Ilir Latifi
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Loss 14-8 ( 1 ) Derrick Lewis Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 247 February 8 , 2020 3 5:00 Houston , Texas , United States
Loss 14-7 ( 1 ) Volkan Oezdemir KO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 August 10 , 2019 2 4:31 Montevideo , Uruguay
Loss 14-6 ( 1 ) Corey Anderson Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 232 December 29 , 2018 3 5:00 Inglewood , California , United States
Win 14-5 ( 1 ) Ovince Saint Preux Technical Submission ( guillotine choke ) UFC on Fox : Emmett vs. Stephens February 24 , 2018 1 3:48 Orlando , Florida , United States
Win 13-5 ( 1 ) Tyson Pedro Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 215 September 9 , 2017 3 5:00 Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
Loss 12-5 ( 1 ) Ryan Bader KO ( knee ) UFC Fight Night : Arlovski vs. Barnett September 3 , 2016 2 2:06 Hamburg , Germany
Win 12-4 ( 1 ) Gian Villante Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 196 March 5 , 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States
Win 11-4 ( 1 ) Sean O'Connell KO ( punch ) UFC Fight Night : Dillashaw vs. Cruz January 17 , 2016 1 0:30 Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Win 10-4 ( 1 ) Hans Stringer KO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Bisping vs. Leites July 18 , 2015 1 0:56 Glasgow , Scotland
Loss 9-4 ( 1 ) Jan Błachowicz TKO ( body kick and punches ) UFC Fight Night : Nelson vs. Story October 4 , 2014 1 1:58 Stockholm , Sweden
Win 9-3 ( 1 ) Chris Dempsey KO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : McGregor vs. Brandao July 19 , 2014 1 2:07 Dublin , Ireland
Win 8-3 ( 1 ) Cyrille Diabaté Submission ( guillotine choke ) UFC Fight Night : Gustafsson vs. Manuwa March 8 , 2014 1 3:02 London , England
Loss 7-3 ( 1 ) Gegard Mousasi Decision ( unanimous ) UFC on Fuel TV : Mousasi vs. Latifi April 6 , 2013 3 5:00 Stockholm , Sweden
Win 7-2 ( 1 ) Jorge Oliveira Decision ( unanimous ) Superior Challenge 8 October 6 , 2012 3 5:00 Malmö , Sweden
Win 6-2 ( 1 ) Tony Lopez Decision ( unanimous ) Glory 1 : Stockholm May 26 , 2012 3 5:00 Stockholm , Sweden
Win 5-2 ( 1 ) Denis Bogdanov Submission ( americana ) United Glory 15 March 23 , 2012 1 0:51 Moscow , Russia
Loss 4-2 ( 1 ) Emanuel Newton Decision ( unanimous ) Shark Fights 17 : Horwich vs. Rosholt 2 July 15 , 2011 3 5:00 Frisco , Texas , United States
Win 4-1 ( 1 ) Matteo Minonzio TKO ( head kick ) Strength and Honor Championship 2 April 10 , 2010 1 4:29 Geneva , Switzerland
Loss 3-1 ( 1 ) Tatsuya Mizuno TKO ( knee and punches ) Rumble of the Kings 4 November 20 , 2009 3 0:15 Norrköping , Sweden
Win 3-0 ( 1 ) Darko Krbanjevic Submission ( armbar ) Rumble of the Kings 3 May 22 , 2009 1 1:43 Malmö , Sweden
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 23 matches 14 wins 8 losses By knockout 6 4 By submission 4 0 By decision 4 4 No contests 1
Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist of Albanian descent who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, Latifi has also competed in Shark Fights, Rumble of The Kings, and GLORY. As of August 12, 2019, he is #12 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.