Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev

“The Hunter”

Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev (11-0) is a light heavyweight fighting out of Turkey. Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev's last fight was a win over Nikita Krylov by TKO at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev in October 2026.

Record11-0-0

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Height6'2"

Reach78"

Age25

Last FightJun 27, 2026

BornJan 3, 2001

BirthplaceChechnya, Russia

Fighting out ofTurkey

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.04

Striking accuracy60%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.94

Striking defense52%

Takedowns / 15 min9.70

Takedown accuracy80%

Takedown defense100%

Sub attempts / 15 min7.28

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
W	Nikita Krylov	Light Heavyweight	TKO (Knee and punches)	R1 · 2:38	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	Oct 24, 2026	View
W	Julius Walker	Light Heavyweight	KO (Punches)	R1 · 0:08	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres	Jun 27, 2026	View
W	Brendson Ribeiro	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear-naked choke)	R1 · 2:52	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan	Apr 4, 2026	View
W	Rafael Cerqueira	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear-naked choke)	R1 · 0:33	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker	Nov 22, 2025	View
W	Alik Lorenz	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches & Knee)	R1 · 0:30	Contender Series 2025	Aug 26, 2025
W	Jacky Jeanne	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 2:23	Ares FC 25: Sola vs. Gagloev	Sep 26, 2024
W	Paulin Begai	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:32	Ares FC 23: Begai vs. Yakhyaev	Jul 11, 2024
W	Nikolay Kovalenko	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	Khan Fight 2	Jan 7, 2023
W	Mohamadou Lamine	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 0:37	Khan Fight 1	Oct 15, 2022
W	Nazhmudin Yusupov	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R2 · 3:05	ACA Young Eagles 27	Jun 25, 2022
W	Elbek Ravshanov	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 3:00	ACA Young Eagles 22	Nov 12, 2021

WNikita Krylov
Oct 24, 2026
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev·Light Heavyweight
TKO (Knee and punches)·R1 · 2:38View
WJulius Walker
Jun 27, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres·Light Heavyweight
KO (Punches)·R1 · 0:08View
WBrendson Ribeiro
Apr 4, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear-naked choke)·R1 · 2:52View
WRafael Cerqueira
Nov 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear-naked choke)·R1 · 0:33View
WAlik Lorenz
Aug 26, 2025
Contender Series 2025·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches & Knee)·R1 · 0:30
WJacky Jeanne
Sep 26, 2024
Ares FC 25: Sola vs. Gagloev·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:23
WPaulin Begai
Jul 11, 2024
Ares FC 23: Begai vs. Yakhyaev·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:32
WNikolay Kovalenko
Jan 7, 2023
Khan Fight 2·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WMohamadou Lamine
Oct 15, 2022
Khan Fight 1·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 0:37
WNazhmudin Yusupov
Jun 25, 2022
ACA Young Eagles 27·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R2 · 3:05
WElbek Ravshanov
Nov 12, 2021
ACA Young Eagles 22·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 3:00