Shamil Nikaev
UFC DebutNickname“The Chechen Wolf”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Born
- Belgium
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Shamil Nikaev 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
206-98-2
.678 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
10 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 12 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 1 sub · 9 decBellator · ACB 80 · ACB 71 · ACB 60 · ACB 52 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mike Hamel11-7 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 16, 2023 |
| W | Kemran Lachinov10-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Dec 10, 2020 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 80 | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| W | Christos Giagos20-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 71 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| W | Aurel Pirtea29-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 60 | May 13, 2017 |
| NC | Joao Luiz Nogueira28-12 | No Contest | Overturned by Promoter | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 52 | Jan 21, 2017 |
| W | Artur Lemos | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 43 | Aug 20, 2016 |
| W | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao44-20-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 32 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Roman Avdal15-11 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:12 | ACB 26 | Nov 28, 2015 |
| W | Amir Aygubov1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 17 | May 2, 2015 |
| W | Dave Dormans4-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Hoyer's Productions | Mar 31, 2012 |
| W | Viktor Wittmann | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC 22 | Jan 22, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionOG2F
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Djim van 't Hof0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | OG2F | Nov 3, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.