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Featherweight · “Black Panther”

Losene Keita

16-2-0 UFC 1-1-0
5'8"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
28Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:57Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 48.2 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 51.9 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 51.9 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 51.9 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 9.8 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 51.9 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 26.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 22.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 watch ↗
grappling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 2 reads
grappling decent 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 17 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.97
Striking accuracy47.0%
Striking defense64.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.68
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time1.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Muhammad Naimov favored — picked against Losene Keita lean UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026
strikinggood grapplingdecent

The pick hinges on Naimov smothering and out-grinding Keita's power rather than beating him cleanly, which the analyst treats as a genuinely close, arguable call.

Keita's calling card is pure explosiveness — sudden, violent bursts to close distance, create separation, or simply shove an opponent off him, built more around speed and timing than one-shot power. He's a legitimate body puncher with quick hands, and while he mostly fights with patience, he can be lured into loose, overextended exchanges. His grappling holds up on both ends: he defends takedowns well enough and scrambles back to his feet quickly, and he turns nasty on top with heavy ground strikes. The one flag is that all that early explosive output may catch up with him physically if the fight goes long.

StrengthSudden, explosive bursts of movement to close distance or create separation, including physically shoving opponents off him
StrengthExcellent, heavy body punching paired with fast hands
StrengthPowerful ground strikes once he's on top, plus a quick scramble back up if he's taken down himself
WeaknessCan be baited into loose, overextended swinging when his patience breaks
WeaknessHis high-output, bursting style may wear on him physically later in the fight
td defense · decentgetup · good
Nathaniel Wood favored — picked against Losene Keita lean UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggood

Sided with the more skilled, well-rounded opponent overall while explicitly flagging real knockout upside for Keita given his power.

Keita hits hard and fast, and when he's patient and working the body behind that power, he's a load to deal with — the concern is that he occasionally abandons structure mid-fight and starts throwing wild, looping shots. His path to victory is almost certainly a knockout; his grappling is functional, with dangerous top-side ground-and-pound and good scrambles back to his feet, but it's clearly secondary to the finishing power in his hands.

Strengthexplosive, powerful, fast-handed striker
Strengthpatient enough to work the body effectively when disciplined
Strengthdangerous ground-and-pound and scrambles back to his feet well
Weaknessoccasionally abandons structure and swings wildly
Weaknessgrappling is secondary to his knockout-first game plan
ko power · greatfinish window · high

Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Muhammad Naimov 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:54 — UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · September 5, 2026
18/30Sig. strikes
4/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:20Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nathaniel Wood 22-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy · March 21, 2026
52/119Sig. strikes
67/178Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-2-0Pro record
Lamiro Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 0
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

Oktagon 11
World Fighting League 3
UFC 1
Team Bushido 1
Atlas MMA 1
Strength and Honour 1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Nathaniel Wood Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
March 21, 2026
UFC 3 5:00
W Ronald Paradeiser TKO (elbow and punches) Oktagon 65
December 29, 2024
Oktagon 2 1:02
W Mateusz Legierski Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 61
September 21, 2024
Oktagon 3 5:00
W Predrag Bogdanović TKO (punch to the body) Oktagon 59
July 20, 2024
Oktagon 2 4:15
W Agy Sardari Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 57
May 4, 2024
Oktagon 3 5:00
W Niko Samsonidse KO (punches) Oktagon 50
December 9, 2023
Oktagon 2 0:23
L Mate Sanikidze TKO (leg injury) Oktagon 45
July 29, 2023
Oktagon 1 1:08
W Jakub Tichota TKO (punch) Oktagon 42
April 29, 2023
Oktagon 4 3:53
W Samuel Bark TKO (punches) Oktagon 39
February 11, 2023
Oktagon 1 0:30
W Ivan Buchinger TKO (punches) Oktagon 33
June 4, 2022
Oktagon 1 3:00
W Ronald Paradeiser Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 31
February 26, 2022
Oktagon 5 5:00
W Karol Ryšavý KO (punch) Oktagon 29
December 4, 2021
Oktagon 1 2:55
W Bartosz Gorczyca KO (punch) World Fighting League 6
August 15, 2021
World Fighting League 1 —
W Raymond Jarman KO (punch) World Fighting League 5
May 30, 2020
World Fighting League 1 —
W Tayron Chavarro TKO (punches) World Fighting League 4
February 16, 2020
World Fighting League 1 —
W Soufiene Oudina Decision (unanimous) Team Bushido: Ultimate Contest 11
December 7, 2019
Team Bushido 3 5:00
W Karol Michalak Decision (unanimous) Atlas MMA 6
November 2, 2019
Atlas MMA 3 5:00
W Gracjan Golebiowski Decision (unanimous) Strength and Honour 15
October 5, 2019
Strength and Honour 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Losene Keita) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.9 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 4.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 47.0% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 64.9% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 1.9% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 45.1%