Lightweight · Men

Valeriy Bulat

“Rush”
Belarus debut 2020
Holds 1 fighter
Form L L L L W
Elo 1,115 peak 1,150 · 9 Dec 2022 35 below it
Sherdog
7-9pro record
1W current streak
1,142best win, Elo
1,146average opponent
-- born 21 Jul 1993
70.0" / -- 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 lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO896 Sub818 Dec1,026

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 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 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2025): 1,013 Elo, 6-9, aged 32, average opponent 1,151.

  1. Jose Luis Murillo then 1,067, 6-9, aged 33 1-2 after peaked 1,170 ▲
  2. Claudiere Freitas then 1,049, 7-8, aged 32 13-15 after peaked 1,446 ▲
  3. Charlucio Brasil then 1,047, 7-8, aged 31 8-8 after peaked 1,330 ▲
  4. Melisbek Abdyrakhmanov then 984, 6-9, aged 34 2-3 after peaked 1,204 ▲
  5. Yoshinobu Kawamura then 993, 6-7, aged 34 3-10 after peaked 1,155 ▲
  6. Ryo Takagi then 982, 6-9, aged 32 · Featherweight 0-4 after peaked 971 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Alexander Melnik KO/TKO R1 · 14 Nov 2021 · Belarusian Fight Championship 1,142
  2. Evgeny Dantsevich Submission R1 · 17 Dec 2025 · Belarusian Fight Championship 1,071
  3. Aleksey Volchek Decision R3 · 9 Dec 2021 · Coliseum MMA 1,020
  4. Rakhim Karaev Submission R2 · 30 Apr 2022 · Fight Time Promotion 1,000
  5. Artem Luferchik Submission R1 · 22 Oct 2022 · Fight Time Promotion 959

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Bobirjon Tagaev Submission R1 · 17 Dec 2025 · Belarusian Fight Championship 1,390
  2. Sebas Santana Guedes Submission R1 · 22 Mar 2025 · The Battle Championship 1,321
  3. Magomed-Salakh Ilyasov KO/TKO R1 · 11 Nov 2023 · Belarusian Fight Championship 1,323
  4. Abou Tounkara KO/TKO R1 · 7 Oct 2023 · European Beatdown 1,341
  5. Ivan Volodichev Submission R1 · 4 Jun 2022 · Soko Fighting Championship 1,276

Fight history

16 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
16 17 Dec 202532.4 yrs W7-9 Evgeny Dantsevich debut Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:30 1.00 1,013→1,115 +102 1,071 – BFC Contender Series - Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
15 17 Dec 202532.4 yrs L6-9 Bobirjon Tagaev 8-1 Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R10:45 0.00 1,033→1,013 -20 1,390 – BFC Contender Series - Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
14 22 Mar 202531.7 yrs L6-8 Sebas Santana Guedes 12-7-1 (1) · 30.5 yrs Catchweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:38 0.00 1,066→1,033 -33 1,321 – The Battle Championship - Gran Canaria 2 The Battle Championship
13 11 Nov 202330.3 yrs L6-7 Magomed-Salakh Ilyasov 8-1 · 25.2 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R11:57 0.00 1,106→1,067 -39 1,323 – BFC 74: Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
12 7 Oct 202330.2 yrs L6-6 Abou Tounkara 9-5 · 34.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R12:36 0.00 1,150→1,106 -44 1,341 – EBD 9: European Beatdown 9 European Beatdown
11 9 Dec 202229.4 yrs W6-5 Aleksandr Khramovich 0-3 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,144→1,150 +6 894 – BFC 70: Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
10 22 Oct 202229.3 yrs W5-5 Artem Luferchik 0-4 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,088→1,144 +56 959 – Fight Time Promotion 5 Fight Time Promotion
9 4 Jun 202228.9 yrs L4-5 Ivan Volodichev 12-11-1 · 29.5 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R11:08 0.00 1,144→1,088 -56 1,276 – Soko Fighting Championship 3 Soko Fighting Championship
8 30 Apr 202228.8 yrs W4-4 Rakhim Karaev debut Open Weight SubSubmission R25:00 1.00 1,075→1,144 +69 1,000 – Fight Time Promotion 4 Fight Time Promotion
7 20 Mar 202228.7 yrs W3-4 Aman Berdigulyev 1-4 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,055→1,075 +20 885 – NFG - Grand Prix New Fighting Generation
6 20 Mar 202228.7 yrs L2-4 Andrey Tikhonov 6-3 · 22.4 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:19 0.00 1,149→1,055 -95 1,120 – NFG - Grand Prix New Fighting Generation
5 9 Dec 202128.4 yrs W2-3 Aleksey Volchek debut Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,113→1,149 +37 1,020 – Coliseum MMA - The Best Fighting Championship Coliseum Coliseum MMA
4 14 Nov 202128.3 yrs W1-3 Alexander Melnik debut – KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:58 1.00 989→1,113 +124 1,142 – BFC: Contender Series 8: Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
3 29 Jul 202128.0 yrs L0-3 Artem Zemlyakov 3-0 Middleweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R12:08 0.00 1,009→989 -20 1,365 – BFC 67: Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship
2 24 Jul 202128.0 yrs L0-2 Ulugbek Rakhmonov 1-0 Welterweight Decision R2 0.20 1,041→1,009 -32 1,124 – Code 988: Sexton Code 988
1 8 Oct 202027.2 yrs L0-1 Artem Buloychik 0-1 · 26.7 yrs Welterweight SubArmbar R313:06 0.00 1,136→1,041 -95 1,105 – BFC 62: Belarusian Fighting Championship Belarusian Fight Championship