His parents are Damir and Tamara; his brother, Emil Saifutdinov (born 1989) is also a speedway rider.

Denis Saifutdinov was 15th in the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship and scored 2 points.

Also in 2002, he represented the Russian team during the World Cup, finishing third in the event 3 qualifier.

[3] He spent four seasons racing in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 2005 to 2009.

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