Middleweight
Ismail Naurdiev
“Berzdog”·
Rabat, Morocco
Pro record
26-8-0
Model Elo
1574
#455 of 1994
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Stance
- —
- Team
- Team Naurdiev
- Born
- Rabat, Morocco
- UFC debut
- Feb 22, 2019
Profile
Overview
Eight UFC fights, seven of them going the full three rounds. The exception is the 86-second knockout that is the only finish on Ismail Naurdiev's UFC ledger.
"Berzdog" is a Rabat-born middleweight from Team Naurdiev with a 5-3 UFC record (26-8-0 across all promotions). He arrives at his next fight on a two-fight win streak, the longest of his UFC run.
He wins on the scorecards and loses on the scorecards. Every one of his three UFC losses went to a decision.
UFC Career
Naurdiev debuted in February 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos with a unanimous decision over Michel Prazeres, an opponent our model rates as strong. Then came a back-and-forth stretch. He lost to Chance Rencountre at UFC 239, beat Siyar Bahadurzada that September, and dropped a decision to Sean Brady in February 2020.
Then a gap of more than four years before his next fight. He returned at UFC 308 in October 2024 and beat Bruno Silva by unanimous decision, then lost a unanimous decision to JunYong Park in June 2025.
The current run began in November 2025, when he stopped Ryan Loder in the first round at 1:26. His most recent win was a unanimous decision over Marvin Vettori at UFC 332.
Five wins, three losses, eight decisions' worth of cageside suspense.
Fighting Style
Ismail Naurdiev is a defensive striker who is hard to hit and hard to put on the mat. He absorbs far fewer strikes than most UFC fighters and rarely gets taken down. He also lands more strikes than most, and lands them accurately, so he does not give up volume to stay safe.
He is not a grappler. His takedown attempts are about average, and he almost never hunts submissions.
His results match that profile. Four of his five UFC wins came by decision, and all three losses went to the judges. His one finish was a first-round knockout, a single result that does not yet show a finishing pattern.
Notable Wins
- Marvin Vettori — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang (2026)
- Ryan Loder — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:26), UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker (2025)
- Bruno Silva — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway (2024)
Quick Facts
- Division: Middleweight
- UFC record: 5-3 (1 KO/TKO, 4 decisions)
- Professional record (all promotions): 26-8-0
- UFC debut: February 2019
- Height / reach: 6'0" / 74"
- Team: Team Naurdiev
- Born: Rabat, Morocco
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 5–3
- since 2019
- Finish rate
- 20%
- 1 of 5 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 1
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 2
- Current streak
- W2
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 46m
- avg 13:18 per fight
- Opposition
- 1562
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1674opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 22, 2019
- 1571opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 27, 2019
- 1553opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang · Oct 3, 2026
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · better than average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 13:18
Fight history (8)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Marvin VettoriRecord after: 5-3 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 332: Silva vs. WangOct 3, 2026 |
| W |  Ryan LoderRecord after: 4-3 | KO/TKORound 1 · 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs HookerNov 22, 2025 |
| L |  JunYong ParkRecord after: 3-3 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.Jun 21, 2025 |
| W |  Bruno SilvaRecord after: 3-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 25, 2024 |
| L |  Sean BradyRecord after: 2-2 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. FigueiredoFeb 28, 2020 |
| W |  Siyar BahadurzadaRecord after: 2-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. CannonierSep 27, 2019 |
| L |  Chance RencountreRecord after: 1-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 239: Jones vs. SantosJul 5, 2019 |
| W |  Michel PrazeresRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. SantosFeb 22, 2019 |