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Mate Sanikidze
“The NextGen”
A Tbilisi-born MMA fighter nicknamed “The NextGen”, in combat sports since the age of 15. He became OKTAGON MMA featherweight champion in 2022 and unified the title in 2023. In October 2026 he won by first-round knockout at RKENA × PFL in Tbilisi.
Professional MMA record
- 12
- Wins
- 5
- Losses
- 0
- Draws
Wins: 5 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 5 by decision · Data: Sherdog, 21 Oct 2026
Achievements
- 2026RKENA × PFL, Tbilisi Sports Palace — first-round knockout win and the event’s best-finish bonus.
- 2023OKTAGON 45, Prague — title unification: beat interim champion Losene Keita in the first round.
- 2022OKTAGON 37, Ostrava — OKTAGON MMA featherweight champion after a five-round win over Jakub Tichota.
- —Georgian champion in MMA and Kudo.
- —Has fought in ACB, M-1 Challenge, OKTAGON MMA and RKENA.
Key wins
| Date | Opponent | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.10.2026 | Everton Nascimento | RKENA × PFL, Tbilisi | Win — KO, R1 |
| 29.07.2023 | Losene Keita | OKTAGON 45, Prague | Win — TKO, R1 · title unification |
| 03.12.2022 | Jakub Tichota | OKTAGON 37, Ostrava | Win — split decision · title |
| 26.03.2022 | David Moon | OKTAGON Prime 5 | Win — unanimous decision |
| 30.12.2021 | Aleksander Kolontay | OKTAGON 30 | Win — unanimous decision |
In the news
- RKENA-მ საქართველოში PFL-ს უმასპინძლა – როგორ ჩაიარა ღონისძიებამ?Forbes Georgia · 18.10.2026
- Mate Sanikidze On Training Partner Merab Dvalishvili: “He has a Lionheart.”LowKick MMA · 13.09.2024
- Mate Sanikidze wants to be three-division champion after OKTAGON 45 victoryMyMMANews · 10.08.2023
- Oktagon MMA’s Mate Sanikidze Wants World to “Count My Belts in Every Promotion That I Join”Cageside Press · 18.12.2022
Links and sources: Instagram · OKTAGON MMA · Sherdog · Tapology