Rafael Fiziev
AzerbaijanRafael Fiziev, “Ataman”, is a Lightweight from Azerbaijan with an official record of 14-5. The 14 wins came 9 by knockout, 1 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout win over Manuel Torres at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres on 27 June 2026.
| 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 |
Wins, losses and draws are Rafael Fiziev’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 18 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.
Rafael Fiziev’s record, in numbers
Rafael Fiziev’s record is 14-5, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 19 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 14 wins break down as 9 by knockout, 1 by submission and 4 by decision — 10 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 71%. Across all 19 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 34 seconds.
Rafael Fiziev has been stopped 3 times in the 19 bouts on file — 3 by knockout — which is 16% of them.
Of the 19 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 4 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Rafael Fiziev has a finish rate above 55% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 50% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% 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.
Rafael Fiziev is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 71in, switches stance and is 33, born 5 March 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Rafael Fiziev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.