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Timur Valiev
“Lucky”
Russia
20-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'6"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 67"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 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
- Dagestan fighter
- 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.
- 1737
Scouting Report
- W
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- W
- W
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Valiev lives on the scorecards. Wins by decision are his most common, at 11, with 5 by KO/TKO and 3 by submission. His finish rate is 38%, so he does end some fights early, but most go the distance.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Valiev lost a split decision to David Dzhibilov in round 3. Before that, he beat Maharbek Karginov by split decision in September 2024. Before that, he dropped a unanimous decision to Alexander Podlesniy in March 2024.
- Style
- Orthodox, 5'6" with a 67" reach. He lands 4 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy but absorbs 3.04 a minute and defends just 45%. He attempts 1.24 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 30%, and stops 50% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (23%)
- 4 Submission (18%)
- 13 Decision (59%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 41%
- Last fought
- 5 weeks ago
22 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
- Winvs Shamil BoraevSubmission (Kneebar) · R2 · 1:47Oct 4, 2026 · ACA 208: Shaikhaev vs Tumenov
- Lossvs David DzhibilovDecision (Split) · R3 · 5:00Aug 15, 2025 · ACA 190: Gasanov vs Aryshev
- Winvs Maharbek KarginovDecision (Split) · R3 · 5:00Sep 8, 2024 · ACA 179: Omarov vs Taygibov
- Winvs Makharbek KarginovDecision · SplitSep 8, 2024 · ACA 179: Omarov vs Taygibov
- Lossvs Alexander PodlesniyDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Mar 9, 2024 · ACA 172: Ismailov vs Tokov
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.89
- Striking accuracy
- 53%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.40
- Striking defense
- 45%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.16
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defense
- 52%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60