Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

Rizvan Kuniev

13-3-1 (1 NC)2 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightWJailton Almeida·U-DEC·R3·3mo ago

Fighter Context

1–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.0min/fight

46UFC min

CQ Key Stats

◈2 UFC Fights

Striking Differential

+1.61

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.245

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background

Pre-UFC Record

13-2-1

Last fight: Feb 2026

Streak Into UFC

2consecutive W

Physical

Height

6'4"

+1.5"div avg 6'3"

Reach

76"

−1.4"div avg 77.4"

Stance

Orthodox

Win Methods

KO / TKO

646%

Sub

323%

Decision

323%

Loss Methods

KO / TKO

00%

Sub

00%

Decision

2100%

Striking

Kuniev

Dirty Boxer

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.94

Str. Accuracy54%

88UFC landed/201attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.3 vs avg2.33

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

21%

Leg

By Position

Distance57%

Clinch26%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 12 rounds	Round 22 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	10	20	15
Avg. Absorbed	9	12	23
Avg. Net	+2	+8	-8

Grappling

Kuniev·214s ctrlElite Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.98

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00

TD Accuracy75%

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense93%

21UFC defended/23opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 68%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Pattern

Lost by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Kuniev — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

Jailton AlmeidaVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '26

+12

·43 SS (46%)·31 abs·395s ctrl

Curtis BlaydesVeteran

S-DEC R3Jun '25

-11

·45 SS (42%)·56 abs·2 td taken·26s ctrl

Kuniev — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WHugo CunhaDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2024

WEdivan SantosDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2021

All Fighters

Heavyweight

Rizvan Kuniev

13-3-1 (1 NC)2 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightWJailton Almeida·U-DEC·3mo ago

Fighter Context

1–1UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.0min/fight

46UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.61

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.245

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background

Pre-UFC Record

13-2-1

Last fight: Feb 2026

Streak Into UFC

2consecutive W

Physical

Height

6'4"

+1.5"div avg 6'3"

Reach

76"

−1.4"div avg 77.4"

Stance

Orthodox

Win Methods

KO / TKO

646%

Sub

323%

Decision

323%

Loss Methods

KO / TKO

00%

Sub

00%

Decision

2100%

Striking

Kuniev

Heavyweight avg

Dirty Boxer

Sig. Strikes / Min3.94

Str. Accuracy54%

88UFC landed/201attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.3 vs avg2.33

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

21%

Leg

By Position

Dist57%

Clinch26%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=2	R2 n=2	R3 n=2
Landed	10	20	15
Absorbed	9	12	23
Net	+2	+8	-8

Grappling

Kuniev

Heavyweight avg

214s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.98

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00

TD Accuracy75%

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense93%

21UFC defended/23opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=2

R2n=2

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

3.9

2.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.7

2.4

4.6

Diff

+0.3

+1.5

-1.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Kuniev — UFC Fight Log

Jailton AlmeidaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '26

43 SS (46%)·31 abs·395s ctrl

Curtis BlaydesVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Jun '25

45 SS (42%)·56 abs·2 td taken·26s ctrl

Kuniev — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WHugo CunhaDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2024

WEdivan SantosDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2021

Round 12 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-8

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-8