Rafael Fiziev "Ataman"

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-5 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record82-44-1 (65.1%) across 13 opponents
Last 5 opponents27-11 (71.1%) across 5 opponents
Age33
Height5' 8"
Reach71"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.71
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.81
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense50%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.00
Takedowns landed / attempted71%
Takedown defense90%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time11.5 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-06-27Manuel Torres5-1StrikerWKO/TKO R2 0:15UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
2026-01-31Mauricio Ruffy3-1BalancedLKO/TKO R2 4:30UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2025-06-21Ignacio Bahamondes6-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
2025-03-08Justin Gaethje8-5StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
2023-09-23Mateusz Gamrot5-2WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 2:03UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2023-03-18Justin Gaethje6-4StrikerLDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2022-07-09Rafael Dos Anjos20-11BalancedWKO/TKO R5 0:18UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2021-12-04Brad Riddell4-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 2:20UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
2021-08-07King Green8-6-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2020-12-12Renato Moicano6-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:05UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
2020-07-18Marc Diakiese5-3WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2019-10-26Alex White4-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-04-20Magomed Mustafaev2-1BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:26UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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