Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Gladiator”

Nikolay Veretennikov

14-75 UFC

Counter Striker

Form

Aging Threat

6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWNiko Price·KO/TKO·R1·3mo ago

Fighter Context

2–3UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.2min/fight

71UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

0–3(3 fights)

-1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.61

Deficit

23%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.022

Passive

14%ile

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

Durability

Average

35%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

25%

Passive

7%ile

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

Striking

Veretennikov

Counter Puncher

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.69

Str. Accuracy56%

139UFC landed/258attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.4 vs avg3.30

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

39%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance73%

Clinch19%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 15 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	10	15
Avg. Absorbed	12	19	14
Avg. Net	-1	-9	+1

Grappling

Veretennikov·49s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.42

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.41

TD Accuracy16%

2UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

18UFC defended/27opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

div avg 53%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision2 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 3 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

33%

2 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

1.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

1UD

2SD

0MD

67%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

2.1

2.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.0

2.8

Diff

-0.3

-1.9

+0.1

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 5 Fights — Trend

▲Str. Acc+17%L3

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Veretennikov — 5 UFC Fights

Result

Method

5 fights

Niko PriceVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:42Feb '26

+10

·19 SS (63%)·9 abs·17s ctrl

Punahele Soriano

U-DEC R3Oct '25

-30

·9 SS (75%)·39 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·49s ctrl·2 sub att

Francisco Prado

S-DEC R3Jul '25

·56 SS (53%)·47 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·153s ctrl

Austin Vanderford

KO/TKO R2 · 4:13Feb '25

-34

·5 SS (26%)·39 abs·2 td taken

Danny Barlow

S-DEC R3Aug '24

·50 SS (54%)·47 abs·0/2 td·9s ctrl

Veretennikov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LMichael MoralesDWCSU-DECR3Sep 2021

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Gladiator”

Nikolay Veretennikov

14-75 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightWNiko Price·KO/TKO·3mo ago

Fighter Context

2–3UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

11.2min/fight

71UFC min

vs. Winning Record0–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.61

23%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.022

14%ile

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

Durability

35%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

25%

7%ile

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

Striking

Veretennikov

Welterweight avg

Counter PuncherBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min2.69

Str. Accuracy56%

139UFC landed/258attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.4 vs avg3.30

Str. Defense45%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

39%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist73%

Clinch19%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=5	R2 n=4	R3 n=3
Landed	11	10	15
Absorbed	12	19	14
Net	-1	-9	+1

Grappling

Veretennikov

Welterweight avg

49s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.42

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.41

TD Accuracy16%

2UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

18UFC defended/27opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

33%2 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

1.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

1UD

2SD

0MD

67%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=5

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

2.1

2.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.0

2.8

Diff

-0.3

-1.9

+0.1

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

Veretennikov — UFC Fight Log

Niko PriceVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '26

19 SS (63%)·9 abs·17s ctrl

Punahele Soriano

U-DEC·R3·Oct '25

9 SS (75%)·39 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·49s ctrl·2 sub

Francisco Prado

S-DEC·R3·Jul '25

56 SS (53%)·47 abs·2/6 td·3 td taken·153s ctrl

Austin Vanderford

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '25

5 SS (26%)·39 abs·2 td taken

Danny Barlow

S-DEC·R3·Aug '24

50 SS (54%)·47 abs·0/2 td·9s ctrl

Veretennikov — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LMichael MoralesDWCSU-DECR3Sep 2021

Round 15 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-9

n=5

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-9