Valentin Nikolov
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
- Fighting out of
- Ruse
- Born
- Bulgaria
- Weight class
- Lightweight
Before the UFC
Valentin Nikolov 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
149-78-4
.656 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
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 16 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 2 decMaxfight · COG · RFN · OC · LF +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Catalin Miron2-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:16 | RFN | Oct 15, 2016 |
| W | Alex Evstatiev2-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | COG | Jul 13, 2013 |
| L | Alexander Butenko57-19-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OC | Apr 6, 2013 |
| W | Dragomir Yordanov4-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:50 | COG | Oct 27, 2012 |
| D | Arthur Aslanyan1-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | LF | May 25, 2012 |
| L | Georgi Stoyanov20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Dec 27, 2011 |
| L | Georgi Stoyanov20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MAXFIGHT | Nov 12, 2011 |
| W | Stoyan Markovski | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | RPC | Jun 25, 2011 |
| L | Julien Boussuge10-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:57 | HFC 3 | May 6, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 1 | Mar 25, 2011 | |
| W | Stanislav Cholakov | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | RPC 10 | Feb 18, 2011 |
| W | Radi Penchev | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Nov 13, 2010 |
| W | Sevasian Kostov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | RPC 9 | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | Borislav Karadjov | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Jul 3, 2010 |
| L | Georgi Stoyanov20-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Maxfight | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Dimitar Dimitrov | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:05 | Maxfight | Nov 21, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.