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Nikola Zlatev

“The Doctor”
Country
Bulgaria
Record
0-5
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'1"
Reach
—
Age
33
Stance
—
Career stats
Finish rate0%
0 of 0 wins inside the distance · 0th percentile
Durability40%
Stopped in 60% of bouts — 3 of 5 · 2nd percentile
Activity1
Bouts in the last 24 months · 60th percentile
9:24
Avg bout length
5L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 397 middleweights

Nikola Zlatev, “The Doctor”, is a Middleweight from Bulgaria with an official record of 0-5. The most recent bout on file is a third-round knockout loss to Sofiane Aissaoui at Ultimate Cage France 4 on 1 February 2025, the fifth defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Feb 1, 2025Sofiane AissaouiLOSSKOTKO (Retirement)R3 · -Ultimate Cage France 4
Dec 17, 2022Mario MingajLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3Venator FC 13
Apr 2, 2022Romain DebienneLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00GFA: Gladiator Fighting Arena 13
Dec 10, 2021Will CurrieLOSSSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1CW 131: Cage Warriors 131
Mar 7, 2020Kyle McClurkinLOSSKOKO/TKOR1 · 2:37Cage Conflict 3: Unrivaled
Feb 1, 2025 · Ultimate Cage France 4
LOSS
KOTKO (Retirement)R3 · -
Dec 17, 2022 · Venator FC 13
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Apr 2, 2022 · GFA: Gladiator Fighting Arena 13
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00
Will Currie
Dec 10, 2021 · CW 131: Cage Warriors 131
LOSS
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1
Kyle McClurkin
Mar 7, 2020 · Cage Conflict 3: Unrivaled
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:37

Nikola Zlatev’s record, in numbers

Nikola Zlatev’s record is 0-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 5 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

Nikola Zlatev has been stopped 3 times in the 5 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 60% of them. The last 5 bouts on file are all losses.

Of the 5 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.

Set against the 395 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Nikola Zlatev has a finish rate no higher than any of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 2% of them and a two-year bout count above 59% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Nikola Zlatev is listed at 6ft 1in and is 33, born 30 September 1993.

These figures are recomputed from Nikola Zlatev’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.