Rafael Fiziev
"Ataman"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
17
fights
13
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
7
bonuses
4
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
April 20, 2019
UFC debuts
January 31, 2026
UFC last fight
2h24:42
time in the cage
12:04
avg time by combat
58.3%
win rate
42.9%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1551
as of January 31, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1593
on July 09, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
66
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 98 | 90% |
| 2. | Body strikes landed | 98 | 9.47 / round |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 89 | 20.59 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes landed | 85 | 23.53 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes accuracy | 80 | 53% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 16 | 0.48 / round |
| 4. | Control time | 19 | 21s / round |
| 5. | Takedowns landed | 37 | 0.28 / round |
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Boxing Score
82
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-0.66
/ round
💫 Strike differential
20.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
20.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
50.3%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
52.5%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
24
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.3 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
66.7%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
90.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
21s / round
⏱ Control Time
27s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
70.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Rafael Fiziev's UFC Fight History
January 31, 2026 - UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:30).
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June 21, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 08, 2025 - UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 23, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko at round 2 (2:03).
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March 18, 2023 - UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Lightweight bout
Loss by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 09, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 5 (18s).
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December 04, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 3 (2:20).
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August 07, 2021 - UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 12, 2020 - UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:05).
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July 18, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 26, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 20, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Spinning Back Kick) at round 1 (1:26).
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Fighter's fights