Bozigit Ataev (20-5-1, 19) was born in Niznie Kazanishe, Buynaksky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR on December 3, 1979. At the age of 20 years on May 21, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Vasilin Bazhirov, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Ataev's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Emiliano Sordi at PFL 9 at age 39 on October 31, 2019. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Bozigit Ataev's best fights have been against Sean O'Connell, Emiliano Sordi, Maynard Marcum, Aaron Brink, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Beneilton Pereira da Silva.
Ataev has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Oct 31, 2019 39 years, 10 months 20-5-1 (19) | 28 years, 8 months 20-8 (20) | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | Oct 31, 2019 39 years, 10 months 20-4-1 (19) | 32 years, 9 months 30-7 (17) | PFL | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
24 | Aug 8, 2019 39 years, 8 months 20-4 (19) | 28 years, 5 months 18-8 (18) | PFL | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
23 | Jun 6, 2019 39 years, 6 months 20-3 (19) | Dan Spohn | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Oct 13, 2018 38 years, 10 months 19-3 (18) | 34 years, 3 months 17-9 (16) | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
21 | Oct 13, 2018 38 years, 10 months 19-2 (18) | 27 years, 7 months 17-7 (17) | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Aug 30, 2018 38 years, 8 months 18-2 (17) | 34 years, 11 months 18-9 (13) | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning back kick and punches |
19 | Jun 21, 2018 38 years, 6 months 17-2 (16) | Dan Spohn | PFL | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Apr 6, 2017 37 years, 4 months 17-1 (16) | Jeremy May | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Nov 11, 2006 26 years, 11 months 16-1 (15) | Valdas Pocevicius | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Aug 20, 2005 25 years, 8 months 15-1 (14) | Beneilton Pereira da Silva | RINGS | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15 | Nov 14, 2003 23 years, 11 months 14-1 (13) | Mindaugas Kulikauskas | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
14 | Dec 23, 2002 23 years 13-1 (12) | Alistair Overeem | Pride | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee to the body |
13 | Nov 9, 2002 22 years, 11 months 13-0 (12) | Kestutis Arbocius | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Jul 7, 2002 22 years, 7 months 12-0 (11) | Chris Franco | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
11 | Dec 21, 2001 22 years 11-0 (10) | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | HW | 3 | MD | WIN | |
10 | Aug 11, 2001 21 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Aaron Brink | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning back kick | |
9 | Jun 15, 2001 21 years, 6 months 9-0 (9) | Maynard Marcum | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | May 8, 2001 21 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | Rolandas Digrys | Rings | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
7 | Apr 6, 2001 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Dimitar Doichinov | Rings | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6 | Feb 8, 2001 21 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Islam Dadalov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees and punches | |
5 | Feb 8, 2001 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Vitali Shkraba | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
4 | Feb 8, 2001 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Yuri Zhernikov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
3 | Feb 8, 2001 21 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Tikhon Gladkov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Oct 24, 2000 20 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Arunas Juskevicius | Rings | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
1 | May 21, 2000 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Vasilin Bazhirov | Rings | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
