This page reproduces publicly reported regulatory and medical-administrative records. Every entry names the body that issued it. Anti-doping testing entries are counts of publicly reported test sessions and are not pass/fail results — a test session is not a positive test. Records are reproduced as published and are not medical advice.
0Anti-doping sanctions
0Medical suspensions
3Injury records
8Testing entries
Injury / withdrawal (3)
Recovery update for leg and knee injury
Injury / withdrawal
Coach Eduard Bazrov said Rakhmonov remained in recovery, was training once daily with work limited to conditioning and boxing, and could be ready around February 2027. The coach stressed that the date was an estimate rather than a medical clearance date.
Date
27 July 2026
Status
No 2026 return expected
Injury
Leg and knee injury recovery
Suspension length
No UFC return expected before February 2027 (coach estimate)
Expected return
February 2027 (estimate)
Timing
Post-surgery rehabilitation
Issuing body
DAR Team coach Eduard Bazrov
Issued by: DAR Team coach Eduard Bazrov
Re-injured knee requiring surgery
Injury / withdrawal
Rakhmonov's manager confirmed that he re-injured the same knee that had kept him sidelined and underwent another operation. The reported recovery window was an additional nine to 10 months.
Date
31 January 2026
Status
Recovery ongoing after surgery
Injury
Re-injured knee requiring surgery
Suspension length
Expected absence of nine to 10 months from the surgery report
Timing
Recovery setback / exact incident date not disclosed
Issuing body
Manager Daniel Rubenstein
Issued by: Manager Daniel Rubenstein
Reported knee injury during UFC 310 camp and bout
Injury / withdrawal
Daniel Cormier reported after UFC 310 that Rakhmonov entered the Ian Machado Garry fight with a knee injury. Reporting described it as a torn MCL; that diagnosis was reported rather than published in a commission medical record.
Date
7 December 2024
Status
Fought with reported injury
Injury
Knee injury (reported torn MCL)
Timing
Before and during fight
Event
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Opponent
Ian Machado Garry
Issuing body
Attributed report from UFC commentator Daniel Cormier
Issued by: Attributed report from UFC commentator Daniel Cormier
Anti-doping testing activity (8)
2026 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
3 publicly reported test sessions in 2026. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2026
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
3
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2025 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
4 publicly reported test sessions in 2025. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2025
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
4
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2024 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
5 publicly reported test sessions in 2024. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2024
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
5
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2023 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
5 publicly reported test sessions in 2023. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2023
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
5
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2022 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
8 publicly reported test sessions in 2022. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2022
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
8
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2021 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
4 publicly reported test sessions in 2021. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2021
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
4
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2020 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
5 publicly reported test sessions in 2020. This count is not a pass/fail result.
Date
2020
Status
Testing activity
Test sessions reported
5
Issuing body
UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
Issued by: UFC Anti-Doping Program / CSAD
2019 UFC ADP testing activity
Anti-doping testing activity
1 publicly reported test session in 2019. This count is not a pass/fail result.