Rafael Fiziev (13-4, 9) was born in Korday, Kazakhstan on March 5, 1993. At the age of 22 years on July 18, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Sam Bastin, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On April 20, 2019, 26-year old Rafael Fiziev made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik against a 30-year old Magomed Mustafaev but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Fiziev's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. at age 32 on June 21, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rafael Fiziev's best fights have been against Renato Moicano, Brad Riddell, Marc Diakiese, Bobby Green, Alex White, Ignacio Bahamondes and Rafael dos Anjos.
Fiziev has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Jun 21, 2025 32 years, 3 months 13-4 (9) | 27 years, 9 months 17-5 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 8, 2025 32 years 12-4 (9) | 36 years, 3 months 25-5 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Sep 23, 2023 30 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 22-2 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury |
14 | Mar 18, 2023 30 years 12-2 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 23-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
13  | Jul 9, 2022 29 years, 4 months 12-1 (9) | 37 years, 8 months 31-13 (15) | UFC | LT | 5 | KO | WIN Punches |
12  | Dec 4, 2021 28 years, 8 months 11-1 (8) | 30 years, 2 months 10-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick |
11  | Aug 7, 2021 28 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 34 years, 10 months 27-11-1 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Dec 12, 2020 27 years, 9 months 9-1 (7) | 31 years, 6 months 14-3-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
9 | Jul 18, 2020 27 years, 4 months 8-1 (6) | Marc Diakiese | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Oct 26, 2019 26 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | 31 years 13-5 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Apr 20, 2019 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | 30 years, 8 months 13-2 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Spinning back kick and punches |
6 | Dec 21, 2018 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Nurzhan Tutaev | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Body kick | |
5 | Dec 23, 2017 24 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
4 | Jun 10, 2017 24 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Kim Seung-yeon | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
3 | Mar 24, 2017 24 years 3-0 (3) | Suraj Bahadur | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Oct 10, 2016 23 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Gunduz Nabiev | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
1 | Jul 18, 2015 22 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Sam Bastin | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
