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Rafael Fiziev
“Ataman”
Country
AzerbaijanRecord
14-5
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'8"
Reach
71"
Age
33
Stance
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Career stats
10 of 14 wins inside the distance · 55th percentile
Stopped in 16% of bouts — 3 of 19 · 51st percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
8:34
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Strikes & grappling
706 landed from 1334 attempts — 53% accuracy · 46th percentile
10 landed from 14 attempts — 71% accuracy · 38th percentile
3 in 13 statted bouts · 29th percentile
11m of 2h 30m fought · 25th percentile
Head 43%
Body 39%
Leg 18%
Of 706 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 13 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 30m of fight time, of the 19 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | Manuel Torres | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Mauricio Ruffy | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:30 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Ignacio Bahamondes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Justin Gaethje | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Mateusz Gamrot | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Justin Gaethje | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Rafael Dos Anjos | WIN | KOPunch | R5 · 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Brad Riddell | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 2:20 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo |
| Aug 7, 2021 | King Green | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Renato Moicano | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:05 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Marc Diakiese | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Alex White | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren |
| Apr 20, 2019 | Magomed Mustafaev | LOSS | KOSpinning Back Kick | R1 · 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Nurzhan Tutkaev | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | Titan FC 51: The Battle of Kazakhstan |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Munguntsooj Nandinerdene | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 0:58 | Road Fighting Championship 45 |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Seung Yeon Kim | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 4:23 | Road Fighting Championship 39 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Suraj Bahadur | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:30 | Primal FC: Dark Moon Rising |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Gunduz Nabiev | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | MMA Kyrgyzstan: Boroda MMA |
| Jul 18, 2015 | Sam Bastin | WIN | KOKO | R1 | W.I.N. FC: W.I.N. Fighting Championship |
KOPunchesR2 · 0:15
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 4:30
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:03
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Rafael Dos Anjos
KOPunchR5 · 0:18
Brad Riddell
KOKickR3 · 2:20
King Green
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
KOPunchR1 · 4:05
Marc Diakiese
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alex White
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Magomed Mustafaev
KOSpinning Back KickR1 · 1:26
Nurzhan Tutkaev
KOKO/TKOR2
Munguntsooj Nandinerdene
KOTKOR1 · 0:58
Seung Yeon Kim
KOKOR1 · 4:23
Suraj Bahadur
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:30
Gunduz Nabiev
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Sam Bastin
KOKOR1
How the wins came
Record
14
Wins
5
Losses
0
Draws
8:34
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
0
Title fights
4
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Rafael Fiziev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 19 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.