Mixed martial arts worlds: Russia leads senior table with nine golds
Russia finished with 9 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals in Tbilisi. Finland followed with 3 golds and Tajikistan with 2; Armenia’s senior team won no medals.
Russia finished with 9 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals in Tbilisi. Finland followed with 3 golds and Tajikistan with 2; Armenia’s senior team won no medals.

Russia topped the senior medal table at the 2026 IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, with 9 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals, Sportaran said. Finland finished second with 3 golds, followed by Tajikistan with 2. Armenia’s senior team finished without a medal.
The completed event included separate senior and under-20 competitions. Onik Martirosyan won Armenia’s only medal, a bronze in the junior men’s 61.2 kg division; it was not a senior medal.
The men’s titles went to fighters in 12 weight divisions.
| Weight | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 52.2 kg | Farkhodi Davlatali | Tajikistan |
| 56.7 kg | Khabib Adziev | Russia |
| 61.2 kg | Abdulkhakim Murtuzaliev | Russia |
| 65.8 kg | Walter Bjorkrot | Finland |
| 70.3 kg | Omaraskhab Yusupov | Russia |
| 74.8 kg | Khamzat Astamirov | Russia |
| 79.4 kg | Aydemir Guseynov | Russia |
| 83.9 kg | Nukhbek Zaynulabidov | Russia |
| 88.4 kg | Mustafo Alibekov | Tajikistan |
| 93 kg | Ilias Yakhyaev | Russia |
| 97 kg | Lionel Conda | Angola |
Finland’s Liisa Pylkkänen beat Angola’s Elizabeth Salvador by technical knockout in the third round of their final.
Salvador took silver in the senior women’s 74.8 kg division; England’s Simona Aiblie and Angola’s Joselaide Fragoso won bronze.
| Weight | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 47.6 kg | Darya Kuznetsova | Russia |
| 52.2 kg | Assita Ouattara | France |
| 56.7 kg | Pnina Aronov | Israel |
| 61.2 kg | Rachel Jackson | England |
| 65.8 kg | Kerttu Saarnisaari | Finland |
| 70.3 kg | Martyna Caruk | Poland |
| 74.8 kg | Liisa Pylkkänen | Finland |
| 79.4 kg | Ugiloy Zhumanova | Uzbekistan |
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