The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing in another Fight Night event from the UFC Apex facility in Paradise, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA on March 2, 2024. The event will be headlined by the heavyweight professional mixed martial artists, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev. Besides the main event, the fight card is full of exciting fights across weight divisions.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is an MMA veteran of 18 fights with an experience of over a decade. He formerly competed as a kickboxer before transitioning into a professional mixed martial artist. He made his professional debut on May 26, 2012, against Evgeni Boldyrev at Draka 7. He made quick work of Boldyrev by knocking him out in the first and started his career with a win.
From the start of his professional career, Rozenstruik never looked back until he reached the UFC with a clinical record of 6 wins and 0 losses. He suffered all of his professional defeats in the promotion.
His rival for the evening, Shamil Gaziev is an experienced fighter and a prominent name in Brave FC. He made his professional debut in 2020 against Denis Gvozdev and dispatched him quickly in the first round to win his inaugural match. The Dagestan-born fighter who represents Bahrain is still undefeated and rides high on his ability to finish matches at will. The duo will walk into the octagon on March 2, 2024, to outclass each other to make further propulsion in their divisions smooth and easy.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev Stats
| Stats | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Shamil Gaziev |
| Record | 13-5 ( 12 KOs) | 12-0 ( 8 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 35 | 34 |
| Height | 1.88m | 1.93m |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78” | 78” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 12 |
| Professional Debut | 2012 | 2020 |
Jairzinho Rozenstruik Record
Jairzinho Rozenstruik has a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 5 losses as of February 2024.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RES. | DECISION | RND | TIME | EVENT |
| 13-May-23 | Jailton Almeida | L | Submission | 1 | 3:43 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida |
| 11-Dec-22 | Chris Daukaus | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:23 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| 04-Jun-22 | Alexander Volkov | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik |
| 26-Sep-21 | Curtis Blaydes | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| 06-Jun-21 | Augusto Sakai | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai |
| 28-Feb-21 | Ciryl Gane | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane |
| 16-Aug-20 | Junior Dos Santos | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:47 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 |
| 10-May-20 | Francis Ngannou | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:20 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje |
| 08-Dec-19 | Alistair Overeem | W | KO/TKO | 5 | 4:56 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik |
| 03-Nov-19 | Andrei Arlovski | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:29 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| 23-Jun-19 | Allen Crowder | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:09 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie |
| 03-Feb-19 | Junior Albini | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 |
| 27-Dec-18 | Robert McCarthy | W | KO | 1 | 0:10 | Team Yvel: Fearless 3 |
| 06-May-18 | Andrey Kovalev | W | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10 |
| 22-Dec-17 | Marvin Aboeli | W | TKO | 1 | - | Fighting with the Stars: Bloed, Zweet & Tranen 3 |
| 28-Apr-17 | Englebert Berbin | W | TKO | 1 | - | AIF 1: Aruba International Fighting Championship 1 |
| 24-Nov-12 | Evgeni Boldyrev | W | KO | 1 | 2:05 | Draka: Pro Draka MMA |
| 26-May-12 | Evgeni Boldyrev | W | KO | 1 | 2:36 | Draka 7: Governor's Cup 2012 |
Shamil Gaziev Record
Shamil Gaziev has a clinical record of 12 wins and 0 losses as a professional mixed martial artist as of February 2024.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RES. | DECISION | RND | TIME | EVENT |
| 17-Dec-23 | Martin Buday | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:56 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington |
| 20-Sep-23 | Greg Velasco | W | Submission | 1 | 2:38 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 7 |
| 18-Feb-23 | Darko Stošić | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:54 | Brave CF 69 |
| 28-Oct-22 | Pavel Dailidko | W | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:46 | Brave CF 65 |
| 25-Jun-22 | Kirill Kornilov | W | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 | ARES FC 7: Abdoul vs. Amoussou |
| 27-Mar-22 | Aleksandr Kolomytsev | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | - | ProFC 70 |
| 24-Sep-21 | Grigoriy Ponomarev | W | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 2 | 0:38 | AMC: Fight Nights Global/Donskoy Ataman |
| 29-Jul-21 | Murad Adyrbaev | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:59 | BFC Contender Series 7: Belarusian Fighting Championship |
| 03-Apr-21 | Alexey Druzhinin | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:33 | MMA Series 29: World Cup |
| 27-Feb-21 | Vladislav Kozlovskiy | W | KO | 1 | 0:35 | BFC 66: Belarusian Fighting Championship |
| 12-Dec-20 | Artur Bunkov | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:20 | MMA Series 22: Fighting Championship Pankration |
| 24-Oct-20 | Denis Gvozdev | W | TKO (Punches) | 1 | - | BFC 63: Belarusian Fighting Championship |
Jairzinho Rozenstruik Losses
Jairzinho Rozenstruik has lost five professional fights in his professional career as of February 2024. His first loss came against Francis Ngannou at UFC 249 who knocked him out cold in the first round. He was defeated for the second time by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane by a unanimous decision.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik suffered his third defeat against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 by a unanimous decision. He was handed his fourth defeat by Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Volkov who dispatched him in the first round with a first-round TKO. Rozenstruik was defeated for the fifth time in his most recent fight against Jailton Almeida who submitted him via a first-round submission with the help of a rear-naked choke.
*Last updated on February 28, 2024.
FAQs
A. He has a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 5 losses.
A. He is scheduled to face Shamil Gaziev in his next fight.
A. Shamil Gaziev has a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 0 losses.
A. The duo will fight each other on March 2, 2024.
A. He is 34 years old.
