Nad Narimani vs.
Khalid Taha
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Nad Narimani
Full career not yet synced for Nad Narimani — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Khalid Taha
Full career not yet synced for Khalid Taha — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nad Narimani
Distance 81.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)
Khalid Taha
Distance 88.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nad Narimani
Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.8%)
Khalid Taha
Head 81.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Narimani L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Taha L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 119 / 345 | 34.5% | 40.9% | 127 / 442 | 28.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 69.2% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 357 | 37.3% | 37.2% | 112 / 411 | 27.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.2% | 25 / 53 | 47.2% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 80.7% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 79.4% |
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: 126 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Narimani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Taha L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 128 / 349 | 36.7% | 39.2% | 180 / 381 | 47.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 70.3% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 55 / 73 | 75.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 326 | 34.7% | 35.9% | 193 / 391 | 49.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 67.9% | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Taha has more cage time on record.