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Niko Price
“The Hybrid”
United States
17-11-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- FightMe Combat Sports
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1682
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Price is a finisher with an 82% finish rate. He has 11 KO/TKO wins, 3 submissions and 3 decisions, so he puts people to sleep far more often than he lives on the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Leon Shahbazyan (12-6-0): win, KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Michael Chiesa (20-7-0): loss, submission in round 1. Before that, Nikolay Veretennikov (14-8-0): loss, KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 76" reach, Price lands 5.11 significant strikes a minute at 43% accuracy, so he's a volume striker. He absorbs 5.57 a minute and defends 48%. Takedown defense is 50%, with 1.06 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 11 KO/TKO (65%)
- 3 Submission (18%)
- 3 Decision (17%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 82%
- Last fought
- 5 weeks ago
17 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 73-28
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1710
- Winvs Leon Shahbazyan12-6-0 · Power Index 1568KO/TKO · R1 · 1:58Oct 10, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan
- Lossvs Michael Chiesa20-7-0 · Power Index 1789Submission · R1 · 1:03Mar 28, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer
Fight stats
Stat Niko Price Michael Chiesa Sig. strikes 1/3 0/1 Takedowns 1/1 1/2 Control time 0:08 0:23 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 0 - Lossvs Nikolay Veretennikov14-8-0 · Power Index 1652KO/TKO · R1 · 1:42Feb 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Niko Price Nikolay Veretennikov Sig. strikes 9/23 19/30 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:17 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 19 - Lossvs Jacobe Smith13-0-0 · Power Index 1847Submission · R2 · 4:03Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Niko Price Jacobe Smith Sig. strikes 34/61 46/74 Takedowns 0/2 2/2 Control time 0:00 5:41 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 33 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 13 - Lossvs Themba Gorimbo14-7-0 · Power Index 1693Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Fight stats
Stat Niko Price Themba Gorimbo Sig. strikes 16/53 68/127 Takedowns 0/3 7/9 Control time 1:00 9:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 32 Round 2 sig. strikes 9 32 Round 3 sig. strikes 1 4
Career Stats
Based on 22 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.29
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.51
- Striking defense
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.04
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defense
- 52%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60