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Rafael Fiziev

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #13; v1.1 (shadow) #14

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 12-18: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,634, deviation 120: measured from 13 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 33 (born 1993-03-05) · Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) · Reach 71 in (180 cm) · Stance Switch · 127 days since last bout (2026-06-27) · Last five 2-3 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,634 is the division's 16th highest of 96 board fighters; the ledger stands at +1.3 (+1.5 from quality wins, +0.8 from close losses to top-5 fighters, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 4 quality wins in 15 years, 1 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score +0.28 = +0.26 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.17 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #12; the head-to-head rule (the winner of the most recent meeting within three years moves directly above the loser when ranked at most three places behind, six within a year) placed him #13.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.2870% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.26resume rating 1,634, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.17quality ledger +1.3: +1.5 QW +0.8 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years41 over top-10 opponents, 3 over top-15
Placementscore order #12; head-to-head -> #13v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#14score +0.23; score order #13; placement rules -> #14

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-06-27UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. TorresManuel Torres#15WKO/TKO2 (0:15)35%
2026-01-31UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2Mauricio Ruffy#14LKO/TKO2 (4:30)65%
2025-06-21UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.Ignacio BahamondesunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)39%
2025-03-08UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevJustin Gaethje#3Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)34%
2023-09-23UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. GamrotMateusz Gamrot#7LKO/TKO2 (2:03)44%
2023-03-18UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3Justin Gaethje#3Lmajority decision3 (5:00)40%
2022-07-09UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. FizievRafael Dos Anjos#7WKO/TKO5 (0:18)39%
2021-12-04UFC Fight Night: Font vs. AldoBrad Riddell#12WKO/TKO3 (2:20)49%
2021-08-07UFC 265: Lewis vs. GaneKing GreenunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)42%
2020-12-12UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. MorenoRenato MoicanounrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:05)31%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.71(60th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy53%(76th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.30(45th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish50%(48th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.81(71st percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence50%(39th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.30(59th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career722(83rd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses3 (last 2026-01-31, 274 days ago)(86th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses0(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.101(72nd percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.00(40th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence90%(97th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control7%(22nd percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground13%(30th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylestriker (1.4 takedown attempts per 15 min; 7% control)
Career stage
Age33.7(64th percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut26.1(43rd percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut7.5(73rd percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts13(76th percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes150(75th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(49th percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout127(62nd percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #7, Lightweight2023-10-13: #8, Lightweight2023-10-20: #8, Lightweight2023-11-03: #8, Lightweight2023-11-10: #8, Lightweight2023-11-17: #9, Lightweight2023-12-01: #9, Lightweight2023-12-08: #8, Lightweight2023-12-15: #8, Lightweight2024-01-12: #9, Lightweight2024-01-19: #10, Lightweight2024-02-02: #11, Lightweight2024-02-09: #12, Lightweight2024-02-16: #12, Lightweight2024-02-23: #12, Lightweight2024-03-01: #12, Lightweight2024-03-08: #12, Lightweight2024-03-15: #12, Lightweight2024-03-22: #12, Lightweight2024-03-29: #12, Lightweight2024-04-05: #12, Lightweight2024-04-12: #12, Lightweight2024-04-26: #12, Lightweight2024-05-03: #12, Lightweight2024-05-10: #12, Lightweight2024-05-17: #12, Lightweight2024-05-31: #12, Lightweight2024-06-07: #12, Lightweight2024-06-14: #12, Lightweight2024-06-21: #12, Lightweight2024-06-28: #12, Lightweight2024-07-12: #11, Lightweight2024-07-19: #11, Lightweight2024-07-26: #11, Lightweight2024-08-02: #10, Lightweight2024-08-09: #10, Lightweight2024-08-16: #10, Lightweight2024-08-23: #12, Lightweight2024-09-06: #12, Lightweight2024-09-13: #12, Lightweight2024-09-27: #12, Lightweight2024-10-04: #12, Lightweight2024-10-11: #11, Lightweight2024-10-18: #11, Lightweight2024-10-25: #11, Lightweight2024-11-01: #12, Lightweight2024-11-08: #12, Lightweight2024-11-15: #12, Lightweight2024-11-22: #14, Lightweight2024-12-06: #14, Lightweight2024-12-13: #14, Lightweight2025-01-10: #17, Lightweight2025-01-17: #17, Lightweight2025-01-31: #16, Lightweight2025-02-07: #17, Lightweight2025-02-14: #18, Lightweight2025-02-21: #19, Lightweight2025-02-28: #19, Lightweight2025-03-07: #19, Lightweight2025-03-14: #16, Lightweight2025-03-21: #16, Lightweight2025-03-28: #16, Lightweight2025-04-04: #16, Lightweight2025-04-11: #16, Lightweight2025-04-25: #16, Lightweight2025-05-02: #18, Lightweight2025-05-09: #18, Lightweight2025-05-16: #18, Lightweight2025-05-30: #15, Lightweight2025-06-06: #15, Lightweight2025-06-13: #15, Lightweight2025-06-20: #15, Lightweight2025-06-27: #12, Lightweight2025-07-11: #15, Lightweight2025-07-18: #15, Lightweight2025-07-25: #15, Lightweight2025-08-01: #15, Lightweight2025-08-08: #15, Lightweight2025-08-15: #15, Lightweight2025-08-22: #14, Lightweight2025-09-05: #14, Lightweight2025-09-12: #14, Lightweight2025-09-26: #14, Lightweight2025-10-03: #14, Lightweight2025-10-10: #13, Lightweight2025-10-17: #13, Lightweight2025-10-24: #13, Lightweight2025-10-31: #13, Lightweight2025-11-07: #13, Lightweight2025-11-14: #13, Lightweight2025-11-21: #12, Lightweight2025-12-05: #13, Lightweight2025-12-12: #13, Lightweight2026-01-23: #13, Lightweight2026-01-30: #13, Lightweight2026-02-06: #66, Lightweight2026-02-20: #66, Lightweight2026-02-27: #66, Lightweight2026-03-06: #65, Lightweight2026-03-13: #66, Lightweight2026-03-20: #69, Lightweight2026-03-27: #69, Lightweight2026-04-03: #72, Lightweight2026-04-10: #74, Lightweight2026-04-17: #74, Lightweight2026-04-24: #76, Lightweight2026-05-01: #77, Lightweight2026-05-08: #77, Lightweight2026-05-15: #73, Lightweight2026-05-29: #74, Lightweight2026-06-05: #75, Lightweight2026-06-13: #74, Lightweight2026-06-19: #74, Lightweight2026-06-26: #74, Lightweight2026-07-10: #17, Lightweight2026-07-17: #17, Lightweight2026-07-24: #17, Lightweight2026-07-31: #18, Lightweight2026-08-07: #18, Lightweight2026-08-14: #18, Lightweight2026-08-21: #19, Lightweight2026-08-28: #20, Lightweight2026-09-04: #20, Lightweight2026-09-11: #19, Lightweight2026-09-18: #20, Lightweight2026-09-25: #15, Lightweight2026-09-26: #15, Lightweight2026-10-03: #14, Lightweight2026-10-10: #14, Lightweight2026-10-17: #14, Lightweight2026-10-24: #14, Lightweight2026-10-31: #13, Lightweight#13

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,80020212022202320242025Apr 2019Oct 20262019-04-20: 1,416 (L vs Magomed Mustafaev)2019-10-26: 1,465 (W vs Alex White)2020-07-18: 1,537 (W vs Marc Diakiese)2020-12-12: 1,635 (W vs Renato Moicano)2021-08-07: 1,650 (W vs King Green)2021-12-04: 1,664 (W vs Brad Riddell)2022-07-09: 1,690 (W vs Rafael Dos Anjos)2023-03-18: 1,688 (L vs Justin Gaethje)2023-09-23: 1,686 (L vs Mateusz Gamrot)2025-03-08: 1,674 (L vs Justin Gaethje)2025-06-21: 1,714 (W vs Ignacio Bahamondes)2026-01-31: 1,655 (L vs Mauricio Ruffy)2026-06-27: 1,713 (W vs Manuel Torres)1,713

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-20 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-29what fighters aged 33.7 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+9his recency-weighted mean and trend over 13 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -2 points a year
Combined-20the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.025262728293031323334352019-04-20 (age 26.1): L vs Magomed Mustafaev, residual -0.392019-10-26 (age 26.6): W vs Alex White, residual +0.322020-07-18 (age 27.4): W vs Marc Diakiese, residual +0.292020-12-12 (age 27.8): W vs Renato Moicano, residual +0.652021-08-07 (age 28.4): W vs King Green, residual +0.132021-12-04 (age 28.8): W vs Brad Riddell, residual +0.532022-07-09 (age 29.3): W vs Rafael Dos Anjos, residual +0.722023-03-18 (age 30.0): L vs Justin Gaethje, residual -0.012023-09-23 (age 30.6): L vs Mateusz Gamrot, residual -0.522025-03-08 (age 32.0): L vs Justin Gaethje, residual +0.072025-06-21 (age 32.3): W vs Ignacio Bahamondes, residual +0.362026-01-31 (age 32.9): L vs Mauricio Ruffy, residual -0.672026-06-27 (age 33.3): W vs Manuel Torres, residual +0.54-0.03

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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