Light Heavyweight · Men

Nikola Zlatev

“The Doctor”
Bulgaria debut 2016
Held by Frankie Rollandt
Form L W L L W
Elo 1,026 peak 1,199 · 17 Apr 2021 173 below it
Tapology Sherdog
10-13pro record
1W current streak
1,151best win, Elo
1,083average opponent
-- born 1 Oct 1993
73.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO938 Sub902 Dec844

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of light heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,162 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2025): 1,095 Elo, 9-11, aged 32, average opponent 1,108.

  1. Ilja Škondrič then 1,045, 10-9, aged 33 5-3 after peaked 1,198 ▲
  2. Justin Davis then 1,061, 9-11, aged 30 0-6 after peaked 1,054 ▼
  3. Jan Široký then 1,132, 9-10, aged 31 · Lightweight 4-11 after peaked 1,318 ▲
  4. Evgeniy Plaksin then 1,092, 10-9, aged 32 · Lightweight 5-3 after peaked 1,378 ▲
  5. Anderson Cruz then 1,110, 8-12 5-11 after peaked 1,202 ▲
  6. Alexey Repalov then 1,101, 9-11, aged 32 · Welterweight 2-5 after peaked 1,158 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Callum Morris Submission R2 · 14 Mar 2020 · World Combat Fighting Championship 1,151
  2. Cédric Severac Decision R3 · 7 Jun 2025 · King's of Kenpokan 1,098
  3. Saimo Ramos Submission R1 · 17 Apr 2021 · Ultimate Fight League 1,064
  4. Christian Babute Submission R1 · 28 Nov 2020 · Ultimate Fight League 1,055
  5. Mehmed Mehmedov KO/TKO R1 · 18 Oct 2024 · International Submission Fighting Association 1,019

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Frankie Rollandt Decision R3 · 29 Nov 2025 · Sports & Arts Martiaux Promotion 1,047
  2. Ourouzmag Magkeyev Submission R1 · 27 Sep 2025 · Ultimate Cage France 1,206
  3. Sofiane Aïssaoui KO/TKO R3 · 1 Feb 2025 · Ultimate Cage France 973
  4. Miroslav Milkov KO/TKO · 25 May 2024 · Max Fight 1,179
  5. Shaun Lomas Submission R3 · 1 Oct 2023 · Forza Fighting Championship 1,076

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Shaun Lomas 2 meetings · 2023, 2023 0–2

Fight history

36 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
36 14 Mar 202632.4 yrs W10-13 Maxim Soroka 24-55-1 · 39.0 yrs –title KO/TKOGround & Pound R310:00 1.00 978→1,026 +48 810 – Viking Free Fight Viking Free Fight
35 29 Nov 202532.2 yrs L9-13 Frankie Rollandt 6-9 Catchweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,034→978 -56 1,047 – World Pankido Federation - Golden Belts 37 Sports & Arts Martiaux Promotion
34 27 Sep 202532.0 yrs L9-12 Ourouzmag Magkeyev 1-1 Middleweight SubSubmission R11:13 0.00 1,095→1,034 -60 1,206 – Ultimate Cage 5 Ultimate Cage France
33 7 Jun 202531.7 yrs W9-11 Cédric Severac 15-20-1 · 41.0 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,015→1,095 +80 1,098 – King's of Kenpokan 1 King's of Kenpokan
32 1 Feb 202531.3 yrs L8-11 Sofiane Aïssaoui 10-7 · 33.4 yrs Middleweight KO/TKORetirement R310:00 0.00 1,142→1,015 -127 973 – Ultimate Cage 4 Ultimate Cage France
31 9 Nov 202431.1 yrs W8-10 Jack Rolinski 1-6 (1) Middleweighttitle SubKimura R12:00 1.00 1,097→1,142 +45 912 – Forza Fighting Championship - Forza FC 13: Rise of Champions Forza Fighting Championship
30 18 Oct 202431.0 yrs W7-10 Mehmed Mehmedov 1-3 Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,006→1,097 +91 1,019 – Noto Fight Night 4 International Submission Fighting Association
29 25 May 202430.6 yrs L6-10 Miroslav Milkov 3-3 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround Strikes -- 0.00 1,066→1,006 -60 1,179 – RPC 6: Real Pain Challenge Max Fight
28 4 May 202430.6 yrs W6-9 Kez Mamba debut Middleweight SubKimura R2 1.00 969→1,066 +97 1,007 – Forza Fighting Championship - Forza FC 12: New Beginnings Forza Fighting Championship
27 27 Apr 202430.6 yrs W5-9 Kes Mamba 9-29 (1) Middleweight SubKimura R26:27 1.00 870→969 +100 919 – Forza 12: New Beginnings Forza Fighting Championship
26 1 Oct 202330.0 yrs L4-9 Shaun Lomas 27-86-1 Middleweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R310:40 0.00 920→870 -51 1,076 – Forza 11: Zero Tolerance Forza Fighting Championship
25 28 May 202329.7 yrs L4-8 Shaun Lomas 26-86-1 Middleweight SubArm Triangle Choke From Bottom R29:30 0.00 1,017→920 -97 980 – Forza Fighting Championship 10 Forza Fighting Championship
24 25 Feb 202329.4 yrs L4-7 Eric Spicely 15-9 · 36.4 yrs Middleweight SubTwister Choke R10:54 0.00 1,064→1,017 -47 1,238 +200→+200 FABRIQ MMA 2 Fabriq MMA
23 17 Dec 202229.2 yrs L4-6 Mario Mingaj 3-0 · 24.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,070→1,064 -6 1,321 – Venator FC 13 Venator FC
22 5 Nov 202229.1 yrs L4-5 Michal Plesnik 1-3 · 33.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,146→1,070 -76 1,081 – FABRIQ MMA Fabriq MMA
21 29 Jul 202228.8 yrs W4-4 Pencho Dochev 0-2 Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R27:10 1.00 1,086→1,146 +60 973 – RPC 2 - Real Pain Challenge: Battle for the Docks Real Pain Challenge
20 2 Apr 202228.5 yrs L3-4 Romain Debienne 5-4 Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,124→1,086 -39 1,186 – Gladiator Fighting Arena 13 Gladiator Fighting Arena
19 10 Dec 202128.2 yrs L3-3 Will Currie 6-2 · 23.1 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R12:19 0.00 1,161→1,124 -37 1,390 +300→+525 Cage Warriors 131 Cage Warriors
18 28 Aug 202127.9 yrs L3-2 Kenneth Richardson 6-1 · 40.3 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,199→1,161 -38 1,288 – Full Contact Contender 26 Full Contact Contender
17 17 Apr 202127.5 yrs W3-1 Saimo Ramos debut Middleweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R14:36 1.00 1,127→1,199 +72 1,064 – Ultimate Fight League 5: Next Gen Ultimate Fight League
16 28 Nov 202027.2 yrs W2-1 Christian Babute debut Welterweight SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,034→1,127 +93 1,055 – UFL 4: The Culture Ultimate Fight League
15 14 Mar 202026.5 yrs W1-1 Callum Morris 2-0 Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R25:00 1.00 891→1,034 +143 1,151 – World Combat Fighting Championships 4: Fists of Fury World Combat Fighting Championship
14 7 Mar 202026.4 yrs L0-1 Kyle McClurkin 2-1 Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:37 0.00 914→891 -23 1,245 – Cage Conflict 3: Unrivalled Cage Conflict
13 29 Feb 202026.4 yrs L2-11 Haider Khan 4-1 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 914→914 +0 1,203 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 13 UK Fighting Championships am
12 12 Oct 201926.0 yrs L2-10 Shay Smith 6-5 · 20.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 929→914 -15 1,099 – SMMA - Shogun MMA 3 Shogun MMA am
11 21 Sep 201926.0 yrs L2-9 Pascal Baptiste 1-1 Open Weight DecisionUnanimous --9:00 0.15 951→929 -22 1,086 – Ambition Fight Series 1 Ambition Fight Series am
10 14 Sep 201926.0 yrs W2-8 Chris Allen 1-0 Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R11:52 1.00 841→951 +109 1,120 – Full Contact Contender 24 Full Contact Contender am
9 23 Mar 201925.5 yrs L1-8 Graham Mealand 3-5 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 868→841 -26 967 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 9 UK Fighting Championships am
8 15 Dec 201825.2 yrs L1-7 Luke Trainer 6-1 · 22.8 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle DecisionDecision R515:00 0.20 851→868 +17 1,300 – FSC 16: FightStar Championship 16 FightStar Championship am
7 24 Nov 201825.1 yrs L1-6 Ashley Gibson 1-26 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R3 0.16 941→851 -90 646 – Full Contact Contender 22 Full Contact Contender am
6 24 Nov 201825.1 yrs L1-5 Kyran Sturrock 4-0 Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 937→941 +4 1,266 – Full Contact Contender 22 Full Contact Contender am
5 13 Oct 201825.0 yrs L1-4 James McQueen 3-1 Catchweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R23:00 0.00 966→937 -29 1,185 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 8 UK Fighting Championships am
4 2 Jun 201824.7 yrs L1-3 Joey Dakin 1-2 Middleweight DecisionSplit --9:00 0.43 973→966 -6 987 – Fight UK: Night of the Champions Fight UK am
3 18 Nov 201724.1 yrs L1-2 Jake Burke 1-1 Middleweight DecisionDecision --9:00 0.20 1,020→973 -47 978 – ICE FC 19 ICE FC am
2 19 Nov 201623.1 yrs L1-1 Samir Zahirovic 0-2 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,090→1,020 -70 947 – MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 42 Battle Arena MMA am
1 8 Oct 201623.0 yrs W1-0 M. J. E. 1-2 Middleweight SubKimura R24:27 1.00 1,035→1,090 +55 979 – MMA Battle Arena - Battle Arena 41 Battle Arena MMA am