Salim Touahri

Salim Touahri
Salim Touahri
Born	September 28, 1989 (age 36); Kraków, Poland
Other names	Grizzly
Nationality	Polish
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division	Welterweight
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Fighting out of	Kraków, Poland
Team	Grappling Kraków
Years active	2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	11
By knockout	7
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By decision	3
Other information
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
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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

Exhibition Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	0 losses
Draws	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Draw	0–0–1	Mariusz Wach	Draw (no finish)	Silesian MMA 20	February 1, 2025	3	2:00	Będzin, Poland	To win, either fighter needed a finish.

References

^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ 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.
^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-10-17). "Salim Touahri steps in on short notice against Warlley Alves at UFC Gdansk". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ 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.
^ Mateusz Paczkowski (2018-03-28). "Salim Touahri meets his rival at UFC Fight Night in Liverpool" (in Polish). MMA Poland. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ Jim Edwards (2018-03-28). "Joanna Jedrzejczyk promises to win back her UFC title and celebrate at UFC Liverpool". Metro. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ Jim Edwards (2018-05-15). "Salim Touahri vs Bradley Scott Scratched from UFC Liverpool". MMA NYT. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ 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.
^ "Keita Nakamura vs. Salim Touahri scheduled for UFC Adelaide" (in Dutch). MMA DNA. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ David Tees (2019-07-10). "Report: Mickey Gall Replaces Zelim Imadaev At UFC Fight Night Newark". Fightful. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ Alexander K. Lee (2019-07-09). "Mickey Gall to fight Salim Touahri at UFC Newark". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ Thomas Albano (2019-08-04). "UFC Newark: NJ native Mickey Gall gets decision over Salim Touahri at home". Fansided. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ Zane Simon (2020-02-11). "Report: TUF winner Brad Katona released from UFC, multiple others likely out as well". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
^ "UFC: Pole dismissed from the organization" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Polski zawodnik MMA o pobycie w więzieniu. "To najgorsza rzecz, jaka mi się przytrafiła"".

External links

Salim Touahri at UFC
Professional MMA record for Salim Touahri from Sherdog

[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. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. 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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Salim Touahri
Born	(1989-09-28) September 28, 1989 (age 36) Kraków, Poland
Other names	Grizzly
Nationality	Polish
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division	Welterweight
Reach	72 in (183 cm)^[1]
Fighting out of	Kraków, Poland
Team	Grappling Kraków
Years active	2010–present

Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	11
By knockout	7
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By decision	3

Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog