1404RATING · 135 LB

Muin Gafurov

No. 45 at bantamweight. 2–3 in the UFC since 2023.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (135 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.

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2–3UFC record
0 of 2Dominant wins
81Average win score
61stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time12:14
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 2.4
Sig. strike accuracy47%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time21% of the fight
Best winKyung Ho Kang rated 1535 at 135 lb going in

Against the division

How Muin Gafurov’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 50 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every bantamweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 7hardest to hit
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
73
61st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
73
+1.32
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
35
3.68
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
88
2.35
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
18
0.74
ControlShare of fight time in control
63
21%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

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

On the clock

All 2 wins went to the judges. Stopped in 2 of 3 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: Kyung Ho Kang, rated 1535 at 135 lb. Dominant in 0 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+

135 lb

No. 45 of 80 active men ranked at bantamweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1404 across 5 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 135 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.
2–3Record at 135 lb
0 of 2Dominant wins
81Average win score
1487Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time12:14
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 2.4
Sig. strike accuracy47%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time21% of the fight
Best winKyung Ho Kang rated 1535 going in

Against the division

How Muin Gafurov’s fights at 135 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 43 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 6hardest to hit
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
71
61st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
71
+1.32
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
36
3.68
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
88
2.35
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
19
0.74
ControlShare of fight time in control
64
21%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 135 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

All 2 wins went to the judges. Stopped in 2 of 3 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: Kyung Ho Kang, rated 1535 at 135 lb. Dominant in 0 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

5 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
7 Feb 2026Loss13–87Jakub WiklaczsubmissionR3 4:59BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
18 Jan 2025Win80–20Rinya Nakamuraunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
22 Jun 2024Win82–18Kyung Ho Kangunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
21 Oct 2023Loss13–87Said NurmagomedovsubmissionR1 1:13BantamweightUFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
3 Jun 2023Loss19–81John Castanedaunanimous decisionR3 5:00BantamweightUFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi