He was born in Kizlyar city, Dagestan, Soviet Union into a devout Sunni muslim family of Avar origin from Tsurib village, Charodinsky District.
He started training in freestyle wrestling at 8 years of age, after an injured knee he retired.
[10] Gamzatov made his promotional debut against Klidson Abreu on November 9, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 163.
[13] However, Gamzatov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction [14] The match was rescheduled on August 22, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 15.
[16] Gamzatov was briefly linked to a bout against Devin Clark on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs.
[17] However, Gamzatov was removed from the bout in mid-October due to alleged visa issues and was replaced by Anthony Smith on the card.
[19] However, Gamzatov was removed from the bout on March 24 due to alleged visa issues and was replaced by William Knight.