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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Nad Narimani won · U-DEC R3
Elo1434
Khalid Taha
Elo1386
Nad Narimani

Khalid TahavsNad NarimaniUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Sunday, July 22, 2018Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Official fight result

Nad Narimani won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Nad Narimani wins(52.7%)

Actual result: Nad Narimani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nad Narimani at -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Khalid Taha enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Khalid Taha is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Nad Narimani has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Nad Narimani has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Khalid Taha
Red Corner
VS
Nad Narimani
Blue Corner
+180
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-220
(69%)
1434
Elo
1386
34
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'8"
175.26 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Khalid TahaL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Boston Salmon · Apr 19
W
SUBvs Bruno Silva · Oct 19
L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Nov 20
L
vs Sergey Morozov · Jul 21
L
KOvs Cristian Quinonez · Sep 22
latest
Nad NarimaniL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Anderson Dos Santos · Nov 18
L
KOvs Mike Grundy · Mar 19
L
vs Grant Dawson · Jul 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Khalid TahaMetricNad Narimani
2.64
Strikes / min
3.33
4.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
46%
Strike defense
58%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
1.92
61%
Takedown defense
70%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.48Δ 1.81 — meaningful gap+0.33
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Khalid Taha(6 fights)Nad Narimani(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +47.5|Blue -47.5
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Khalid TahaTargetNad Narimani

By target zone

24
55% acc · 75%
Head
37
66% acc · 82%
3
50% acc · 9%
Body
5
50% acc · 11%
5
71% acc · 16%
Leg
3
100% acc · 7%

By position

21
51% acc · 66%
Distance
14
44% acc · 31%
7
64% acc · 22%
Clinch
5
71% acc · 11%
4
80% acc · 13%
Ground
26
87% acc · 58%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Khalid Taha rounds
0
even
3
Nad Narimani rounds
Round 1Nad Narimani edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:12
12Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:04Control
Round 2Nad Narimani edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:22Control
Round 3Nad Narimani edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:23
7Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:41Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
32 / 57
Sig Strikes
45 / 69
54.3%
Sig Str %
66.3%
59 / 91
Total Strikes
67 / 97
0 / 0
TDs
6 / 11
TD %
58.3%
0
Sub Att
0
2
Rev
0
0:35
Ctrl Time
10:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nad Narimani12 / 2616 / 332 / 40
1Khalid Taha11 / 1718 / 240 / 00
2Nad Narimani26 / 3437 / 481 / 40
2Khalid Taha15 / 2623 / 350 / 00
3Nad Narimani7 / 914 / 163 / 30
3Khalid Taha6 / 1418 / 320 / 00

Khalid Taha

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6

Nad Narimani

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4