Timur Valiev (19-4, 7) was born in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia on January 19, 1990. At the age of 20 years on September 4, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Olle Raberg, losing the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On August 22, 2020, 30-year old Timur Valiev made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar against a 30-year old Trevin Jones but lost the fight via no contest.
Valiev's last fight was a 3-round split decision win against Makharbek Karginov at age 34 on September 8, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Timur Valiev's best fights have been against Raoni Barcelos, Martin Day and Ed West.
Valiev has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Sep 8, 2024 34 years, 7 months 19-4 (7) | Makharbek Karginov | BT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
23 | Mar 9, 2024 34 years, 1 months 18-4 (7) | Aleksandr Podlesniy | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22  | Mar 19, 2022 32 years, 2 months 18-3 (7) | 27 years, 1 months 15-0 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jun 26, 2021 31 years, 5 months 18-2 (7) | 34 years, 1 months 16-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | MD | WIN |
20  | Feb 6, 2021 31 years 17-2 (7) | 32 years, 2 months 8-5 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Aug 22, 2020 30 years, 7 months 16-2 (7) | 30 years 12-6 (6) | UFC | FT | 2 | NC | NC Overturned |
18 | Dec 13, 2019 29 years, 10 months 16-2 (7) | Taigro Costa | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 13, 2019 29 years, 5 months 15-2 (7) | Giovanni da Silva Santos Jr. | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Jul 19, 2018 28 years, 6 months 14-2 (6) | Bekbulat Magomedov | PFL | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Jun 7, 2018 28 years, 4 months 13-2 (6) | Max Coga | PFL | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Nov 2, 2017 27 years, 9 months 12-2 (6) | Josenaldo Silva | PFL | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13  | Oct 7, 2016 26 years, 8 months 11-2 (5) | 25 years, 5 months 9-1-1 (5) | WSOF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Feb 2, 2016 26 years 10-2 (5) | Chris GutiƩrrez | WSOF | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Sep 18, 2015 25 years, 7 months 10-1 (5) | Tito Jones | WSOF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Mar 28, 2015 25 years, 2 months 9-1 (5) | 31 years, 4 months 18-9 (10) | WSOF | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
9 | Sep 13, 2014 24 years, 7 months 8-1 (4) | Isaiah Chapman | WSOF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8 | Jun 21, 2014 24 years, 5 months 7-1 (4) | Adam Acquaviva | WSOF | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Flying knee |
7 | Jun 16, 2012 22 years, 4 months 6-1 (3) | Bruno Marques | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Nov 3, 2012 22 years, 9 months 5-1 (3) | Oleg Borisov | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 21, 2012 22 years, 9 months 4-1 (3) | Algiz Vakhitov | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Jun 28, 2012 22 years, 5 months 3-1 (2) | Evgeniy Lazukov | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Feb 25, 2012 22 years, 1 months 2-1 (1) | Fernando Cosenday | BT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jul 22, 2011 21 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Gadzhimurad Gasanov | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Sep 4, 2010 20 years, 7 months 0-1 (0) | Olle Raberg | BT | 1 | UD | LOSS |
