Uali Kurzhev

Uali Kurzhev

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Judo, Sambo
Weight class	‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
European Champ.	R16 (2018)
Medal record Representing  Russia Men's judo European Championships 2017 Warsaw Men's team IJF Grand Slam 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍73 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍73 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍73 kg IJF Grand Prix 2016 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg 2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍73 kg 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍73 kg Men's sambo World Championships 2011 Vilnius ‍–‍74 kg 2012 Minsk ‍–‍74 kg 2019 Cheongju ‍–‍74 kg European Championships 2013 Crema ‍–‍74 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan ‍–‍74 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	15456
JudoInside.com	38754
Updated on 24 November 2022

Uali Kurzhev (born 24 April 1989) is a Russian judoka, sambo practitioner and submission grappler. He is the gold medalist of the 2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen in the ‍–‍73 kg category^[1] and a three-time Sambo world champion.

Career

Uali Kurzhev was born on 28 April 1989, he is from the republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.^[2]

Kurzhev is a three-time sambo world champion, having won the 74 kg title in 2011, 2012 & 2019.^[3][4][5] He also won the European Championships in 2013 and the 2013 Summer Universiade.^[6][7]

In Judo he won bronze at the 2014 Tyumen Grand Slam, then gold at the 2015 edition. At the 2016 Tashkent Grand Prix he won bronze, gold at the 2016 Qingdao Grand Prix, bronze at the 2017 Zagreb Grand Prix as well at the 2017 Tbilisi Grand Prix. He also won a bronze at the 2018 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.^[2][8][9]

Competing in Submission grappling in October 2022, after he missed hydration twice and became ineligible for the inaugural ONE Grappling World Championship at ONE on Prime Video 3,^[10] Kurzhev was submitted by Kade Ruotolo with a heel hook at the 4:26 mark of the 10-minute bout.^[11]

Kurzhev was scheduled to face Tommy Langaker on 25 February 2023, at ONE Fight Night 7.^[12] Kurzhev was submitted with a heelhook at 2:58.^[13]

References

1. "Results 2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen -73 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. "Uali Kurzhev Judoka". JudoInside. 28 April 1989.
3. "2011 Sambo World Championship – Men 74 kg" (PDF). All-Russian Sambo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
4. "2012 Sambo World Championship – Men 74 kg" (PDF). European Sambo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
5. "2019 Sambo World Championship – Men 74 kg" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Sambo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
6. "2013 Sambo European Championship – Men 74 kg" (PDF). All-Russian Sambo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
7. "Results book" (PDF). 2013 Summer Universiade. 16 July 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
8. "Uali Kurzhev IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
9. "Uali Kurzhev JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
10. "John Lineker misses weight for ONE on Prime Video 3". South China Morning Post. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
11. Beaupré, Drew (22 October 2022). "Watch: Kade Ruotolo Wins ONE Grappling Title With Heel Hook". MMA News.
12. Damon Martin (8 January 2023). "ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video full card revealed with John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade headlining". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
13. "BJJ Reigns Supreme In ONE Fight Night 7 Results". JitsMagazine. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

• Uali Kurzhev at the International Judo Federation
• Uali Kurzhev at JudoInside.com
• Uali Kurzhev at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Uali Kurzhev at Sherdog
• Uali Kurzhev at Tapology.com
• Uali Kurzhev at The-Sports.org