Shamil Gaziev

SHAMIL GAZIEV

7-277.8% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
BHR

Nationality

Soviet Union

Birth

10/02/1990 (36)

Birthplace

Khunzakh

Russia

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Heavyweight

Height

191 cm (6'3")

Reach

199 cm (78")

Style

MMA

Biography

Shamil Hasbulatovich Gaziev is a Russian and Bahraini professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2020, Gaziev earned his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, winning by first round submission.

WIN BREAKDOWN

9 total fights · 57% KO rate

KO/TKO4 (57%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision2 (29%)

Fight history (10)

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vs Tallison TeixeiraUFC Fight Night 294 - Prochazka vs. Stirling — 21/11/2026
Win
vs Kennedy NzechukwuUFC Fight Night 285 - Hernandez vs. Rodrigues — 22/08/2026
Loss
vs Brando PeričićKO (punch) (R2)UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates — 02/05/2026
Loss
vs Waldo Cortes AcostaKO (punch) (R1)UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker — 22/11/2025
Win
vs Thomas PetersenTKO (punch) (R1)UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov — 01/02/2025

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