Featherweight

Nathaniel Wood

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

23-7-0

UFC

11-4-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:38
Fight Completion Rate	90.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.73
% Fights Inside the Distance	26.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-37 (57.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	36-30 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-7 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.0%
% Time in Control	13.9%
% Time Controlled	16.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.67
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.79
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Distance Strike Defense	58.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.93
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.45
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.22
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.23
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.17
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.18

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

Nathaniel Wood 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	Nathaniel Wood
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	48.6%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	27.3%
Decision % of Wins	72.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:38
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:09

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Pavel Andrusca

UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse • Sep 2026Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood28/8633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Pavel Andrusca50/10548%TD 4/19Ctrl 6:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pavel Andrusca	14/34	41%	1/4	0:55	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	15/43	35%	0/0	0:09	1
	Pavel Andrusca	17/37	46%	2/10	1:31	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pavel Andrusca	19/34	56%	1/5	3:40	—

WIN

vs. Losene Keita

UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy • Mar 2026Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood67/17838%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Losene Keita52/11944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	17/56	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Losene Keita	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	19/56	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Losene Keita	23/42	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	31/66	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Losene Keita	18/51	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jose Delgado

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood99/17656%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:58KD 1

Jose Delgado134/23258%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	24/59	41%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jose Delgado	68/111	61%	0/0	0:54	1

R2	Nathaniel Wood	36/61	59%	1/1	0:38	—
	Jose Delgado	29/55	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	39/56	70%	1/2	0:17	—
	Jose Delgado	37/66	56%	0/2	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Morgan Charriere

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady • Mar 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood72/11961%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00KD 1

Morgan Charriere42/9445%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	15/26	58%	0/0	0:51	1
	Morgan Charriere	5/10	50%	0/0	2:40	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	35/51	69%	0/0	0:09	—
	Morgan Charriere	18/38	47%	1/3	0:44	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	22/42	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Morgan Charriere	19/46	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Pineda

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood66/9371%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:42KD 1

Daniel Pineda32/6946%TD 1/6Ctrl 5:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	15/21	71%	0/0	2:09	—
	Daniel Pineda	13/18	72%	0/2	1:47	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	42/61	69%	0/0	1:22	1
	Daniel Pineda	12/36	33%	0/3	0:04	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	9/11	82%	0/0	0:11	—
	Daniel Pineda	7/15	47%	1/1	3:41	—

LOSS

vs. Muhammad Naimov

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 • Oct 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood50/7269%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:44

Muhammad Naimov48/8159%TD 4/9Ctrl 6:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	10/17	59%	1/2	0:45	—
	Muhammad Naimov	18/28	64%	1/3	2:37	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	1/1	100%	1/3	1:32	—
	Muhammad Naimov	11/13	85%	2/3	2:59	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	39/54	72%	0/2	0:27	—
	Muhammad Naimov	19/40	48%	1/3	1:06	—

WIN

vs. Andre Fili

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood84/14857%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:47KD 1

Andre Fili58/15138%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:55KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	37/69	54%	0/0	1:23	1
	Andre Fili	17/49	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	10/15	67%	1/1	0:24	—
	Andre Fili	17/34	50%	0/0	2:55	1

R3	Nathaniel Wood	37/64	58%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andre Fili	24/68	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charles Jourdain

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood97/20248%TD 5/8Ctrl 4:30

Charles Jourdain86/20342%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	26/51	51%	1/1	1:50	—
	Charles Jourdain	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	35/80	44%	1/2	1:35	—
	Charles Jourdain	35/78	45%	1/1	0:06	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	36/71	51%	3/5	1:05	—
	Charles Jourdain	28/70	40%	0/1	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Charles Rosa

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood97/15961%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:25

Charles Rosa51/16731%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	39/62	63%	0/0	0:03	—
	Charles Rosa	25/63	40%	1/2	0:42	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	31/51	61%	1/1	0:15	—
	Charles Rosa	12/42	29%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	27/46	59%	0/0	1:07	—
	Charles Rosa	14/62	23%	1/4	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Casey Kenney

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood136/32142%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Casey Kenney123/24750%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	51/120	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	54/96	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	48/113	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	40/90	44%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	37/88	42%	0/3	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	29/61	48%	2/4	1:28	—

WIN

vs. John Castaneda

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nathaniel Wood131/23256%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:49

John Castaneda55/13042%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	33/60	55%	0/1	0:05	—
	John Castaneda	22/44	50%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	52/88	59%	0/1	0:32	—
	John Castaneda	17/42	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	46/84	55%	1/1	0:12	—
	John Castaneda	16/44	36%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. John Dodson

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:16

Nathaniel Wood46/9946%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

John Dodson39/7254%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	23/55	42%	1/1	0:27	—
	John Dodson	15/23	65%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	21/41	51%	0/0	0:20	—
	John Dodson	18/41	44%	0/0	1:35	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	6/8	75%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Jose Quinonez

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:46

Nathaniel Wood30/8137%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:13

Jose Quinonez34/6057%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	19/59	32%	1/2	0:53	—
	Jose Quinonez	25/47	53%	1/2	0:52	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	11/22	50%	1/1	0:20	—
	Jose Quinonez	9/13	69%	0/2	0:57	—

WIN

vs. Andre Ewell

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:12

Nathaniel Wood61/11454%TD 2/3Ctrl 8:37KD 1

Andre Ewell15/5826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	20/52	38%	0/0	0:49	1
	Andre Ewell	12/43	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	33/45	73%	1/1	4:35	—
	Andre Ewell	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nathaniel Wood	8/17	47%	1/2	3:13	—
	Andre Ewell	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Eduardo

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes • Jun 2018Bantamweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 2:18

Nathaniel Wood33/9734%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

Johnny Eduardo37/8842%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nathaniel Wood	24/73	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Eduardo	31/73	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nathaniel Wood	9/24	38%	0/0	0:41	—
	Johnny Eduardo	6/15	40%	0/1	0:03	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com