Who will Rafael Fiziev 🇦🇿 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Mateusz Gamrot (15%), no event announced yet. Next: Salahdine Parnasse (15%), Charles Oliveira (6%).
Latest status: Called out Oliveira for the BMF belt, but Oliveira is reportedly booked with Lopes.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 15%chance next opponentUnfinished business from 2023. Suggested by MMA Junkie.
- 15%chance next opponentNear in rank and both coming off wins.
- 6%chance next opponentHis callout. Only if the Lopes report falls through.
Field / other: 64%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Not announced
- Last fight
- Win vs Manuel Torres · KO/TKO R2 0:15 · UFC Baku · 27 Jun 2026
- Confidence
- Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- AgentMMA: Oliveira to defend BMF belt vs Diego Lopes at UFC 335 (report) · source
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Gamrot (suggests Fiziev rematch) · source
- Lowkick MMA: Fiziev calls out Oliveira after UFC Baku · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 14-5-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Manuel Torres | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) · R2, 0:15 | 2 | 0:15 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres | |
| L | Maurício Ruffy 🇧🇷 | TKO (punches) · R2, 4:30 | 2 | 4:30 | UFC 325 | |
| W | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | |
| L | Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 313 | |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot 🇵🇱 | TKO (knee injury) · R2, 2:03 | 2 | 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | |
| L | Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 | Decision (majority) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 286 | |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | KO (punches) · R5, 0:18 | 5 | 0:18 | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | |
| W | Brad Riddell | KO (spinning wheel kick) · R3, 2:20 | 3 | 2:20 | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | |
| W | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 265 | |
| W | Renato Moicano 🇧🇷 | KO (punches) · R1, 4:05 | 1 | 4:05 | UFC 256 | |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | |
| W | Alex White | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | |
| L | Magomed Mustafaev | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) · R1, 1:26 | 1 | 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | |
| W | Nurzhan Tutaev | KO (body kick) · R2, 0:51 | 2 | 0:51 | Titan FC 51 | |
| W | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | KO (head kick and punches) · R1, 0:58 | 1 | 0:58 | Road FC 45 | |
| W | Kim Seung-yeon | TKO (knees and punches) · R1, 4:23 | 1 | 4:23 | Road FC 39 | |
| W | Suraj Bahadur | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:30 | 1 | 2:30 | Primal FC: Dark Moon Rising | |
| W | Gunduz Nabiev | Submission (rear naked choke) · R1, 3:40 | 1 | 3:40 | MMA Kyrgyzstan: Boroda | |
| W | Sam Bastin | KO (flying knee) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | W.I.N FC |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Rafael Fiziev: frequently asked questions
When is Rafael Fiziev's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Rafael Fiziev fight last?
Rafael Fiziev beat Manuel Torres at UFC Baku on 27 Jun 2026 (KO/TKO R2 0:15).
Who is Rafael Fiziev likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Mateusz Gamrot (15%), Salahdine Parnasse (15%), Charles Oliveira (6%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Rafael Fiziev's record?
14-5-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media Panel + Meta boards) · 1 Oct 2026
- Lowkick MMA: Fiziev calls out Oliveira after UFC Baku · 28 Jun 2026
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Gamrot (suggests Fiziev rematch) · 9 Aug 2026
- AgentMMA: Oliveira to defend BMF belt vs Diego Lopes at UFC 335 (report) · 26 Sep 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.