Niko Price
8W · 11L
Orthodox
Welterweight
75% finish rate60% as favorite33% as underdog
1443
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 →
1443.1Developing↘
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 →
#74of 74 active
Age
36
Sep 29, 1989
Height
6'0" (182.88 cm)
Reach
193.04 cm
Win Rate
42.1%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.11
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
5.57
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.46
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
48%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
50%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
8.3
Sig. Strikes
0.8
Takedowns
0.8
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO4 (50%)
Submission2 (25%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO6 (55%)
Submission3 (27%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
60%
3W – 2L in 5 fights
As Underdog
33%
4W – 8L in 12 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Michael Chiesa
-23.21443
lost to Nikolay Veretennikov
-19.21466
lost to Jacobe Smith
-9.61486
lost to Themba Gorimbo
-5.21495
def. Alex Morono
+4.31500
lost to Robbie Lawler
-2.61496
lost to Phil Rowe
-1.71499
def. Alex Oliveira
+0.71500
lost to Michel Pereira
-0.61500
lost to Vicente Luque
-0.31500
def. James Vick
+0.21501
lost to Geoff Neal
-0.21500
def. Tim Means
+0.21500
lost to Abdul Razak Alhassan
-0.11500
def. Randy Brown
+0.21500
def. George Sullivan
+0.11500
lost to Vicente Luque
-0.11500
def. Alan Jouban
+0.11500
def. Brandon Thatch
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (19 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · Feb 7, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →vs Jacobe Smith
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · Oct 12, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Alex Morono
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Phil Rowe
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · Oct 2, 2021
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →vs James Vick
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 12, 2019
vs Geoff Neal
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · Jul 27, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →vs Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 8, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →vs Randy Brown
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · Jan 27, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · Oct 28, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →vs Alan Jouban
UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno · Aug 5, 2017
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016