Ismail Naurdiev
“Berzdog”
Professional record
Last 5: WWLWL
Profile
- Age
- 30 (born August 18, 1996)
- Born in
- Grozny
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 185 lbs.
- Reach
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 5-3
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC5
- KO/TKO 1
- Decision 4
Losses in the UFC3
- Decision 3
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.84 top 28%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.22
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.69 top 39%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.3
Next fight
About Ismail Naurdiev
Born on August 18, 1996 in Grozny, Austria, Ismail Naurdiev "Berzdog" competes as a middleweight mixed martial artist. Naurdiev stands 5' 10" with a 74" reach, long for that height.
The UFC debut came at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos in February 2019, where Naurdiev beat Michel Prazeres by decision. Across 8 fights in the UFC, Naurdiev is 5-3.
Naurdiev usually wins on the scorecards: 4 of 5 UFC wins went to a decision. In the stats, Naurdiev avoids strikes better than 96% of middleweights.
The quickest UFC win of Naurdiev's career took 1:26, against Ryan Loder at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker. Every one of Naurdiev's UFC losses has gone to the judges; no opponent has finished Naurdiev in the UFC. After 56 months away, Naurdiev returned at UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway in October 2024 and beat Bruno Silva. Naurdiev's record outside the UFC includes 3-3 in Brave CF and 3-1 in ACB.
Naurdiev's latest fight was at UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang in October 2026, where Naurdiev beat Marvin Vettori by decision.
UFC fight history
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W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Oct 3, 2026
74Str 3TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 1:26
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Nov 22, 2025
3Str 0TD 1KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Jun 21, 2025
76Str 1TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Oct 26, 2024
66Str 3TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Feb 29, 2020
37Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sep 28, 2019
69Str 3TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Jul 6, 2019
21Str 2TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Feb 23, 2019
63Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Ismail Naurdiev is 26-8 across 34 professional fights in 18 promotions. 26 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins26
- KO/TKO 13
- Submission 6
- Decision 7
Pro losses8
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 2
- Decision 4
- Finish rate
- 73% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 11
- Current streak
- 2 wins
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 5-3 | — |
| Brave CF | 3-3 | — |
| ACB | 3-1 | — |
| World Freefight Challenge | 2-0 | — |
| Aggrelin | 1-0 | — |
| Austrian Fight Challenge | 1-0 | — |
| CAGE | 1-0 | — |
| Charity Fight Night | 1-0 | — |
| Elite MMA Championship | 1-0 | — |
| Fight Night Leonding | 1-0 | — |
| Fight Night Linz | 1-0 | — |
| German MMA Championship | 0-1 | — |
| King of the Ring | 1-0 | — |
| KraftHerr Fight Night | 1-0 | — |
| NAAFS | 1-0 | — |
| Respect Austria | 1-0 | — |
| Salzburger MMA Challenge | 1-0 | — |
| X Fight Nights | 1-0 | — |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Marvin Vettori | Oct 3, 2026 |
| W | Ryan Loder | Nov 22, 2025 |
| L | Park Jun-yong | Jun 21, 2025 |
| W | Bruno Silva | Oct 26, 2024 |
| W | Tahar Hadbi | Dec 8, 2023 |
| L | Vadym Kutsyi | Dec 17, 2022 |
| L | Marcin Bandel | Oct 19, 2022 |
| W | Bekten Zheenbekov | Jun 18, 2022 |
| W | Olli Santalahti | Sep 25, 2021 |
| L | Jarrah Al-Silawi | Apr 1, 2021 |
| W | Tymoteusz Łopaczyk | Sep 5, 2020 |
| L | Sean Brady | Feb 29, 2020 |
| W | Siyar Bahadurzada | Sep 28, 2019 |
| L | Chance Rencountre | Jul 6, 2019 |
| W | Michel Prazeres | Feb 23, 2019 |
| W | Paulistenio Rocha | Feb 2, 2019 |
| W | Georgi Valentinov | Nov 18, 2017 |
| L | Ismael de Jesus | Sep 23, 2017 |
| W | Ben Alloway | May 13, 2017 |
| W | Andrei Vasinca | Jan 21, 2017 |
| W | Lászlò Szögyényi | Dec 17, 2016 |
| W | Garik Shahbabyan | Oct 16, 2016 |
| W | Daniel Skibiński | Aug 27, 2016 |
| W | David Mate | Feb 27, 2016 |
| W | Leonardo D'Auria | Dec 12, 2015 |
| W | Asmir Sadiković | Dec 6, 2015 |
| W | Mikko Ahmala | May 16, 2015 |
| W | Adnan Hadzic | Apr 11, 2015 |
| W | Ibo Can | Sep 20, 2014 |
| L | Cem Kaya | Dec 9, 2012 |
| W | Uros Pavlovic | Apr 26, 2014 |
| W | Robert Oganesyan | Dec 9, 2014 |
| W | Abdul Shaliqhi | Feb 2, 2013 |
| W | Alic Eldridz | Nov 17, 2012 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Ismail Naurdiev's record?
Ismail Naurdiev's professional MMA record is 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Ismail Naurdiev?
Ismail Naurdiev is 30 years old, born on August 18, 1996.
How tall is Ismail Naurdiev and what is their reach?
Ismail Naurdiev stands 5' 10" with a 74" reach.
Who did Ismail Naurdiev fight last?
Ismail Naurdiev beat Marvin Vettori by Decision - Unanimous at UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang on Oct 3, 2026.
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