He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

He also won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

In the 2017 Junior World Championships, Djuraev finished sixth in the 105-kilogram weight category with a total of 352 kilograms in the two exercises (162 + 190).

[5] In early November 2018, at the World Championships in Ashgabat, the Uzbek athlete won a gold medal in the 102-kilogram weight category in the snatch, lifting 180 kilograms.

[5] At the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Akbar Djuraev won a silver medal in the 109-kilogram weight category, jerking 229 kilograms.

[9] In August 2024, Djuraev competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.