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Rafael Fiziev
“Ataman”
AzerbaijanLightweightActiveage 33
14-5
74% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2022-07-09 → 2022-07-0952held 6 bouts-48 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2022-07-09
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Title
8 wins5 losseslast 5: W L W L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(13) | R2(11) | R3(8) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 18.7 | 38.3 | 30.9 | 12.0 | 66.7 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 18.4 | 24.3 | 34.3 | 15.0 | 33.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.38 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:21 | 0:23 | 0:19 | 1:27 | 0:50 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres2026-06-27W·KO·R2 · 0:15
- UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 22026-01-31L·KO·R2 · 4:30
- UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.2025-06-21W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot2023-09-23L·KO·R2 · 2:03
- UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 32023-03-18L·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev2022-07-09W·KO·R5 · 0:18
- UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo2021-12-04W·KO·R3 · 2:20
- UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane2021-08-07W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno2020-12-12W·KO·R1 · 4:05
- W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren2019-10-26W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik2019-04-20L·KO·R1 · 1:26
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Rafael Fiziev is open to fighting Magomed "Wild Chanco" Zaynukov and believes the matchup would be a striking showcase worthy of the octagon.
- Sherdog
Rafael Fiziev's path to becoming a UFC standout striker was shaped by disillusionment with the Kyrgyzstani police force.
- MMA Fighting
Following UFC Baku, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee examine the next steps for several fighters coming out of the card. Rafael Fiziev made a statement with a highlight-reel knockout of…
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