Ilir Latifi

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Age 42
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Ilir Latifi is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 17-9-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 14 days
Rounds Fought 49.3
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 3 months, 25 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 17 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 5 6 6
Losses 4 0 5
Finish Rate 64.7%
Finished Rate 44.4%
Win by Decision Rate 35.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 55.6%
Win by KO Rate 29.4%
Loss by KO Rate 44.4%
Win by SUB Rate 35.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 30
Fastest KO 30
Fastest SUB 01:20
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:24
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:32
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 05/20/2023 L
(17-8-0)
Rodrigo Nascimento
(11-3-0)
HW
( 249.5 vs. 264.5 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 130 ON ESPN: DERN vs HILL
3 05:00
OFF 10/01/2022 W
(16-8-0)
Aleksei Oleinik
(58-17-1)
HW
( 253.0 vs. 254.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 113 ON ESPN: DERN vs YAN
3 05:00
OFF 06/05/2021 W
(15-8-0)
Tanner Boser
(21-10-1)
HW
( 240.0 vs. 242.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FN 73 ON ESPN: ROZENSTRUIK vs SAKAI
3 05:00
OFF 02/08/2020 L
(15-7-0)
Derrick Lewis
(28-12-0)
HW
( 246.5 vs. 261.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 247: JONES vs. REYES
3 05:00
OFF 08/10/2019 L
(15-6-0)
Volkan Oezdemir
(20-8-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
KO (Strike)
UFC on ESPN+ 14
2 04:31
OFF 12/29/2018 L
(15-5-0)
Corey Anderson
(18-6-0)
LHW
( 205.5 vs. 204.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 232: JONES vs. GUSTAFSSON 2
3 05:00
OFF 02/24/2018 W
(14-5-0)
Ovince St. Preux
(27-18-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 206.0 )
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens
3 05:00
OFF 09/09/2017 W
(13-5-0)
Tyson Pedro
(11-5-0)
LHW
( 205.5 vs. 205.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg
3 05:00
OFF 09/03/2016 L
(13-4-0)
Ryan Bader
(31-8-0)
KO
UFN: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT
2 02:06
OFF 03/05/2016 W
(12-4-0)
Gian Villante
(17-14-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
3 05:00
OFF 01/17/2016 W
(11-4-0)
Sean O'Connell
(21-10-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.5 )
KO
UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs Cruz
1 00:30
OFF 07/18/2015 W
(10-4-0)
Hans Stringer
(18-8-3)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
KO
UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs Leites
1 00:56
OFF 10/04/2014 L
(10-3-0)
Jan Blachowicz
(29-10-1)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Fight Night 53: Story vs Nelson
1 01:58
OFF 07/18/2014 W
(9-3-0)
Chris Dempsey
(11-7-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 46: Brandao vs McGregor
1 02:07
OFF 03/08/2014 W
(8-3-0)
Cyrille Diabate
(19-10-1)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission
UFC Fight Night 37: Manuwa vs. Gustafsson
1 03:02
OFF 04/06/2013 L
(8-2-0)
Gegard Mousasi
(49-9-2)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on Fuel TV 9: Gustafsson vs. Mousasi
3 05:00
NRB 10/06/2012 W
(7-2-0)
Jorge Oliveira
(5-5-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Superior Challenge 8 - Malmo
3 05:00
NRB 05/26/2012 W
(6-2-0)
Tony Lopez
(64-33-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
United Glory - Glory World Series 16
3 05:00
NRB 03/23/2012 W
(5-2-0)
Denis Bogdanov
(0-4-0)
Submission (Americana)
United Glory 15: World Series 2012
1 01:50
OFF 07/15/2011 L
(5-1-0)
Emanuel Newton
(26-13-1)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 204.2 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shark Fights 17
3 05:00
NRB 04/10/2010 W
(4-1-0)
Matteo Minonzio
(13-18-0)
TKO/RSC
Strength and Honor Championship 2 (Switzerland)
1 04:29
NRB 11/20/2009 L
(4-0-0)
Tatsuya Mizuno
(25-16-1)
TKO/RSC
K-1 - Rumble of the Kings 4
3 00:15
NRB 05/22/2009 W
(3-0-0)
Darko Krbanjevic
(5-4-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
K-1 - Rumble of the Kings 3
1 01:43
NRB 02/27/2009 W
(2-0-0)
Luis Silva
(2-7-1)
Submission
K-1 - Rumble of the Kings 2
1 01:20
NRB 10/25/2008 W
(1-0-0)
Roman Mihocka
(0-1-0)
KO
Superior Challenge 2: Resurrection
2 01:55
NRB 09/06/2008 W
(0-0-0)
Christian Colombo
(8-5-1)
Submission
Adrenaline 3: Evolution
3 05:00
NRB 05/17/2008 Unknown
(0-0-0)
Blagoy Ivanov
(18-7-0)
No Contest
Freefight Challenge: Real Pain Challenge 2
1 00:55

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class