Valeriy Bizyaev

Valeriy Bizyaev (born June 3, 1998) is a Russian kickboxer. As of April 2023, he is ranked as the tenth best light heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.^[1]

Valeriy Bizyaev
Born	Валерий Бизяев (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) Solikamsk, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Perm, Russia
Years active	2016–present
Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	19
By knockout	5
Losses	5
By knockout	0
Draws	1

Kickboxing career

Bizyaev faced Florent Kaouachi in the opening round of the 2019 Tatneft Cup +80 kg tournament, held on June 11, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[2][3] Advancing to the tournament quarterfinals, Bizyaev faced Claudiu Istrate on July 19, 2019. He lost the fight by decision, after being knocked down by Istrate in the first round.^[4]

Bizyaev faced Usman Yakhyaev at a November 28, 2020, Fair Fight event. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. The referee was forced to wave the fight off, as Yakhyaev was unsteady on his feet following a knockdown.^[5]

Bizyaev faced Nadir Ghadjiev in the penultimate bout of the Tatneft Cup +80 kg tournament on December 13, 2021. He won the fight by decision. Bizyaev advanced to the tournament finals, where the faced the Glory veteran Jhonata Diniz. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout, after being floored with a left hook.^[6]

Bizyaev faced Enes Ilben at Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.^[7] Bizyaev next faced Ariel Machado for the inaugural Ural FC Light Heavyweight K-1 title at Ural FC 2 on March 25, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.^[8][9]

On July 28, 2023, Bizyaev faced Mikita Shostak at RCC 16. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[10]

Bizyaev made his first Ural FC Light Heavyweight (-90 kg) K-1 title defense against Boubaker El Bakouri at Ural FC 4 on October 20, 2023.^[11] He retained the title by unanimous decision.^[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional

• Tatneft Cup
  • 2021 Tatneft Cup Heavyweight (+80 kg) Tournament Runner-up
• Ural FC
  • 2023 Ural FC Light Heavyweight K-1 Championship

Amateur

• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
  • 2021 WAKO Hungarian World Cup K-1 -91kg ^[13][14]

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

16 Wins (4 (T)KOs), 7 Losses, 0 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-10-16	Loss	Iuri Fernandes	Ural FC 8	Perm, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-10-20	Win	Boubaker El Bakouri	Ural FC 4	Perm, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Defends the Ural FC Light Heavyweight (-90 kg) K-1 title.
2023-07-28	Loss	Mikita Shostak	RCC 16	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-06-10	Win	Ian Petrovich	RCC Fair Fight XXI	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-03-25	Win	Ariel Machado	Ural FC 2	Kazan, Russia	KO (Punches)	2	2:25
Wins the inaugural Ural FC Light Heavyweight (-90 kg) K-1 title.
2022-08-26	Win	Gadzhi Medzhidov	RCC 12	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-07-01	Win	Enes Ilben	Ural FC 1	Kazan, Russia	KO (Right cross)	1	2:13
2021-12-13	Loss	Jhonata Diniz	2021 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Finals	Kazan, Russia	KO (Left hook)	1	2:44
For the Tatneft Cup Heavyweight (+80 kg) title.
2021-12-13	Win	Nadir Ghadjiev	2021 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Semifinals	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2021-10-26	Win	Nadir Iskhakov	2021 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Quarterfinals	Kazan, Russia	TKO (Retirement)	2	3:00
2021-03-06	Loss	Beybulat Isaev	Fair Fight XIV	Yekaterinburg, Russia	KO (Head kick)	1	2:30
2020-11-28	Win	Usman Yakhyaev	Fair Fight XIII	Kazan, Russia	TKO (Referee stoppage)	2
2019-12-15	Win	Badr Ferdaous	2019 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Prestige Fight	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2019-07-19	Loss	Claudio Istrate	2019 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Quarterfinals	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
2019-06-11	Win	Florent Kaouachi	2019 Tatneft Cup, +80 kg Tournament Opening Round	Kazan, Russia	Decision	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur kickboxing record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-09-19	Win	Dávid Szabó-Tóth	WAKO 26th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup 2021, Tournament Final	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (3:0)	3	3:00
Wins the 2021 WAKO Hungarian World Cup K-1 -91kg Gold Medal.
2021-09-18	Win	Ivan Bertić	WAKO 26th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup 2021, Tournament Semifinal	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (3:0)	3	3:00
2021-09-17	Win	Pavel Voronin	WAKO 26th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup 2021, Tournament Quarterfinal	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (3:0)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers