Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“The Hybrid”

Niko Price

16-11 (2 NC)21 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 4L

Declining

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLMichael Chiesa·SUB·R1·this month

Fighter Context

8–11UFC2 NC·

4KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.1min/fight

170UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–10(19 fights)

71%finish rate

-1.4str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–3(8 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.46

Deficit

29%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.106

Average

41%ile

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

Durability

Low

9%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

46%

Average

34%ile

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

Striking

Price

Blitzer

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.11

Str. Accuracy43%

870UFC landed/2,010attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.9 vs avg5.57

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / fight0.24

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.57

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

16%

Leg

22%

By Position

Distance78%

Clinch11%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 121 rounds	Round 213 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	21	39
Avg. Absorbed	20	24	31
Avg. Net	-5	-3	+7

Grappling

Price

Control Wrestler

·72s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.06

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.52

TD Accuracy30%

12UFC landed/40attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

21UFC defended/42opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

11UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 8

Submission2 / 8

Decision2 / 8

KD → Finish

3/5Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 11

Submission3 / 11

Decision2 / 11

Loss Pattern

7 of 11 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

60%

3 of 5 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.0pts

W2 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 46 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=13

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

3.9

4.9

8.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.1

5.5

6.9

Diff

-1.2

-0.6

+1.6

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 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+94%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Price — 21 UFC Fights

Result

Method

21 fights

Michael ChiesaVeteran

SUB R1 · 1:03Mar '26

·1 SS (33%)·1/1 td·1 td taken·8s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

KO/TKO R1 · 1:42Feb '26

-10

·9 SS (39%)·19 abs

Jacobe Smith

SUB R2 · 4:03Jun '25

-12

·34 SS (56%)·46 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Themba Gorimbo

U-DEC R3Oct '24

-52

·16 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/3 td·7 td taken·60s ctrl·1 sub att

Alex MoronoVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '24

+12

·108 SS (48%)·96 abs·5/5 td·1 td taken·217s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:38Jul '23

-6

·2 SS (29%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Phil Rowe

KO/TKO R3 · 3:26Dec '22

+47

·110 SS (45%)·63 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl

Alex OliveiraVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '21

-1

·64 SS (55%)·65 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·290s ctrl

Michel Pereira

U-DEC R3Jul '21

-16

·76 SS (42%)·92 abs·0/2 td·3 td taken·132s ctrl·1 sub att

Donald CerroneElite

Overturned R3Sep '20

+37

·150 SS (48%)·113 abs·0/1 td·47s ctrl

⚠ Result overturned

All Fighters

Welterweight

“The Hybrid”

Niko Price

16-11 (2 NC)21 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLMichael Chiesa·SUB·this month

Fighter Context

8–11UFC2 NC·

4KO

2Sub

2Dec

8.1min/fight

170UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–10

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.46

29%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.106

41%ile

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

Durability

9%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

46%

34%ile

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

Striking

Price

Welterweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.11

Str. Accuracy43%

870UFC landed/2,010attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.9 vs avg5.57

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / Fight0.24

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.24

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.57

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

16%

Leg

22%

By Position

Dist78%

Clinch11%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=21	R2 n=13	R3 n=7
Landed	15	21	39
Absorbed	20	24	31
Net	-5	-3	+7

Grappling

Price

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

72s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.06

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.52

TD Accuracy30%

12UFC landed/40attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

21UFC defended/42opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 11 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

6KO/TKO

3Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

60%3 of 5 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.0pts

W2 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=21

R2n=13

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

3.9

4.9

8.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.1

5.5

6.9

Diff

-1.2

-0.6

+1.6

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

Price — UFC Fight Log

Michael ChiesaVeteran

SUB·R1·Mar '26

1 SS (33%)·1/1 td·1 td taken·8s ctrl

Nikolay Veretennikov

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '26

9 SS (39%)·19 abs

Jacobe Smith

SUB·R2·Jun '25

34 SS (56%)·46 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Themba Gorimbo

U-DEC·R3·Oct '24

16 SS (30%)·68 abs·0/3 td·7 td taken·60s ctrl·1 sub

Alex MoronoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

108 SS (48%)·96 abs·5/5 td·1 td taken·217s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '23

2 SS (29%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Phil Rowe

KO/TKO·R3·Dec '22

110 SS (45%)·63 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl

Alex OliveiraVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '21

64 SS (55%)·65 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·290s ctrl

Round 121 rounds

Round 213 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-5

-3

n=21

n=13

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-5

-3