Lightweight · “Ataman”
Rafael Fiziev
14-5-0 UFC 8-5-0
Keeps It Standing
Takedown-Proof
Forward Pressure
Hittable
5'8"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
33Age
4KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:32Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
solid
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Keeps It Standing
stuffs 90% of takedowns and spends 7% of the fight grappling
Takedown-Proof
47 of 52 takedowns stuffed
Forward Pressure
4.7 landed and 4.8 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Hittable
absorbs 4.8 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.81
Striking accuracy52.9%
Striking defense50.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.3
Takedowns / 15 min1.0
Takedown accuracy71.4%
Takedown defense90.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time7.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-5
Insider info
Manuel Torres favored — picked against Rafael Fiziev lean UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Torres · June 21, 2026
strikingsolid
Picked against despite being called the cleaner, more skilled striker on paper, with the analyst citing recent losing momentum and being hurt in his last fight as real, matchup-relevant factors.
Called the cleaner striker of the two, with solid overall striking, good movement, a really nice kick arsenal, good striking speed, and good combinations that often end with a kick. Pretty good power and good head movement, though he doesn't check kicks especially well. Takedown defense is pretty good, with a good sprawl that he'll use to sprawl an opponent right into his own Thai clinch, a tactic the analyst likes.
Strengthcleaner, more technical striker with a really nice kick arsenal
Strengthgood combinations, good striking speed
Strengthgood head movement, pretty good power
Strengthpretty good takedown defense, good sprawl-to-Thai-clinch tactic
Weaknessdoesn't check kicks especially well
Weaknesson a losing skid and was hurt/finished in his last fight, a real momentum concern
Striking trend
Fight history
W Manuel Torres 16-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:15 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · June 27, 2026
25/39Sig. strikes
22/52Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mauricio Ruffy 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:30 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · January 31, 2026
36/66Sig. strikes
55/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ignacio Bahamondes 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · June 21, 2025
62/113Sig. strikes
50/147Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Justin Gaethje 25-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · March 8, 2025
68/119Sig. strikes
72/134Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mateusz Gamrot 22-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · September 23, 2023
18/32Sig. strikes
16/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Justin Gaethje 23-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
97/169Sig. strikes
103/171Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 30-13 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · July 9, 2022
64/159Sig. strikes
54/110Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Riddell 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:20 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · December 4, 2021
66/123Sig. strikes
59/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W King Green 25-11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · August 7, 2021
104/223Sig. strikes
143/263Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Renato Moicano 14-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
21/35Sig. strikes
15/37Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marc Diakiese 14-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
78/124Sig. strikes
68/148Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex White 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · October 26, 2019
66/131Sig. strikes
55/133Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Mustafaev 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · April 20, 2019
1/1Sig. strikes
10/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
13
Road FC
2
Titan FC
1
Primal FC
1
MMA Kyrgyzstan
1
W.I.N FC
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Manuel Torres | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
June 27, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 0:15 |
| L | Maurício Ruffy | TKO (punches) | UFC 325
February 1, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:30 |
| W | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
June 21, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 313
March 8, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | TKO (knee injury) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
September 23, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:03 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision (majority) | UFC 286
March 18, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
July 9, 2022 |
UFC | 5 | 0:18 |
| W | Brad Riddell | KO (spinning wheel kick) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
December 4, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 2:20 |
| W | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 265
August 7, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Renato Moicano | KO (punches) | UFC 256
December 12, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 18, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex White | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
October 26, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Mustafaev | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
April 20, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Nurzhan Tutaev | KO (body kick) | Titan FC 51
December 21, 2018 |
Titan FC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | KO (head kick and punches) | Road FC 45
December 23, 2017 |
Road FC | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Kim Seung-yeon | TKO (knees and punches) | Road FC 39
June 10, 2017 |
Road FC | 1 | 4:23 |
| W | Suraj Bahadur | TKO (punches) | Primal FC: Dark Moon Rising
March 24, 2017 |
Primal FC | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Gunduz Nabiev | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Kyrgyzstan: Boroda
October 10, 2016 |
MMA Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Sam Bastin | KO (flying knee) | W.I.N FC
July 18, 2015 |
W.I.N FC | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rafael Fiziev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Rafael Fiziev by SPORTS UZ · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons