Artur Minev

“Headhunter”

Artur Minev (7-1) is a lightweight fighting out of Wakefield, Massachusetts. Artur Minev's last fight was a loss to Thomas Gantt by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa in May 2026.

Record7-1-0

DivisionLightweight

Height5'9"

Last FightJan 18, 2026

BirthplaceUkraine

Fighting out ofWakefield, Massachusetts

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min1.02

Striking accuracy62%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.57

Striking defense26%

Takedowns / 15 min0.00

Takedown accuracy0%

Takedown defense65%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

1 UFC fight through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Thomas Gantt	Lightweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:51	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa	May 16, 2026	View
W	Junior Maranhão	Lightweight	Decision (Majority)	R5	Fury FC 106	Jul 18, 2025
W	Shane Keefe	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:01	Fury FC 103	Mar 23, 2025
W	Cristobal Ibanez	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:28	Fury FC 98: Khera vs. Dixon	Nov 3, 2024
W	Brandon Evans	Lightweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 3:29	XFC 51: Evolution	Sep 27, 2024
W	Tony Pike	Catchweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 2:46	Combat FC 5	Sep 15, 2023
W	Matt Denning	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Submission to Strikes)	R1 · 1:37	NEF 53: American Valor	Jul 8, 2023

LThomas Gantt
May 16, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa·Lightweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:51View
WJunior Maranhão
Jul 18, 2025
Fury FC 106·Lightweight
Decision (Majority)·R5
WShane Keefe
Mar 23, 2025
Fury FC 103·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:01
WCristobal Ibanez
Nov 3, 2024
Fury FC 98: Khera vs. Dixon·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:28
WBrandon Evans
Sep 27, 2024
XFC 51: Evolution·Lightweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 3:29
WTony Pike
Sep 15, 2023
Combat FC 5·Catchweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 2:46
WMatt Denning
Jul 8, 2023
NEF 53: American Valor·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Submission to Strikes)·R1 · 1:37