Welterweight

Niko Price

Last fought: Mar 2026

RECORD

Pro

16-11-0 (2 NC)

UFC

8-11-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:06
Fight Completion Rate	54.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.62
% Fights Inside the Distance	71.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	140-77 (64.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	58-35 (62.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	57-30 (65.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.0%
% Time in Control	14.8%
% Time Controlled	21.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	41.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.22
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.86
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.64
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.4%
Distance Strike Defense	51.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.86
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.72
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.83
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.93
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.17
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.15

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 Welterweight field

Niko Price 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	Niko Price
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.6
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	2:13
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:06
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.5
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%
Takedown Defense	21.4%
Control Time/Fight	0:57

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:03

Niko Price1/333%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:08

Michael Chiesa0/10%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	1/3	33%	1/1	0:08	—
	Michael Chiesa	0/1	0%	1/2	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Nikolay Veretennikov

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:42

Niko Price9/2339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nikolay Veretennikov19/3063%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nikolay Veretennikov	19/30	63%	0/0	0:17	—

LOSS

vs. Jacobe Smith

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:03

Niko Price34/6156%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Jacobe Smith46/7462%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	19/37	51%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jacobe Smith	33/53	62%	1/1	3:06	—

R2	Niko Price	15/24	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacobe Smith	13/21	62%	1/1	2:35	—

LOSS

vs. Themba Gorimbo

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Niko Price16/5330%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:00

Themba Gorimbo68/12754%TD 7/9Ctrl 9:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	6/17	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Themba Gorimbo	32/67	48%	1/1	2:46	—

R2	Niko Price	9/31	29%	0/2	1:00	—
	Themba Gorimbo	32/53	60%	4/5	1:52	—

R3	Niko Price	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Themba Gorimbo	4/7	57%	2/3	4:36	—

WIN

vs. Alex Morono

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Niko Price108/22448%TD 5/5Ctrl 3:37

Alex Morono96/21046%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	16/51	31%	1/1	1:10	—
	Alex Morono	34/72	47%	1/1	0:29	—

R2	Niko Price	34/65	52%	3/3	2:04	—
	Alex Morono	21/43	49%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Niko Price	58/108	54%	1/1	0:23	—
	Alex Morono	41/95	43%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Robbie Lawler

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:38

Niko Price2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Robbie Lawler8/1080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	8/10	80%	0/0	0:00	1

LOSS

vs. Phil Rowe

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:26

Niko Price110/24745%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:29

Phil Rowe63/13945%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	34/87	39%	0/0	0:09	—
	Phil Rowe	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Niko Price	34/85	40%	0/2	0:22	—
	Phil Rowe	17/40	42%	1/1	1:28	—

R3	Niko Price	42/75	56%	0/0	0:58	—
	Phil Rowe	26/46	57%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker • Oct 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Niko Price64/11655%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:50

Alex Oliveira65/11258%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	16/22	73%	0/1	3:48	—
	Alex Oliveira	7/17	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Niko Price	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Oliveira	19/35	54%	1/1	2:43	—

R3	Niko Price	34/68	50%	1/2	1:02	—
	Alex Oliveira	39/60	65%	0/0	0:31	—

LOSS

vs. Michel Pereira

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Niko Price76/18042%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:12

Michel Pereira92/15460%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	10/30	33%	0/1	0:47	—
	Michel Pereira	27/39	69%	2/2	0:32	—

R2	Niko Price	19/40	48%	0/1	0:50	—
	Michel Pereira	32/52	62%	1/1	2:12	—

R3	Niko Price	47/110	43%	0/0	0:35	—
	Michel Pereira	33/63	52%	0/3	0:03	—

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Welterweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Niko Price150/31248%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

Donald Cerrone113/23049%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	55/115	48%	0/0	0:35	—
	Donald Cerrone	37/66	56%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Niko Price	57/112	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	38/89	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Niko Price	38/85	45%	0/1	0:12	—
	Donald Cerrone	38/75	51%	0/2	0:50	—

LOSS

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:37

Niko Price129/29144%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:49

Vicente Luque130/23755%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	38/102	37%	1/1	0:44	—
	Vicente Luque	51/77	66%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Niko Price	40/96	42%	0/2	0:58	—
	Vicente Luque	40/81	49%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Niko Price	51/93	55%	0/1	0:07	—
	Vicente Luque	39/79	49%	0/0	0:23	1

WIN

vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:44

Niko Price11/2250%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:46KD 1

James Vick9/1850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	11/22	50%	0/1	0:46	1
	James Vick	9/18	50%	0/0	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Geoff Neal

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:39

Niko Price24/5742%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:53KD 1

Geoff Neal41/6167%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	16/36	44%	0/2	0:51	1
	Geoff Neal	14/23	61%	2/3	1:34	—

R2	Niko Price	8/21	38%	0/0	0:02	—
	Geoff Neal	27/38	71%	0/1	2:03	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:50

Niko Price32/6748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Tim Means31/4865%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	32/67	48%	0/0	0:02	1
	Tim Means	31/48	65%	1/1	1:50	—

LOSS

vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:43

Niko Price4/1040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Abdul Razak Alhassan15/2171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	4/10	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	15/21	71%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Randy Brown

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov • Jul 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:09

Niko Price12/3931%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:44

Randy Brown13/3735%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	6/29	21%	1/1	1:38	—
	Randy Brown	11/29	38%	0/1	0:45	—

R2	Niko Price	6/10	60%	0/1	0:06	—
	Randy Brown	2/8	25%	1/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. George Sullivan

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 • Jan 2018Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:21

Niko Price24/4751%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:57

George Sullivan21/6134%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	10/22	45%	1/4	2:14	—
	George Sullivan	7/31	23%	0/5	0:32	—

R2	Niko Price	14/25	56%	1/1	0:43	—
	George Sullivan	14/30	47%	1/1	2:33	—

LOSS

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 4:08

Niko Price25/9925%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Vicente Luque61/11354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	15/59	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	30/55	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Niko Price	10/40	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	31/58	53%	0/0	0:18	1

WIN

vs. Alan Jouban

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno • Aug 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:44

Niko Price10/1953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Alan Jouban5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	10/19	53%	0/0	0:05	1
	Alan Jouban	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Alex Morono

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017Welterweight

Overturned (Punch) • Rd 2, 5:00

Niko Price23/11720%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Alex Morono45/13134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	6/35	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Morono	20/70	29%	0/0	0:08	1

R2	Niko Price	17/82	21%	0/1	0:00	1
	Alex Morono	25/61	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Thatch

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:30

Niko Price6/1638%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:52

Brandon Thatch8/1457%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Niko Price	6/16	38%	1/4	2:52	—
	Brandon Thatch	8/14	57%	0/0	0:01	—

Last updated: 2026-10-05 | Data source: UFCStats.com