[3] Khasbulaev made his professional debut in April 2009, his coach was his brother, Shamil Zavurov.
Khasbulaev reached tournament final where he lost to Shamil Zavurov via submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round.
[4] Khasbulaev faced Daniel Weichel on March 5, 2011, at M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs Guram.
[6] In his North American debut, Khasbulaev faced Nayeb Hezam on October 12, 2012, at Bellator 76.
Khasbulaev faced Fabricio Guerreiro in Featherweight Tournament on February 7, 2013, at Bellator 88.
[13] Khasbulaev was expected to face Brazilian Antonio Magno Pereira on September 12, 2015, at ACB 22: St. Petersburg.
[16] Khasbulaev faced Salman Zhamaldaev at WCFA 23 Featherweight Grand Prix on October 4, 2016.
After dominating the bout, he finally submitted Froes via rear-naked choke in the fourth round, winning the title in the process.
[19] However, on August 4, Khasbulaev was removed from the card because of an injury, the title bout was moved to ACA 131: Abdulvakhabov vs.