Ivan Gnizditskiy
UFC DebutNickname“Samurai”
Record
Streak
W7
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Belgorod, Tyumen
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Chingi Tura
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Ivan Gnizditskiy 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
7-8
.467 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
4 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ◆ | Nell Ariano6-0 | — | — | — | — | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 1 subONE · Chingi-Tura · Happy Elephant · RCC 18 · LOB +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:44 | Chingi-Tura | Mar 28, 2026 | |
| W | Khurshidbek Bozarboev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:54 | ONE | May 30, 2025 |
| W | Kevin Church | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:46 | ONE | Mar 7, 2025 |
| W | Ce Liu3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:55 | Happy Elephant | Oct 12, 2024 |
| W | Andrey Stolnik | Submission | Face Crank | R1 | 1:45 | RCC 18 | Feb 24, 2024 |
| W | Rustam Baganaev1-3 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 1:34 | LOB | May 27, 2023 |
| W | Maxim Navrazhniy1-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:09 | Valuyki Forpost | Jun 10, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionRussian MMA Union
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Zalimkhan Tsokholov1-2 | Other | — | R0 | 0:00 | Russian MMA Union | May 12, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.