Diyar Nurgozhay
KazakhstanDiyar Nurgozhay is a Heavyweight from Kazakhstan with an official record of 11-2. The 11 wins came 6 by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Rafael Tobias at UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 on 7 March 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Bruno Lopes | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Rafael Tobias | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Uran Satybaldiev | LOSS | SUBEzekiel Choke | R1 · 2:45 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Brendson Ribeiro | LOSS | SUBKimura | R2 · 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Bartosz Szewczyk | WIN | KOKick | R2 · 3:32 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 8 |
| May 18, 2024 | Emiliano Sordi | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:17 | UAE Warriors 50 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Konstantin AndreitsevTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Eagle Fighting Championship 50 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Magomed Magomedov | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Eagle Fighting Championship 42 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Sergio Souza | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Eagle Fighting Championship 37 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Sergey Baryshev | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:27 | EFC 30: Rabadanov vs. Dakaev |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Abbosbek Usarov | WIN | SUBSubmission (Kimura) | R1 | Alash Pride FC: Fortress and Friendship of People |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Amhad Dzhanchuraev | WIN | SUBSubmission (Heel Hook) | R1 | Alash Pride FC: Egemberdiev vs. Azimov |
| May 12, 2018 | Sultan Musayev | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Alash Pride FC: Reznikov vs. Nurbek |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Almanbet Nuraly | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | WEF ProfFight 17: Asian Youth Against Drugs |
Wins, losses and draws are Diyar Nurgozhay’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 14 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Diyar Nurgozhay’s record, in numbers
Diyar Nurgozhay’s record is 11-2, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 13 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 11 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 2 by submission and 3 by decision — 8 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 73%. Across all 13 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 35 seconds.
Diyar Nurgozhay has been stopped twice in the 13 bouts on file — 2 by submission — which is 15% of them.
Of the 13 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 498 Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Diyar Nurgozhay has a finish rate above 42% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 66% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Diyar Nurgozhay is listed at 6ft 2in with a reach of 74in, fights southpaw and is 29, born 21 April 1997.
These figures are recomputed from Diyar Nurgozhay’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.