Nikolay Grozdev
UFC DebutNickname“Slick Nik”
Record
Streak
W5
- Fighting out of
- Gagauzia
- Born
- Moldova
- Camp
- SBG Ireland
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Nikolay Grozdev 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
61-24
.718 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
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.
Outside the UFC
across 13 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 8 subCFC · WOW 25 · WOW 20 · WOW 17 · WOW 15 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brett Johns21-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:26 | WOW 25 | Dec 13, 2025 |
| W | Ignacio Campos | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 4:10 | WOW 20 | Jun 7, 2025 |
| W | Theodore Bashford | Submission | Triangle Armbar | R1 | 4:02 | WOW 17 | Mar 29, 2025 |
| W | Misha Goriashvili | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:10 | WOW 15 | Sep 14, 2024 |
| W | Stefan Magalhaes | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 2:53 | CFC 16 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| L | Jakhongir Jumaev12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | CFC | Mar 15, 2023 |
| W | Gerson Pereira de Jesus | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:00 | CFC | Mar 15, 2023 |
| W | Ovidiu Axinte | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:41 | CFC | Jan 20, 2023 |
| W | Jovan Kandic | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:46 | CFC Malta 9 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| L | Daniel Requeijo21-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | War of Titans | Mar 12, 2022 |
| W | Michal Domin7-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:18 | EFM 3 | Jun 20, 2020 |
| W | Issei Moriyama | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:08 | RXF 36 / Brave CF 28 | Nov 4, 2019 |
| W | Eduard Lazarevich | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:33 | WWFC 14 | Mar 2, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsCRC 3 · Real FC 1 · CG
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Szczepan Ziolkowski | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | CRC 3 | Dec 11, 2016 |
| W | Ciaran Breslin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:43 | Real FC 1 | Sep 17, 2016 |
| W | Pawel Politylo12-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:30 | CG | Aug 8, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.