Rafael Fiziev tops the list of UFC fighters from CIS countries with eight post-fight bonuses, ahead of Khamzat Chimaev and Illia Topuria who each have seven. Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan are tied with six bonuses apiece, alongside Alexey Oleynik.
Rafael Fiziev stands atop the list of UFC post-fight bonus earners from CIS nations, having collected eight performance awards across his career — more than any other fighter from the region, according to AgentMMA data compiled as of June 27, 2026.
Khamzat Chimaev and Illia Topuria sit one step behind Fiziev with seven bonuses each, while Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, and Alexey Oleynik are grouped together at six apiece.
Chimaev, 30 — fighting out of Allstars Training Center and currently ranked first in the middleweight division as well as tenth in the pound-for-pound standings — has built his case for bonuses on a relentless attacking style. The six-foot-two Borz carries a 15-1-0 record and lands 4.04 significant strikes per minute at 60 percent accuracy, while also averaging 5.29 takedowns per 15 minutes, making him a consistent threat to earn finishing bonuses.
Makhachev, 34, is the reigning welterweight champion and the top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. Fighting out of Eagles MMA, the Russian southpaw holds a 28-1-0 record and complements his grappling-heavy game — 3.2 takedowns and 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes — with striking accuracy of 58 percent.
Why it matters
- Fiziev's eight bonuses mark him as the most consistently spectacular performer among all UFC fighters from CIS nations.
- The cluster of Chimaev, Topuria, Makhachev, Tsarukyan, and Oleynik at six or seven bonuses highlights the depth of exciting talent the region has produced at the highest level.
- With several of these fighters still active and ranked, the leaderboard is likely to shift in the months ahead.
