Rafael Tobias vs Diyar Nurgozhay

Rafael Tobias

“Bipolar”

14-3

Diyar Nurgozhay

12-2

Winner

Diyar Nurgozhay

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

7 March 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Diyar Nurgozhay beat Rafael Tobias by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Diyar Nurgozhay landed 100 of 150 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 1:28 of control time.
The judges scored it 27-30, 28-29, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Rafael TobiasDiyar Nurgozhay

14-3Record12-2

22Age on fight night28

6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)

74.5″ (189 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)

205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

Chute Boxe MonstroTeamTobet Top Team

Lambari, Minas Gerais, BrazilFromAlmaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Fight statistics

52of 114 · 46%Total strikes landed100of 150 · 67%

39of 96Head strikes35of 74

8of 11Body strikes41of 51

5of 7Leg strikes24of 25

2of 8Takedowns0of 1

1Submission attempts0

2:31Control time1:28

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Rafael Tobias	Round	Diyar Nurgozhay
10/38strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	36/58strikes0/0TD0KD0:18control
28/46strikes1/6TD0KD1:44control	R2	32/51strikes0/0TD0KD1:03control
14/30strikes1/2TD0KD0:47control	R3	32/41strikes0/1TD0KD0:07control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

David Lethaby

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Tony Weeks

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Form going into the fight

Rafael Tobias

WJair De Oliveirasubmission R1 3:462025

Diyar Nurgozhay

LUran Satybaldievsubmission R1 2:452025
LBrendson Ribeirosubmission R2 1:282025
WBartosz SzewczykKO/TKO R2 3:322024

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