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Rafael Fiziev
“Ataman”
Kyrgyzstan
Ranked #11 · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
14-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Tiger Muay Thai
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1763
Scouting Report
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Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Fiziev is a finisher. His wins by the numbers: 9 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 4 by decision, for a 64% finish rate. He puts people to sleep on the feet and has never made anyone tap.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat Manuel Torres (17-4-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he lost to Maurício Ruffy (14-3-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he beat Ignacio Bahamondes (18-7-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Switch-stance striker who lands 4.71 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy but absorbs 4.81 a minute, with 50% striking defense. Rarely shoots, 1 takedown per 15 minutes, and stuffs 90% of takedown attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (64%)
- 4 Decision (29%)
- 1 No method on record (7%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 69%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
14 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 103-24
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1847
- Winvs Manuel Torres17-4-0 · Power Index 1795KO/TKO · R2 · 0:15Jun 27, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Torres
- Lossvs Maurício Ruffy14-3-0 · Power Index 1780KO/TKO · R2 · 4:30Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
- Winvs Ignacio Bahamondes18-7-0 · Power Index 1782Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
- Lossvs Justin Gaethje28-5-0 · Power Index 1970Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 9, 2025 · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev
- Lossvs Mateusz Gamrot26-5-0 · Power Index 1909KO/TKO · R2 · 2:03Sep 23, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Gamrot
Career Stats
Based on 13 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.71
- Striking accuracy
- 53%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.81
- Striking defense
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.00
- Takedown accuracy
- 71%
- Takedown defense
- 90%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00
