Professional Record
14-3-1 (1 NC)
Current Elo Rating
1697
True Contender System
Heavyweight Ranking
#11
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#124
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 193 cm
- Reach
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 120 kg
- Age
- 34 years
- Place of birth
- Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
- UFC debut
- February 22, 2025
- Team / gym
- American Top Team
Activity
Next fight
Rizvan Kunievvs.Alexander Volkov
- Date
- October 24, 2026
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Rizvan Kuniev's Elo
- 1697
- Opponent's Elo
- 1901
Last fight
Rizvan Kunievvs.Tyrell Fortune
W · tko
- Event
- UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
- Date
- July 25, 2026
- Elo change
- +51
Career Statistics
Professional Record
14-3-1
UFC Record
2-1-0
3 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,697
Peak Elo
1,697
Wins by method
1KO/TKO0Submissions1Decisions
Finish rate50%
From peak0
Streak2 Wins
Biggest Elo gain
Jailton Almeida
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight wins
Elo History
3 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1600
Current
1697
Peak Elo
1697
Total
+97
UFC Fight History
Jul 25, 2026
TKO
Elo
1697
Change
+51
Feb 07, 2026
Jailton Almeida
Decision
Elo
1646
Change
+54
Jun 21, 2025
Decision
Elo
1592
Change
-8
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | W | Tyrell Fortune | TKO | 1697 | +51 |
| Feb 07, 2026 | W | Jailton Almeida | Decision | 1646 | +54 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | L | Curtis Blaydes | Decision | 1592 | -8 |
Fight history outside the UFC
16 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Aug 20, 2024
Hugo Cunha
TKO · Knee to the Body to Ground Strikes · R1 · 4:59
DWCS · Contender Series 2024
Apr 07, 2023
Renan Ferreira
NC · Overturned to No Contest
PFL · PFL 2: 2023 Regular Season
Mar 11, 2022
Anthony Hamilton
Submission · Guillotine Choke · R1 · 1:17
EFC · Eagle FC 46
Sep 28, 2021
Edivan Santos
TKO · Ground & Pound · R3 · 1:00
Competitive Profile
Rizvan Kuniev’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.