Rafael Fiziev
13 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (50%)
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
- Switch
- 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.
- Win vs Manuel Torres · KO/TKO · R2 0:15 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · Jun 2026
- Loss vs Mauricio Ruffy · KO/TKO · R2 4:30 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 2026
- Win vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · Jun 2025
- Loss vs Justin Gaethje · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 2025
- Loss vs Mateusz Gamrot · KO/TKO · R2 2:03 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 2023
Striking
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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.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Manuel Torres | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | 2026-06-27 |
| L | Mauricio Ruffy | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:30 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | 2026-01-31 |
| W | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | 2025-06-21 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | 2025-03-08 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | 2023-09-23 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 2023-03-18 |
| W | Rafael Dos Anjos | KO/TKO | R5 · 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 2022-07-09 |
| W | Brad Riddell | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:20 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo | 2021-12-04 |
| W | King Green | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | 2021-08-07 |
| W | Renato Moicano | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:05 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | 2020-12-12 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | 2020-07-18 |
| W | Alex White | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | 2019-10-26 |
| L | Magomed Mustafaev | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | 2019-04-20 |
How Fiziev Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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