HeavyweightContender
Shamil Gaziev
#171
P4P rank
71
Overall
14-3
Record
33
Age
6'4"
Height
265 lbs
Weight
78"
Reach
Striking68
Wrestling82
Grappling79
Cardio + IQ67
#15 of 16 in Heavyweight by overall.
Striking breakdown101 sig. strikes · 7 fights
Head72%
Body27%
Leg1%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs Brando PericicKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 25–42 · TD 1–0 · 2:46 ctrlMay 2, 2026Sig 25–42 · TD 1–0 · 2:46 ctrl
Wvs Thomas PetersenKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 14–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:01 ctrl · 1 KDFeb 1, 2025Sig 14–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:01 ctrl · 1 KD
Wvs Don'Tale MayesDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Sig 8–12 · TD 1–0 · 4:32 ctrlAug 3, 2024Sig 8–12 · TD 1–0 · 4:32 ctrl
Lvs Jairzinho RozenstruikKO/TKO · Rd 4Sig 8–13 · TD 1–0 · 1:46 ctrlMar 2, 2024Sig 8–13 · TD 1–0 · 1:46 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted7 UFC fights · Soft competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking68
Adj. wrestling61
Adj. takedown defense32
Strength of schedule10
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 2.9 |
| Striking accuracy | 46% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 4.9 |
| Striking defense | 45% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 1.1 |
| Takedown accuracy | 33% |
| Takedown defense | 83% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.3 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO2
Submission1
Decision1
Finish rate 21% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.