Welterweight · Men

Sultan Aliev

Russia Champion debut 2009
Held by Sean Strickland
Form W L W L W
Elo 1,681 peak 1,723 · 1 Mar 2014 42 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-3pro record
1W current streak
1,673best win, Elo
1,381average opponent
-- born 17 Sep 1984
71.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,303 Sub1,225 Dec1,200

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strikedefence Takedowns TD defence Control Subattempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 4 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 43 minutes, against 326 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2015): 1,645 Elo, 13-2, aged 30, average opponent 1,347.

  1. Chersi Dudaev then 1,675, 13-2, aged 31 6-2 after peaked 1,852 ▲
  2. Danny Roberts then 1,613, 13-2, aged 29 5-7 after peaked 1,690 ▲
  3. Paulo Thiago then 1,715, 13-2, aged 29 6-9 after peaked 1,715 ▼
  4. Jay Hieron then 1,604, 12-3, aged 31 11-4 after peaked 1,857 ▲
  5. Chance Rencountre then 1,615, 12-3, aged 31 4-2 after peaked 1,801 ▲
  6. Daniel Roberts then 1,574, 12-3, aged 31 3-4 after peaked 1,673 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Keita Nakamura Decision R3 · 20 Apr 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,673
  2. Mikkel Parlo Decision R3 · 14 Feb 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,653
  3. Bojan Veličković Decision R3 · 17 Dec 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,618
  4. Sergey Guzev Decision R2 · 8 Apr 2011 · ProFC 1,505
  5. Marcin Elsner KO/TKO R1 · 10 Dec 2011 · ProFC 1,477

Losses

Newest first
  1. Warlley Alves KO/TKO R2 · 12 May 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,718
  2. Kenny Robertson KO/TKO R1 · 24 Jan 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,763
  3. Doug Marshall Decision R3 · 7 Mar 2013 · Bellator MMA 1,524

Fight history

19 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
19 20 Apr 201934.6 yrs W15-3 Keita Nakamura 34-9-2 (1) · 34.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,580→1,681 +101 1,673 -103→-112 UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleynik Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 12 May 201833.6 yrs L14-3 Warlley Alves 14-2 · 27.4 yrs Welterweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Eye Injury) R210:00 0.00 1,651→1,580 -71 1,718 +180→+210 UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 17 Dec 201632.2 yrs W14-2 Bojan Veličković 14-4-1 · 28.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.78* 1,616→1,665 +48 1,618 +111→+145 UFC on Fox 22: VanZant vs. Waterson Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 24 Jan 201530.4 yrs L13-2 Kenny Robertson 14-3 · 30.9 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:42 0.00 1,723→1,645 -77 1,763 -105→-105 UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 1 Mar 201429.5 yrs W13-1 Charles Andrade 28-16 (1) · 32.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:00 1.00 1,687→1,723 +36 1,451 – MMA Star in the Ring - Shamil vs. Renat MMA Star in the Ring
14 4 Oct 201329.0 yrs W12-1 Ruslan Khaskhanov 13-6 · 28.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R12:28 1.00 1,671→1,687 +16 1,267 – Fight Nights - Battle on Terek Fight Nights Global
13 24 Aug 201328.9 yrs W11-1 Viktor Kiyko 5-2 Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R12:22 1.00 1,642→1,671 +30 1,366 – World Ultimate Full Contact World Ultimate Full Contact
12 24 Aug 201328.9 yrs W10-1 Kleber Bagunca 0-1 Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R10:28 1.00 1,636→1,642 +5 1,031 – World Ultimate Full Contact World Ultimate Full Contact
11 7 Mar 201328.5 yrs L9-1 Doug Marshall 16-6 · 36.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.73* 1,620→1,636 +16 1,524 -303→-303 Bellator 92 Bellator MMA
10 14 Feb 201328.4 yrs W9-0 Mikkel Parlo 9-0 · 22.8 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,571→1,620 +50 1,653 +155→+155 Bellator 89 Bellator MMA
9 22 Dec 201228.3 yrs W8-0 Arunas Vilius 2-3-1 Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,556→1,571 +15 1,144 – Battle of Stars 1 Tech-KREP FC
8 9 Nov 201228.1 yrs W7-0 Vladimir Fedin 1-1 · 25.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,545→1,556 +11 1,067 – Warrior's Honor: Igor Vovchanchyn Cup 2 Warrior's Way Championship
7 9 Nov 201228.1 yrs W6-0 Alexey Varagushin 4-2 · 24.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,520→1,545 +25 1,212 – WH - Igor Vovchanchyn Cup 2 Ukraine Regional
6 9 Mar 201227.5 yrs W5-0 Luis Henrique Barbosa 2-0 · 18.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R27:30 1.00 1,485→1,520 +34 1,241 – RFC 1: Beirut Revolution Fighting Champion
5 10 Dec 201127.2 yrs W4-0 Marcin Elsner 7-3 · 26.5 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R11:53 1.00 1,372→1,485 +113 1,477 – ProFC - Grand Prix Global Finals ProFC
4 26 Sep 201127.0 yrs W3-0 Fuad Gadyrov debut Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R28:24 1.00 1,329→1,372 +43 1,134 – ProFC Grand Prix Global - Caucasus ProFC
3 2 Jul 201126.8 yrs W2-0 Hracho Darpinyan 6-2-1 · 25.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,237→1,329 +92 1,372 – ProFC - Union Nation Cup Final ProFC
2 8 Apr 201126.6 yrs W1-0 Sergey Guzev 10-1 · 28.3 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,085→1,237 +152 1,505 – ProFC - Union Nation Cup 14 ProFC
1 6 Dec 200925.2 yrs W1-0 Azour Takfarinas debut Light Heavyweighttitle -- -- 1.00 1,021→1,087 +66 1,021 – FCF-MMA: International Championship 2009 International Federation of Full Contact Fighting MMA am