Lightweight

Rafael Fiziev

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

14-5-0

UFC

8-5-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Fight Completion Rate	66.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	82-44 (65.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	58-31 (65.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-13 (64.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	84.1%
% Time in Control	7.2%
% Time Controlled	8.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.85
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.87
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.02
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Distance Strike Defense	52.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.54
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.51
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.56
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.06
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.57

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Rafael Fiziev League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Rafael Fiziev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Strike Differential	-0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	71.4%
Takedown Defense	90.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Takedown Accuracy	88.9%
Takedown Defense	90.9%
Control Time/Fight	0:37

Fight History

WIN

vs. Manuel Torres

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres • Jun 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:15

Rafael Fiziev25/3964%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:42KD 1

Manuel Torres22/5242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	15/25	60%	2/2	0:36	—
	Manuel Torres	21/51	41%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	10/14	71%	0/0	0:06	1
	Manuel Torres	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mauricio Ruffy

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:30

Rafael Fiziev36/6655%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Mauricio Ruffy55/8862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	16/33	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mauricio Ruffy	18/28	64%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	20/33	61%	0/1	0:00	—
	Mauricio Ruffy	37/60	62%	0/0	0:20	1

WIN

vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. • Jun 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev62/11355%TD 4/4Ctrl 1:43

Ignacio Bahamondes50/14734%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	17/25	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	13/46	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	15/28	54%	2/2	0:55	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	20/44	45%	0/1	0:43	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	30/60	50%	2/2	0:48	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	17/57	30%	0/1	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev68/11957%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:40

Justin Gaethje72/13454%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	21/32	66%	2/2	0:40	—
	Justin Gaethje	12/21	57%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	17/40	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	21/52	40%	0/0	0:43	1

R3	Rafael Fiziev	30/47	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	39/61	64%	0/2	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Mateusz Gamrot

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot • Sep 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 2:03

Rafael Fiziev18/3256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mateusz Gamrot16/4040%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	16/27	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	12/34	35%	0/3	0:03	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	4/6	67%	1/3	1:25	—

LOSS

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev97/16957%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Justin Gaethje103/17160%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	27/50	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	23/36	64%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	32/49	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	27/48	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	38/70	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	53/87	61%	1/2	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev • Jul 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 0:18

Rafael Fiziev64/15940%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:59KD 1

Rafael Dos Anjos54/11049%TD 2/16Ctrl 6:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	14/41	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	9/26	35%	0/2	2:08	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	17/44	39%	0/1	0:46	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	19/36	53%	0/2	0:31	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	17/38	45%	0/0	0:43	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	9/22	41%	1/6	1:46	—

R4	Rafael Fiziev	12/27	44%	0/0	1:27	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	15/23	65%	1/6	1:48	—

R5	Rafael Fiziev	4/9	44%	0/0	0:03	1
	Rafael Dos Anjos	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brad Riddell

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 2:20

Rafael Fiziev66/12354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Brad Riddell59/11551%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Riddell	21/41	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	30/59	51%	0/0	0:09	—
	Brad Riddell	22/50	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	17/29	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Riddell	16/24	67%	1/3	0:14	—

WIN

vs. King Green

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev104/22347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

King Green143/26354%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	25/62	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	32/48	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	36/82	44%	0/0	0:08	—
	King Green	45/94	48%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	43/79	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	66/121	55%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Renato Moicano

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:05

Rafael Fiziev21/3560%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Renato Moicano15/3741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	21/35	60%	0/1	0:04	1
	Renato Moicano	15/37	41%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marc Diakiese

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev78/12463%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:49

Marc Diakiese68/14846%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	18/31	58%	1/1	2:43	—
	Marc Diakiese	11/18	61%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	28/41	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marc Diakiese	28/59	47%	0/1	0:22	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	32/52	62%	0/1	0:06	—
	Marc Diakiese	29/71	41%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex White

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Fiziev66/13150%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:35

Alex White55/13341%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	26/48	54%	0/0	0:31	—
	Alex White	14/38	37%	0/3	0:14	—

R2	Rafael Fiziev	19/43	44%	0/0	0:13	—
	Alex White	14/37	38%	0/3	0:40	—

R3	Rafael Fiziev	21/40	52%	1/1	0:51	—
	Alex White	27/58	47%	0/5	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Mustafaev

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik • Apr 2019Lightweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick) • Rd 1, 1:26

Rafael Fiziev1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Mustafaev10/1283%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Fiziev	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Mustafaev	10/12	83%	0/0	0:03	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com