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Muhammad Naimov vs. Losene Keita

UFC 5-3-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-3-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
32
AgeΔ 4 yrs
28
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.5
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Losene Keita carries real power — 1.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Losene Keita rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Muhammad Naimov owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 16% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Muhammad Naimov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 53
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Losene Keita

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1792.29/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
703.91/min · norm 3.52
2332.98/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
713.97/min · norm 3.50
39.3%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
47.0%norm 44.7%
44.4%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
64.9%norm 54.8%
10.19/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
21.68/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Muhammad Naimov

Distance 80.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 6.5%)

Losene Keita

Distance 94.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Muhammad Naimov

Head 77.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.9%)

Losene Keita

Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Naimov L/AAccFeatherweight med Keita L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 369 34.1% 40.5% 62 / 140 44.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 29 / 44 65.9% 70.5% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.5%
On the ground 24 / 43 55.8% 69.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 106 / 352 30.1% 37.1% 52 / 128 40.6% 37.1%
To the body 40 / 64 62.5% 68.0% 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
To the legs 33 / 40 82.5% 80.3% 3 / 3 too few to rate 80.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Naimov L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Keita L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 155 / 318 48.7% 39.3% 71 / 201 35.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 60 / 78 76.9% 70.3% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 18 / 23 too few to rate 69.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 101 / 251 40.2% 35.9% 34 / 149 22.8% 35.9%
To the body 74 / 97 76.3% 68.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 68.0%
To the legs 58 / 71 81.7% 81.5% 33 / 47 70.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
934.6% acc · 1.73/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.17
2573.5% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 61.5%
20:0725.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:201.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
16:223:08 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 3:11
10.19/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Naimov has more cage time on record.