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Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov
Last fought: Sep 2026
RECORD
Pro
13-5-0
UFC
5-3-0
Age
32
Height
5'9"
Weight
145 lbs
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:46 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 65.2% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 1.96 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 62.5% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 15-8 (65.2%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 12-7 (63.2%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 3-1 (75.0%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 53.4% |
| % Time in Control | 25.7% |
| % Time Controlled | 20.9% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 55.1% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 3.02 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 3.71 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.69 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 34.1% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 51.3% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.82 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 1.91 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 3.12 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 4.07 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 0.75 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 0.88 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field
Muhammad Naimov
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Muhammad Naimov |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 39.3% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 2.3 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.0 |
| Strike Differential | -0.7/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 34.6% |
| Takedown Defense | 73.5% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 1.7 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.2 |
| Control Time/15min | 3:51 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 40.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 60.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:46 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.2 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.2 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 33.7% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.9 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.6 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 26.7% |
| Takedown Defense | 78.9% |
| Control Time/Fight | 2:38 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Losene Keita
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse • Sep 2026Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov4/2417%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Losene Keita18/3060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 2
LOSS
vs. Mairon Santos
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov18/4838%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:08
Mairon Santos27/4560%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47KD 1
WIN
vs. Bogdan Grad
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. • Jun 2025Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov18/5433%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:53
Bogdan Grad31/6448%TD 3/10Ctrl 5:09
WIN
vs. Kaan Ofli
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov32/9235%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:36
Kaan Ofli31/6647%TD 0/6Ctrl 3:35
LOSS
vs. Felipe Lima
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov30/8535%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:36
Felipe Lima37/7053%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:06
WIN
vs. Erik Silva
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov1/250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11
Erik Silva0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13
WIN
vs. Nathaniel Wood
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023Featherweight
Muhammad Naimov48/8159%TD 4/9Ctrl 6:42
Nathaniel Wood50/7269%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:44
WIN
vs. Jamie Mullarkey
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi • Jun 2023
Muhammad Naimov28/7040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01KD 1
Jamie Mullarkey39/7155%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:28
Prior to UFC
DWCS (1 fight)
LOSS
vs. Collin Anglin
DWCS 4.7 • Sep 2020
Muhammad Naimov52/12641%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:39
Collin Anglin88/15856%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:34