Martin Budayvs
Shamil Gaziev
Shamil Gaziev def. Martin Buday (TKO)
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, December 16, 2023
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Shamil Gaziev defeated Martin Buday by TKO in round 2 (0:56) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington, held Saturday, December 16, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
16-2-0
Record
14-3-0
3
Win Streak
0
34
Age
36
6'4"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
78"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
4.39
SLpM
2.94
53%
Str. Acc.
46%
4.49
SApM
4.92
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.15
TD Avg.
1.06
20%
TD Acc.
33%
93%
TD Def.
83%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Martin Buday · 4-1
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023Submission · R1 · 4:11 · Heavyweight
Shamil Gaziev · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026TKO · R2 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs GazievSat, Mar 2, 2024TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 8 fights · 5 fights
52.9
Avg sig. strikes
29.8
0.13
Avg takedowns
0.80
2:49
Avg control time
4:29
98
Career high strikes
49
1
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Martin Buday
Strike target
Shamil Gaziev
64%
Head
72%
22%
Body
26%
14%
Leg
2%
Martin Buday
Strike position
Shamil Gaziev
72%
Distance
70%
25%
Clinch
21%
3%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Martin Buday
Shamil Gaziev
0
Knockdowns
0
8 of 20
Significant strikes
49 of 98
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
13 of 26
Total strikes
60 of 114
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:20
Control time
2:18
Significant strikes by target
8 of 19
Head
35 of 79
0 of 1
Body
14 of 19
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
8 of 17
Distance
35 of 73
0 of 3
Clinch
5 of 10
0 of 0
Ground
9 of 15
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 17
Sig. str.
36 of 73
12 of 23
Total str.
45 of 87
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:20
Ctrl
2:08
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
1 of 3
Sig. str.
13 of 25
1 of 3
Total str.
15 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:10
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)