Catch Weight

Nik Lentz

Last fought: Jan 2021

RECORD

Pro

30-12-2 (1 NC)

UFC

14-9-1

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Fight Completion Rate	83.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.51
% Fights Inside the Distance	32.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	104-56 (65.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	46-32 (59.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	52-20 (72.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.4%
% Time in Control	31.4%
% Time Controlled	24.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	56.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.70
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.02
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.33
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Distance Strike Defense	55.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.28
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.64
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.53
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.95
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.75

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 Catch Weight field

Nik Lentz 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	Nik Lentz
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.9%
Takedown Defense	43.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.3
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	4:42
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	21.4%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	64.3%
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	20.8%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:53

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021Catch Weight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz46/12736%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:26

Movsar Evloev82/17048%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	7/15	47%	0/2	0:46	—
	Movsar Evloev	7/15	47%	1/1	3:22	—

R2	Nik Lentz	20/45	44%	1/2	0:33	—
	Movsar Evloev	28/55	51%	1/1	0:59	—

R3	Nik Lentz	19/67	28%	0/1	0:07	—
	Movsar Evloev	47/100	47%	0/0	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos • Jan 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz49/17228%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:17

Arnold Allen63/13148%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	16/49	33%	0/4	0:56	—
	Arnold Allen	20/41	49%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Nik Lentz	24/68	35%	0/2	0:17	—
	Arnold Allen	29/56	52%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Nik Lentz	9/55	16%	0/3	0:04	—
	Arnold Allen	14/34	41%	0/0	0:57	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee • May 2019Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:10

Nik Lentz37/6954%TD 2/10Ctrl 6:21

Charles Oliveira64/8476%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	27/45	60%	0/6	1:57	—
	Charles Oliveira	45/60	75%	1/2	1:26	1

R2	Nik Lentz	9/17	53%	2/3	4:05	—
	Charles Oliveira	12/14	86%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Nik Lentz	1/7	14%	0/1	0:19	—
	Charles Oliveira	7/10	70%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Scott Holtzman

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz71/12258%TD 5/19Ctrl 6:48

Scott Holtzman54/12244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	32/43	74%	2/8	2:44	—
	Scott Holtzman	5/20	25%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Nik Lentz	23/45	51%	2/5	1:45	—
	Scott Holtzman	17/48	35%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Nik Lentz	16/34	47%	1/6	2:19	—
	Scott Holtzman	32/54	59%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gray Maynard

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor • Oct 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:19

Nik Lentz75/10174%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:34KD 1

Gray Maynard13/2748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	64/80	80%	2/5	3:32	—
	Gray Maynard	5/11	45%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Nik Lentz	11/21	52%	0/0	0:02	1
	Gray Maynard	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. David Teymur

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz61/14442%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:44

David Teymur67/18736%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	25/49	51%	0/3	0:35	—
	David Teymur	23/63	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nik Lentz	15/42	36%	0/1	0:02	—
	David Teymur	18/56	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nik Lentz	21/53	40%	0/1	0:07	—
	David Teymur	26/68	38%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Will Brooks

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:05

Nik Lentz34/8241%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:46

Will Brooks49/7863%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	23/52	44%	0/1	0:46	—
	Will Brooks	26/43	60%	1/3	0:33	—

R2	Nik Lentz	11/30	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Will Brooks	23/35	66%	1/1	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz13/3537%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:30

Islam Makhachev43/5874%TD 5/5Ctrl 11:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	6/9	67%	0/0	0:06	—
	Islam Makhachev	9/9	100%	2/2	4:31	—

R2	Nik Lentz	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	11/24	46%	1/1	3:51	—

R3	Nik Lentz	2/12	17%	0/2	0:24	—
	Islam Makhachev	23/25	92%	2/2	3:31	—

WIN

vs. Michael McBride

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem • Sep 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:17

Nik Lentz38/5076%TD 5/6Ctrl 7:19

Michael McBride16/3152%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	16/18	89%	4/5	4:19	—
	Michael McBride	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nik Lentz	22/32	69%	1/1	3:00	—
	Michael McBride	11/22	50%	0/1	0:31	—

WIN

vs. Danny Castillo

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz59/13245%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:35

Danny Castillo57/12446%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	12/31	39%	1/2	0:29	—
	Danny Castillo	15/23	65%	0/3	1:57	—

R2	Nik Lentz	25/54	46%	1/1	0:33	—
	Danny Castillo	18/51	35%	0/1	0:45	—

R3	Nik Lentz	22/47	47%	1/3	0:33	—
	Danny Castillo	24/50	48%	2/2	0:51	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:11

Nik Lentz18/4937%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:40

Charles Oliveira38/5964%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	12/38	32%	1/2	0:16	—
	Charles Oliveira	24/39	62%	0/0	1:30	—

R2	Nik Lentz	6/11	55%	1/2	1:24	—
	Charles Oliveira	14/20	70%	0/0	0:08	1

R3	Nik Lentz	1/7	14%	0/1	0:19	—
	Charles Oliveira	7/10	70%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz52/9953%TD 4/16Ctrl 9:18

Manvel Gamburyan28/5254%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	20/33	61%	2/7	3:28	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nik Lentz	19/40	48%	1/6	3:11	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	8/16	50%	1/1	0:33	—

R3	Nik Lentz	13/26	50%	1/3	2:39	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	14/19	74%	0/1	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Chad Mendes

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 • Dec 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz40/11934%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:05

Chad Mendes35/7050%TD 7/10Ctrl 5:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	13/39	33%	0/2	0:05	—
	Chad Mendes	15/30	50%	3/3	2:05	—

R2	Nik Lentz	9/30	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	10/17	59%	3/4	1:51	—

R3	Nik Lentz	18/50	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	10/23	43%	1/3	1:19	—

WIN

vs. Hacran Dias

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz42/9544%TD 4/17Ctrl 7:29KD 1

Hacran Dias40/8647%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	13/41	32%	1/8	2:17	—
	Hacran Dias	10/29	34%	0/2	0:33	—

R2	Nik Lentz	23/34	68%	3/5	4:30	1
	Hacran Dias	6/12	50%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Nik Lentz	6/20	30%	0/4	0:42	—
	Hacran Dias	24/45	53%	1/1	3:03	—

WIN

vs. Diego Nunes

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz56/7476%TD 10/21Ctrl 12:10

Diego Nunes18/3256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	25/28	89%	5/10	4:24	—
	Diego Nunes	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nik Lentz	19/25	76%	1/2	4:14	—
	Diego Nunes	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nik Lentz	12/21	57%	4/9	3:32	—
	Diego Nunes	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Eiji Mitsuoka

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II • Aug 2012Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:45

Nik Lentz33/3789%TD 4/4Ctrl 2:52

Eiji Mitsuoka5/1050%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	33/37	89%	4/4	2:52	—
	Eiji Mitsuoka	5/10	50%	0/2	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Nik Lentz39/7651%TD 2/8Ctrl 0:58

Evan Dunham68/9770%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	19/39	49%	2/4	0:33	—
	Evan Dunham	32/52	62%	1/1	1:38	—

R2	Nik Lentz	20/37	54%	0/4	0:25	—
	Evan Dunham	36/45	80%	1/1	3:15	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 140: Jones vs Machida • Dec 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz10/3132%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

Mark Bocek46/8554%TD 5/7Ctrl 11:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	4/8	50%	0/0	0:18	—
	Mark Bocek	17/24	71%	2/3	3:59	—

R2	Nik Lentz	4/12	33%	0/0	0:27	—
	Mark Bocek	12/27	44%	1/2	3:24	—

R3	Nik Lentz	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mark Bocek	17/34	50%	2/2	4:16	—

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011Lightweight

Overturned • Rd 2, 1:48

Nik Lentz14/3342%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:21

Charles Oliveira31/5953%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	13/31	42%	1/4	2:10	—
	Charles Oliveira	25/49	51%	1/2	0:54	1

R2	Nik Lentz	1/2	50%	1/3	0:11	—
	Charles Oliveira	6/10	60%	0/0	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Waylon Lowe

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis • Mar 2011Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:24

Nik Lentz51/9156%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16

Waylon Lowe46/6175%TD 4/6Ctrl 4:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	6/21	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Waylon Lowe	14/18	78%	3/3	2:34	—

R2	Nik Lentz	27/40	68%	0/2	0:16	—
	Waylon Lowe	20/23	87%	1/2	1:49	—

R3	Nik Lentz	18/30	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Waylon Lowe	12/20	60%	0/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Tyson Griffin

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz34/5958%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:23

Tyson Griffin31/6052%TD 8/13Ctrl 7:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	13/14	93%	1/1	0:43	—
	Tyson Griffin	7/15	47%	4/8	3:20	—

R2	Nik Lentz	14/32	44%	1/3	0:18	—
	Tyson Griffin	12/24	50%	3/4	2:05	—

R3	Nik Lentz	7/13	54%	2/4	2:22	—
	Tyson Griffin	12/21	57%	1/1	1:43	1

WIN

vs. Andre Winner

UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 • Aug 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz23/3272%TD 7/18Ctrl 13:00

Andre Winner20/3557%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	7/11	64%	3/9	4:13	—
	Andre Winner	8/14	57%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Nik Lentz	10/13	77%	2/6	4:11	—
	Andre Winner	9/10	90%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Nik Lentz	6/8	75%	2/3	4:36	—
	Andre Winner	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rob Emerson

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz46/9648%TD 4/14Ctrl 8:54

Rob Emerson24/7432%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	15/33	45%	1/7	1:48	—
	Rob Emerson	12/41	29%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Nik Lentz	11/24	46%	2/5	3:18	—
	Rob Emerson	11/28	39%	0/0	0:13	1

R3	Nik Lentz	20/39	51%	1/2	3:48	—
	Rob Emerson	1/5	20%	0/0	0:01	—

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz • Jan 2010Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz71/20634%TD 4/13Ctrl 1:53

Thiago Tavares55/14638%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	16/53	30%	3/5	1:27	—
	Thiago Tavares	6/23	26%	0/3	0:30	—

R2	Nik Lentz	27/73	37%	0/3	0:10	—
	Thiago Tavares	18/48	38%	1/3	0:58	—

R3	Nik Lentz	28/80	35%	1/5	0:16	—
	Thiago Tavares	31/75	41%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Rafaello Oliveira

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nik Lentz67/13649%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:19

Rafaello Oliveira29/11026%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nik Lentz	21/45	47%	1/2	0:32	—
	Rafaello Oliveira	13/46	28%	2/5	2:31	—

R2	Nik Lentz	22/51	43%	2/2	0:16	—
	Rafaello Oliveira	10/41	24%	1/1	2:02	—

R3	Nik Lentz	24/40	60%	1/1	2:31	—
	Rafaello Oliveira	6/23	26%	1/1	1:08	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com