Timur Khizriev
"Imam"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Timur Khizriev
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Lower finishing rate (78% decision ratio)
- Measured pace can occasionally lead to low-activity rounds
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Wrestling and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression53
- Cardio90
- Wrestling94
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control85
- Finishing22
Prep for camp: Timur Khizriev
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Heavy reliance on elite freestyle wrestling and chain wrestling
- High-volume technical striking rooted in Wushu Sanda
- Exceptional defensive management and positional control
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Timur Khizriev.
How Timur has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Survived a past shooting incident where he reportedly secured a takedown during the event; currently active.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
- W2024-11-29vs Brendan LoughnaneDecision (Split) · R5 · PFL 10: 2024 World Championship
- W2024-06-28vs Gabriel BragaDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season
- W2024-04-19vs Enrique BarzolaDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season
- W2023-11-17vs Justin GonzalesDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 301
- W2022-11-18vs Daniel WeichelDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 288
Availability
Ranked #1 in PFL featherweight division following 2024 season.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Timur Khizriev is an undefeated elite featherweight known for his high-level foundational wrestling and Wushu Sanda striking. He combines tactical discipline with suffocating pressure, leading him to the PFL championship and a top-10 global ranking.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Heavy reliance on elite freestyle wrestling and chain wrestling
- High-volume technical striking rooted in Wushu Sanda
- Exceptional defensive management and positional control
- Preference for tactical decision wins over high-risk finishes
- Methodical pressure combined with Dagestani-style cage pinning
Signature Moves
- Double leg takedown
- Sanda-style side kicks
- Clevis/Cage wrestling control
- Jab-cross combinations
- Mat returns
Weaknesses
- Lower finishing rate (78% decision ratio)
- Measured pace can occasionally lead to low-activity rounds