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Khalid Taha "The Warrior"

Inactive · age 34 · Orthodox · 5'5" 165 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2018
Elo rating
1413
Global Elo 1455 ±32
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-4-0 (1 NC)
KO 1 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-3
Δ90d +27 · Δ1y +27
Last fight
Sep 3, 2022
Loss by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

6 fights · tap & drag
Jul 22, 2018 — L vs Nad Narimani Δ-29Apr 13, 2019 — W vs Boston Salmon Δ+36Oct 5, 2019 — NC vs Bruno Silva Δ0Nov 7, 2020 — L vs Raoni Barcelos Δ-20Jul 17, 2021 — L vs Sergey Morozov Δ-30Sep 3, 2022 — L vs Cristian Quinonez Δ-29 1375140014251450147515001525 2019202020212022 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":235.3,"elo":1457,"date":"2018-07-22","opp":"Nad Narimani","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":216.9,"y":158.7,"elo":1493,"date":"2019-04-13","opp":"Boston Salmon","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":300.6,"y":158.7,"elo":1493,"date":"2019-10-05","opp":"Bruno Silva","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":3,"x":491.6,"y":201.6,"elo":1473,"date":"2020-11-07","opp":"Raoni Barcelos","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":4,"x":612.3,"y":266.6,"elo":1442,"date":"2021-07-17","opp":"Sergey Morozov","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":328.5,"elo":1413,"date":"2022-09-03","opp":"Cristian Quinonez","result":"L","delta":-29}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 3, 2022 Cristian Quinonez L -29
Jul 17, 2021 Sergey Morozov L -30
Nov 7, 2020 Raoni Barcelos L -20
Oct 5, 2019 Bruno Silva NC 0
Apr 13, 2019 Boston Salmon W +36
1 post-fight bonus
  • Fight of the Night ×1
$50,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Khalid Taha has earned 1. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
1
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 1 (100%) 1 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 163 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
78% Distance
  • Distance 78%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 12%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1517
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Boston Salmon
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
2.3
−1.3 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1500
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 2m
Avg fight time
10:17
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
3y 12mo
Bonuses
1
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Khalid Taha on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.