While in school, he trained in pankration, hand-to-hand combat, and Muay Thai, sports popular in the region.
At 17, he moved to Makhachkala and entered the Sports and Coaching Faculty at the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DGPU).
Magomed had his first professional fight against Vitaliy Kalynyuk at Trophy Feira 14, which took place on August 22, 2008, which he won via armbar in the first round.
Two years later, in November 2010, Magomed fought Viktor Kuzmenko at M-1: Ukrainian Selection 2010 and won the fight with a rear naked choke.
Later that same month, at ProFC- Union Nation Cup 10, Magomed faced Taras Pikhnyuk but lost the bout via a heel hook submission.
Having spent only one fight there against a little-known Brazilian, Magomedkerimov receives an invitation to the ACB, where he took part in the Grand Prix.
After leaving ACB having failed to win the Grand Prix, Magomedkerimov garnered a 3-1 record on the regional scene, winning two of those bouts by first round submission, with the only loss being to future ONE Middleweight World Champion Vitaly Bigdash at ProFC 57 on March 29, 2015, getting submitted in the third round via rear-naked choke.
However, having one performance there against Bobby Cooper, and winning by a split decision of the judges, WSOF starts having problems and the company is bought out by new owners who are in no hurry to renew the contract with Magomed.
Due to these delays, he was idle for almost 2 years, and as a result, he still got the opportunity to play in the league, only by that time it had been renamed the PFL.
[3] In his sophomore performance on August 16, 2018, at PFL 6, Magomed faced Bojan Veličkovic, winning the bout via unanimous decision and securing a spot in the playoffs.
In the semifinals, Magomedkerimov defeated Bojan Veličkovic in a rematch via technical knockout in the second round to advance to the Welterweight finals.
[6] To start off the 2019 season on May 9, 2019 at PFL 1, Magomed faced John Howard, winning the bout via guillotine choke at the end of the first round.
However, Magomed withdrew from the bout due to injury in January 2024 and was replaced by PFL 2019 and 2021 winner Ray Cooper III.