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Diyar Nurgozhay

Diyar Nurgozhay

1006 ELO #1037

MMA 12-2-0 · UFC 2-2-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 30 days ago

Diyar Nurgozhay - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Diyar Nurgozhay has 2 wins in the UFC. Diyar Nurgozhay lands an average of 5.19 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.19 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1006), and have not fought Diyar Nurgozhay before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Lucas Fernando 1-0-0 29 1020 0.0 14
Junior Tafa 3-6-0 29 977 0.0 29
Levi Rodrigues Jr. 0-2-0 29 968 0.0 38
Oumar Sy 3-3-0 30 1011 1.0 5
Liu Ce 1-0-0 30 1020 1.0 14
Ibo Aslan 2-3-0 30 987 1.0 19

Biggest Win

Rafael Tobias in 2026
Opponent ELO: 1000

Biggest Upset Loss

Brendson Ribeiro in 2025
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 984 · Favored by 16

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 2'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Apr 22 1997
Age
29
Peak ELO
1006
ELO Rank
1037 of 2748
Strength of Schedule
54-19-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
974.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
970.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.19
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
61%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.81
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.19
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
75%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Diyar Nurgozhay Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld Bruno Lopes KO/TKO Punches 1 4:59 Win -139
2026-03-07 UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Rafael Tobias U-DEC 3 5:00 Win +157
2025-08-23 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang Uran Satybaldiev SUB Ezekiel Choke 1 2:45 Loss -104
2025-03-15 UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Brendson Ribeiro SUB Kimura 2 1:28 Loss -

Diyar Nurgozhay ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2026-08-08 Bruno Lopes 989 Win +21 1006
3 2026-03-07 Rafael Tobias 1000 Win +18 985
2 2025-08-23 Uran Satybaldiev 985 Loss -16 967
1 2025-03-15 Brendson Ribeiro 984 Loss -17 983

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