Nathaniel Wood
11W · 3L
Orthodox
Featherweight
Catch Weight
27% finish rate80% as favorite75% as underdog
1544
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1543.8Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#6of 81 active
Age
33
May 8, 1993
Height
5'6" (167.64 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
78.6%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.64
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.25
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.39
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
54%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
73%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
10.7
Sig. Strikes
1.4
Takedowns
0.8
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission3 (27%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (33%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
8W – 2L in 10 fights
As Underdog
75%
3W – 1L in 4 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Losene Keita
+18.11544
def. Jose Delgado
+11.11526
def. Morgan Charriere
+7.21515
def. Daniel Pineda
+4.61507
lost to Muhammad Naimov
-2.61503
def. Andre Fili
+2.51505
def. Charles Jourdain
+1.31503
def. Charles Rosa
+1.11501
lost to Casey Kenney
-0.41500
def. John Castaneda
+0.51501
lost to John Dodson
-0.41500
def. Jose Quinonez
+0.21501
def. Andre Ewell
+0.21500
def. Johnny Eduardo
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (14 fights)
vs Losene Keita
UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy · Mar 21, 2026
vs Jose Delgado
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · Oct 25, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · Mar 22, 2025
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · Oct 21, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Andre Fili
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · Jul 22, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022
vs Charles Rosa
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022
vs Casey Kenney
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 25, 2020
vs John Dodson
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019
vs Andre Ewell
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · Jun 1, 2018