Rustam Mikailovich Khabilov (born 4 November 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who last competed in the Welterweight division.

He is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on-Don.

Prior to signing with Bellator, Khabilov previously fought in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

He started his training under Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, soon becoming world and Russia champion in fight sambo discipline.

He made his debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes at The BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia on 11 February 2012 against BJJ World Champion Rodrigo Ribeiro.

[4] In his debut, Khabilov faced Vinc Pichel on 15 December 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs.

[9] However, the bout was cancelled in the weeks leading up to the event due to an injury suffered by Khabilov.

A rescheduled bout with Danny Castillo was expected to take place on 25 July 2015 at UFC on Fox 16.

[18] Khabilov was tabbed as an injury replacement for Rashid Magomedov to face Chris Wade on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87.

[20] Khabilov was expected to face Reza Madadi on 3 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 93.

[21] However, on 25 July, Madadi pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Leandro Silva.

[32] Khabilov faced Sergey Khandozhko in a welterweight bout on 9 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 163.