Middleweight

Omari Akhmedov

Last fought: Jul 2021

RECORD

Pro

21-6-1

UFC

9-5-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:00
Fight Completion Rate	80.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.40
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	70-39 (64.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	40-25 (61.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	28-13 (68.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.3%
% Time in Control	21.5%
% Time Controlled	13.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	62.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.31
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.28
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.03
Distance Strike Accuracy	29.1%
Distance Strike Defense	61.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.51
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.79
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.89
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.87
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.16
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

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 Middleweight field

Omari Akhmedov 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	Omari Akhmedov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Strike Differential	0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.6%
Takedown Defense	65.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	3:13
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	22.2%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	41.4%
Takedown Defense	70.4%
Control Time/Fight	2:36

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

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

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov48/16629%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:42

Brad Tavares84/15056%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	11/43	26%	1/4	1:05	—
	Brad Tavares	22/39	56%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	17/56	30%	1/3	0:37	—
	Brad Tavares	24/38	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	20/67	30%	0/2	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	38/73	52%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Tom Breese

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny • Jan 2021Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 1:41

Omari Akhmedov25/3866%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:34

Tom Breese1/425%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	24/37	65%	2/3	3:32	—
	Tom Breese	1/3	33%	0/0	1:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	1/1	100%	0/2	1:02	—
	Tom Breese	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Weidman

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov33/9136%TD 4/8Ctrl 1:34

Chris Weidman29/5652%TD 5/16Ctrl 8:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	6/25	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	5/15	33%	2/7	2:59	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	25/62	40%	4/7	1:34	—
	Chris Weidman	15/30	50%	0/5	0:37	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	9/11	82%	3/4	4:41	—

WIN

vs. Ian Heinisch

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov55/16633%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:31

Ian Heinisch53/10351%TD 3/10Ctrl 2:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	19/54	35%	1/1	0:37	—
	Ian Heinisch	13/28	46%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	18/60	30%	1/1	0:31	—
	Ian Heinisch	17/31	55%	1/3	0:51	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	18/52	35%	0/2	0:23	—
	Ian Heinisch	23/44	52%	2/5	1:38	—

WIN

vs. Zak Cummings

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov26/7734%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:39

Zak Cummings17/6925%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	5/22	23%	1/1	1:21	—
	Zak Cummings	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	13/27	48%	0/0	1:14	—
	Zak Cummings	7/24	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	8/28	29%	1/2	1:04	—
	Zak Cummings	4/28	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Boetsch

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov52/13539%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:14

Tim Boetsch41/9742%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	13/36	36%	0/2	1:56	—
	Tim Boetsch	9/18	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	19/42	45%	0/0	1:11	—
	Tim Boetsch	8/28	29%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	20/57	35%	0/0	0:07	—
	Tim Boetsch	24/51	47%	0/1	0:02	—

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm • Dec 2017Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov51/17429%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:31

Marvin Vettori66/16141%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	21/88	24%	0/1	0:06	—
	Marvin Vettori	18/52	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	17/38	45%	0/0	1:19	—
	Marvin Vettori	8/28	29%	0/0	0:42	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	13/48	27%	0/1	0:06	—
	Marvin Vettori	40/81	49%	0/0	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov52/15334%TD 6/9Ctrl 5:40

Abdul Razak Alhassan43/9943%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	13/54	24%	1/2	1:02	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	9/31	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	26/62	42%	3/3	2:25	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	13/37	35%	2/4	2:13	—
	Abdul Razak Alhassan	14/30	47%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Noke

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson • Nov 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov23/7431%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:26

Kyle Noke16/5131%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	15/26	58%	1/1	3:48	—
	Kyle Noke	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	4/24	17%	1/1	1:54	—
	Kyle Noke	9/18	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	4/24	17%	1/2	0:44	—
	Kyle Noke	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 3:03

Omari Akhmedov36/10534%TD 3/7Ctrl 1:18

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos72/14649%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	6/31	19%	1/1	0:26	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	7/26	27%	0/1	0:56	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	2/3	0:52	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	14/37	38%	0/2	0:59	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	0/3	0:00	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	51/83	61%	0/0	0:57	—

LOSS

vs. Sergio Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:18

Omari Akhmedov35/11730%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:51KD 1

Sergio Moraes21/6930%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	0/0	0:32	1
	Sergio Moraes	7/23	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	14/50	28%	1/1	0:19	—
	Sergio Moraes	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	6/30	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergio Moraes	8/24	33%	0/1	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Brian Ebersole

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov15/4038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brian Ebersole2/1315%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ebersole	2/13	15%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mats Nilsson

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Omari Akhmedov64/18435%TD 5/9Ctrl 4:39

Mats Nilsson33/9236%TD 5/6Ctrl 2:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	32/85	38%	2/4	0:51	—
	Mats Nilsson	8/32	25%	2/2	1:07	—

R2	Omari Akhmedov	20/62	32%	3/3	2:46	—
	Mats Nilsson	16/38	42%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Omari Akhmedov	12/37	32%	0/2	1:02	—
	Mats Nilsson	9/22	41%	3/4	1:40	—

LOSS

vs. Gunnar Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa • Mar 2014Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:36

Omari Akhmedov6/1638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Gunnar Nelson16/2080%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	6/16	38%	0/0	0:02	—
	Gunnar Nelson	16/20	80%	1/1	3:06	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Perpetuo

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 • Nov 2013Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:31

Omari Akhmedov14/2070%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:07KD 1

Thiago Perpetuo18/2864%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Omari Akhmedov	14/20	70%	1/5	2:07	1
	Thiago Perpetuo	18/28	64%	1/1	0:46	1

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