Shamil Gaziev

BH“The Blob”

Shamil Gaziev (15-3) is a heavyweight fighting out of Manama, Bahrain. Shamil Gaziev's next fight is against Tallison Teixeira at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026. Shamil Gaziev's last fight was a win over Kennedy Nzechukwu by KO at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues in August 2026.

Record15-3-0
DivisionHeavyweight
Height6'4"
Reach79"
Age36
Last FightAug 22, 2026
BornFeb 10, 1990
BirthplaceKhunzakh, Dagestan, Russia
Fighting out ofManama, Bahrain
UFC Career Stats:
Sig. strikes landed / min2.97
Striking accuracy45%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.09
Striking defense45%
Takedowns / 15 min1.08
Takedown accuracy33%
Takedown defense83%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

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

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

  • Up.Tallison Teixeira
    Nov 21, 2026
    UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Heavyweight
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  • WKennedy Nzechukwu
    Aug 22, 2026
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues·Heavyweight
    KO (Punch)·R1 · 1:20View
  • LBrando Peričić
    May 2, 2026
    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates·Heavyweight
    KO (Punch)·R2 · 3:44View
  • LWaldo Cortes-Acosta
    Nov 22, 2025
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker·Heavyweight
    KO (Punch)·R1 · 1:22View
  • WThomas Petersen
    Feb 1, 2025
    UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Right Hook)·R1 · 3:12
  • WDon'Tale Mayes
    Aug 3, 2024
    UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
    Decision (Unanimous)·R3
  • LJairzinho Rozenstruik
    Mar 2, 2024
    UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Retirement)·R4 · 5:00
  • WMartin Buday
    Dec 16, 2023
    UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Elbows & Punches (Standing TKO))·R2 · 0:56
  • WGreg Velasco
    Sep 19, 2023
    Contender Series 2023·Heavyweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:38
  • WDarko Stošić
    Feb 18, 2023
    BRAVE CF 69·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:50
  • WPavel Dailidko
    Oct 28, 2022
    BRAVE CF 65·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Punch)·R2 · 0:47
  • WKirill Kornilov
    Jun 25, 2022
    Ares FC 7: Abdoul vs. Amoussou·Heavyweight
    Decision (Split)·R3
  • WAleksandr Kolomytsev
    Mar 27, 2022
    ProFC 70: Anniversary Tournament·Heavyweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:56
  • WGrigoriy Ponomarev
    Sep 24, 2021
    AMC Fight Nights 104·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 0:38
  • WMurad Adyrbaev
    Jul 29, 2021
    BFC: Contender Series 7·Heavyweight
    Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 0:59
  • WAlexey Druzhinin
    Apr 3, 2021
    MMA Series 29·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:33
  • WVladislav Kozlovskiy
    Feb 27, 2021
    BFC 66·Light Heavyweight
    KO/TKO·R1 · 0:35
  • WArtur Bunkov
    Dec 12, 2020
    MMA Series 22·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO·R1 · 0:20
  • WDenis Gvozdev
    Oct 24, 2020
    BFC 63·Heavyweight
    KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:23