Razhabali Shaydullaev


Razhabali Shaydullaev is a Kyrgyzstani mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation, where he is the Rizin Featherweight Champion.
In January 2026, he reached No. 6 in the featherweight rankings according to Fight Matrix.
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Background

Shaydullaev was born in the village of Vahdat, near the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and spent his time in Tajikistan until high school.
According to an interview with MMAPLANET, Shaydullaev practiced judo and soccer in high school. Before that, he trained at home on his own, doing push-ups and lifting stones. After trying these out on the streets, he moved to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, after graduating from high school and began wrestling. After three years of wrestling training, he transferred to Ihlas. He stated that he had practiced wrestling before taking up jiu-jitsu and grappling.
In a RIZIN Preparation video released on December 20, 2024, Shaydullaev said that he would do grappling for about three years, then start martial arts for about seven or eight years, making a total of about 11 or 12 years.

Professional mixed martial arts career

Early career

Shaydullaev made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2019 at the Batyr Bashy tournament in Kyrgyzstan. He then competed in Russia's Absolute Championship Akhmat and the UAE Warriors in the United Arab Emirates.
In 2022, Shaydullaev fought three bouts over four days at the amateur rules tournament "GAMMA," winning all three to win the GAMMA featherweight championship. In April 2024, he signed with Rizin with a perfect record of 10 wins in 10 bouts.

Rizin

Shaydullaev made his Rizin debut and faced Koji Takeda at Rizin 47 on June 9, 2024. He won the bout by submission with a rear-naked choke.
Shaydullaev faced Juan Archuleta on September 29, 2024, at Rizin 48. He won the bout by armbar submission in the first round. The match was in danger of being canceled because Archuleta was 2.9 kg over the weigh-in the day before, but he said, "I don't care how much my opponent weighs, I want to fight," so the match was held with Archuleta shown a red card and with the condition that Shaydullaev's victory would be the official record.
Shaydullaev faced Yuta Kubo on December 31, 2024, at Rizin 49. He won the bout by TKO in the second round after a ground fight.

Rizin Featherweight Champion

Shaydullaev faced Kleber Koike Erbst for the Rizin featherweight title on May 4, 2025, at Rizin: Otoko Matsuri. He applied pressure with strikes from the beginning, cornered Koike Erbst near the ropes, and won by knockout in the first round with a one-two right straight followed by a follow-up right straight, becoming the 7th RIZIN featherweight champion.
Shaydullaev faced Viktor Kolesnik on September 28, 2025, at Rizin 51. He landed a direct right straight in a one-two punch, and won by TKO in 33 seconds of the first round, successfully defending his title.
Shaydullaev faced Mikuru Asakura at Rizin: Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri on December 31, 2025. He defended the title by TKO in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments