detroit , USA | |
| Defeat | 7-1 | Omari Akhmedov | Separate solution | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Stockholm , Sweden | |
| Victory | 7-0 | Charlie ward | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | November 19, 2016 | one | 0:53 | Belfast , Northern Ireland | Performance of the evening. |
| Victory | 6-0 | Jos Eichelberger | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 61 | October 14, 2016 | one | 0:57 | Dallas , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 79.4 kg. |
| Victory | 5-0 | Ken Jackson | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 47: Night of Champions | August 13, 2016 | one | 0:40 | Shawnee , USA | Middleweight fight. |
| Victory | 4-0 | Bryce Shepard-Medgia | KO (punch) | Bellator 143 | September 25, 2015 | one | 1:26 | Hidalgo , USA | Welterweight debut. |
| Victory | 3-0 | Matt McKeon | TKO (punches) | Rocks Xtreme MMA 12 | February 28, 2015 | one | 0:47 | Harker Heights , USA | Middleweight debut. |
| Victory | 2-0 | Matt Jones | TKO (punches) | Bellator 111 | March 7, 2014 | one | 1:23 | Tuckerville , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 86.2 kg. |
| Victory | 1-0 | Colby adams | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 20 | November 23, 2013 | one | 0:25 | Arlington , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 81.6 kg. |
Notes
- ↑ Abdul Razak Alhassan - Official UFC Profile . UFC.com. Date of contact May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Dann Stupp. UFC Fight Night 99 results: Abdul Razak Alhassan drops Charlie Ward in 53-second slugfest . mmajunkie.com (November 19, 2016). Date of treatment November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Tristen Critchfield. UFC Fight Night 99 bonuses: Marshman, Lee, Ledet, Alhassan collect $ 50K . sherdog.com (November 19, 2016). Date of treatment November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes. UFC Fight Night 109 results: Omari Akhmedov hands Abdul Razak Alhassan first loss . mmajunkie.com (May 28, 2017). Date of treatment May 28, 2017.
- ↑ UFC 218 results: Abdul Razak Alhassan TKOs Sabah Homasi in first, despite wide protests of stoppage (English) , MMAjunkie (December 3, 2017).
- ↑ UFC 220 bonuses: Daniel Cormier, Abdul Razak Alhassan among $ 50,000 winners (English) , MMAjunkie (January 21, 2018).
- ↑ Sherdog.com Ricky Rainey Replaces Abdul Razak Alhassan, Meets Muslim Salikhov at UFC on Fox 29 . Sherdog . Date of appeal March 31, 2018.
Links
- Abdul Razak Alhassan (Eng.) - professional battle statistics on the Sherdog website