Heavyweight

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Last fought: Jan 2023

RECORD

Pro

20-8-0

UFC

5-6-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

235 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:27
Fight Completion Rate	59.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.89
% Fights Inside the Distance	72.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	44-26 (62.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	23-21 (52.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-5 (80.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.6%
% Time in Control	11.8%
% Time Controlled	17.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	40.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.30
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	1.61
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.69
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.1%
Distance Strike Defense	71.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.15
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.08
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.04
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.50
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.23
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.24

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 Heavyweight field

Shamil Abdurakhimov 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	Shamil Abdurakhimov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	23.3%
Takedown Defense	45.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:45
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:27
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:00

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jailton Almeida

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:56

Shamil Abdurakhimov1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jailton Almeida45/5779%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jailton Almeida	14/17	82%	2/3	4:45	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Jailton Almeida	31/40	78%	1/2	2:43	—

LOSS

vs. Sergei Pavlovich

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:03

Shamil Abdurakhimov17/3450%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Sergei Pavlovich21/4745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	17/34	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sergei Pavlovich	21/47	45%	0/0	0:12	1

LOSS

vs. Chris Daukaus

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:23

Shamil Abdurakhimov23/6337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Daukaus38/9341%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:48KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Daukaus	28/65	43%	0/0	0:37	1

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Daukaus	10/28	36%	0/0	0:11	1

LOSS

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 2:22

Shamil Abdurakhimov3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Curtis Blaydes25/4358%TD 5/5Ctrl 6:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	12/24	50%	4/4	4:02	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Blaydes	13/19	68%	1/1	2:06	—

WIN

vs. Marcin Tybura

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

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:15

Shamil Abdurakhimov36/8741%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Marcin Tybura28/7040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	17/34	50%	0/3	0:00	1
	Marcin Tybura	14/34	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shamil Abdurakhimov32/7046%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:25

Andrei Arlovski18/5831%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	5/16	31%	1/2	2:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	16/23	70%	1/1	1:25	—
	Andrei Arlovski	5/17	29%	2/2	0:19	—

R3	Shamil Abdurakhimov	11/31	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	4/19	21%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chase Sherman

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum • Nov 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:24

Shamil Abdurakhimov6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Chase Sherman5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	6/10	60%	0/0	0:01	1
	Chase Sherman	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov • Dec 2016Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:42

Shamil Abdurakhimov15/3741%TD 4/11Ctrl 7:30

Derrick Lewis39/9043%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	4/11	36%	1/5	2:37	—
	Derrick Lewis	1/7	14%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	9/11	82%	2/2	3:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Shamil Abdurakhimov	1/8	12%	1/2	1:18	—
	Derrick Lewis	4/22	18%	0/1	0:09	—

R4	Shamil Abdurakhimov	1/7	14%	0/2	0:35	—
	Derrick Lewis	27/47	57%	1/2	1:10	—

WIN

vs. Walt Harris

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shamil Abdurakhimov47/12837%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:43

Walt Harris33/9834%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	13/37	35%	1/7	0:34	—
	Walt Harris	12/32	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Walt Harris	6/23	26%	0/0	0:29	—

R3	Shamil Abdurakhimov	20/53	38%	0/1	0:09	—
	Walt Harris	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Hamilton

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shamil Abdurakhimov62/10460%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

Anthony Hamilton40/7752%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	20/36	56%	0/1	0:04	—
	Anthony Hamilton	12/25	48%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Shamil Abdurakhimov	18/37	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Hamilton	9/22	41%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Shamil Abdurakhimov	24/31	77%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hamilton	19/30	63%	0/0	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Timothy Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas • Apr 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:57

Shamil Abdurakhimov9/2536%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31

Timothy Johnson22/5937%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shamil Abdurakhimov	9/25	36%	0/1	0:31	—
	Timothy Johnson	22/59	37%	1/2	0:58	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com