Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha | |
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Born | Dortmund, Germany[1] |
February 15, 1992
Other names | The Warrior |
Nationality | Lebanese/German |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight |
Reach | 69[1] in (175 cm) |
Fighting out of | Warendorf, Germany[1] |
Team | Arena Dortmund |
Rank | Green belt in Taekwondo[2] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 9 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 3 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist and currently competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Contents
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Taha started fighting MMA professionally in 2013. He has fought under numerous organizations, notably German MMA Championship, Fair Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.[3]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Taha made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith against Nad Narimani.[4] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[5]
Taha was scheduled to face Boston Salmon on November 30, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters#The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.[6] However Taha was pulled from the event due to a torn ACL and the bout was cancelled.[7] The pairing was rescheduled at UFC 236 on April 13, 2019.[7] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[8]
Taha was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242.[9] However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to UFC 243.[10] Taha won the fight via a submission in round three.[11] On December 23, 2019 Taha received one year USADA suspension for tested positive for furosemide (diuretics} in an in-competition urine sample provided on Oct. 6 2019 where Taha took a medicine for reducing inflammation and swelling in his eyes which contained furosemide.[12] He became eligible to compete again in October 6, 2020.[13]
Taha was expected to face Jack Shore on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. [14] However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Raoni Barcelos.[15] Taha lost the fight via unanimous decision.[16] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[17]
Taha is scheduled to face Sergey Morozov on July 17, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 26.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Raoni Barcelos[17]
Personal life
Taha is of Lebanese descent.[19][20]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
17 matches | 13 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 0 |
By submission | 2 | 1 |
By decision | 2 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 13–3 (1) | Raoni Barcelos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira | November 7, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
NC | 13–2 (1) | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | NC (overturned) | UFC 243 | October 6, 2019 | 3 | 3:00 | Melbourne, Australia | Catchweight (137 lb) bout; Taha missed weight. Originally a submission (arm-triangle choke) win for Taha; overturned after he tested positive for furosemide. |
Win | 13–2 | Boston Salmon | TKO (punches) | UFC 236 | April 13, 2019 | 1 | 0:25 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Return to Bantamweight. |
Loss | 12–2 | Nad Narimani | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 12–1 | Hamza Kooheji | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Brave 12 | May 11, 2017 | 2 | N/A | Jakarta, Indonesia | Return to Featherweight. |
Loss | 11–1 | Takafumi Otsuka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | December 29, 2017 | 3 | 3:23 | Saitama, Japan | Rizin Bantamweight Grand-Prix quarterfinal. |
Win | 11–0 | Keita Ishibashi | KO (knees and punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1 | July 30, 2017 | 1 | 4:52 | Saitama, Japan | Rizin Bantamweight Grand-Prix first round. |
Win | 10–0 | Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas | Decision (split) | German MMA Championship 9 | November 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |
Win | 9–0 | Michail Chrisopoulos | KO (punch) | Fair FC 5 | November 19, 2016 | 1 | 1:20 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
Win | 8–0 | Nijat Valujev | TKO (punches) | Fair FC: Top Ten Champions | March 12, 2016 | 1 | 2:26 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 7–0 | Daniel Makin | TKO (punches) | Fair FC 4 | November 28, 2015 | 1 | 2:20 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
Win | 6–0 | Omer Cankardesler | Decision (unanimous) | Fair FC 3 | March 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Rheinberg, Germany | Won the Fair FC Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 5–0 | Ali Selcuk Ayin | TKO (submission to punches) | German MMA Championship 5 | September 13, 2014 | 1 | 4:59 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 4–0 | Manuel Bilić | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fair FC 1 | February 8, 2014 | 2 | 4:24 | Herne, Germany | Bantamweight debut. |
Win | 3–0 | Florin Gârdan | TKO (knees) | RNC: Martial Arts Gala | November 30, 2013 | 2 | 4:43 | Frankenthal, Germany | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | John Isac | TKO (punches) | GMC 4 | July 6, 2013 | 2 | 0:20 | Herne, Germany | |
Win | 1–0 | Muhammed Celebi | TKO (punches) | MMA Bundesliga 2 | April 6, 2013 | 2 | 2:43 | Herne, Germany | Lightweight debut. |
See also
References
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External links
- Professional MMA record for Khalid Taha from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Khalid Taha on UFC.com
- Articles with short description
- 1992 births
- Living people
- German male mixed martial artists
- Bantamweight mixed martial artists
- German practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- German people of Lebanese descent
- Sportspeople from Dortmund
- People from Warendorf
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Doping cases in mixed martial arts