Rafael Fiziev vs Manuel Torres — Lightweight at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Rounds
- 5 × 5 min
- Venue
- National Gymnastics Arena · Baku, Azerbaijan
Markets
Record when favored vs. an underdog, across the 12priced bouts in each fighter’s history.
Career splits
12 bouts · vs Torres
- KO/TKO3
- Submission0
- Decision4
- KO/TKO3
- Submission0
- Decision2
- Average12:04
- vs Orthodox5-4
- vs Southpaw2-1
- vs Switchno data
- vs Longer reach3-1
- vs Shorter reach1-2
6 bouts · vs Fiziev
- KO/TKO4
- Submission1
- Decision0
- KO/TKO1
- Submission0
- Decision0
- Average2:33
- vs Orthodox3-1
- vs Southpaw1-0
- vs Switch1-0
- vs Longer reach0-1
- vs Shorter reach4-0
Tale of the Tape
The biometric and experience deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.
Finishing & durability
How often each fighter ends fights early — and how often they get put away. Outcomes view, not per-minute output.
When their fights end
every UFC finish on the fight clockFull method breakdown
| Outcome | Rafael Fiziev | Manuel Torres |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | ||
| by KO / TKO | 343% | 480% |
| by submission | 00% | 120% |
| by decision | 457% | 00% |
| Losses | ||
| by KO / TKO | 360% | 1100% |
| by submission | 00% | 00% |
| by decision | 240% | 00% |
| Pace | ||
| Avg finish time (own wins) | R3 2:14 | R1 2:14 |
| Finishes used in avg | 3 | 5 |
Counts come from the same denormalised win/loss-by-method columns the rest of the site uses. The percentile context on each row is computed against fighters currently assigned to this weight class with at least two resolved UFC bouts.
KO history
Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head — then when the last finish landed, and on whom.
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Rafael Dos Anjos3y 10mo agoUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022 · R5 · 0:18
- Last time KO'dvs Mauricio Ruffy3 months agoUFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026 · R2 · 4:30
- Last submission scoredNo submission wins in the UFC yet
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Grant Dawson5 months agoUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025 · R1 · 2:25
- Last time KO'dvs Ignacio Bahamondes1y 8mo agoUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · Sep 14, 2024 · R1 · 4:02
- Last submission scoredvs Chris Duncan2y 3mo agoUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · Feb 24, 2024 · R1 · 1:46
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
Common opponents
The single UFC opponent both fighters have faced. Reads as a directional signal, not a verdict.
Schedule Score
Who they've faced × what they've done. Composite + components compared head-to-head, percentile-ranked against every UFC fighter w/ ≥3 resolved bouts.
Per-tier records + bout-by-bout
| Tier | Rafael Fiziev | Manuel Torres |
|---|---|---|
| Top-5 | 0-2 | — |
| Top-15 | 4-2 | 2-0 |
| Cross-div ranked | 1-0 | — |
| Established | 1-0 | — |
| Building | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Unproven | — | 3-0 |
- L vs Mauricio Ruffy#1462Jan 31, 2026 · Top-15
- W vs Ignacio Bahamondes#1560Jun 21, 2025 · Top-15
- L vs Justin Gaethje#384Mar 8, 2025 · Top-5
- L vs Mateusz Gamrot#773Sep 23, 2023 · Top-15
- L vs Justin Gaethje#384Mar 18, 2023 · Top-5
- W vs Rafael Dos Anjos#773Jul 9, 2022 · Top-15
- W vs Brad Riddell#1265Dec 4, 2021 · Top-15
- W vs King Green#1363Aug 7, 2021 · Top-15
- W vs Renato Moicano45Dec 12, 2020 · Cross-div ranked
- W vs Marc Diakiese30Jul 18, 2020 · Established
- W vs Alex White18Oct 26, 2019 · Building
- L vs Magomed Mustafaev18Apr 20, 2019 · Building
Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) with quality wins (35%) and is Bayesian-shrunken toward the UFC median for small samples. Per-bout opponent quality is scored on rank-at-time-of-fight (champion 100, ranks 1–5 = 90→78, ranks 6–15 = 75→60), with cross-division and P4P signals layered on, and falls back to opponent UFC record-at-time for unranked opponents. UFC ranking data is sparse before December 2018, so legacy-era fighters score from record-at-time when ranks are missing.
Recent form
Last five UFC bouts, current trajectory, and the level of opposition faced going into this matchup.
Striking matchup
Where each fighter lands their strikes — and where each one gets hit — across head, body, and leg. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time.
Full breakdown — all zones, both views
| Zone | Fighter | Landed / 15 | Accuracy | Absorbed / 15 | Career landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Rafael Fiziev | 30.3around division average | 38% | 46.4well below average | 292 |
| Head | Manuel Torres | 65.9elite — top of division | 51% | 44.3well below average | 67 |
| Body | Rafael Fiziev | 28.4elite — top of division | 71% | 15.1well below average | 274 |
| Body | Manuel Torres | 28.5elite — top of division | 94% | 7.87above division average | 29 |
| Leg | Rafael Fiziev | 11.9top 21% of division | 76% | 11.0well below average | 115 |
| Leg | Manuel Torres | 5.90below division average | 75% | 12.8well below average | 6 |
Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.
Grappling matchup
Wrestling output, ground threat, and control. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time, with takedown defense as a percentage of opponent attempts stopped.
Full breakdown — career grappling totals
| Metric | Rafael Fiziev | Manuel Torres | Career totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takedowns landed / 15 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 8 / 2 |
| Takedown accuracy | 67% | 67% | 8/12 · 2/3 |
| Takedown defense | 90% | 90% | stopped 47/52 · 9/10 |
| Submission attempts / 15 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 / 1 |
| Control time / 15 (min) | 1.0 min | 1.5 min | 10:07 · 1:33 |
| Time controlled BY opponent / 15 (min) | 1.3 min | 1.5 min | 12:56 · 1:32 |
All rates computed from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Takedown defense = opponent attempts stopped ÷ opponent total attempts. Control time figures are minutes the fighter spent in a dominant position per 15 minutes of fight time.
Pace & fade
How each fighter's work rate holds up as a fight wears on — round-by-round output (striking, takedown attempts, and control time combined), and whether they fade. The fade % compares round-3 output to round 1 over bouts that reached the third round.
Fiziev actually builds to 140% of round-1 work rate by round 3. Torres hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a fade pattern yet.
Not enough shared rounds with per-round data to plot a comparable pace curve — at least one fighter rarely sees the later rounds.
Full per-round breakdown — both fighters
| Round | Fighter | Output / min | Sig landed / min | Sig absorbed / min | TD att / min | Control | Bouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Rafael Fiziev | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.07 | 7% | 12 |
| R1 | Manuel Torres | 7.7 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 0.20 | 10% | 6 |
| R2 | Rafael Fiziev | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.09 | 5% | 10 |
| R2 | Manuel Torres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R3 | Rafael Fiziev | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 0.11 | 7% | 8 |
| R3 | Manuel Torres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R4 | Rafael Fiziev | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 29% | 1 |
| R4 | Manuel Torres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R5 | Rafael Fiziev | 14.0 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 0.00 | 17% | 1 |
| R5 | Manuel Torres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace. See Methods for the full formula.
Activity & layoff
The recency dimension Tale of the Tape doesn't carry. How active each fighter has been, and how that compares to active peers in their division.
- Manuel is speeding up while opponent slows