Lightweight
Ramsey Nijem
10-9-0 UFC 5-5-0
Smothering Control
Positional Grappler
KO-Prone
5'11"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
8:27Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Elite 96
- Striking D Strong 92
- Wrestling Strong 90
- Grappling Above avg 70
- TD Defense Average 53
- Striking Average 47
- Accuracy Below avg 44
- Durability Weak 20
Built on 84 minutes of tracked cage time across 10 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
48% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler
elite control — rates 96 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone
3 of 5 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.05
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.62
Striking accuracy44.4%
Striking defense62.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.53
Takedowns / 15 min5.32
Takedown accuracy62.5%
Takedown defense55.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.06
Control time48.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Andrew Holbrook 10-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · July 25, 2015
29/63Sig. strikes
20/39Absorbed
6/6Takedowns
8:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Diego Ferreira 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:53 — UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · August 30, 2014
18/58Sig. strikes
25/70Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
1:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Beneil Dariush 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:20 — UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · April 11, 2014
34/51Sig. strikes
9/20Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:37Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Justin Edwards 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
46/113Sig. strikes
25/76Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L James Vick 4-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:58 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · August 17, 2013
0/2Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Myles Jury 11-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:02 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · April 20, 2013
6/28Sig. strikes
5/24Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Proctor 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · December 8, 2012
49/117Sig. strikes
21/68Absorbed
5/10Takedowns
7:53Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W CJ Keith 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:29 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida · June 22, 2012
5/15Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Danny Downes 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · October 29, 2011
59/77Sig. strikes
6/27Absorbed
8/14Takedowns
12:42Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Tony Ferguson 10-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:54 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · June 4, 2011
12/57Sig. strikes
21/38Absorbed
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
10
PFL
3
Showdown Fights
2
Throwdown Showdown
2
XMMA
1
Xtreme Combat
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ben Saunders | Decision (unanimous) | XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem
July 30, 2021 |
XMMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Natan Schulte | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFL 8
October 17, 2019 |
PFL | 1 | 0:52 |
| W | Yuki Kawana | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 9
October 13, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Brian Foster | TKO (knee and punches) | PFL 2
June 21, 2018 |
PFL | 3 | 0:32 |
| L | Andrew Holbrook | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2
July 25, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Carlos Diego Ferreira | TKO (punches) | UFC 177
August 30, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 1:53 |
| W | Beneil Dariush | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
April 11, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Justin Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
January 15, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | James Vick | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
August 17, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 0:58 |
| L | Myles Jury | KO (punch) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
April 20, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 1:02 |
| W | Joe Proctor | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
December 8, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | C.J. Keith | TKO (punches) | UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida
June 22, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Danny Downes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 137
October 29, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
June 4, 2011 |
UFC | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | Scott Casey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Showdown Fights: Respect
September 10, 2010 |
Showdown Fights | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Eric Uresk | TKO (punches) | Showdown Fights: Burkman vs. Paul
April 23, 2010 |
Showdown Fights | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Logan Hancock | Decision (unanimous) | Throwdown Showdown 5: Homecoming
November 20, 2009 |
Throwdown Showdown | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gordon Bell | Submission (armbar) | Xtreme Combat
October 24, 2009 |
Xtreme Combat | 1 | 0:21 |
| W | Ryan Miller | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Throwdown Showdown 1
April 18, 2008 |
Throwdown Showdown | 1 | 2:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ramsey Nijem) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.