Yuri Panferov
RussiaYuri Panferov, “The Russian Polar Bear”, is a Middleweight from Russia with an official record of 9-1. The 9 wins came 3 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Chris Ewert at Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 1 on 12 August 2025, the third win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Chris Ewert | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 1 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Khadzhi Bestaev | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 4:50 | CES 79: Balletto Jr. vs. Quintanilha |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Rocky Edwards | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 4:59 | CES 76: Balletto Jr. vs. Casey |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Torrez Finney | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:43 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 10 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Davis Oracio Jr. | WIN | SUBSubmission (Kimura) | R1 · 3:07 | Combat Zone 79 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Ron Marshall | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:37 | Reality Fighting: Mohegan Sun |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Brian Imes | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | CES 71: Raposo vs. Carvalho |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Jerell Nettles | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | CES 69: Ajim vs. Baatar |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Mus'Aib Baiyina | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | CES 67: Goff vs. Sumter |
| May 1, 2021 | Gregory Smith | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | CES 62: Paiva vs. Smith |
| — | Brian Imes | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Jerell Nettles | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Mus'Aib Baiyina | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Gregory Smith | WIN | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Yuri Panferov’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 10 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.
Yuri Panferov’s record, in numbers
Yuri Panferov’s record is 9-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 10 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 9 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 5 by submission and 1 by decision — 8 of 9 inside the distance, a finish rate of 89%. Across all 10 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 44 seconds.
Yuri Panferov has been stopped once in the 10 bouts on file, by submission — 10% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 10 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 396 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Yuri Panferov has a finish rate above 78% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 71% of them and a two-year bout count above 68% 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.
Yuri Panferov is listed at 6ft 1in with a reach of 72in, fights orthodox and is 30, born 29 August 1996.
These figures are recomputed from Yuri Panferov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.