Shamil Zavurov has achieved a great deal of success in
combat sports. In addition to more than 50 victories in amateur and semi-professional MMA, he has triumphed more than 50 times in
Combat Sambo bouts, in the process winning three world championships in which his arm was broken and he sustained torn ligaments – these injuries still cause him pain. which was controversial in that commentators and viewers disagreed with the judges' decision. It was Zavurov's first fight in more than a year, his return after a serious injury he sustained after being drafted into the army. with a second round
technical knockout and won a hard-fought semi-final against Ramazan Abdulzhalilov that went the full distance. In the tournament final, Zavurov defeated Magomedrasul Khasbulaev with a "text-book
rear-naked-choke submission." Since winning the tournament, Zavurov has compiled four further victories in a single three-week period, Vasily Novikov,
Vener Galiev, and Jaroslav Poborsky.
M-1 Global Shamil Zavurov was expecting to face Tom "Da Tank" Gallicchio, the Americas selection champion, for the title Gallicchio was replaced by Abner Lloveras, the Western European M-1 Global tournament victor. Zavurov was scheduled to rematch his lone defeat as he was to defend his title against
Rashid Magomedov at
M-1 Challenge XXX on December 9, 2011. The match, however, has been postponed and Zavurov instead faced Yasubey Enomoto in a rematch. He lost the back-and-forth battle via submission in the fifth round. Zavurov faced
Alexander Yakovlev on March 16, 2012 at
M-1 Challenge 31, with the fight ending in a draw (judges scorecards: 29–28 Zavurov, 28–28, 28–28)
Bellator Fighting Championships Zavurov signed with
Bellator MMA and was reported to take part in
Bellator MMA: Season Eight. However, for reasons unexplained, did not take part in any event of the season.
World Fighting Championship Akhmat Zavurov faced Brazilian Rodrigo Caporal in the quarterfinal at WFCA 16 on March 12, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Zavurov faced to Luciano Palhano at WFCA 22 on May 22, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Zavurov faced Chechen super star Khusein Khaliev at WCFA 23 Lightweight Grand Prix on October 4, 2016. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.
Road Fighting Championship In early 2017, Zavurov entered
Road Fighting Championship's
Road FC $1 Million Dollar Lightweight Tournament. In the International Trials, he face Won Ki Kim at
Road FC 036 on February 11, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision to enter the tournament. In the opening round, Zavurov faced Leo Kuntz at
Road FC 040 on July 15, 2017. He again won by unanimous decision. In the quarterfinals, he faced Khuukhenkhuu Amartuvshin
Road FC 044 on November 11, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In the semifinals, Zavurov faced Ronys Torres at
Road FC 046 on March 10, 2018. He again won by unanimous decision to make it to the tournament final. He lost to
Mansour Barnaoui at
Road FC 052 on February 23, 2019.
Gorilla Fighting Championship After the Road FC tournament, Zavurov was scheduled to fight Matias Juarez at GFC 11 on May 3, 2019. However, the bout was cancelled. Then, Zavurov was booked to face
Phil Baroni at GFC 14 on July 13, 2019. In turn, Baroni withdrew from the fight and was replaced by his formerly scheduled opponent Juarez. Zavurov won the fight via unanimous decision. Zavurov was then scheduled to face Ivica Trušček at GFC 17 on September 27, 2019. Trušček withdrew from the bout due to an unknown reason.
Return to Road FC He then returned to the Road FC, facing A Sol Kwon at Road FC 56 on November 9, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Return to GFC Zavurov's bout with Trušček was rebooked to take place at GFC 20 on November 23, 2019. Zavurov knocked Gomes down in the first round enroute to decision victory. Zavurov faced
Ricardo Tirloni at Eagle Fighting Championship 37 on June 18, 2021. He won the bout via TKO due to ground and pound in the second round. Zavurov faced Nariman Abbasov on September 17, 2021 at
AMC Fight Nights: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Memory Tournament. He got knocked out in the first round and retired after the bout. ==Championships and accomplishments==