Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev is a 29 year old Male fighter from Azerbaijan with a 12-1-0 pro MMA record. Fiziev is scheduled to fight Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on Saturday March 18, 2023 in a Lightweight bout.
Rafael Fiziev has 12 wins with a 75% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 1 by submission, 3 by decision.
Rafael Fiziev is currently riding a 6 fight win streak.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11-1-0 | Rafael dos Anjos |
KO/TKO
R5 0:18
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-07-09 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-1-0 | Brad Riddell |
KO/TKO
R3 2:20
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-12-04 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-1-0 | Bobby Green |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 265 | 2021-08-07 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Renato Moicano |
KO/TKO
R1 4:05
|
UFC 256 | 2020-12-12 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Marc Diakiese |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2020-07-18 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Alex White |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on ESPN+ 20 | 2019-10-26 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 6-0-0 | Magomed Mustafaev |
KO/TKO
R1 1:26
|
UFC on ESPN+ 7 | 2019-04-20 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Nurzhan Tutkaev |
KO/TKO
R2 3:59
|
Titan FC 51 | 2018-12-21 | Lightweight | TFC |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj |
KO/TKO
R1 0:58
|
Road FC 45 | 2017-12-23 | Catchweight | RFC |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Seung Yeon Kim |
KO/TKO
R1 4:23
|
Road FC 39 | 2017-06-10 | Lightweight | RFC |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Suraj Bahadur |
KO/TKO
R1 2:30
|
Primal FC | 2017-03-24 | Catchweight | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Gunduz Nabiev |
SUB
R1 3:40
|
Boroda FC | 2016-10-10 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Sam Bastin |
KO/TKO
R1
|
W.I.N. Fighting Championships | 2015-07-18 | Lightweight |
Fiziev made his professional debut against Sam Bastin on July 18, 2015, fighting on the main card of W.I.N. Fighting Championships.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Sam Bastin who carried a 6-6-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Rafael Fiziev beat Sam Bastin by KO/TKO at of Round 1.
Fiziev made his debut in the UFC against Magomed Mustafaev on April 20, 2019, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC on ESPN+ 7: Overeem vs. Oleinik having compiled a 6-0-0 professional MMA record.
Rafael Fiziev lost to Magomed Mustafaev by KO/TKO at 1:26 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Fiziev has gone on to fight a total of 7 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-1-0.
Fiziev's last win came against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night on Saturday July 9, 2022. Rafael Fiziev beat Rafael dos Anjos by KO/TKO at 0:18 of Round 5. Rafael Fiziev took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Fiziev is scheduled to fight Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on Saturday March 18, 2023.
Fiziev's last loss came against Magomed Mustafaev at UFC on ESPN+ 7 on Saturday April 20, 2019. Rafael Fiziev lost to Magomed Mustafaev by KO/TKO at 1:26 of Round 1.
Fiziev has fought 7 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-1-0.
Fiziev has knocked out 8 opponents.
Fiziev has submitted 1 opponents.
Fiziev has been knocked out 1 times.
Fiziev has never been submitted.
