BantamweightContender

Said Nurmagomedov

#65
P4P rank
81
Overall
18-5
Record
33
Age
5'8"
Height
135 lbs
Weight
70"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking75
Wrestling73
Grappling93
Cardio + IQ90

#8 of 16 in Bantamweight by overall.

Striking breakdown146 sig. strikes · 11 fights
Head51%
Body25%
Leg24%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Lvs Bryce MitchellDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Jul 26, 2025Sig 17–10 · 1:46 ctrl · 1 KD
Lvs Vinicius OliveiraDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Feb 1, 2025Sig 12–3 · TD 1–2 · 0:09 ctrl
Wvs Muin GafurovSubmission · Rd 1Oct 21, 2023Sig 5–1 · 0:03 ctrl · 1 sub att
Lvs Jonathan MartinezDecision - Unanimous · Rd 3Mar 11, 2023Sig 21–13 · TD 1–0 · 0:59 ctrl · 2 sub att
Wvs Saidyokub KakhramonovSubmission · Rd 2Dec 17, 2022Sig 3–7 · TD 0–2 · 0:09 ctrl · 1 sub att

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted11 UFC fights · Even competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking52
Adj. wrestling30
Adj. takedown defense31
Strength of schedule43
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min3.1
Striking accuracy48%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.0
Striking defense55%
Takedowns / 15 min0.9
Takedown accuracy15%
Takedown defense63%
Submissions / 15 min1.1
How the wins come
KO / TKO2
Submission3
Decision2

Finish rate 28% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.