Light Heavyweight · Men

Rafael Aliev

Russia Evolve Gym debut 2019
Holds 14 fighters
Form W W W W W
Elo 1,603 peak 1,603 · 15 May 2026
Sherdog
8-0pro record
8W current streak
1,567best win, Elo
1,261average opponent
-- born 9 Dec 1999
77.0" / -- 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

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,207 Sub1,164 Dec1,270

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 8 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 8 bouts (2026): 1,603 Elo, 8-0, aged 26, average opponent 1,270.

  1. Vitor Petrino then 1,623, 8-0, aged 26 7-2 after peaked 1,853 ▲
  2. Sultan Aliev then 1,571, 8-0, aged 28 7-3 after peaked 1,723 ▲
  3. Nasrudin Nasrudinov then 1,631, 8-0, aged 28 3-3 after peaked 1,715 ▲
  4. Zak Cummings then 1,604, 8-0, aged 24 18-8 after peaked 1,885 ▲
  5. Jordan Johnson then 1,654, 8-0, aged 29 4-2 after peaked 1,810 ▲
  6. Tagir Ulanbekov then 1,617, 8-0, aged 26 · Flyweight 9-3 after peaked 1,866 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kerim Daidov Submission R2 · 17 Oct 2025 · Ural Fighting Championship 1,567
  2. Igor Glazkov Decision R3 · 15 May 2026 · Ural Fighting Championship 1,521
  3. Said-Magomed Abdulgaziev KO/TKO R3 · 3 Aug 2023 · Hardcore MMA 1,402
  4. Roman Gudochkin KO/TKO R3 · 16 Mar 2023 · Hardcore MMA 1,272
  5. Kantemir Nurgaziev KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jan 2020 · Alash Pride FC 1,220

Losses

Newest first
  1. Unbeaten.

Fight history

9 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
9 15 May 202626.4 yrs W8-0 Igor Glazkov 14-2-1 · 27.2 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,550→1,603 +52 1,521 – Ural FC 11: Daineko vs Mokhnatkin Ural Fighting Championship
8 17 Oct 202525.9 yrs W7-0 Kerim Daidov 11-1 · 27.9 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,430→1,550 +120 1,567 – Ural FC X Ozon - Akhmedov vs. Cavaleiro Ural Fighting Championship
7 3 Aug 202323.6 yrs W6-0 Said-Magomed Abdulgaziev 7-5 Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:00 1.00 1,360→1,458 +98 1,402 – Hardcore FC - Hardcore MMA 70 Hardcore MMA
6 16 Mar 202323.3 yrs W5-0 Roman Gudochkin 14-11 · 30.8 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R313:02 1.00 1,273→1,360 +87 1,272 – Hardcore FC - Hardcore MMA 56 Hardcore MMA
5 29 Sep 202222.8 yrs W4-0 Igor Barabanov 1-2 Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,255→1,273 +18 1,074 – Hardcore MMA 42: Salamov vs. Yusupov Hardcore MMA
4 10 Mar 202222.3 yrs W3-0 Mukhammedali Khodzhaev 0-1 Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows and Punches R2 1.00 1,186→1,255 +69 1,110 – Hardcore FC - Hardcore MMA 24 Hardcore MMA
3 11 Nov 202121.9 yrs W2-0 Vyacheslav Skotnikov 2-4 Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,226→1,186 -40 997 – Hardcore FC - Hardcore MMA 13 Hardcore MMA
2 26 Jan 202020.1 yrs W1-0 Kantemir Nurgaziev debut Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:22 1.00 1,124→1,235 +111 1,220 – Alash Pride - Metamorfoza Fighting Championship 11: Athletic Spirit Alash Pride FC
1 12 Oct 201919.8 yrs L0-1 Nikita Akhrarov debut Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:35 0.00 1,190→1,124 -66 1,190 – Fight Nights Global 94 Fight Nights Global am