Lazar Todev's record: OKTAGON's number-one heavyweight has never lost by KO

Lazar Todev is ranked number one at OKTAGON heavyweight, and nine of his 14 wins have come by KO or TKO. He has never lost by knockout, and both of his title-fight defeats went the full five rounds.

The Bulgarian known as "The Punisher" stands 187 cm and fights Simon Biyong at Oktagon 96 in Munich on 31 October.

Lazar Todev's record: 14-7-0 and a ranked heavyweight

Todev turned professional on 13 December 2014 and now sits at 14-7-0. His finish rate is 64%, the share of his wins that ended by KO, TKO or submission. Every one of those finishes came from strikes: nine wins by KO or TKO, none by submission. The other five wins went to the judges.

The losses read differently from the wins. Six of the seven went to a decision and one came by submission. None ended with Todev stopped by strikes, which is a rare line on a heavyweight record.

He holds the number-one spot in the OKTAGON heavyweight rankings, and his previous rank was also number one.

How he wins: ground and pound and punches

His stoppages are not a one-trick act. Against Josh Parisian at Oktagon 83 he won by TKO from ground and pound in round two. Against Adam Pałasz at Oktagon 62 it was punches, also in round two. Away from OKTAGON he stopped Cemey dos Santos with a punch at USC 3, fighting at lightweight.

Recently he has also shown he can win without a stoppage. Luis Henrique went to a unanimous decision in September 2025, and Martin Buday went the distance in June 2026 at Oktagon 89.

Last five fights and current form

Todev has won his last three and is 4-1 over his last five. The only defeat in that window was a title fight.

The streak began right after the loss to Will Fleury, with Luis Henrique, Josh Parisian and Martin Buday beaten in that order. Two of the three went to the judges, so the run is built as much on control as on power, and the one finish in it came in round two.

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Round
6 Jun 2026	Martin Buday	Win	Decision	3
31 Jan 2026	Josh Parisian	Win	TKO (ground and pound)	2
13 Sep 2025	Luis Henrique	Win	Decision (unanimous)	3
8 Mar 2025	Will Fleury	Loss	Decision	5
12 Oct 2024	Adam Pałasz	Win	TKO (punches)	2

The title fights that went to the scorecards

Both of Todev's title chances at OKTAGON heavyweight ended on the scorecards. He lost to Hatef Moeil at Oktagon 49 in November 2023, and to Will Fleury at OKTAGON 68, billed as Todev vs. Fleury, in March 2025. Each went to round five.

That gives him a particular profile among title challengers. He has twice lasted the full distance against champions, and the record shows no loss by KO or TKO anywhere in his career. What it also shows is two chances that ended without the belt, which is the argument for why a third try keeps coming up whenever his name is ranked first.

Next fight: Simon Biyong at Oktagon 96

Biyong arrives at 12-6-0. The bout is not a title fight and not the main event: Oktagon 96 is headlined by Gogoladze vs. Klinkhammer, with Todev on the card in Munich on 31 October.

For Todev the task is simple. A fourth straight win, ideally another finish to lift that 64%, would make the case for a third title shot hard to ignore.