Su Mudaerji
Born (1996-01-20) January 20, 1996 (age 28)
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China
Other namesThe Tibetan Eagle
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Bantamweight
Reach72 in (183 cm)[1]
StyleSan Da[2]
Fighting out ofAba, Sichuan, China
TeamEnbo Fight Club
Team Alpha Male[3]
American Top Team[4]
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins16
By knockout13
By submission1
By decision2
Losses6
By submission6
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Su Mudaerji (Chinese: 苏木达尔基; Standard Tibetan: བསོད་ནམས་དར་རྒྱས།, romanized: Sonam Dhargyal; born January 20, 1996), sometimes written as Sumudaerji[5] or Sonam Darjee, is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 2, 2024, he is #15 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In his childhood, Sumudaerji used to herd cattle in the mountains. He was born with a passion for sports. When he was 14 years old, Sumudaerji joined the well-known Enbo Fight Club in Chengdu. He started practicing San Da in 2010 and won the second place in the Sichuan Youth San Da Championship. From 2014 to 2015, he was selected to study in the Sichuan San Da team and then transitioned into MMA. Starting his career in 2016, Mudaerji fought mostly for the Wu Lin Feng promotion, compiling an 11–3 record.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mudaerji made his UFC debut against Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 141 on November 24, 2018. He lost the fight via submission in round two.[8]

Mudaerji next faced Andre Soukhamthath on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157.[9] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

Mudaerji faced Malcolm Gordon on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[11] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[12] He earned a Performance of the Night bonus for the win.[13]

Replacing Jeff Molina, Mudaerji faced Zarrukh Adashev on January 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 20.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Mudaerji was scheduled to face Tim Elliott on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.[16] However, Mudaerji pulled out due to a knee injury.[17]

Mudaerji was scheduled to face Manel Kape on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 205.[18] However, just three days before the event, Kape withdrew due to personal reasons and the bout was scrapped.[19]

Mudaerji faced Matt Schnell on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3.[20] Despite a triangle attempt in the first round, Mudaerji lost the bout via technical submission due to a triangle choke in the second round.[21] This win earned both fighters the Fight of the Night bonus award.[22]

Mudaerji was scheduled to face Allan Nascimento on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 234.[23] However, Nascimento withdrew from the fight due to injury and was replaced by Tim Elliott.[24] He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke in round one.[25]

Mudaerji is scheduled to face Joshua Van on June 1, 2024 at UFC 302.[26]

Personal life

Mudaerji is the first UFC fighter of Tibetan ethnicity.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Sanda

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
22 matches 16 wins 6 losses
By knockout 13 0
By submission 1 6
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–6 Tim Elliott Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez December 9, 2023 1 4:02 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Bantamweight bout.
Loss 16–5 Matt Schnell Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez July 16, 2022 2 4:24 Elmont, New York, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 16–4 Zarrukh Adashev Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny January 20, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 15–4 Malcolm Gordon KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark November 28, 2020 1 0:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Flyweight. Performance of the Night.
Win 14–4 Andre Soukhamthath Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang August 31, 2019 3 5:00 Shenzhen, China
Loss 13–4 Louis Smolka Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 November 24, 2018 2 2:07 Beijing, China
Loss 13–3 Hao Bin Ma Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) WLF: W.A.R.S. 28 October 26, 2018 2 3:57 Zhengzhou, China Flyweight bout.
Win 13–2 Yusei Saiton KO (punches) ABA Fighting Championship: Hongyuan August 2, 2018 1 0:53 Hongyuan County, China
Win 12–2 Temirulan Bamadaliev TKO (punches) WLF: W.A.R.S. 25 June 27, 2018 1 2:14 Zhengzhou, China Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 11–2 Zelimkhan Makaev KO (spinning back kick) WLF: W.A.R.S. 23 April 14, 2018 1 4:01 Zhengzhou, China Bantamweight debut.
Win 10–2 Bidzina Gavashelishvili KO (flying knee) WLF: W.A.R.S. 22 March 17, 2018 1 2:36 Kaifeng, China Catchweight (128 lb) bout.
Loss 9–2 Abdulla Aliev Submission (rear-naked choke) WLF: W.A.R.S. 21 January 13, 2018 3 3:16 Zhengzhou, China For the vacant WLF Flyweight Championship.
Win 9–1 Kirill KO (punch to the body) IPFC: YunFeng Showdown 7 November 25, 2017 1 3:19 Laizhou, China Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 8–1 Ryota Kobayashi TKO (punches) WLF: W.A.R.S. 18 October 28, 2017 1 1:19 Maerkang, China Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 7–1 Jomar Manlangit KO (punch to the body) WLF: W.A.R.S. 17 September 16, 2017 2 1:20 Zhengzhou, China Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 6–1 Pengshuai Liu KO (punches) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 6 April 7, 2017 1 4:28 Guangzhou, China
Win 5–1 Junye Gao KO (punches) WLF World Championship January 13, 2017 1 3:38 Zhengzhou, China
Win 4–1 Teimur Ragimov Submission (rear-naked choke) WLF: E.P.I.C. 8 September 28, 2016 3 1:15 Zhengzhou, China
Win 3–1 Isaias Celiva TKO (doctor stoppage) WLF: E.P.I.C. 5 June 29, 2016 2 5:00 Zhengzhou, China
Win 2–1 Leonid Malozemov KO (head kick) WLF: E.P.I.C. 3 April 23, 2016 2 0:06 Zhengzhou, China
Loss 1–1 Yusuke Uehara Submission (straight armbar) WLF: E.P.I.C. 2 March 13, 2016 1 2:41 Zhengzhou, China
Win 1–0 Seung Heon Lim TKO (doctor stoppage) WLF: E.P.I.C. 1 January 13, 2016 1 2:44 Zhengzhou, China Flyweight debut.

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See also

References

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