By The Numbers: Movlid Khaybulaev

Movlid Khaybulaev decided to forego the one small step and instead took one giant leap toward becoming a household name in mixed martial arts circles.

The undefeated Russian ran the table during his 2021 campaign, improved to 19-0-1 and captured the Professional Fighters League featherweight championship. Khaybulaev completed his march to the mountaintop on Oct. 27, when he took a five-round unanimous decision from former Ring of Combat titleholder Chris Wade in the tournament final at 145 pounds. He figures to enter his second full season in the PFL as one of the odds-on favorites at featherweight.

As Khaybulaev awaits word on his next assignment from PFL matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

31: Years of age for Khaybulaev, who was born in Dagestan, Russia, on Oct. 16, 1990.

8: Khaybulaev victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission, accounting for 42% of his career total (19). His complete list of victims: Zaka Fatullazade, Damon Jackson, Paata Robakidze, Vugar Bakhshiev, Alexander Panasyuk (twice), Vladimir Egoyan and Dmitriy Korobeynikov. Khaybulaev owns 11 other victories by decision.

1,000,000: Dollars in prize money banked by Khaybulaev for winning the 2021 PFL championship at 145 pounds.

1: Stalemate on the Khaybulaev resume. He battled former World Series of Fighting featherweight titleholder Andre Harrison to a majority draw—28-29, 28-28, 28-28—at PFL 5 on July 25, 2019.

4: Countries in which Khaybulaev has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 12-0 in his native Russia, 5-0-1 with one no contest in the United States, 1-0 in Malaysia and 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates.

10: Seconds needed by Khabulaev to cut down Jackson with a flying knee at PFL 2 on May 23, 2019. Having occurred nearly three years ago in his Professional Fighters League debut, it remains the fastest finish of his 21-fight career.

9: Calendar years in which Khaybulaev has fought at least once. He went 1-0 in 2011, 1-0 in 2012, 2-0 in 2014, 3-0 in 2015, 4-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 1-0-1 with one no contest in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 4-0 in 2021.

37: Professional rounds completed by Khaybulaev. He has gone the distance on 12 different occasions and owns an 11-0-1 record in those bouts.

8: Organizations in which Khaybulaev has competed as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 8-0 in Fight Nights Global, 5-0-1 with one no contest in the PFL, 1-0 in One Championship, 1-0 in Professional Fighting Championships, 1-0 in Dictator Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Astrakhan MMA Federation, 1-0 in Formula Fight Championship and 1-0 in UAE Warriors.

.722: Cumulative winning percentage between the five men—Wade, Fatullazade, Brendan Loughnane, Lance Palmer and Lazar Stojadinovic—Khaybulaev has beaten during his current run of consecutive victories. They sport a combined record of 96-37.