He is a former amateur Light heavyweight and Middleweight boxer, and competed at the lightweight mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
During his childhood Magomedov engaged in various types of martial arts including karate, boxing, and kickboxing winning national competitions in each discipline.
Magomedov entered military service and competed in martial arts competitions and in 2004 won the title of Master of Sports in the hand-to-hand fighting category.
[9] After surviving a tight arm bar submission attempt by Martin in the first round, he rallied to win the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
In his second fight, Magomedov faced Rodrigo Damm on May 31, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale.
[15] Magomedov faced Beneil Dariush on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
[19] On August 20, 2017, it was reported Magomedov had parted ways with the UFC as the two sides had failed to renegotiate a contract.
He signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and took part in the promotion's Lightweight Grand Prix.
He was initially expected to make his debut against Eduard Vartanyan at ACA 108 on August 8, 2020, but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury.
[25] Rashid faced Ali Bagov in the semi-finals of the Lightweight Grand Prix on July 22, 2022, at ACA 141.