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Ismail Naurdiev

“Berzdog”

Middleweight · UFC record 5-3 · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 3 Oct 2026

Defensive Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)82
Power71
Striking defense86
Takedown defense83
WrestlingProvisional measure79

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 detailed fights; as of Sat 3 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING84.4
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING57.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
178 cm (5'10")
Reach
188 cm (6'2")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
30

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 22 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 3 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.6significant, per round
Strikes absorbed10.7per round
Striking differential+7.9per round
Takedown attempts1.32per round
Takedown defense74.4%of attempts stopped
Finish rate20.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
18.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round
10.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+7.9
Striking accuracy
49.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
64.1%
Knockdowns per round
0.05
Target: head / body / leg
53.8% / 23.7% / 22.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
82.6% / 9.3% / 8.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
1.32
Takedowns landed per round
0.55
Takedown accuracy
41.4%
Takedown defense
74.4%
Control time per round
0:51
Submission attempts per round
0.09
Reversals per round
0.09

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
5-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
20.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 0
Average fight time
13:04 (over 7 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Ismail Naurdiev — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 3 Oct 2026Marvin VettoriWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
Sat 22 Nov 2025Ryan LoderWKO/TKO PunchR1 1:26UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Sat 21 Jun 2025JunYong ParkLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 26 Oct 2024Bruno SilvaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 29 Feb 2020Sean BradyLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
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Ismail Naurdiev — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 28 Sep 2019Siyar BahadurzadaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sat 6 Jul 2019Chance RencountreLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Sat 23 Feb 2019Michel PrazeresWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos

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