Lightweight · “Ataman”
Rafael Fiziev
14-5-0 UFC 8-5-0
5'8"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
1993-03-05Born
4KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:32Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.81
Striking accuracy52.9%
Striking defense50.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.0
Takedown accuracy71.4%
Takedown defense90.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time7.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Manuel Torres 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:15 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · 2026-06-27
25/39Sig. strikes
22/52Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mauricio Ruffy 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:30 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
36/66Sig. strikes
55/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ignacio Bahamondes 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · 2025-06-21
62/113Sig. strikes
50/147Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Justin Gaethje 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · 2025-03-08
68/119Sig. strikes
72/134Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mateusz Gamrot 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · 2023-09-23
18/32Sig. strikes
16/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Justin Gaethje 6-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · 2023-03-18
97/169Sig. strikes
103/171Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 20-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · 2022-07-09
64/159Sig. strikes
54/110Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Riddell 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:20 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · 2021-12-04
66/123Sig. strikes
59/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W King Green 8-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · 2021-08-07
104/223Sig. strikes
143/263Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Renato Moicano 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12-12
21/35Sig. strikes
15/37Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marc Diakiese 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · 2020-07-18
78/124Sig. strikes
68/148Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex White 4-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · 2019-10-26
66/131Sig. strikes
55/133Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Mustafaev 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · 2019-04-20
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rafael Fiziev) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2026-06-27 |
UFC | 2 | 0:15 |
| L | Maurício Ruffy | TKO (punches) | UFC 325
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 2 | 4:30 |
| W | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
2025-06-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 313
2025-03-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | TKO (knee injury) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2023-09-23 |
UFC | 2 | 2:03 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision (majority) | UFC 286
2023-03-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-07-09 |
UFC | 5 | 0:18 |
| W | Brad Riddell | KO (spinning wheel kick) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
2021-12-04 |
UFC | 3 | 2:20 |
| W | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 265
2021-08-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Renato Moicano | KO (punches) | UFC 256
2020-12-12 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex White | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-10-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Mustafaev | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
2019-04-20 |
UFC | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Nurzhan Tutaev | KO (body kick) | Titan FC 51
2018-12-21 |
Titan FC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | KO (head kick and punches) | Road FC 45
2017-12-23 |
Road FC | 1 | 0:58 |
| W | Kim Seung-yeon | TKO (knees and punches) | Road FC 39
2017-06-10 |
Road FC | 1 | 4:23 |
| W | Suraj Bahadur | TKO (punches) | Primal FC: Dark Moon Rising
2017-03-24 |
Primal FC | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Gunduz Nabiev | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Kyrgyzstan: Boroda
2016-10-10 |
MMA Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Sam Bastin | KO (flying knee) | W.I.N FC
2015-07-18 |
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
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.