At the age of 17, he began to consciously train and perform Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling.

In 2013, Abdulkadirov was awarded a brown belt in BJJ by Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.

In the same year, Magomed won the WPJJ World BJJ Championship, which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

A year later, he was awarded a black belt under the tutelage of Brazilian master Rafael Haubert.

Abdulkadirov competed against Tye Ruotolo for the inaugural ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling title at ONE Fight Night 16 on 3 November 2023.