[7] Magomed Umalatov was born on April 3, 1992, in the village of Zenzeli, Limansky district, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.

[18] The entire Umalatov family is all involved in combat sports, as his brothers and nephews are either excellent strikers or all-rounders in their fighting styles.

[19] His older brother Gasan also actively helps him to prepare in his fight camp for his upcoming bouts in MMA.

[20][21] However, Umalatov made his  professional mixed martial arts debut in May 8 of the same year at the "Battle on the Volga" card, in his hometown Astrakhan, where he defeated his fellow Russian fighter Stanislav Vilchinsky via submission in the first round of the bout within 43 seconds of round number one.

[35][36] The "Prince" finally returned to the octagon in mid-2018 where he would compete in eight pro MMA fight in his two years with various Russian promotions, winning each battle solely through his finishing skills.

[37] However, Adriano Balbi withdrew from the bout and was promptly replaced by Umalatov's comrade Alexey "Malysh" Novikov of Russia.

[23] Sometime after winning the GFC championship strap, Umalatov along with classical archer Alexander Gazitulin and Russian-Kazakh MMA fighter Serik Razgaliev were invited to as guest speakers to a forum in Astrakhan, where they got into great details about the struggles they faced as professional athletes.

[43] That plan was ultimately cancelled as well as Gorilla FC was in talks to be taken over by MMA superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov for one million dollars.

[46] However Medvedev withdrew from the title bout and was promptly replaced by a Dagestani brawler Rashid Koichakaev.

[52][16] In the first round he took Bowen down and soften him up with a series of hammer fist that allowed Russian-Dagestani fighter to come close to finishing the American who was only saved by the bell.

[53][54] Umalatov second fight was supposed to be booked against the American Micah Terrill on the prelims of PFL 7: Cooper III vs. MacDonald card.

[61][62] Umalatov would pull out of the bout and ultimately be replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion Carlos Leal.

[69] Umalatov was scheduled to face Former Bellator World Champion Rory MacDonald in the Semifinals of the Welterweight tournament on August 13, 2022, at PFL 8.

[70] However, after Umalatov was forced to pull out due to visa issues from United Kingdom government, as he than was replaced by Dilano "The Postman" Taylor for the match.

[50] In an all-action fight that went the distance Umalatov defeated the Mexican fighter via dominating unanimous decision in the eyes of the judges.

[81][82] For the semi-final fight, Umalatov was originally scheduled to face his compatriot Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 9 on August 23, 2023.

[89][90] On June 28 of same year, Umalatov faced off against credentialed folkstyle wrestler, Brennan Ward, in the main card of PFL 6 - 2024 Regular Season, Sanford Pentagon stadium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

[103] On December 27, 2017, Umalatov and his Eagles MMA gym mates like Raimond Magomedaliev (2-times Wushu Sanda World Champion and Combat Sambo World Champion), Akhmed "Butcher" Aliev, Abusupiyan Alikhanov, Gasan Umalatov (Umalatov's older brother), Ismail Aliev, Aigun Akhmedov, Basyr Abakarov & Magomed Abdurakhimov all partook in charity martial classes classes for the Muscovite children.

[12] Just like Khamzat "Borz" Chimaev, Umalatov also lives and sleeps in upper floor of American Top Team gym at Coconut Creek, Florida.

[106] During these rare breaks from combat training, Umalatov treat himself to simple pleasures in order to recover and refresh himself.

[106] During this free time, he allows himself some leeway when it comes to his diet, preferring hearty meat dishes and occasionally drinking Coca-Cola.

[22] Initially, Umalatov flew to America to  serve as a sparring partner and cornerman for his teammate Akhmed "Butcher" Aliev, who was about to compete in the PFL's lightweight tournament.

[22] However, the situation quickly changed as both of his compatriot Magomed Magomedkerimov & Alexey "Wolverine" Kunchenko were denied visas.

[101] But he only agreed to do it, because it was his one and only chance to fight in US-based promotions, if he missed on this opportunity, he would end up, stuck in Russian MMA scene for the foreseeable future.

However that didn't happen, as the organization to chose to sign American fighter in his stead, because Umalatov was still performing in Russian MMA circuit.

However, If a Russian fighter is already present in US soil, PFL organization is more inclined to offer them a fight deal.

[20] Umalatov attributes Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko as the entity who popularized the combat sports of MMA in the entirety of Russian Federation.

[107] He also trained and sparred Movlid "Killer" Khaybulaev, Nikolai Aleksakhin, Akhmed "Butcher" Aliev & Magomed Magomedkerimov in the past.

[12][101] After Umalatov's victory over Dilano "Postman" Taylor, he was invited to train and spar with then UFC champion Kamaru Usman.