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Ismail Naurdiev

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Ismail Naurdiev

Ismail Naurdiev (born August 18, 1996) is an Austrian and Moroccan mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly competed in the Super Welterweight division of Brave Combat Federation and Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB).

Infobox

Born
(1996-08-18) August 18, 1996 (age 29)Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Other names
The Austrian Wonderboy
Nationality
AustrianMoroccan (since 2024)
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division
Welterweight (2012–2020)Super welterweight (2021–2022)Middleweight (2023–present)
Reach
74 in (188 cm)
Style
Wrestling
Fighting out of
Rabat, Morocco
Team
Top Team Salzburg
Years active
2012–present
Total
33
Wins
25
By knockout
2
By submission
2
By decision
4
Losses
8

Tables

Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
33 matches
By knockout
25 wins
13
8 losses
2
By submission
By submission
33 matches
By submission
25 wins
6
8 losses
2
By decision
By decision
33 matches
By decision
25 wins
6
8 losses
4
33 matches
25 wins
8 losses
By knockout
13
2
By submission
6
2
By decision
6
4
· Mixed martial arts record
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
25–8
Opponent
Ryan Loder
Method
KO (punch)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Date
November 22, 2025
Round
1
Time
1:26
Location
Al Rayyan, Qatar
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
24–8
Opponent
Park Jun-yong
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Date
June 21, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Notes
Naurdiev was deducted two points in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
24–7
Opponent
Bruno Silva
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 308
Date
October 26, 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
23–7
Opponent
Tahar Hadbi
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Brave CF 79
Date
December 8, 2023
Round
1
Time
1:10
Location
Isa Town, Bahrain
Notes
Middleweight debut.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
22–7
Opponent
Vadym Kutsyi
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Brave CF 68
Date
December 17, 2022
Round
1
Time
3:23
Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
22–6
Opponent
Marcin Bandel
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Brave CF 63
Date
October 19, 2022
Round
1
Time
1:20
Location
Isa Town, Bahrain
Notes
For the vacant Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
22–5
Opponent
Bekten Zheenbekov
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Brave CF 59
Date
June 18, 2022
Round
1
Time
2:26
Location
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
21–5
Opponent
Olli Santalahti
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Brave CF 54
Date
September 25, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Konin, Poland
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
20–5
Opponent
Jarrah Al-Silawi
Method
TKO (leg kicks)
Event
Brave CF 50
Date
April 1, 2021
Round
2
Time
1:19
Location
Arad, Bahrain
Notes
Super Welterweight debut. For the Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
20–4
Opponent
Tymoteusz Łopaczyk
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Elite MMA Championship 5
Date
September 5, 2020
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Notes
EMC Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
19–4
Opponent
Sean Brady
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Date
February 29, 2020
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
19–3
Opponent
Siyar Bahadurzada
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Date
September 28, 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
18–3
Opponent
Chance Rencountre
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC 239
Date
July 6, 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
18–2
Opponent
Michel Prazeres
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
Date
February 23, 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–2
Opponent
Paulistenio Rocha
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
X Fight Nights 16
Date
February 2, 2019
Round
1
Time
0:36
Location
Wien, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–2
Opponent
Georgi Valentinov
Method
KO (spinning wheel kick and punches)
Event
ACB 74
Date
November 18, 2017
Round
1
Time
3:10
Location
Vienna, Austria
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
15–2
Opponent
Ismael de Jesus
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
ACB 70
Date
September 23, 2017
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Sheffield, England
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–1
Opponent
Ben Alloway
Method
KO (kick to the body)
Event
ACB 60
Date
May 13, 2017
Round
1
Time
2:24
Location
Vienna, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–1
Opponent
Andrei Vasinca
Method
TKO (knee and punches)
Event
ACB 52
Date
January 21, 2017
Round
1
Time
1:28
Location
Vienna, Austria
Notes
Knockout of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–1
Opponent
Lászlò Szögyényi
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
World Freefight Challenge 21
Date
December 17, 2016
Round
2
Time
1:49
Location
Bad Voeslau, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–1
Opponent
Garik Shahbabyan
Method
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Event
Aggrelin 14
Date
October 16, 2016
Round
2
Time
2:41
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Notes
Won the Aggrelin Welterweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–1
Opponent
Daniel Skibiński
Method
KO (knee)
Event
World Freefight Challenge 20
Date
August 27, 2016
Round
1
Time
0:40
Location
Bad Vöslau, Austria
Notes
Knockout of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–1
Opponent
David Mate
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
KraftHerr Fight Night 1
Date
February 27, 2016
Round
1
Time
1:15
Location
St. Polten, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–1
Opponent
Leonardo D'Auria
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Austrian Fight Challenge 2
Date
December 12, 2015
Round
1
Time
N/A
Location
Vienna, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–1
Opponent
Asmir Sadiković
Method
Submission (triangle choke)
Event
North American Allied Fight Series: Europe
Date
December 6, 2015
Round
2
Time
1:03
Location
Split, Croatia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–1
Opponent
Mikko Ahmala
Method
TKO (punches and elbows)
Event
Cage 30
Date
May 16, 2015
Round
1
Time
2:27
Location
Leonding, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–1
Opponent
Adnan Hadzic
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Fight Night Leonding 3
Date
April 11, 2015
Round
1
Time
1:28
Location
Leonding, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–1
Opponent
Ibo Can
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Charity Fight Night 2
Date
September 20, 2014
Round
1
Time
2:00
Location
Dornbirn, Austria
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
4–1
Opponent
Cem Kaya
Method
Submission (triangle choke)
Event
German MMA Championship 5
Date
December 9, 2012
Round
1
Time
0:40
Location
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Notes
Catchweight (176 lb) bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Uros Pavlovic
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Cage Fight Events Europe: Salzburger MMA Challenge
Date
April 26, 2014
Round
1
Time
N/A
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Robert Oganesyan
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Thaikibo: Fight Night Linz
Date
December 9, 2014
Round
1
Time
4:26
Location
Leonding, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Abdul Shaliqhi
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Respect Austria 1
Date
February 2, 2013
Round
1
Time
3:00
Location
Freistadt, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Alic Eldridz
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
King of the Ring: Austria
Date
November 17, 2012
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Notes
Welterweight debut.
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Win
25–8
Ryan Loder
KO (punch)
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025
1
1:26
Al Rayyan, Qatar
Loss
24–8
Park Jun-yong
Decision (unanimous)
UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
June 21, 2025
3
5:00
Baku, Azerbaijan
Naurdiev was deducted two points in round 2 due to an illegal knee.
Win
24–7
Bruno Silva
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 308
October 26, 2024
3
5:00
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win
23–7
Tahar Hadbi
Submission (guillotine choke)
Brave CF 79
December 8, 2023
1
1:10
Isa Town, Bahrain
Middleweight debut.
Loss
22–7
Vadym Kutsyi
TKO (punches)
Brave CF 68
December 17, 2022
1
3:23
Düsseldorf, Germany
Loss
22–6
Marcin Bandel
Submission (armbar)
Brave CF 63
October 19, 2022
1
1:20
Isa Town, Bahrain
For the vacant Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship.
Win
22–5
Bekten Zheenbekov
TKO (punches)
Brave CF 59
June 18, 2022
1
2:26
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Win
21–5
Olli Santalahti
Decision (unanimous)
Brave CF 54
September 25, 2021
3
5:00
Konin, Poland
Loss
20–5
Jarrah Al-Silawi
TKO (leg kicks)
Brave CF 50
April 1, 2021
2
1:19
Arad, Bahrain
Super Welterweight debut. For the Brave CF Super Welterweight Championship.
Win
20–4
Tymoteusz Łopaczyk
Decision (unanimous)
Elite MMA Championship 5
September 5, 2020
3
5:00
Düsseldorf, Germany
EMC Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Loss
19–4
Sean Brady
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
February 29, 2020
3
5:00
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win
19–3
Siyar Bahadurzada
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
September 28, 2019
3
5:00
Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss
18–3
Chance Rencountre
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 239
July 6, 2019
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
18–2
Michel Prazeres
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019
3
5:00
Prague, Czech Republic
Win
17–2
Paulistenio Rocha
TKO (punches)
X Fight Nights 16
February 2, 2019
1
0:36
Wien, Austria
Win
16–2
Georgi Valentinov
KO (spinning wheel kick and punches)
ACB 74
November 18, 2017
1
3:10
Vienna, Austria
Loss
15–2
Ismael de Jesus
Decision (unanimous)
ACB 70
September 23, 2017
3
5:00
Sheffield, England
Win
15–1
Ben Alloway
KO (kick to the body)
ACB 60
May 13, 2017
1
2:24
Vienna, Austria
Win
14–1
Andrei Vasinca
TKO (knee and punches)
ACB 52
January 21, 2017
1
1:28
Vienna, Austria
Knockout of the Night.
Win
13–1
Lászlò Szögyényi
TKO (punches)
World Freefight Challenge 21
December 17, 2016
2
1:49
Bad Voeslau, Austria
Win
12–1
Garik Shahbabyan
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Aggrelin 14
October 16, 2016
2
2:41
Salzburg, Austria
Won the Aggrelin Welterweight Championship.
Win
11–1
Daniel Skibiński
KO (knee)
World Freefight Challenge 20
August 27, 2016
1
0:40
Bad Vöslau, Austria
Knockout of the Night.
Win
10–1
David Mate
TKO (punches)
KraftHerr Fight Night 1
February 27, 2016
1
1:15
St. Polten, Austria
Win
9–1
Leonardo D'Auria
TKO (punches)
Austrian Fight Challenge 2
December 12, 2015
1
N/A
Vienna, Austria
Win
8–1
Asmir Sadiković
Submission (triangle choke)
North American Allied Fight Series: Europe
December 6, 2015
2
1:03
Split, Croatia
Win
7–1
Mikko Ahmala
TKO (punches and elbows)
Cage 30
May 16, 2015
1
2:27
Leonding, Austria
Win
6–1
Adnan Hadzic
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Fight Night Leonding 3
April 11, 2015
1
1:28
Leonding, Austria
Win
5–1
Ibo Can
TKO (punches)
Charity Fight Night 2
September 20, 2014
1
2:00
Dornbirn, Austria
Loss
4–1
Cem Kaya
Submission (triangle choke)
German MMA Championship 5
December 9, 2012
1
0:40
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Catchweight (176 lb) bout.
Win
4–0
Uros Pavlovic
TKO (punches)
Cage Fight Events Europe: Salzburger MMA Challenge
April 26, 2014
1
N/A
Salzburg, Austria
Win
3–0
Robert Oganesyan
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Thaikibo: Fight Night Linz
December 9, 2014
1
4:26
Leonding, Austria
Win
2–0
Abdul Shaliqhi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Respect Austria 1
February 2, 2013
1
3:00
Freistadt, Austria
Win
1–0
Alic Eldridz
Decision (unanimous)
King of the Ring: Austria
November 17, 2012
3
5:00
Salzburg, Austria
Welterweight debut.

References

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    https://cagesidepress.com/2019/07/05/ufc-239-featured-fighter-ismail-naurdiev/
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    https://www.ufc.com/athlete/ismail-naurdiev
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    https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ismail-Naurdiev-168833
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