Khalid Taha vs. Nad Narimani
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Khalid Taha
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Nad Narimani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Khalid Taha
Distance 88.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
Nad Narimani
Distance 81.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Khalid Taha
Head 81.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Nad Narimani
Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taha L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Narimani L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 127 / 442 | 28.7% | 39.0% | 119 / 345 | 34.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 68.7% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 70.2% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 112 / 411 | 27.3% | 34.9% | 133 / 357 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 25 / 53 | 47.2% | 66.8% | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 79.4% | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Taha L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Narimani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 180 / 381 | 47.2% | 39.3% | 128 / 349 | 36.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 55 / 73 | 75.3% | 72.4% | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 193 / 391 | 49.4% | 34.9% | 113 / 326 | 34.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 66.0% | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 79.1% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Taha has more cage time on record.