All fightersRafael Fiziev
“Ataman”
Lightweight14-5RECORD
9KO / TKO WINS
1SUBMISSION WINS
4DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Ataman |
| Date of birth | 5 Mar 1993 |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani (since 2021); Kyrgyzstani (until 2021) |
| Birthplace | Korday, Kazakhstan |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Team | Phuket Top Team (2015–2017) Tiger Muay Thai (2017–present) Kill Cliff FC (2021–present) |
| Height | 173 cm (5′8″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight | 70.3 kg (155 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 18 Jul 2015 |
| UFC debut | 20 Apr 2019 |
| Last fight | 27 Jun 2026 |
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Fight history
19 professional fights on file (13 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Manuel Torres | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | 27 Jun 2026 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Maurício Ruffy | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:30 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | 31 Jan 2026 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | 21 Jun 2025 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 30-27, Vito Paolillo 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Justin Gaethje | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | 8 Mar 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 28-29, Chris Lee 28-29, Ron McCarthy 28-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Mateusz Gamrot | KO/TKO (leg injury) | 2 | 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | 23 Sep 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Justin Gaethje | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 18 Mar 2023 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mark Collett 28-29, Clemens Werner 28-29, Paul Sutherland 28-28 | |||||||
| Win | Rafael dos Anjos | KO/TKO (punch) | 5 | 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 9 Jul 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brad Riddell | KO/TKO (wheel kick) | 3 | 2:20 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo | 4 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | King Green | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | 7 Aug 2021 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Jacob MontalvoScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Joshua Ferraro 30-27, Chris Lee 29-28, Sal D'amato 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Renato Moicano | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | 12 Dec 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | 18 Jul 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Rich MitchellScheduled 3 roundsScorecards David Lethaby 30-27, Lukasz Bosacki 29-28, Anders Ohlsson 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Alex White | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | 26 Oct 2019 | Kallang, Singapore |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Barry Foley 29-28, Pawel Harasim 30-27, Takeo Kobayashi 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Magomed Mustafaev | KO/TKO (spinning back kick) | 1 | 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | 20 Apr 2019 | Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Vjacheslav KiselevScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nurzhan Tutaev | KO (body kick) | 2 | 0:51 | Titan FC 51 | 21 Dec 2018 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 0:58 | Road FC 45 | 23 Dec 2017 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Win | Kim Seung-yeon | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 4:23 | Road FC 39 | 10 Jun 2017 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Win | Suraj Bahadur | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | Primal FC: Dark Moon Rising | 24 Mar 2017 | Phuket, Thailand |
| Win | Gunduz Nabiev | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:40 | MMA Kyrgyzstan: Boroda | 10 Oct 2016 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Win | Sam Bastin | KO (flying knee) | 1 | W.I.N FC | 18 Jul 2015 | Shenzhen, China | |