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HeavyweightContender
Shamil Gaziev
#168
P4P rank
72
Overall
15-3
Record
33
Age
6'4"
Height
265 lbs
Weight
78"
Reach
Striking70
Wrestling82
Grappling78
Cardio + IQ69
#15 of 16 in Heavyweight by overall.
Striking breakdown103 sig. strikes · 8 fights
Head73%
Body26%
Leg1%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks. A leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Wvs Kennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 2–3 · 1 KDAug 22, 2026Sig 2–3 · 1 KD
Lvs Brando PericicKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 25–42 · TD 1–0 · 2:46 ctrlMay 2, 2026Sig 25–42 · TD 1–0 · 2:46 ctrl
Wvs Thomas PetersenKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 14–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:01 ctrl · 1 KDFeb 1, 2025Sig 14–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:01 ctrl · 1 KD
Wvs Don'Tale MayesDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 8–12 · TD 1–0 · 4:32 ctrlAug 3, 2024Sig 8–12 · TD 1–0 · 4:32 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first: per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted8 UFC fights · Soft competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced: five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking62
Adj. wrestling57
Adj. takedown defense37
Strength of schedule7
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 2.9 |
| Striking accuracy | 46% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 4.9 |
| Striking defense | 45% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 1.1 |
| Takedown accuracy | 33% |
| Takedown defense | 83% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.3 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO3
Submission1
Decision11
Finish rate 27% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers, not an official rating. How it works.