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Ismail Naurdiev

25-8-0 UFC 5-3-0
Granite Chin Hard To Hit
5'10"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
13:18Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 54.7 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 72.6 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 89.5 of 100 Durability — Strong, rated 89.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 59.4 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 44.7 of 100 Control — Average, rated 48.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 90
  2. Durability Strong 89
  3. Accuracy Above avg 73
  4. Wrestling Average 61
  5. TD Defense Average 59
  6. Striking Average 55
  7. Control Average 48
  8. Grappling Average 45
Granite Chin never dropped in 106 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Hard To Hit opponents land only 36% of what they throw
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.22
Striking accuracy49.6%
Striking defense64.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.14
Takedowns / 15 min1.69
Takedown accuracy41.4%
Takedown defense74.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.28
Control time17.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 23, 2019 vs Michel Prazeres — 4.2/min (W) Feb '19 July 6, 2019 vs Chance Rencountre — 1.4/min (L) Jul '19 September 28, 2019 vs Siyar Bahadurzada — 4.6/min (W) Sep '19 February 29, 2020 vs Sean Brady — 2.47/min (L) Feb '20 October 26, 2024 vs Bruno Silva — 4.4/min (W) Oct '24 June 21, 2025 vs JunYong Park — 5.07/min (L) Jun '25 November 22, 2025 vs Ryan Loder — 2.09/min (W) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '25 October 3, 2026 vs Marvin Vettori — 4.93/min (W) Oct '26

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Marvin Vettori 19-10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang · October 3, 2026
74/190Sig. strikes
76/201Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Ryan Loder 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · November 22, 2025
3/6Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L JunYong Park 18-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · June 21, 2025
76/153Sig. strikes
45/109Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bruno Silva 4-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · October 26, 2024
66/116Sig. strikes
36/97Absorbed
3/13Takedowns
5:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sean Brady 11-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · February 29, 2020
37/87Sig. strikes
47/91Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Siyar Bahadurzada 23-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · September 28, 2019
69/126Sig. strikes
12/96Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chance Rencountre 13-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · July 6, 2019
21/43Sig. strikes
4/24Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Michel Prazeres 26-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · February 23, 2019
63/103Sig. strikes
15/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
25-8-0Pro record
Top Team SalzburgGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 13
Submission 6
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
Brave CF 6
ACB 4
World Freefight Challenge 2
Elite MMA Championship 1
X Fight Nights 1
Aggrelin 1
KraftHerr Fight Night 1

+ 10 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 33 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Ryan Loder KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025
 UFC 1 1:26
L Park Jun-yong Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
June 21, 2025
 UFC 3 5:00
W Bruno Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC 308
October 26, 2024
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tahar Hadbi Submission (guillotine choke) Brave CF 79
December 8, 2023
 Brave CF 1 1:10
L Vadym Kutsyi TKO (punches) Brave CF 68
December 17, 2022
 Brave CF 1 3:23
L Marcin Bandel Submission (armbar) Brave CF 63
October 19, 2022
 Brave CF 1 1:20
W Bekten Zheenbekov TKO (punches) Brave CF 59
June 18, 2022
 Brave CF 1 2:26
W Olli Santalahti Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 54
September 25, 2021
 Brave CF 3 5:00
L Jarrah Al-Silawi TKO (leg kicks) Brave CF 50
April 1, 2021
 Brave CF 2 1:19
W Tymoteusz Łopaczyk Decision (unanimous) Elite MMA Championship 5
September 5, 2020
 Elite MMA Championship 3 5:00
L Sean Brady Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
February 29, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Siyar Bahadurzada Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
September 28, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Chance Rencountre Decision (unanimous) UFC 239
July 6, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Michel Prazeres Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
W Paulistenio Rocha TKO (punches) X Fight Nights 16
February 2, 2019
 X Fight Nights 1 0:36
W Georgi Valentinov KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) ACB 74
November 18, 2017
 ACB 1 3:10
L Ismael de Jesus Decision (unanimous) ACB 70
September 23, 2017
 ACB 3 5:00
W Ben Alloway KO (kick to the body) ACB 60
May 13, 2017
 ACB 1 2:24
W Andrei Vasinca TKO (knee and punches) ACB 52
January 21, 2017
 ACB 1 1:28
W Lászlò Szögyényi TKO (punches) World Freefight Challenge 21
December 17, 2016
 World Freefight Challenge 2 1:49
W Garik Shahbabyan Submission (arm-triangle choke) Aggrelin 14
October 16, 2016
 Aggrelin 2 2:41
W Daniel Skibiński KO (knee) World Freefight Challenge 20
August 27, 2016
 World Freefight Challenge 1 0:40
W David Mate TKO (punches) KraftHerr Fight Night 1
February 27, 2016
 KraftHerr Fight Night 1 1:15
W Leonardo D'Auria TKO (punches) Austrian Fight Challenge 2
December 12, 2015
 Austrian Fight Challenge 1 —
W Asmir Sadiković Submission (triangle choke) NAAFS: Europe
December 6, 2015
 NAAFS 2 1:03
W Mikko Ahmala TKO (punches and elbows) CAGE 30
May 16, 2015
 CAGE 1 2:27
W Adnan Hadzic Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Night Leonding 3
April 11, 2015
 Fight Night Leonding 1 1:28
W Robert Oganesyan Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Night Linz 4
December 9, 2014
 Fight Night Linz 1 4:26
W Ibo Can TKO (punches) Charity Fight Night 2
September 20, 2014
 Charity Fight Night 1 2:00
W Uros Pavlovic TKO (punches) Salzburger MMA Challenge 2
April 26, 2014
 Salzburger MMA Challenge 1 —
W Abdul Shaliqhi Submission (rear-naked choke) Respect Austria 1
February 2, 2013
 Respect Austria 1 3:00
L Cem Kaya Submission (triangle choke) German MMA Championship 5
December 9, 2012
 German MMA Championship 1 0:40
W Alic Eldridz Decision (unanimous) King of the Ring: Austria
November 17, 2012
 King of the Ring 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ismail Naurdiev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.8 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.6% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 64.1% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.7 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 41.4% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 74.4% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.7
Control time 17.6% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 20.0% avg 60.7%

Hero photo of Ismail Naurdiev by MMAnytt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons