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Said Nurmagomedov

Said Nurmagomedov#34 BW

DISTANCE KICKBOXER
DURABLE
established · 11 UFC fights
18-5
Record
4 KO · 6 SUB · 8 DEC
Wins by method
WinLossWinLossLoss
Recent form
33
Age
173 cm
Height
178 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2025-07-26
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P77
Volume
P68
Striking Efficiency
P75
Range Sniper
P54
Kickboxing
P87
Clinch Striking
P61
Defensive Striking
P68
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P30
Pressure Wrestling
P71
Top Control
P18
Submission
P72
Anti-Wrestling
P20
Grappling Defense
P33
Scrambler
P67
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P36
Finisher
P23
Damage Resistance
P85
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P84
Pace
P59
Late Fighter
P52
GLOBAL
Versatility
P72
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. DISTANCE KICKBOXER2025-07-26 → CURRENT · 1 fight
  2. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2025-02-01 · 1 fight
  3. CLINCH STRIKER2023-10-21 · 1 fight
  4. DEFENSIVE STRIKER2023-03-11 · 1 fight
  5. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-01-22 → 2022-12-17 · 3 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2025-07-26
Striking
3.08
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.05
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
49%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
56%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.29
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.86
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
5.62
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
15%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
63%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:42
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
1.15
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head54%
Body25%
Leg22%
Position
Distance76%
Clinch14%
Ground10%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2112R394stable
TakedownsR1100R2183R3199increasing
ControlR1100R2117R3278increasing

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
57%
Model correct (4/7)
3/5
Fighter wins when model favored
1/2
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2025-07-26
vs Bryce Mitchell Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
36.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-02-01
vs Vinicius Oliveira Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
51.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-10-21
vs Muin Gafurov Win · SUB
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
63.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-03-11
vs Jonathan Martinez Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
58.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-12-17
vs Saidyokub Kakhramonov Win · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
46.0%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-07-09
vs Douglas Silva de Andrade Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
85.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-01-22
vs Cody Stamann Win · SUB
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
72.0%
Model · pick ✓
→