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Rizvan Kuniev
Russia
Ranked #6 · HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
15-4-1W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 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
- Gorets
- 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.
- 1745
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Kuniev is a finisher. His wins come from 7 KO/TKO, 3 submission and 4 decision, a 71% finish rate. Power is the main route, as he puts people to sleep more than any other way.
- Recent Form
- Volkov (40-11-0), loss, unanimous decision. Fortune (18-4-0), win, TKO in round 3. Almeida (22-6-0), win, unanimous decision. Kuniev has gone the distance with ranked-caliber names and also ended Fortune late.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'4" with a 76" reach. He lands 4.11 significant strikes a minute at 55% accuracy and absorbs 2.74, with 50% defense. He rarely shoots takedowns, 0.69 per 15 minutes, but stuffs 94% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (46%)
- 3 Submission (20%)
- 4 Decision (27%)
- 1 No method on record (7%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 71%
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
15 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.: 109-30
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1817
- Lossvs Alexander Volkov41-11-0 · Power Index 1922Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Winvs Tyrell Fortune18-4-0 · Power Index 1819KO/TKO · R3 · 1:12Jul 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov
Fight stats
Stat Rizvan Kuniev Tyrell Fortune Sig. strikes 66/120 20/43 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 2:21 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 34 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 2 - Winvs Jailton Almeida22-6-0 · Power Index 1837Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Rizvan Kuniev Jailton Almeida Sig. strikes 43/93 31/67 Takedowns 0/0 0/8 Control time 6:35 1:24 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 16 18 - Lossvs Curtis Blaydes20-6-0 · Power Index 1880Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Rizvan Kuniev Curtis Blaydes Sig. strikes 45/108 56/95 Takedowns 0/0 2/15 Control time 0:26 5:21 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 13 28 - Winvs Hugo Cunha8-3-0 · Power Index 1626TKO · R1 · 05:00Aug 20, 2024 · Dana White's Contender Series 68
Fight stats
Stat Rizvan Kuniev Hugo Cunha Sig. strikes 15/23 3/10 Takedowns 0/0 0/6 Control time 0:48 1:44 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 3
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.11
- Striking accuracy
- 55%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.74
- Striking defense
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.69
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- Takedown defense
- 94%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00