Rizvan Kuniev (13-3-1, 8) was born in Dagestan, Russia on March 10, 1992. At the age of 19 years on October 8, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Anatoli Ciumac, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On June 21, 2025, 33-year old Rizvan Kuniev made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. against a 34-year old Curtis Blaydes but lost the fight via split decision.
Kuniev's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira at age 33 on February 7, 2026. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Rizvan Kuniev's best fights were against Jailton Almeida and Anthony Hamilton. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rizvan Kuniev".
Kuniev has 3 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rizvan Kuniev Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Feb 7, 2026 33 years, 10 months 13-3-1 (8) | 34 years, 7 months 22-4 (21) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Jun 21, 2025 33 years, 3 months 12-3-1 (8) | 34 years, 4 months 18-5 (13) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | Loss |
16 | Aug 20, 2024 32 years, 5 months 12-2-1 (8) | Hugo Cunha | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Knee to the body and punches | |
15  | Apr 7, 2023 31 years 11-2-1 (7) | 33 years, 4 months 9-3 (8) | PFL | HW | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
14  | Mar 11, 2022 30 years 11-2-1 (7) | 41 years, 10 months 18-10 (10) | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
13 | Sep 28, 2021 29 years, 6 months 10-2-1 (6) | Edivan Mineiro Santos | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
12 | Dec 19, 2020 28 years, 9 months 9-2-1 (5) | Vladimir Daineko | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Corner stoppage | |
11 | Feb 15, 2020 27 years, 11 months 8-2-1 (4) | Ruud Vernooij | HW | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | Aug 30, 2019 27 years, 5 months 7-2-1 (4) | Shamil Abasov | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
9 | Jul 6, 2019 27 years, 3 months 6-2-1 (3) | Navid Yadegari | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jun 2, 2018 26 years, 2 months 5-2-1 (2) | José Agustin Jimenez | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7 | Dec 24, 2017 25 years, 9 months 4-2-1 (1) | Konstantin Andreitsev | HW | 3 | UD | Win | |
6 | Sep 10, 2017 25 years, 6 months 3-2-1 (1) | Charles Andrade | HW | 3 | UD | Win | |
5  | Aug 29, 2015 23 years, 5 months 2-2-1 (1) | 28 years, 1 month 2-1 (2) | HW | 2 | MD | Loss | |
4  | Jun 14, 2014 22 years, 3 months 2-1-1 (1) | 22 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | HW | 3 | UD | Loss | |
3 | Jan 20, 2012 19 years, 10 months 2-0-1 (1) | Mikhail Istomin | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Oct 9, 2011 19 years, 6 months 1-0-1 (0) | Ivan Gayvanovich | HW | 2 | UD | Draw Unanimous | |
1 | Oct 8, 2011 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Anatoli Ciumac | HW | 2 | UD | Win |
