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Niko Price

“The Hybrid”

Welterweight · UFC record 9-11 (2 NC) · 22 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 Oct 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)81
Power77
Striking defense61
Takedown defense67
WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (22 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.1
CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
183 cm (6'0")
Reach
193 cm (6'4")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
37

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

22 detailed UFC fights · 42 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.7significant, per round
Strikes absorbed22.6per round
Striking differential-0.9per round
Takedown attempts0.95per round
Takedown defense52.3%of attempts stopped
Finish rate77.8%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
21.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round
22.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-0.9
Striking accuracy
44.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
48.4%
Knockdowns per round
0.12
Target: head / body / leg
62.8% / 15.9% / 21.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
74.9% / 10.3% / 14.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.95
Takedowns landed per round
0.29
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
Takedown defense
52.3%
Control time per round
0:38
Submission attempts per round
0.17
Reversals per round
0.10

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
9-11-0, 2 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
77.8%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
5 · 2 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
6 · 3 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
5 / 5
Average fight time
8:17 (over 20 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Niko Price — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 10 Oct 2026Leon ShahbazyanWKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:58UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Sat 28 Mar 2026Michael ChiesaLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 1:03UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Sat 7 Feb 2026Nikolay VeretennikovLKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:42UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
Sat 28 Jun 2025Jacobe SmithLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 4:03UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Sat 12 Oct 2024Themba GorimboLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
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Niko Price — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 1 Jun 2024Alex MoronoWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 8 Jul 2023Robbie LawlerLKO/TKO PunchesR1 0:38UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 3 Dec 2022Phil RoweLKO/TKO PunchesR3 3:26UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Sat 2 Oct 2021Alex OliveiraWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
Sat 10 Jul 2021Michel PereiraLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 19 Sep 2020Donald CerroneNCOverturnedR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sat 9 May 2020Vicente LuqueLKO/TKO PunchesR3 3:37UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Sat 12 Oct 2019James VickWKO/TKO KickR1 1:44UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 27 Jul 2019Geoff NealLKO/TKO PunchesR2 2:39UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Sat 9 Mar 2019Tim MeansWKO/TKO PunchR1 4:50UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Sat 8 Sep 2018Abdul Razak AlhassanLKO/TKO PunchesR1 0:43UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Sat 14 Jul 2018Randy BrownWKO/TKO PunchR2 1:09UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Sat 27 Jan 2018George SullivanWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 4:21UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
Sat 28 Oct 2017Vicente LuqueLSUB D'Arce ChokeR2 4:08UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Sat 5 Aug 2017Alan JoubanWKO/TKO PunchR1 1:44UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
Sat 4 Feb 2017Alex MoronoNCOverturned PunchR2 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
Fri 30 Dec 2016Brandon ThatchWSUB Arm TriangleR1 4:30UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

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