Salim Touahri (born September 28, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Touahri amassed a professional mixed martial arts record of 10-1 by fighting mainly within the Polish regional MMA circuit as well as once within Russia before signing for the UFC in October 2017.[2][3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Touahri made his UFC debut as a short-notice opponent against Warlley Alves on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till.[4][5][6] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[7]

Touahri was expected to face Brad Scott on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till.[8][9] However, Touahri pulled out of the fight citing a knee injury.[10][11]

Touahri then faced Keita Nakamura on December 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa.[12][13] He lost the fight via split decision.[14]

Touahri was expected to face Zelim Imadaev on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler.[15] However, on June 9 it was announced that Touahri would face Mickey Gall instead whilst no reason for the change was provided.[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Touahri was released by the UFC in February 2020.[18][19]

Personal life

Touahri was arrested in February 2020 on charges alleging his involvement in the trade of illegal substances.[20][21][22] He was released without bail in 2021 after the court decided that prosecution's case is based solely on testimonies of a criminal convicted earlier for lying under oath[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches 10 wins 4 losses
By knockout 6 1
By submission 2 0
By decision 2 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–4 Gracjan Szadziński KO (punch) Clout MMA 5: AJ Challenge June 8, 2024 2 1:20 Katowice, Poland Pride Rules.
Loss 10–4 Mickey Gall Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler August 3, 2019 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss 10–3 Keita Nakamura Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa December 1, 2018 3 5:00 Adelaide, Australia
Loss 10–2 Warlley Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till October 21, 2017 3 5:00 Gdańsk, Poland
Win 10–1 Bayzet Khatkhokhu KO (punch) Tech-Krep FC - Prime Selection 2016 Final October 29, 2016 1 3:11 Krasnodar, Russia
Win 9–1 Matt Inman KO (punch to the body) XCage 9 / PLMMA 65 - Torun April 9, 2016 1 3:56 Toruń, Poland
Win 8–1 Tomasz Romanowski Decision (majority) XCage 7 / PLMMA 50 - Torun March 13, 2015 3 5:00 Toruń, Poland
Win 7–1 Gabor Szabo TKO (punches) BoW (KR) - Battle of Warriors 2 April 11, 2014 2 4:56 Kraków, Poland
Win 6–1 Bartlomiej Ambroziak TKO (punches) Soul FC 2 - The Next Battle February 1, 2014 1 2:50 Zielona Góra, Poland
Loss 5–1 Pawel Zelazowski KO (punches) PLMMA 22 - Black Dragon October 5, 2013 1 0:28 Andrychów, Poland For vacant PLMMA Welterweight title
Win 5–0 Radoslaw Domanski TKO (punches) SMMA - Superleague of MMA 1 April 3, 2013 1 4:12 Warsaw, Poland
Win 4–0 Zbigniew Zlobinski Decision (unanimous) MMAC 12 - The City of Kings November 30, 2012 3 3:00 Kraków, Poland
Win 3–0 Igor Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) BB - Bigger's Better November 16, 2012 1 3:40 Andrychów, Poland Welterweight debut
Win 2–0 Daniel Tobolik Submission (arm-triangle choke) MMAA - MMA Andrychow June 7, 2012 1 3:19 Andrychów, Poland Catchweight bout - 181 lbs
Win 1–0 Rafal Kowalski KO (punch) Black Dragon - Fight Show November 20, 2010 1 Andrychów, Poland Catchweight bout - 176 lbs

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2013-04-02). "Salim Touahri at the Ministry of Interior: "I don't feel extra pressure"". Fight24 Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  4. ^ Krystian Mlynarczuk (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri before his debut in UFC: You will definitely see a good fight". MMA Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  5. ^ Tomasz Debek (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri: I knew right away that I was taking a fight with Warlley Alves". Polska Times (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  7. ^ James Edwards (2017-10-22). "UFC Fight Night 118 results: Darren Till stops Donald Cerrone in Gdansk as Conor McGregor makes headlines again". Independent. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  8. ^ Mateusz Paczkowski (2018-03-28). "Salim Touahri meets his rival at UFC Fight Night in Liverpool" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. ^ Jim Edwards (2018-03-28). "Joanna Jedrzejczyk promises to win back her UFC title and celebrate at UFC Liverpool". Metro. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. ^ Jim Edwards (2018-05-15). "Salim Touahri vs Bradley Scott Scratched from UFC Liverpool". MMA NYT. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. ^ Peter Carroll (2018-05-16). "Brad Scott 'not interested' in competing at UFC Liverpool after late withdrawal of Salim Touahir". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. ^ "Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri scheduled for UFC Adelaide" (in Dutch). MMA DNA. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. ^ Bartosz Ciesla (2018-10-19). "Salim Touahri vs. Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  14. ^ Mike McClory (2018-12-01). "UFC Adelaide Results: Keita Nakamura Gets Back In Win Column With Split Decision Over Salim Touahri". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  15. ^ David Tees (2019-07-10). "Report: Mickey Gall Replaces Zelim Imadaev At UFC Fight Night Newark". Fightful. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  16. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2019-07-09). "Mickey Gall to fight Salim Touahri at UFC Newark". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  17. ^ Thomas Albano (2019-08-04). "UFC Newark: NJ native Mickey Gall gets decision over Salim Touahri at home". Fansided. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  18. ^ Zane Simon (2020-02-11). "Report: TUF winner Brad Katona released from UFC, multiple others likely out as well". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  19. ^ "UFC: Pole dismissed from the organization" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  20. ^ Bartosz Ciesla (2020-02-29). "Salim Touahri makes a statement after the arrest: Don't cross me out" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  21. ^ Mateusz Paczkowski (2020-02-20). ""We are convinced of Salim's innocence," a manager's statement after the arrest of a former UFC player" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  22. ^ "Krakow MMA star suspected of drug trafficking! Salim Touahri "Grizzly" was a member of the Magdalena Kralka gang" (in Polish). KRK News. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  23. ^ "Polski zawodnik MMA o pobycie w więzieniu. "To najgorsza rzecz, jaka mi się przytrafiła"".
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