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Welterweight · “Nico”

Nicholas Musoke

3-3-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler
6'0"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:57Avg 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 — Weak, rated 24.4 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 8.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 46.2 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 34.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 61.6 of 100 TD Defense — Strong, rated 84.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 40.6 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 79.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Strong 85
  2. Control Above avg 80
  3. Wrestling Average 62
  4. Striking D Average 46
  5. Grappling Below avg 41
  6. Durability Below avg 35
  7. Striking Weak 24
  8. Accuracy Weak 8

Built on 77 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down strong td defense — rates 85 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.8
Striking accuracy35.8%
Striking defense57.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.16
Takedown accuracy19.4%
Takedown defense82.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.19
Control time32.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
October 26, 2013 vs Alessio Sakara — 3.85/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '13 February 15, 2014 vs Viscardi Andrade — 3.0/min (W) Feb '14 June 28, 2014 vs Kelvin Gastelum — 2.4/min (L) Jun '14 October 4, 2014 vs Alexander Yakovlev — 4.67/min (W) Oct '14 January 24, 2015 vs Albert Tumenov — 4.33/min (L) Jan '15 May 28, 2017 vs Bojan Velickovic — 3.35/min (L) May '17

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Bojan Velickovic 12-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:37 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
49/173Sig. strikes
53/123Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Albert Tumenov 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
65/190Sig. strikes
87/201Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
1:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alexander Yakovlev 21-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
70/156Sig. strikes
44/107Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
6:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kelvin Gastelum 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · June 28, 2014
36/128Sig. strikes
67/174Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Viscardi Andrade 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · February 15, 2014
45/103Sig. strikes
24/69Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alessio Sakara 16-10 walk-in Submission · R1 3:07 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · October 26, 2013
12/24Sig. strikes
20/27Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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

UFC bouts in this database
3-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 35.8% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 57.9% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 19.4% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 82.4% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 32.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 54.1%