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Timur Valiev
Bantamweight · “Lucky”

Timur Valiev

19-5-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-1-0 (1 NC)
Precision Striker Positional Grappler Gets Dropped
5'6"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:59Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Above avg, rated 70 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Below avg, rated 27 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Weak, rated 11 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Average, rated 52 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Average, rated 46 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Average, rated 68 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 75
  2. Striking Above avg 70
  3. Control Average 68
  4. Wrestling Average 52
  5. TD Defense Average 46
  6. Grappling Below avg 44
  7. Striking D Below avg 27
  8. Durability Weak 11

Built on 51 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler average control — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 5 times in 51 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.19
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.33
Striking accuracy53.0%
Striking defense45.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.29
Takedowns / 15 min1.73
Takedown accuracy40.0%
Takedown defense55.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.29
Control time27.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
August 22, 2020 vs Trevin Jones — 9.45/min (NC) Aug '20 February 6, 2021 vs Martin Day — 3.67/min (W) Feb '21 June 26, 2021 vs Raoni Barcelos — 5.13/min (W) Jun '21 March 19, 2022 vs Jack Shore — 4.8/min (L) Mar '22

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jack Shore 15-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
72/150Sig. strikes
70/107Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Raoni Barcelos 16-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · June 26, 2021
77/190Sig. strikes
69/131Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Martin Day 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
55/76Sig. strikes
8/28Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
11:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Trevin Jones 12-6 walk-in Overturned · R2 1:59 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · August 22, 2020
66/93Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Trevin Jones › Simulate vs Trevin Jones ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-5-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Dagestan Fighter Team, Renzo Gracie Combat Team (formerly), Nick Catone MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 2
Decision 12
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

WSOF 6
UFC 4
ACA 3
Gorilla Fighting 2
PFL 2
PFL Fight Night 1
Fight Nights Global 1
Colosseum Battles Champions 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L David Dzhibilov Decision (split) ACA 190
August 15, 2025
 ACA 3 5:00
W Makharbek Karginov Decision (split) ACA 179
September 8, 2024
 ACA 3 5:00
L Aleksandr Podlesniy Decision (unanimous) ACA 172
March 9, 2024
 ACA 3 5:00
L Jack Shore Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Raoni Barcelos Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Martin Day Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
NC Trevin Jones NC (overturned) UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
August 22, 2020
 UFC 2 1:59
W Taigro Costa Decision (unanimous) Gorilla Fighting 22
December 13, 2019
 Gorilla Fighting 3 5:00
W Giovanni da Silva Santos Jr. TKO (punches) Gorilla Fighting 14
July 13, 2019
 Gorilla Fighting 1 3:58
W Bekbulat Magomedov Decision (unanimous) PFL 4 (2018)
July 19, 2018
 PFL 3 5:00
W Max Coga Decision (unanimous) PFL 1 (2018)
June 7, 2018
 PFL 3 5:00
W Josenaldo Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL Fight Night
November 2, 2017
 PFL Fight Night 3 2:12
W Chris Gutiérrez Decision (unanimous) WSOF 33
October 7, 2016
 WSOF 3 5:00
L Chris Gutiérrez Decision (split) WSOF 28
February 2, 2016
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Tito Jones Decision (unanimous) WSOF 23
September 18, 2015
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Ed West TKO (elbows and punches) WSOF 19
March 28, 2015
 WSOF 1 1:39
W Isaiah Chapman Decision (unanimous) WSOF 13
September 13, 2014
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Adam Acquaviva TKO (flying knee) WSOF 10
June 21, 2014
 WSOF 3 1:35
W Oleg Borisov Decision (unanimous) Fight Nights Global: Battle of Moscow 8
November 3, 2012
 Fight Nights Global 3 5:00
W Algiz Vakhitov TKO (punches) Colosseum Battles Champions
October 21, 2012
 Colosseum Battles Champions 1 1:34
W Evgeniy Lazukov TKO (punches) Dictator FC 1
June 28, 2012
 Dictator FC 1 4:36
W Bruno Marques Decision (unanimous) Battle of Stars 2
June 16, 2012
 Battle of Stars 3 5:00
W Fernando Cosenday Decision (unanimous) Top Fight: Battle of the Gyms
February 25, 2012
 Top Fight 2 5:00
W Gadzhimurad Gasanov Submission (armbar) Urkarakh Fights
July 22, 2011
 Urkarakh Fights 1 4:28
L Olle Raberg Decision (unanimous) World Ultimate Full Contact 16
September 4, 2010
 World Ultimate Full Contact 1 10:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Timur Valiev) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.2 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 53.0% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 45.3% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.7 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 40.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 55.6% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.5
Control time 27.1% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 48.2%

Headshot of Timur Valiev by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized