- Heavyweight
- Russia
Rizvan Kuniev Record, stats and next fight
14-3-1 (W-L-D) · 1 NC
7Wins by knockout
2Wins by submission
4First round finishes
Stats and record
19Pro fights
64%Finish rate
3UFC fights
3Title fights
1Performance bonuses
2Win streak
Wins by method
Losses by method
Profile
- Age
- 34 years
- Born
- March 10, 1992
- Birthplace
- Dagestan, Russia
- Height
- 6'4" (193 cm)
- Weight
- 265 lbs (120 kg)
- Reach
- 75" (190 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Fighting out of
- Makhachkala, Russia
- Team
- Gorets FT
- UFC debut
- June 21, 2025
Fight history
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Win
vs Tyrell Fortune Bonus
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · Jul 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Method
- TKO (knees)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 1:11
-
Win
vs Jailton Almeida
UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · Feb 7, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · Jun 21, 2025 · Baku, Azerbaijan
- Method
- Decision (split)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Hugo Cunha
Dana White's Contender Series 68 · Aug 20, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- TKO (knee to the body and punches)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 4:59
-
No contest
vs Renan Ferreira
PFL 2 (2023) · Apr 7, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- NC (overturned)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Anthony Hamilton Title
Eagle FC 46 · Mar 11, 2022 · Miami, Florida, United States
- Method
- Submission (guillotine choke)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 1:17
-
Win
vs Edivan Mineiro Santos
Dana White's Contender Series 41 · Sep 28, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 1:00
-
Win
vs Vladimir Daineko Title
Eagle FC 31 · Dec 19, 2020 · Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Method
- TKO (corner stoppage)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
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Win
vs Ruud Vernooij
Eagles FC: Next Level · Feb 15, 2020 · Ciorescu, Moldova
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Shamil Abasov Title
Gorilla Fighting 16 · Aug 30, 2019 · Astrakhan, Russia
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 4:53
-
Win
vs Navid Yadegari
Gorets FC: For the Prizes of V. Zolotov · Jul 6, 2019 · Kaspiysk, Russia
- Method
- Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:00
-
Win
vs José Agustin Jimenez
UMC 1 · Jun 2, 2018 · Monza, Italy
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:35
-
Win
vs Konstantin Andreitsev
ProFC 64 · Dec 24, 2017 · Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Charles Andrade
ProFC 63 · Sep 10, 2017 · Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
vs Justin Willis
Inoki Genome Fight 4 · Aug 29, 2015 · Tokyo, Japan
- Method
- Decision (majority)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
vs Darko Stošić
Tesla FC 4 · Jun 14, 2014 · Pančevo, Serbia
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Mikhail Istomin
Voronezh MMA Federation: Mixfight Cup 2012 · Jan 20, 2012 · Voronezh, Russia
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- N/A
-
Draw
vs Ivan Gayvanovich
World MMA Federation: WMAC 2011 Finals · Oct 9, 2011 · Yalta, Ukraine
- Method
- Draw (unanimous)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Anatoli Ciumac
World MMA Federation: WMAC 2011 Semifinals · Oct 8, 2011 · Yalta, Ukraine
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 5:00
Analysis
Rizvan Kuniev competes in the UFC heavyweight division and comes from Russia.
His professional record stands at 14 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw and 1 no contest. Of those wins, 7 came by KO or TKO, 2 by submission and 5 on the scorecards, a 64% finish rate.
He made his promotional debut on June 21, 2025 at UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. against Curtis Blaydes (loss). He has since gone 2-1 in 3 UFC bouts.
In his most recent fight, on July 25, 2026 at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov, he beat Tyrell Fortune by TKO (knees) in the third round.
His career includes 3 title fights and 1 performance bonus.
He stands 193 cm, has a 190 cm reach and fights out of an orthodox stance.
He trains at Gorets FT out of Makhachkala, Russia.
Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.