Anvar Boynazarov Record: 6-3-0

MMA finishing run

When Boynazarov committed to MMA, his hands translated immediately. He opened his cage run with a string of first-round knockouts – stopping Henry Crapp and Rob Fuller in 2020 and 2021 before delivering a knee-and-punches finish of John Pham at LFA 121 in January 2022. The wins shared a common theme: Boynazarov's striking was simply a level above his early opposition, and few could survive the opening round with him. That momentum earned him a slot on Dana White's Contender Series in August 2022 against Erik Silva, an unbeaten-caliber prospect at 8-1 who exposed the other side of Boynazarov's game by stopping him with ground-and-pound in the first round – a reminder that a striker's path through MMA runs straight through the grappling he must answer.

A grappler's gauntlet

The Contender Series loss set the tone for a difficult stretch. Boynazarov bounced back with a 2023 knockout of Matt Knauss, but a run of bouts against grappling-heavy opponents proved his sternest test: he was caught in face-crank submissions by Kale Moniz and Rentsen Otgontulga, both in the first round, underlining where MMA's mat game challenged a striker still rounding out his ground defense. He kept competing across disciplines – even appearing in a bare-knuckle MMA bout in March 2024, which he won by knee and punches – staying true to the aggressive, finish-or-be-finished identity that defined his career.

Fighting style

Boynazarov is a striker to the core. Five of his six MMA wins have come by knockout, and his 83% finish rate reflects a fighter who hunts the stoppage on the feet from the opening bell, leaning on the timing, power and combination work honed over a long kickboxing career. His danger is most acute early, where his hands and knees can end a night quickly. The honest limitation, written plainly into his record, is grappling: every one of his MMA losses came inside the distance – two by submission and one by ground-and-pound – against opponents who took the fight where his striking couldn't reach. He is the classic high-level striker testing how far elite stand-up alone can carry a fighter in the cage.

Career highlights

• Decision win over Giga Chikadze — defeated the future UFC contender Giga Chikadze at Glory 23 during his kickboxing career.
• Knockout artist in MMA — five of his six cage wins have come by KO/TKO, an 83% finish rate carried over from world-class stand-up.
• Tiger Muay Thai standout — built his foundation at the renowned Phuket camp before transitioning from elite kickboxing into mixed martial arts.