Who will Diyar Nurgozhay 🇰🇿 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Volkan Oezdemir (8%), no event announced yet. Next: Iwo Baraniewski (5%), Liu Ce (5%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Bruno Lopes (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 8 Aug 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #24 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #24 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 8%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #23, neither has a fight booked. Volkan Oezdemir won last time out, against Alonzo Menifield (22 Nov 2025).
- 5%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #22, neither has a fight booked. Iwo Baraniewski lost last time out, against Alonzo Menifield (19 Sep 2026).
- 5%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #24 and #26, neither has a fight booked. Liu Ce won last time out, against Levi Rodrigues Jr. (29 Aug 2026).
Field / other: 82%, including Luis Hernandez 4%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Bruno Lopes · KO/TKO R1 4:59 · UFC Fight Night · 8 Aug 2026
- Career stage
- 2 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 12-2-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Bruno Lopes | KO/TKO · R1, 4:59 | 1 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld | |
| W | Rafael Tobias | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | |
| L | Uran Satybaldiev | Submission · R1, 2:45 | 1 | 2:45 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | |
| L | Brendson Ribeiro | Submission · R2, 1:28 | 2 | 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | |
| W | Bartosz Szewczyk | KO/TKO · R2, 3:32 | 2 | 3:32 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 8 | |
| W | Emiliano Sordi | KO/TKO · R1, 4:17 | 1 | 4:17 | UAE Warriors 50 | |
| W | Konstantin Andreitsev | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | Eagle FC 50 | |
| W | Magomed Magomedov | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Eagle FC 42 | |
| W | Sergio Souza | KO/TKO · R1, 0:52 | 1 | 0:52 | Eagle FC 37 | |
| W | Sergey Baryshev | KO/TKO · R1, 0:27 | 1 | 0:27 | EFC 30: Rabadanov vs. Dakaev | |
| W | Abbosbek Usarov | Submission (Kimura) · R1, 1:06 | 1 | 1:06 | Alash Pride FC: Fortress and Friendship of People | |
| W | Amhad Dzhanchuraev | Submission (Heel Hook) · R1, 0:19 | 1 | 0:19 | Alash Pride FC: Egemberdiev vs. Azimov | |
| W | Sultan Musayev | KO/TKO · R1, 3:12 | 1 | 3:12 | Alash Pride FC: Reznikov vs. Nurbek | |
| W | Almanbet Nuraly | KO/TKO · R1, 0:18 | 1 | 0:18 | WEF ProfFight 17: Asian Youth Against Drugs |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Diyar Nurgozhay: frequently asked questions
When is Diyar Nurgozhay's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Diyar Nurgozhay fight last?
Diyar Nurgozhay beat Bruno Lopes at UFC Fight Night on 8 Aug 2026 (KO/TKO R1 4:59).
Who is Diyar Nurgozhay likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Volkan Oezdemir (8%), Iwo Baraniewski (5%), Liu Ce (5%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Diyar Nurgozhay's record?
12-2-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other light heavyweight fighters
- Volkan Oezdemir Unofficial rank #23 · next: Diyar Nurgozhay 8%
- Lucas Fernando Unofficial rank #25 · next: Billy Elekana 92%
- Iwo Baraniewski Unofficial rank #22 · next: Luis Hernandez 9%
- Liu Ce Unofficial rank #26 · next: Jimmy Crute 7%
- Luis Hernandez Unofficial rank #21 · next: Iwo Baraniewski 9%
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.