Niko Price: record, fights and statistics
Niko Price (“The Hybrid”) is a welterweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 17-11-0 (2 no contests). StatsNext stores 22 UFC bouts for Niko Price (9-11, 2 no contest). In the 4 fights stored since Jun 28, 2025, Niko Price is 1-3.
Profile
| Height | 6'0" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 76" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Born | 1989 |
What are Niko Price's fighting stats?
Across 22 stored UFC bouts with statistics (172 minutes) through October 10, 2026, Niko Price lands 5.15 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 5.25, with 45.5% striking accuracy and 47.0% striking defense. Grappling: 1.04 takedowns per 15 minutes at 30.8% accuracy, 52.3% takedown defense, 0.61 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 9-11 in 22 stored UFC bouts, 7 of 9 wins inside the distance.
Niko Price: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.15 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 5.25 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 45.5% |
| Significant striking defense | 47.0% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.35 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 1.04 |
| Takedown accuracy | 30.8% |
| Takedown defense | 52.3% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.61 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.97 |
| Share of fight time in control | 13.1% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 22 (172.3) |
Significant strikes landed: 63.1% head, 15.7% body, 21.3% legs; 74.7% at distance, 10.2% in the clinch, 15.1% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 6 |
| Submission | 2 | 3 |
| Decision | 2 | 2 |
9-11 (2 no contest) in the 22 stored UFC bouts since December 31, 2016, averaging 7.4 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
2026 season: Niko Price among fighters
| Figure | Niko Price | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Wins by KO, TKO or submission | 100.0 | 1st of 360 |
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 10.63 | 6th of 243 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.96 | 133rd of 243 |
| Significant strike accuracy | 60.0 | 31st of 243 |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.00 | 113th of 243 |
| Takedowns landed per 15 minutes | 3.13 | 31st of 243 |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.00 | 82nd of 243 |
| Share of fight time in control | 39.2 | 29th of 243 |
The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).
Wins and losses by method since Jun 28, 2025
- 1 win: 1 by ko/tko
- 3 losses: 2 by submission, 1 by ko/tko
Striking and grappling totals since Jun 28, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 85 of 146 (58.2%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 65 of 106 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1 of 3 |
| Opponent takedowns | 3 of 6 (50.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 1:53 |
Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Leon Shahbazyan (0-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 1:58 | 2 | Welterweight | 41 of 59 (0) | 0 of 0 | 1:45 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Michael Chiesa (13-7) | Loss | Submission | R1 1:03 | 1.1 | Welterweight | 1 of 3 (0) | 1 of 1 | 0:08 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Nikolay Veretennikov (1-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 1:42 | 1.7 | Welterweight | 9 of 23 (19) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Jacobe Smith (1-0) | Loss | Submission | R2 4:03 | 9.1 | Welterweight | 34 of 61 (46) | 0 of 2 | 0:00 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Themba Gorimbo (3-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 16 of 53 (68) | 0 of 3 | 1:00 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Alex Morono (13-6) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 108 of 224 (96) | 5 of 5 | 3:37 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Robbie Lawler (14-10) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 0:38 | 0.6 | Welterweight | 2 of 7 (8) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Phil Rowe (2-1) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 3:26 | 13.4 | Welterweight | 110 of 247 (63) | 0 of 2 | 1:29 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Alex Oliveira (11-8) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 64 of 116 (65) | 1 of 3 | 4:50 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Michel Pereira (3-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 76 of 180 (92) | 0 of 2 | 2:12 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Donald Cerrone (24-12) | No contest | No contest | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 150 of 312 (113) | 0 of 1 | 0:44 |
| May 9, 2020 | Vicente Luque (10-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 3:37 | 13.6 | Welterweight | 129 of 291 (130) | 1 of 4 | 0:00 |
| Oct 12, 2019 | James Vick (9-4) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 1:44 | 1.7 | Welterweight | 11 of 22 (9) | 0 of 1 | 0:49 |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Geoff Neal (3-0) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 2:39 | 7.7 | Welterweight | 24 of 57 (41) | 0 of 2 | 0:34 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Tim Means (9-7) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 4:50 | 4.8 | Welterweight | 32 of 67 (31) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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