Rafael Fiziev

LightweightOutfighter
8 - 5

13 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (50%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
71"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
33
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Rafael Fiziev UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rafael Fiziev is 8-5 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 14-5, 6-0 of it outside the UFC. Fiziev competes at lightweight as a switch outfighter, standing 5'8" with a 71" reach at 33 years old. The last bout was a win over Manuel Torres by knockout in Jun 2026.

Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 92nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (90%).

Rafael Fiziev's UFC win rate is 62% (8 of 13 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Fiziev averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 71% accuracy and stops 90% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
14-5
UFC Record
8-5
Height
5'8"
Reach
71"
Age
33
Stance
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Last Fight
W vs Manuel Torres · KO/TKO · Jun 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Rafael Fiziev's Last 5 Fights

Fiziev is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Manuel Torres · KO/TKO · R2 0:15 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · Jun 2026
  2. Loss vs Mauricio Ruffy · KO/TKO · R2 4:30 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 2026
  3. Win vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · Jun 2025
  4. Loss vs Justin Gaethje · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 2025
  5. Loss vs Mateusz Gamrot · KO/TKO · R2 2:03 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 2023

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.7
Accuracy
53%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.23

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.8
Strike Differential
+-0.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
50%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.8
Takedown Accuracy
71%
Takedown Defense
90%
elite
Control Time / Fight
0:50
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
15% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rafael Fiziev vs Average

Rafael Fiziev lands 18.2 strikes in R1 but 24.4 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Rafael Fiziev's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (8-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WManuel TorresKO/TKOR2 · 0:15UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres2026-06-27
LMauricio RuffyKO/TKOR2 · 4:30UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 22026-01-31
WIgnacio BahamondesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.2025-06-21
LJustin GaethjeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08
LMateusz GamrotKO/TKOR2 · 2:03UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot2023-09-23
LJustin GaethjeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 32023-03-18
WRafael Dos AnjosKO/TKOR5 · 0:18UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev2022-07-09
WBrad RiddellKO/TKOR3 · 2:20UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo2021-12-04
WKing GreenDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane2021-08-07
WRenato MoicanoKO/TKOR1 · 4:05UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno2020-12-12
WMarc DiakieseDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 22020-07-18
WAlex WhiteDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren2019-10-26
LMagomed MustafaevKO/TKOR1 · 1:26UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik2019-04-20

How Fiziev Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.7 sig. strikes/min
85th percentile
Striking accuracy53%
87th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.8/min
13th percentile
Takedowns0.8/fight
47th percentile
Takedown defense90%
92nd percentile
Knockdown power0.23/fight
64th percentile

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