1264RATING · 205 LB

Diyar Nurgozhay

No. 40 at light heavyweight. 2–2 in the UFC since 2025.

Career and every weight

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Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (205 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

205 lb2026
2–2UFC record
1 of 2Dominant wins
88Average win score
21stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 2
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:18
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min– / –
Sig. strike accuracy–
Takedowns per 15 min–
Control time– of the fight
Best winBruno Lopes rated 1275 at 205 lb going in

Per-minute figures need 5 fights with full statistics.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 2 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Bruno Lopes, rated 1275 at 205 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

205 lb

No. 40 of 49 active men ranked at light heavyweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1264 across 4 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 205 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
2–2Record at 205 lb
1 of 2Dominant wins
88Average win score
1182Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 2
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:18
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.7 / 2.8
Sig. strike accuracy63%
Takedowns per 15 min1.5
Control time9% of the fight
Best winBruno Lopes rated 1275 going in

Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 205 lb; Diyar Nurgozhay has 4 so far.

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 205 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 2 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Bruno Lopes, rated 1275 at 205 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

4 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
8 Aug 2026Win94–6Bruno LopesKO/TKOR1 4:59Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
7 Mar 2026Win82–18Rafael Tobiasunanimous decisionR3 5:00Light HeavyweightUFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
23 Aug 2025Loss10–90Uran SatybaldievsubmissionR1 2:45Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
15 Mar 2025Loss9–91Brendson RibeirosubmissionR2 1:28Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2