Diyar Nurgozhay
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6′2″1.88 m
- Reach
- 74″188 cm
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Nationality
- Kazakhstan
- Team
- Pound 4 Pound Muay Thai
- Active
- 2017-present
Record
Tap expandable fights for their breakdowns.
WinRecord after fight: 12-2-0TKO
Nurgozhay and Lopes traded kicks and worked at range through the opening minutes. Nurgozhay dropped Lopes with a clean shot, then got back to his feet when the scramble led to a takedown. He finished Lopes with strikes at 4:59 of round one.
Key moments
- Nurgozhay and Lopes traded kicks and worked at range through the opening minutes.
- Nurgozhay dropped Lopes and got back to his feet when the scramble led to a takedown.
- Nurgozhay finished Lopes with strikes at 4:59 of round one.
07 Mar 2026
LossRecord after fight: 10-2-0SUB
UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang
23 Aug 2025
23 Aug 2025
Diyar Nurgozhay was submitted by Uran Satybaldiev by Ezekiel choke in the opening round at UFC Shanghai.
Key moments
- Satybaldiev turned the light-heavyweight bout into a grappling exchange and secured the submission finish.
- The Ezekiel choke ended the contest at 2:45 of Round 1.
- The finish came in the first round of the scheduled three-round bout.
15 Mar 2025
01 Oct 2024
18 May 2024
21 Aug 2022
17 Oct 2021
18 Jun 2021
04 Dec 2020
30 Apr 2019
28 Jul 2018
12 May 2018
15 Dec 2017
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Nurgozhay is a rangy light heavyweight whose power is backed by enough grappling to create finishing threats in every phase.
Nurgozhay has now won two straight in the UFC: a decision over Rafael Tobias followed by a first-round TKO of Bruno Lopes at 4:59. The result answered the earlier setbacks against Uran Satybaldiev and Brendson Ribeiro.