Rafael Fiziev
“Ataman”
Rank 11 - Lightweight
Lightweight #11
Age: 32 | Mar 5, 1993
Nationality: Kazakhstan
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155 lbs
Professional Record
| 16 fights | 12 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 8 | 2 |
| Submissions | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions | 3 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 12 - 4 - 0 | Justin Gaethje | UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev | March 08, 2025 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 12 - 3 - 0 | Mateusz Gamrot | UFC Fight Night 228 - Fiziev vs. Gamrot | September 23, 2023 | TKO (Knee Injury) | Herb Dean | 2 | 2:03 |
| LOSS | 12 - 2 - 0 | Justin Gaethje | UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 | March 18, 2023 | Decision (Majority) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 1 - 0 | Rafael dos Anjos | UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | July 09, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 5 | 0:18 |
| WIN | 11 - 1 - 0 | Brad Riddell | UFC on ESPN 31 - Font vs. Aldo | December 04, 2021 | KO (Spinning Wheel Kick) | Herb Dean | 3 | 2:20 |
| WIN | 10 - 1 - 0 | Bobby Green | UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane | August 07, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jacob Montalvo | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 - 0 | Renato Carneiro | UFC 256 - Figueiredo vs. Moreno | December 12, 2020 | KO (Punches) | Chris Tognoni | 1 | 4:05 |
| WIN | 8 - 1 - 0 | Marc Diakiese | UFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 18, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Rich Mitchell | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 7 - 1 - 0 | Alex White | UFC Fight Night 162 - Maia vs. Askren | October 26, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin Sataki | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 6 - 1 - 0 | Magomed Mustafaev | UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik | April 20, 2019 | TKO (Spinning Back Kick and Punches) | Vyacheslav Kiselev | 1 | 1:26 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Nurzhan Tutkaev | Titan FC 51 - Nazarov vs. Brown | December 21, 2018 | KO (Body Kick) | Dan Miragliotta | 2 | 3:59 |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | Road FC 45 - Road Fighting Championship 45 | December 23, 2017 | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | Tae Uk Lim | 1 | 0:58 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Seung Yeon Kim | Road FC 39 - Road Fighting Championship 39 | June 10, 2017 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | Chul Kim | 1 | 4:25 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Suraj Bahadur | Primal FC - Dark Moon Rising | March 24, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Gunduz Nabiev | MMA Kyrgyzstan - Boroda MMA | October 10, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:38 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Sam Bastin | W.I.N. FC - W.I.N. Fighting Championship | July 18, 2015 | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 | N/A |
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UFC Lightweight Rankings
Islam Makhachev(27 - 1 - 0)
- 1Arman Tsarukyan
(22 - 3 - 0)
- 2Charles Oliveira
(35 - 10 - 1)
- 3Justin Gaethje
(26 - 5 - 0)
- 4Max Holloway
(26 - 8 - 0)
- 5Dustin Poirier
(30 - 9 - 1)
- 6Dan Hooker
(24 - 12 - 0)
- 7Mateusz Gamrot
(25 - 3 - 1)
- 8Paddy Pimblett
(23 - 3 - 0)
- 9Beneil Dariush
(22 - 6 - 1)
- 10Renato Carneiro
(20 - 6 - 1)
- 11Rafael Fiziev
(12 - 4 - 0)
- 12Michael Chandler
(23 - 10 - 0)
- 13Benoit St. Denis
(14 - 3 - 1)
- 14Grant Dawson
(23 - 2 - 1)
- 15Joel Alvarez
(22 - 3 - 0)
