Rafael Fiziev holds the record for the most UFC post-fight bonuses among fighters from the former Soviet states, with eight performance bonuses to his name. Khamzat Chimaev and Ilia Topuria are tied in second place with seven each, alongside Dennis Siver, who spent his first 17 years in Omsk. Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan each have six bonuses.
Rafael Fiziev has accumulated more UFC post-fight bonuses than any other fighter from the former Soviet states, leading the regional category with eight performance bonuses to his credit.
Fiziev's tally puts him ahead of a competitive group that includes Khamzat Chimaev and Ilia Topuria, who are tied in second place with seven bonuses each. Veteran Dennis Siver, who spent his first seventeen years in Omsk before building his career out of Germany, also sits on seven. Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan each round out the leaderboard with six apiece.
Topuria, a 29-year-old Spanish lightweight ranked second in his division and first in the pound-for-pound standings, carries a 17-1-0 record and generates 4.81 significant strikes per minute, making him one of the most prolific offensive performers in the promotion. It is little surprise he features near the top of a bonus leaderboard that rewards finishing and standout performances.
Makhachev, the 34-year-old Russian who now competes at welterweight, is the reigning champion in that division and brings a 28-1-0 record with an elite 58 percent striking accuracy and 3.2 takedowns per fifteen minutes. His six bonuses reflect a career built on consistent dominance rather than flashy highlight moments.
Siver, now 47 and holding a 23-11-0 career record fighting out of Germany, represents an older generation of CIS-connected fighters whose seven bonuses were earned during a lengthy UFC run defined by aggressive output — nearly four significant strikes landed per minute across his career.
Why it matters
- Fiziev's eight bonuses represent the highest single-fighter total among all fighters from former Soviet states in UFC history
- The clustering of Chimaev, Topuria, and Siver on seven bonuses makes second place a genuinely crowded group
- Makhachev and Tsarukyan, both still active at high levels, have realistic paths to climb the list further
