[4][5] A native of Dagestan, Khadis Ibragimov first came to the sports section at the age of 17, deciding to try his hand at boxing (during his school years, Hadis studied hard, was an excellent student, repeatedly won Olympiads in physics and mathematics and graduated from school with a gold medal).A typical "nerd", Ibragimov unexpectedly discovered a serious aptitude for combat sports and continued to pursue martial arts upon becoming a cadet at the Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy.

After recovery, Ibragimov decided to leave the army after serving two years as a lieutenant and continued his mixed martial arts career.

[6] Khadis Ibragimov made his professional MMA debut in the light heavyweight division on May 25, 2017, in St. Petersburg, at the Suvorov Fighting Championship tournament, where he defeated Mukhamedali Shokirov by technical knockout in less than 2 minutes.

[11] A bout between Ibragimov and Roman Dolidze was initially scheduled for the promotion's inaugural event in Kazakhstan planned a month prior.

[12] However, the fight was postponed after the card was moved to Las Vegas due to travel restrictions for both participants related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[17] After going winless in the UFC, Khadis Ibragimov returned to Russia, where he joined the newly-founded Russian promotion Hardcore FC.