Welterweight · “Nico”
Nicholas Musoke
16-5-0 (1 NC) UFC 3-3-0
6'0"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:57Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.8
Striking accuracy35.8%
Striking defense57.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.16
Takedown accuracy19.4%
Takedown defense82.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.19
Control time32.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Bojan Velickovic 1-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:37 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
49/173Sig. strikes
53/123Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Albert Tumenov 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
65/190Sig. strikes
87/201Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
1:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Yakovlev 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
70/156Sig. strikes
44/107Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
6:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kelvin Gastelum 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · June 28, 2014
36/128Sig. strikes
67/174Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Viscardi Andrade 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · February 15, 2014
45/103Sig. strikes
24/69Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
7:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alessio Sakara 6-7 walk-in Submission · R1 3:07 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · October 26, 2013
12/24Sig. strikes
20/27Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
5
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
6
Superior Challenge
5
OTP
3
Cage
2
Golden Ring
1
Vision FC
1
Battle of Botnia
1
Fighter Gala
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marcelo Alfaya | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 20
December 7, 2019 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dylan Andrews | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 19
May 11, 2019 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Acácio | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 18
December 1, 2018 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Bojan Veličković | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 4:37 |
| L | Albert Tumenov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Yakovlev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens
June 28, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Viscardi Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi
February 15, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alessio Sakara | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz
October 26, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 3:07 |
| W | Alexander Landaeta Utrera | Decision (unanimous) | Golden Ring: Wallberg vs. Prazak
June 14, 2013 |
Golden Ring | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Mickaël Lebout | No Contest (judging error) | Vision FC 5: Finale
December 1, 2012 |
Vision FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dean Caldwell | TKO (punches) | OTP: On Top 5
June 2, 2012 |
OTP | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Kai Puolakka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage 18: Turku
March 3, 2012 |
Cage | 3 | 1:39 |
| W | Olli Jaakko Uitto | Decision (unanimous) | Cage 16: 1st Defense
October 8, 2011 |
Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stevie Ray | Submission (rear-naked choke) | OTP: On Top 2
June 18, 2011 |
OTP | 1 | 4:56 |
| L | Cathal Pendred | Decision (unanimous) | OTP: On Top 2
June 18, 2011 |
OTP | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Wiktor Sobczyk | TKO (punches) | Battle of Botnia 3
December 4, 2010 |
Battle of Botnia | 2 | 2:08 |
| L | Danny Mitchell | Submission (armbar) | Superior Challenge 6
October 29, 2010 |
Superior Challenge | 2 | 1:56 |
| W | Premysl Nemec | TKO (punches) | Superior Challenge 5
May 1, 2010 |
Superior Challenge | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Jeppe Fausing | KO (punch) | Fighter Gala 9
August 30, 2009 |
Fighter Gala | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Fredrik Klingsell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Zone FC 1
February 9, 2008 |
The Zone FC | 1 | 1:16 |
| W | Tomi Hietanen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Finland: Chicago Collision 3
November 17, 2007 |
Shooto Finland | 1 | 3:47 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nico Musoke) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.