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Nad Narimani

12-4-0 UFC 2-2-0
Positional Grappler Hard To Take Down
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
13:40Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 33.6 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 36.6 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 64.4 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 38.6 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 56.3 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 65.2 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 25.6 of 100 Control — Average, rated 68.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Average 69
  2. TD Defense Average 65
  3. Striking D Average 64
  4. Wrestling Average 56
  5. Durability Below avg 39
  6. Accuracy Below avg 37
  7. Striking Below avg 34
  8. Grappling Below avg 26

Built on 54 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler average control — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.33
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.0
Striking accuracy42.7%
Striking defense58.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.92
Takedown accuracy41.2%
Takedown defense70.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time27.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
July 22, 2018 vs Khalid Taha — 3.0/min (W) Jul '18 November 17, 2018 vs Anderson Dos Santos — 5.6/min (W) Nov '18 March 16, 2019 vs Mike Grundy — 2.27/min (L) Mar '19 July 18, 2020 vs Grant Dawson — 2.07/min (L) Jul '20

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Grant Dawson 14-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
31/76Sig. strikes
53/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mike Grundy 11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
22/95Sig. strikes
33/56Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Anderson Dos Santos 20-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · November 17, 2018
84/186Sig. strikes
46/170Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
4:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Khalid Taha 12-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · July 22, 2018
45/69Sig. strikes
32/57Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
10:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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)
12-4-0Pro record
Team Alpha MaleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 5
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

Cage Warriors 6
UFC 4
Fight UK 2
BAMMA 1
Cage Conflict 1
Tear Up 1
KnuckleUp MMA 1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Grant Dawson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 19, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Mike Grundy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
March 16, 2019
 UFC 2 4:42
W Anderson dos Santos Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
November 17, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
July 22, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Paddy Pimblett Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 82
April 1, 2017
 Cage Warriors 5 5:00
W Daniel Requeijo Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 76
June 4, 2016
 Cage Warriors 3 1:21
W Jeremy Petley TKO (punches) BAMMA 23
November 4, 2015
 BAMMA 1 2:26
L Alex Enlund Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 73
November 1, 2014
 Cage Warriors 5 5:00
W Benjamin Brander Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 64
February 15, 2014
 Cage Warriors 1 4:53
W Athinodoros Michailidis Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 60
October 5, 2013
 Cage Warriors 1 3:42
L Graham Turner Decision (split) Cage Warriors 56
July 6, 2013
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Karsten Lenjoint Decision (unanimous) Fight UK 9
April 20, 2013
 Fight UK 3 5:00
W Marcin Wrzosek Decision (split) Fight UK 8
November 17, 2012
 Fight UK 3 5:00
W Maksym Matus Submission (triangle choke) Cage Conflict 14
August 28, 2012
 Cage Conflict 1 0:53
W Alex Brunnen Submission (rear-naked choke) Tear Up 7
November 19, 2011
 Tear Up 2 —
W Harvey Dines TKO (corner stoppage) KnuckleUp MMA: The New Breed 7
July 16, 2011
 KnuckleUp MMA 2 4:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nad Narimani) — 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 3.3 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.7% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 58.8% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 41.2% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 70.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 27.3% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 45.1%