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Nikolay Veretennikov "Gladiator"

Active #66 welterweight · age 36 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1428
Global Elo 1476 ±37
Rank
#66
top 88% of division
UFC record
2-4-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-1
Δ90d -14 · Δ1y +33
Last fight
May 16, 2026
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
59m
Avg fight time
9:54
Fights per year
3.4
Since last fight
1mo

Honest Elo history

6 fights · tap & drag
Aug 10, 2024 — L vs Danny Barlow Δ-26Feb 22, 2025 — L vs Austin Vanderford Δ-31Jul 19, 2025 — W vs Francisco Prado Δ+31Oct 4, 2025 — L vs Punahele Soriano Δ-24Feb 7, 2026 — W vs Niko Price Δ+40May 16, 2026 — L vs Khaos Williams Δ-14 1360138014001420144014601480 20252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":235.1,"elo":1426,"date":"2024-08-10","opp":"Danny Barlow","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":1,"x":309.1,"y":316.7,"elo":1395,"date":"2025-02-22","opp":"Austin Vanderford","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":2,"x":473.5,"y":235.1,"elo":1426,"date":"2025-07-19","opp":"Francisco Prado","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":559.6,"y":299.6,"elo":1401,"date":"2025-10-04","opp":"Punahele Soriano","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":4,"x":700.4,"y":192.1,"elo":1442,"date":"2026-02-07","opp":"Niko Price","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":228.9,"elo":1428,"date":"2026-05-16","opp":"Khaos Williams","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 16, 2026 Khaos Williams L -14
Feb 7, 2026 Niko Price W +40
Oct 4, 2025 Punahele Soriano L -24
Jul 19, 2025 Francisco Prado W +31
Feb 22, 2025 Austin Vanderford L -31

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.
50%
1 / 2
Finish rate
KO
1
50% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
50% of wins
KO: 1 (50%) 1 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (50%) 1
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 152 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
51% Head
  • Head 51%
  • Body 40%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 22%
  • Ground 5%

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.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 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.
1520
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 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Niko Price
Elo 1526 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.
2.6
−0.6 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1578

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Nikolay Veretennikov on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.