Muin Gafurov

“Tajik”

Muin Gafurov (20-7) is a bantamweight fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Muin Gafurov's last fight was a loss to Jakub Wikłacz by submission (guillotine choke) at UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira in February 2026.

Record20-7-0

DivisionBantamweight

Height5'7"

Reach68"

Age30

Last FightFeb 7, 2026

BornMay 17, 1996

BirthplaceDushanbe, Tajikistan

Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.68

Striking accuracy47%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.35

Striking defense59%

Takedowns / 15 min0.73

Takedown accuracy19%

Takedown defense67%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

5 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Jakub Wikłacz	Catchweight	Submission (Guillotine choke)	R3 · 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira	Feb 7, 2026	View
W	Rinya Nakamura	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	Jan 18, 2025
W	Kyung Ho Kang	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 22, 2024
L	Said Nurmagomedov	Bantamweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:13	UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2	Oct 21, 2023
L	John Castañeda	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 3, 2023
W	Diego Silva	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick)	R3 · 0:23	LFA 144: Gafurov vs. Silva	Oct 14, 2022
W	Herbeth Sousa	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground Strikes)	R2 · 1:56	LFA 134: Gafurov vs. Sousa	Jun 10, 2022
L	Chad Anheliger	Bantamweight	Decision (Split)	R3	Contender Series 2021	Sep 7, 2021
W	Walter Zamora	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UAE Warriors 15 & EFC 32	Jan 15, 2021
L	John Lineker	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	ONE Championship	Oct 25, 2019
W	Leandro Issa	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 2:24	ONE Championship	Oct 6, 2018
W	Ítalo Freitas	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:06	Tajikistan Fighting Championship 5	Oct 14, 2017
W	Beno Adamia	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:45	ACB 55: Dushanbe	Mar 24, 2017
W	Sami Amin	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Nov 27, 2016
W	Tao Zhou	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Nov 27, 2016
L	Kevin Belingon	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	ONE Championship	Oct 7, 2016
L	Reece McLaren	Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	ONE Championship	Apr 15, 2016
W	Toni Tauru	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 1:17	ONE Championship	Jan 23, 2016
W	Yusef Abdollah	Bantamweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 1:11	TCSF: Tajikistan vs. Belarus	Dec 11, 2015
W	Casey Suire	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Spinning Back Body Kick)	R1 · 0:55	ONE Championship	Sep 27, 2015
W	Magomed Abdulaev	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 2:32	CSFR: Persian Invasion	Feb 10, 2015
W	Alexander Matrunenok	Featherweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 3:07	Alash Pride FC	Jan 24, 2015
W	Rustem Yensebayev	Featherweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 3:22	Alash Pride FC	Dec 25, 2014
W	Ivan Eremenko	Bantamweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:38	World Pankration Championship 2014	Nov 29, 2014
W	Nicolas Joannes	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Oct 31, 2014
W	Alexander Matrunenok	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:59	Governor's Cup Of St. Petersburg 2014	Jun 14, 2014
W	Azad Bakhtiyar	—	KO/TKO	—	WCSA Combat Ring 5	Nov 15, 2013

LJakub Wikłacz
Feb 7, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira·Catchweight
Submission (Guillotine choke)·R3 · 4:59View
WRinya Nakamura
Jan 18, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WKyung Ho Kang
Jun 22, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LSaid Nurmagomedov
Oct 21, 2023
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2·Bantamweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:13
LJohn Castañeda
Jun 3, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WDiego Silva
Oct 14, 2022
LFA 144: Gafurov vs. Silva·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick)·R3 · 0:23
WHerbeth Sousa
Jun 10, 2022
LFA 134: Gafurov vs. Sousa·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Ground Strikes)·R2 · 1:56
LChad Anheliger
Sep 7, 2021
Contender Series 2021·Bantamweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WWalter Zamora
Jan 15, 2021
UAE Warriors 15 & EFC 32·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LJohn Lineker
Oct 25, 2019
ONE Championship·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WLeandro Issa
Oct 6, 2018
ONE Championship·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 2:24
WÍtalo Freitas
Oct 14, 2017
Tajikistan Fighting Championship 5·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:06
WBeno Adamia
Mar 24, 2017
ACB 55: Dushanbe·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:45
WSami Amin
Nov 27, 2016
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WTao Zhou
Nov 27, 2016
Unknown Event
Submission
LKevin Belingon
Oct 7, 2016
ONE Championship·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LReece McLaren
Apr 15, 2016
ONE Championship·Bantamweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WToni Tauru
Jan 23, 2016
ONE Championship·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 1:17
WYusef Abdollah
Dec 11, 2015
TCSF: Tajikistan vs. Belarus·Bantamweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 1:11
WCasey Suire
Sep 27, 2015
ONE Championship·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Spinning Back Body Kick)·R1 · 0:55
WMagomed Abdulaev
Feb 10, 2015
CSFR: Persian Invasion·Featherweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 2:32
WAlexander Matrunenok
Jan 24, 2015
Alash Pride FC·Featherweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 3:07
WRustem Yensebayev
Dec 25, 2014
Alash Pride FC·Featherweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 3:22
WIvan Eremenko
Nov 29, 2014
World Pankration Championship 2014·Bantamweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:38
WNicolas Joannes
Oct 31, 2014
Unknown Event
Submission
WAlexander Matrunenok
Jun 14, 2014
Governor's Cup Of St. Petersburg 2014·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:59
WAzad Bakhtiyar
Nov 15, 2013
WCSA Combat Ring 5
KO/TKO