Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

Shamil Gaziev

14-36 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Declining

Title Fight

High Variance

High Wear

6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLBrando Pericic·KO/TKO·R2·this month

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

2KO

0Sub

1Dec

9.0min/fight

57UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–3(6 fights)

67%finish rate

-1.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.35

Deficit

5%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.093

Average

54%ile

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

Durability

Low

8%ile

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

Round Win Rate

54%

Average

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Gaziev

Counter Puncher

Body Attacker

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.62

Str. Accuracy47%

163UFC landed/359attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.3 vs avg3.97

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Average49%ile0.61

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

72%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Distance71%

Clinch19%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 32 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	16	14	4	2	—
Avg. Absorbed	17	19	26	48	—
Avg. Net	-1	-5	-22	-46	—

Grappling

Gaziev

Control Wrestler

·205s ctrlElite Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy30%

4UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

5UFC defended/6opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision1 / 3

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision0 / 3

Loss Pattern

2 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 14 less in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

3.9

0.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.2

5.3

5.2

Diff

-0.2

-1.4

-4.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-16%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Gaziev — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Brando Pericic

KO/TKO R2 · 3:44May '26

-48

·41 SS (41%)·89 abs·1/2 td·216s ctrl·1 kd taken

Waldo Cortes AcostaVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:22Nov '25

-4

·6 SS (40%)·10 abs·2 kd taken

Thomas Petersen

KO/TKO R1 · 3:12Feb '25

-5

·14 SS (44%)·19 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed

Don'Tale Mayes

U-DEC R3Aug '24

·31 SS (67%)·27 abs·2/3 td·718s ctrl

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 5:00Mar '24

-105

·22 SS (32%)·127 abs·1/7 td·272s ctrl

Martin Buday

KO/TKO R2 · 0:56Dec '23

+41

·49 SS (50%)·8 abs·138s ctrl

Gaziev — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WGreg VelascoDWCSSUBR1Sep 2023

All Fighters

Heavyweight

Shamil Gaziev

14-36 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLBrando Pericic·KO/TKO·this month

Fighter Context

3–3UFC·

2KO

0Sub

1Dec

9.0min/fight

57UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.35

5%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.093

54%ile

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

Durability

8%ile

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

Round Win Rate

54%

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Gaziev

Heavyweight avg

Counter PuncherBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min2.62

Str. Accuracy47%

163UFC landed/359attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.3 vs avg3.97

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / Fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Average49%ile0.61

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

72%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Dist71%

Clinch19%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=4	R3 n=2	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	16	14	4	2	—
Absorbed	17	19	26	48	—
Net	-1	-5	-22	-46	—

Grappling

Gaziev

Heavyweight avg

Control Wrestler

205s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32

TD Accuracy30%

4UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

5UFC defended/6opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

3.9

0.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.2

5.3

5.2

Diff

-0.2

-1.4

-4.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Gaziev — UFC Fight Log

Brando Pericic

KO/TKO·R2·May '26

41 SS (41%)·89 abs·1/2 td·216s ctrl·1 kd taken

Waldo Cortes AcostaVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25

6 SS (40%)·10 abs·2 kd taken

Thomas Petersen

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '25

14 SS (44%)·19 abs·1 td taken·1 kd

Don'Tale Mayes

U-DEC·R3·Aug '24

31 SS (67%)·27 abs·2/3 td·718s ctrl

Jairzinho RozenstruikTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Mar '24

22 SS (32%)·127 abs·1/7 td·272s ctrl

Martin Buday

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '23

49 SS (50%)·8 abs·138s ctrl

Gaziev — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WGreg VelascoDWCSSUBR1Sep 2023

Round 16 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

-1

-5

-22

-46

—

n=6

n=4

n=2

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

-1

-5

-22

-46

—