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Shamil Gaziev
Russia
15-3-0W-L-D
Next Fight
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 78"
- 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
- KHK MMA Team
- 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.
- 1790
Scouting Report
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Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Gaziev is a finisher. His wins come 10 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission and 2 by decision, an 87% finish rate. He puts people to sleep far more often than he goes to the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Gaziev beat Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-7-1) by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he lost to Brando Pericic (7-1-0) by KO/TKO in round 2, and to Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) by KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'4" with a 78" reach. He lands 2.96 significant strikes a minute at 46% accuracy but absorbs 4.56 a minute, with 45% striking defense. Takedown defense is 83%; he attempts 0.89 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 10 KO/TKO (67%)
- 3 Submission (20%)
- 2 Decision (13%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 87%
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
15 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 61-28-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1735
- Winvs Kennedy Nzechukwu14-7-1 · Power Index 1726KO/TKO · R1 · 1:20Aug 22, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Rodrigues
Fight stats
Stat Shamil Gaziev Kennedy Nzechukwu Sig. strikes 2/5 3/7 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 3 - Lossvs Brando Pericic7-1-0 · Power Index 1733KO/TKO · R2 · 3:44May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Shamil Gaziev Brando Pericic Sig. strikes 41/100 89/163 Takedowns 1/2 0/0 Control time 3:36 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 42 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 47 - Lossvs Waldo Cortes Acosta17-5-0 · Power Index 1869KO/TKO · R1 · 1:22Nov 22, 2025 · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Fight stats
Stat Shamil Gaziev Waldo Cortes Acosta Sig. strikes 6/15 10/21 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:08 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 10 - Winvs Thomas Petersen12-5-0 · Power Index 1719KO/TKO · R1 · 3:12Feb 1, 2025 · UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov
Fight stats
Stat Shamil Gaziev Thomas Petersen Sig. strikes 14/32 19/34 Takedowns 0/0 1/1 Control time 0:01 0:08 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 19 - Winvs Don'Tale Mayes11-10-0 · Power Index 1630Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Shamil Gaziev Don'Tale Mayes Sig. strikes 31/46 27/58 Takedowns 2/3 0/2 Control time 11:58 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 10 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 5
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.96
- Striking accuracy
- 46%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.56
- Striking defense
- 45%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.89
- Takedown accuracy
- 25%
- Takedown defense
- 83%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20