Back رافائيل فيزيف Arabic Rafael Fiziev Azerbaijani Rafael Fiziev Spanish رافائل فیزیف Persian Rafael Fiziev French ラファエル・フィジエフ Japanese Rafael Fiziev Polish Rafael Fiziev Portuguese Физиев, Рафаэль Салман оглы Russian Rafael Fiziev Turkish
| Rafael Fiziev | |||||||||||||||
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 Fiziev in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 5, 1993 Korday, Kazakhstan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ataman | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Phuket, Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Azerbaijani | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Muay Thai | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Phuket Top Team (2015–2017)[4] Tiger Muay Thai (2017–present)[4] Kill Cliff FC (2021–present)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bruninho Barbosa[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
| Kickboxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 47 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Police Officer[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Notable school(s) | Police Academy of Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rafael Fiziev (born March 5, 1993) is an Azerbaijani[7] professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 20, 2024, he is #10 in the UFC lightweight rankings.[8]
- ^ "Kazakhstani made weight for the third UFC fight" (in Kazakh). vesti.kz. July 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ a b Rafael Fiziev [@RafaelFiziev] (February 26, 2021). "Arrived to Miami @MmaSanford. Who's next @seanshelby?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Rafael Fiziev explains beef with Phuket Top Team". asianmma.com. January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Рафаэль Физиев: "У каждого мужчины должен быть характер воина!"". sport.kg (in Kyrgyz).
- ^ Dawson, Alan (2020-07-19). "Marc Diakiese and Rafael Fiziev collided for an all-out 'Fight Island' war which included a cheat-code, kick-dodging, Matrix move". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Okamoto, Brett (July 10, 2022). "UFC Fight Night: Rafael Fiziev continues hot run in fifth-round KO of ex-champ Rafael dos Anjos". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.