Ramazan Emeev was born on May 20, 1987 in Dylym village, Kazbekovsky district, Dagestan, Soviet Union in a devout Sunni Muslim family of Avar origin. He started to train in freestyle wrestling at 6 years under Ali Iskhakov. In 2004 he studied in "Dagestan State University of National Economy". In 2005 he joined the MMA club Gorets under Musail Alaudinov and Shamil Alibatyrov. He won the Dagestan national pankration championship 2009 and the worldcombat sambo title.
Emeev signed his UFC contract on 28 May 2017. Emeev was expected to face Trevor Smith on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till. However, Smith pulled out of the fight on 6 October was replaced by Sam Alvey. At the weigh ins, Alvey missed the middleweight limit of 185 pounds, coming in at 189 pounds. As a result, his bout with Alvey was changed to a catchweight and Alvey was fined 20% of his purse. Emeev won the fight via unanimous decision. Emeev faced Alberto Mina at welterweight bout on 12 May 2017 at UFC 224. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Emeev was expected to face Cláudio Silva on September 15, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 136. However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early-September citing a lower back injury. Emeev eventually faced promotional newcomer Stefan Sekulić. He won the fight by unanimous decision with the scoreboard of. Emeev was scheduled to face Michel Prazeres at UFC on ESPN+ 3. However, on February 4, 2019 it was reported that Emeev pulled out of the fight, citing injury. A bout with Cláudio Silva was rescheduled and was expected to take place on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 5. In turn, Emeev was removed from this event due to alleged visa issues, that restricted his travel to the United States. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Cole Williams. Emeev faced Anthony Rocco Martin on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Emeev was scheduled to face Tim Means on February 15, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 167. However, Emeev was removed from the bout in late-January for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Daniel Rodriguez. Emeev was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov July 26, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 14. However, on July 3, 2020 it was reported that Rakhmonov was forced to pull from the bout due to injury and he was replaced by Niklas Stolze. Emeev won the fight via unanimous decision.
