Tofiq Musayev (22-6, 20) was born in Sahil, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union on December 15, 1989. At the age of 23 years on May 29, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Yavuz Selim Kazanci, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 21, 2025, 35-year old Tofiq Musayev made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. against Myktybek Orolbai but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Musayev's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Myktybek Orolbai at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. at age 35 on June 21, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Tofiq Musayev's best fights have been against Patricky Pitbull, Damien Brown, Johnny Case, Sidney Outlaw, Daron Cruickshank, Nobumitsu Osawa and Koji Takeda.
Musayev has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Jun 21, 2025 35 years, 6 months 22-6 (20) | Myktybek Orolbai | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
27 | Nov 4, 2023 33 years, 10 months 22-5 (20) | Koji Takeda | Rizin | LT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
26 | Jul 30, 2023 33 years, 7 months 21-5 (19) | Akira Okada | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
25  | Mar 10, 2023 33 years, 2 months 20-5 (18) | 29 years, 10 months 22-3 (18) | Bellator | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Body kick |
24  | Jul 22, 2022 32 years, 7 months 20-4 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 16-4 (9) | Bellator | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
23  | Jun 13, 2021 31 years, 5 months 19-4 (17) | 31 years, 8 months 11-1 (11) | Rizin | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke For Rizin lightweight title |
22  | Dec 31, 2019 30 years 19-3 (17) | 33 years, 11 months 23-8 (16) | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Dec 31, 2019 30 years 18-3 (17) | 30 years, 6 months 27-6-1 (22) | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Oct 12, 2019 29 years, 9 months 17-3 (16) | 34 years, 9 months 19-12 (11) | Rizin | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
19  | Jun 2, 2019 29 years, 5 months 16-3 (15) | 33 years, 11 months 22-11 (16) | Rizin | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Dec 31, 2018 29 years 15-3 (15) | Nobumitsu Osawa | Rizin | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17 | May 4, 2018 28 years, 4 months 14-3 (14) | Marif Piraev | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Feb 24, 2018 28 years, 2 months 13-3 (13) | Zurab Betergaraev | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Foot injury | |
15 | Oct 21, 2017 27 years, 10 months 12-3 (12) | Murat Kocaturk | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Feb 25, 2017 27 years, 2 months 11-3 (11) | Murad Shakhbanov | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Dec 31, 2016 27 years 10-3 (10) | Ayub Fahimi | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jun 5, 2016 26 years, 5 months 9-3 (9) | Ooi Aik Tong | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Jun 5, 2016 26 years, 5 months 8-3 (8) | Jiang Tao | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Nov 27, 2015 25 years, 11 months 7-3 (7) | Bao Yincang | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Oct 2, 2015 25 years, 9 months 6-3 (6) | Shamil Magomedzagidov | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Sep 18, 2015 25 years, 9 months 5-3 (5) | Magomed Alkuliev | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7 | Oct 31, 2014 24 years, 10 months 4-3 (4) | Aigun Akhmedov | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Jun 13, 2014 24 years, 5 months 4-2 (4) | Said Khalilov | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Apr 21, 2014 24 years, 4 months 3-2 (3) | Evgeny Lakhin | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
4 | May 1, 2014 24 years, 4 months 3-1 (3) | Musulman Muslimov | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3  | Nov 30, 2013 23 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | 19 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
2 | Sep 22, 2013 23 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Emilbek Beknazarov | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | May 29, 2013 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Yavuz Selim Kazanci | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
