Nazim Sadykhov

Sadykhov's Baku showcase collapsed early when Camilo upset him in front of the home crowd. UFC's event recap singled the result out as one that quieted the partisan building, and the official finish came by first-round TKO at just 1:31.

Key moments

• The fight ended before Sadykhov could settle into the drawn-out exchanges that usually suit him best.
• Camilo scored the stoppage by punches only 91 seconds into round one.
• The upset loss stood out on a card built around local momentum.
• It gave Sadykhov a second straight defeat after entering the bout with much more established UFC footing.

Sadykhov was one second away from hearing the horn in round two, but Ziam closed the show with elbows and punches at 4:59. The late stoppage was a harsh swing because it turned a competitive-looking fight line into a definitive defeat just before the break.

Key moments

• The stoppage came at 4:59 of round two, making it one of the cruelest possible late endings.
• Ziam finished with elbows and punches rather than a single-shot knockout.
• Sadykhov was denied the chance to regroup between rounds by the timing of the finish.
• The loss halted the momentum he had rebuilt with the Bonfim and Motta wins.

Sadykhov's win over Motta fit perfectly with his action-fighter reputation: a violent two-round battle that ended with a late knockout and left him with both performance-related bonuses on the night. The official finish came at 4:17 of round two by punches.

Key moments

• The fight ended late in the second round rather than through an early ambush.
• Sadykhov got the knockout with punches at 4:17.
• The bout earned both Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night recognition.
• It was the kind of high-violence result that keeps his UFC value high even when his form line swings.

Sadykhov closed the first round strongly enough against Bonfim to force a doctor stoppage at the break, ending the fight after five minutes without a second round ever starting. It counted as another stoppage win and kept his momentum moving after the long layoff from the Borshchev draw.

Key moments

• The official result was a doctor stoppage at the end of round one.
• Sadykhov did not need a clean knockout blow to secure another finish.
• The win showed he could still turn a measured start into a damaging opening-round result.
• It pushed him back onto a winning track before the Motta breakthrough.

Sadykhov and Borshchev fought to a majority draw in exactly the kind of entertaining lightweight fight both men usually produce. The fight went the full three rounds, no one did quite enough to separate on all three cards, and the action was good enough to earn Fight of the Night honors.

Key moments

• The bout went all fifteen minutes and still could not produce a clean winner on the cards.
• A majority draw captured how back-and-forth the scoring stayed across rounds.
• The fight earned Fight of the Night recognition.
• It left Sadykhov unbeaten in the UFC at the time, but without the clean forward step a win would have given him.

Sadykhov answered one of the sharper tests of his early UFC run by surviving McKinney's first-round danger and taking over once the fight settled. UFC's official results recorded the finish as a rear-naked choke at 1:07 of round two, giving him a second straight Octagon stoppage.

Key moments

• The bout carried real prospect value because McKinney's speed and first-round offense are dangerous for anyone.
• Sadykhov closed the fight by submission rather than by the pocket brawling that defines most of his best work.
• The finish came 67 seconds into the second round after he made it through the opening push.
• It moved him to 2-0 in the UFC with two stoppages.

Sadykhov's UFC debut ended by doctor stoppage 38 seconds into round three after damage to Elder forced the cageside physician to intervene. The official UFC result made the finish look clean in the record book, but the timing also shows how deep into a competitive fight he had to work before getting the stoppage.

Key moments

• The fight reached the third round, so Sadykhov had to stay composed longer than in many of his regional finishes.
• The stoppage came from accumulated damage rather than a single knockout shot.
• UFC's official result lists the finish at 0:38 of round three.
• It gave him a successful UFC debut and his first Octagon win.

Sadykhov earned his UFC contract on Contender Series by finishing Hassanzada with a right hand at 1:59 of the third round. UFC's own later profile on Sadykhov points back to that knockout as the performance that punched his ticket to the roster.

Key moments

• The knockout arrived late, which matters because he had to carry his pace into the third round to get it.
• Tapology's bout record identifies the finishing shot as a right hook.
• The finish came at 1:59 of round three after a full two rounds of work.
• It was the win that secured his UFC contract.

Sadykhov barely needed a minute to get through Boerschig at Fury FC 59, scoring a first-round knockout 55 seconds into the fight. The result was another reminder that before the UFC contract run he was already stacking quick regional finishes with his hands.

Key moments

• The finish came before the fight could settle into any extended process.
• Tapology lists the official time as 0:55 of round one.
• It was his second straight regional stoppage heading into the Contender Series push.
• Another punch-driven knockout reinforced how much of his offense starts with pressure and power.

Sadykhov had to stay on the gas almost to the final horn before stopping De Leon at 4:38 of the third round in Houston. That kind of late finish matters because it showed he could still produce damage after nearly fifteen full minutes instead of relying only on early power.

Key moments

• The stoppage came with just 22 seconds left in the scheduled fight.
• Tapology records the finish as punches at 4:38 of round three.
• Sadykhov had to sustain pressure across all three rounds before the breakthrough.
• It pushed his record to 5-1 before the Fury FC 59 knockout over Boerschig.

Sadykhov's regional run was not all boxing pressure and knockouts; against Herrera, he closed with a rear-naked choke at 4:38 of round three. The late submission gave him a different kind of finishing win and showed he could still find a close rather than settle for the cards after a long fight.

Key moments

• The bout lasted deep into round three before Sadykhov found the choke.
• Tapology records the finish as a rear-naked choke with 22 seconds left.
• It was one of the two submission wins on his pre-UFC ledger.
• The result moved him to 4-1 and extended his rebound after the pro debut loss.

The Harris fight remains the only decision win on Sadykhov's record, a full three-round unanimous verdict at CFFC 81. That lone points result is useful context for his profile because it proves he has gone the distance and still banked rounds even though almost all of his career is built on finishes.

Key moments

• This is the outlier on his record: a clean decision rather than another stoppage.
• The fight went the full fifteen minutes and all three judges sided with Sadykhov.
• It moved him to 3-1 before the long pause that separated his next regional appearances.
• The win showed he could manage a complete fight when the finish never came.

Sadykhov nearly ran the full opening round before forcing the stoppage against Stump at 4:33 of round one at CFFC 77. The official CFFC results page confirms the late first-round finish and helps show that even his early regional wins were not all instant blowouts.

Key moments

• CFFC's official results list the stoppage at 4:33, not 4:43.
• The finish came only 27 seconds before the end of round one.
• It was his first win after the debut defeat to Juan Galarza.
• The result started the long unbeaten stretch that carried him to the UFC.

Sadykhov needed just 58 seconds to flatten Dill at Ring of Combat 68, picking up the first stoppage win of his pro career. The speed of the finish made it a strong bounce-back statement after he had opened his career with a submission loss six months earlier.

Key moments

• The knockout arrived in under a minute, which made it an immediate reset after the debut loss.
• Tapology records the official time as 0:58 of round one.
• It was his first professional victory.
• That quick finish set up the momentum he carried into the rest of his regional run.

Sadykhov's pro debut ended in a first-round rear-naked choke loss to Juan Galarza at Ring of Combat 66. The result is still relevant because it is the only pre-UFC defeat on his ledger and frames how complete the turnaround was once he started his winning run in 2019.

Key moments

• The loss came in his professional debut rather than after an established run.
• Tapology records the submission at 3:38 of round one.
• It stood as an early reminder that his later finishing streak was built after an initial setback.
• He answered this defeat by winning his next seven fights.