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 in the first round. Khasbulaev faced Daniel Weichel on March 5, 2011 at M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs Guram. He lost via submission in the first round.
Bellator MMA
In July Khasbulaev signed with the Bellator Fighting Championships. In his North American debut, Khasbulaev faced Nayeb Hezam on October 12, 2012 at Bellator 76. He won the fight via KO in the first round. Khasbulaev quickly returned to the cage for Bellator as he fought less than a month later at Bellator 79 on November 2, 2012. He defeated Josh Pulsifer by rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Khasbulaev faced Fabricio Guerreiro in on February 7, 2013 at Bellator 88. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Khasbulaev faced Marlon Sandro in the on March 7, 2013 at Bellator 92. After two rounds of total domination, he won the fight via TKO in the third round. He will now meet Mike Richman in the finals. Khasbulaev faced Mike Richman in the finals of the on April 4, 2013 at Bellator 95. He won the fight via unanimous decision and will now have a shot at the Featherweight Champion later in 2014. After many visa issues, he was released from Bellator.
On 22 April 2015 Khasbulaev signed with the WSOF. Khasbulaev was expected to face former WSOF featherweight champion Rick Glenn on June 5, 2015 at. However, Glenn pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.
Absolute Championship Berkut
After injury Khasbulaev signed with the ACB. Khasbulaev was expected to face Brazilian Antonio Magno Pereira on September 12, 2015 at ACB 22: St. Petersburg. He won by submission in the first round. Khasbulaev is expected to face Eduard Vartanyan on December 19, 2015 at ACB 27: Dushanbe. He lost this fight via unanimous decision.
World Fighting Championship Akhmat
Khasbulaev was expected to face American Kurt Holobaugh on March 16, 2016 at WFCA 16. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In second fight at the WFCA on May 22, 2016 he beat Khunkar-Pasha Osmaev by unanimous decision. Khasbulaev faced Salman Zhamaldaev at WCFA 23 Featherweight Grand Prix on October 4, 2016. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Khasbulaev faced Fernando Vieira at WCFA 33 on February 4, 2017. He won the fight via technical knockout in the third round. Khasbulaev faced Genair da Silva at WCFA 38 on May 21, 2017. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.
