Emil Zahariev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ruse
- Born
- Bulgaria
- Camp
- CBS Respect
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Emil Zahariev makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
356-272-8
.567 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
31
23 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 31 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 11 sub · 4 decMaxfight · FDI Real Kech · M-1 · FFC 28 · League MMA +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Darko Stosic23-8 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 2:07 | FFC 28 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| L | Igor Sliusarchuk22-11 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:45 | League MMA | Dec 19, 2015 |
| L | Chris Barnett23-10 | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Kick to the Body | R2 | 2:58 | IGF | Apr 11, 2015 |
| W | Hristo Yordanov | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:24 | RFN | Dec 12, 2014 |
| W | Anatoli Ciumac11-13-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Arena MMA Plovdiv | Mar 7, 2014 |
| W | Iraklis Grigoriadis | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:12 | Maxfight | Nov 24, 2012 |
| L | Nandor Guelmino11-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 17 | Oct 21, 2012 |
| W | Borislav Iglev | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:40 | RPC | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Kamen Georgiev28-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:28 | Maxfight | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:26 | WFC 15 | Dec 18, 2011 | |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko11-53 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FDI Real Kech | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Ruslan Galunk2-6 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | FDI Real Kech | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Petko Pavlev0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FDI Real Kech | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Georgi Todorchev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Mar 10, 2011 |
| W | Bojan Vojnovic1-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:06 | Maxfight | Dec 17, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | Maxfight | Nov 13, 2010 | |
| L | Francis Carmont25-12 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 1:31 | SHC 3 | Sep 18, 2010 |
| W | Vladimir Afonso | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:32 | Maxfight | Aug 2, 2010 |
| W | Tiago Casaca | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:28 | SF | Jul 12, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 3:52 | Maxfight | May 21, 2010 | |
| W | Sasa Lazic13-25-1 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 0:00 | WKN Serbia | Dec 13, 2009 |
| W | Kamen Georgiev28-14-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:00 | Maxfight | Nov 21, 2009 |
| W | Hasan Osmanov | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 2:22 | Maxfight | Aug 2, 2009 |
| L | Marcus Vanttinen24-7 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R3 | 3:42 | M-1 | Jul 4, 2009 |
| W | Jason Jones20-10 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:09 | M-1 | May 9, 2009 |
| L | Lloyd Marshbanks20-19 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:27 | M-1 | Mar 28, 2009 |
| W | Nikola Ivanov | Decision | Unanimous | R0 | 0:00 | Maxfight | Feb 15, 2009 |
| D | Kamen Georgiev28-14-1 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Nov 8, 2008 |
| W | Stanimir Petrov3-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:56 | Maxfight | Aug 3, 2008 |
| W | Angel Karashev0-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:15 | Maxfight | Feb 23, 2008 |
| L | Kamen Georgiev28-14-1 | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 2, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.