Diyar Nurgozhay

Diyar Nurgozhay (12-2) is a light heavyweight fighting out of Astana, Kazakhstan. Diyar Nurgozhay's next fight is against Alik Lorenz at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026. Diyar Nurgozhay's last fight was a win over Bruno Lopes by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld in August 2026.

Record12-2-0

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Height6'2"

Reach74"

Age29

Last FightAug 8, 2026

BornApr 22, 1997

BirthplaceAlmaty, Kazakhstan

Fighting out ofAstana, Kazakhstan

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min5.68

Striking accuracy63%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.84

Striking defense57%

Takedowns / 15 min1.54

Takedown accuracy75%

Takedown defense70%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

4 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
Up.	Alik Lorenz	Light Heavyweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling	Nov 21, 2026	View
W	Bruno Lopes	Light Heavyweight	TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld	Aug 8, 2026	View
W	Rafael Tobias	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2	Mar 7, 2026	View
L	Uran Satybaldiev	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Ezekiel Choke)	R1 · 2:45	UFC Fight Night	Aug 23, 2025
L	Brendson Ribeiro	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Kimura)	R2 · 1:28	UFC Fight Night	Mar 15, 2025
W	Bartosz Szewczyk	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick & Ground Punches)	R2 · 3:32	Contender Series 2024	Oct 1, 2024
W	Emiliano Sordi	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:17	UAE Warriors 50	May 18, 2024
W	Konstantin Andreitsev	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	Eagle FC 50	Aug 21, 2022
W	Magomed Magomedov	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Eagle FC 42	Oct 17, 2021
W	Sergio Souza	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:57	Eagle FC 37	Jun 18, 2021
W	Sergey Baryshev	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)	R1 · 0:27	Eagle FC 30	Dec 4, 2020
W	Abbosbek Usarov	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Kimura)	R1 · 1:08	Alash Pride	Apr 30, 2019
W	Khasan Bozor	Middleweight	Submission (Leg Lock)	R1	Alash Pride FC	Jul 28, 2018
W	Sultan Musayev	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:12	Alash Pride FC	May 12, 2018
W	Almanbet Nuraliev	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:18	WEF ProfFight 17	Dec 15, 2017

Up.Alik Lorenz
Nov 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Light Heavyweight
View
WBruno Lopes
Aug 8, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld·Light Heavyweight
TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:59View
WRafael Tobias
Mar 7, 2026
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LUran Satybaldiev
Aug 23, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Ezekiel Choke)·R1 · 2:45
LBrendson Ribeiro
Mar 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Kimura)·R2 · 1:28
WBartosz Szewczyk
Oct 1, 2024
Contender Series 2024·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick & Ground Punches)·R2 · 3:32
WEmiliano Sordi
May 18, 2024
UAE Warriors 50·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:17
WKonstantin Andreitsev
Aug 21, 2022
Eagle FC 50·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WMagomed Magomedov
Oct 17, 2021
Eagle FC 42·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSergio Souza
Jun 18, 2021
Eagle FC 37·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:57
WSergey Baryshev
Dec 4, 2020
Eagle FC 30·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)·R1 · 0:27
WAbbosbek Usarov
Apr 30, 2019
Alash Pride·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Kimura)·R1 · 1:08
WKhasan Bozor
Jul 28, 2018
Alash Pride FC·Middleweight
Submission (Leg Lock)·R1
WSultan Musayev
May 12, 2018
Alash Pride FC·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:12
WAlmanbet Nuraliev
Dec 15, 2017
WEF ProfFight 17·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:18