Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Black Wolf”

Nazim Sadykhov

11-2-16 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

High Variance

Output Builds Late

5'10"ht·69"reach·Southpawstance·31age

Last fightLFares Ziam·KO/TKO·R2·5mo ago

Fighter Context

4–1–1UFC·

3KO

1Sub

0Dec

9.3min/fight

68UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–1(4 fights)

100%finish rate

-1.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.70

Deficit

23%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.160

Average

57%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

Passive

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sadykhov

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.79

Str. Accuracy49%

273UFC landed/566attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.3 vs avg5.49

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.33

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Average57%ile0.73

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Distance69%

Clinch18%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	18	26	18
Avg. Absorbed	28	23	30
Avg. Net	-10	+3	-11

Grappling

Sadykhov

Control Wrestler

·98s ctrlAverage Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.10

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.95

TD Accuracy45%

5UFC landed/11attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

11UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision0 / 4

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Pattern

Stopped by KO/TKO in R2

Fast and versatile. 3 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 18 less in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=5

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

6.3

6.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

10.5

Diff

-2.0

+0.7

-4.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Sadykhov — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Fares Ziam

KO/TKO R2 · 4:59Dec '25

-27

·4 SS (25%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd taken

Nikolas Motta

KO/TKO R2 · 4:17Jun '25

+27

·93 SS (62%)·66 abs·0/1 td·89s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Ismael Bonfim

KO/TKO R1 · 5:00Feb '25

-13

·13 SS (28%)·26 abs·35s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Viacheslav Borshchev

M-DEC R3Nov '23

-52

·91 SS (44%)·143 abs·4/7 td·212s ctrl·1 kd landed

Terrance McKinney

SUB R2 · 1:07Jul '23

·8 SS (53%)·6 abs·2 td taken·55s ctrl·1 sub att

Evan Elder

KO/TKO R3 · 0:38Feb '23

-6

·64 SS (48%)·70 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·19s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sadykhov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAhmad HassanzadaDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2022

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Black Wolf”

Nazim Sadykhov

11-2-16 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·69"reach·Southpawstance·31age

Last fightLFares Ziam·KO/TKO·5mo ago

Fighter Context

4–1–1UFC·

3KO

1Sub

0Dec

9.3min/fight

68UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.70

23%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.160

57%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sadykhov

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.79

Str. Accuracy49%

273UFC landed/566attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.3 vs avg5.49

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.33

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Average57%ile0.73

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

22%

Leg

By Position

Dist69%

Clinch18%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=5	R3 n=2
Landed	18	26	18
Absorbed	28	23	30
Net	-10	+3	-11

Grappling

Sadykhov

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

98s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.10

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.95

TD Accuracy45%

5UFC landed/11attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense72%

11UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

0SD

1MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=5

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

6.3

6.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

10.5

Diff

-2.0

+0.7

-4.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Sadykhov — UFC Fight Log

Fares Ziam

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '25

4 SS (25%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd taken

Nikolas Motta

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '25

93 SS (62%)·66 abs·0/1 td·89s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Ismael Bonfim

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '25

13 SS (28%)·26 abs·35s ctrl

Viacheslav Borshchev

M-DEC·R3·Nov '23

91 SS (44%)·143 abs·4/7 td·212s ctrl·1 kd

Terrance McKinney

SUB·R2·Jul '23

8 SS (53%)·6 abs·2 td taken·55s ctrl·1 sub

Evan Elder

KO/TKO·R3·Feb '23

64 SS (48%)·70 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·19s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sadykhov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAhmad HassanzadaDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2022

Round 16 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-10

-11

n=6

n=5

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-10

-11