Fiziev vs Riddell

Who won Fiziev vs Riddell?

Rafael Fiziev beat Brad Riddell by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Fiziev vs Riddell stats

Rafael Fiziev stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Brad Riddell made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Rafael Fiziev's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Rafael Fiziev's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Brad Riddell's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage in power over Riddell, with a 60% knock out percentage over Riddell's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage over Riddell, with a 10% submission rate over Riddell's 0%.

Rafael Fiziev was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Fiziev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Riddell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Fiziev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months later than Riddell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Riddell's 30.

Fiziev vs Riddell form

Fiziev had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree on 21st June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Fiziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Riddell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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