1459RATING · 170 LB

Niko Price

No. 54 at welterweight. 9–11 (2 NC) in the UFC since 2016.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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9–11 (2 NC)UFC record
7 of 9Dominant wins
87Average win score
47thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 2 submission 2 decision
Finish rate78% of wins
Stopped in losses9 of 11
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time7:21
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 5.4
Sig. strike accuracy45%
Takedowns per 15 min1.2
Control time18% of the fight
Best winAlex Morono rated 1615 at 170 lb going in

Figures cover 20 of 22 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Niko Price’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 6dominant-win rateNo. 10finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
83
78%
Average win scoreOut of 100
58
86.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
38
47th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
80
78%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
16
−0.36
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
80
5.01
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
11
5.37
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
53
1.22
ControlShare of fight time in control
58
18%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

7 of 9 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 9 of 11 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Morono, rated 1615 at 170 lb. Dominant in 7 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

No. 54 of 80 active men ranked at welterweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1459 across 20 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
9–11Record at 170 lb
7 of 9Dominant wins
87Average win score
1469Avg opponent rating
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 2 submission 2 decision
Finish rate78% of wins
Stopped in losses9 of 11
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time7:21
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 5.4
Sig. strike accuracy45%
Takedowns per 15 min1.2
Control time18% of the fight
Best winAlex Morono rated 1615 going in

Against the division

How Niko Price’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
96
78%
Average win scoreOut of 100
61
86.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
39
47th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
83
78%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
20
−0.36
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
89
5.01
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
9
5.37
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
52
1.22
ControlShare of fight time in control
57
18%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

7 of 9 wins inside the distance, 5 in round one. Stopped in 9 of 11 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Morono, rated 1615 at 170 lb. Dominant in 7 of 9 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

22 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
10 Oct 2026Win93–7Leon ShahbazyanKO/TKOR1 1:58WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
28 Mar 2026Loss13–87Michael ChiesasubmissionR1 1:03WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
7 Feb 2026Loss12–88Nikolay VeretennikovKO/TKOR1 1:42WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
28 Jun 2025Loss9–91Jacobe SmithsubmissionR2 4:03WelterweightUFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
12 Oct 2024Loss14–86Themba Gorimbounanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
1 Jun 2024Win79–21Alex Moronounanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
8 Jul 2023Loss10–90Robbie LawlerKO/TKOR1 0:38WelterweightUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
3 Dec 2022Loss15–85Phil RoweKO/TKOR3 3:26WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2 Oct 2021Win77–23Alex Oliveiraunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
10 Jul 2021Loss21–79Michel Pereiraunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
19 Sep 2020No contest0–100Donald CerroneoverturnedR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
9 May 2020Loss16–84Vicente LuqueTKO (doctor)R3 3:37WelterweightUFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
12 Oct 2019Win90–10James VickKO/TKOR1 1:44WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
27 Jul 2019Loss10–90Geoff NealKO/TKOR2 2:39WelterweightUFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
9 Mar 2019Win90–10Tim MeansKO/TKOR1 4:50WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
8 Sep 2018Loss9–91Abdul Razak AlhassanKO/TKOR1 0:43WelterweightUFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
14 Jul 2018Win86–14Randy BrownKO/TKOR2 1:09WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
27 Jan 2018Win86–14George SullivansubmissionR2 4:21WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
28 Oct 2017Loss6–94Vicente LuquesubmissionR2 4:08WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
5 Aug 2017Win90–10Alan JoubanKO/TKOR1 1:44WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno
4 Feb 2017No contest0–100Alex MoronooverturnedR2 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
30 Dec 2016Win88–12Brandon ThatchsubmissionR1 4:30WelterweightUFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey