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Nordine Taleb

Inactive · Orthodox · 185 cm · reach 188 cm
Elo rating
1553 ±36
LCB 1507
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-5-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
-1
Δ90d +3 · Δ1y +3
Last fight
Sep 7, 2019
L by KO

Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Apr 16, 2014 — W vs Vik Grujic Δ+29Oct 4, 2014 — W vs Li Jingliang Δ+29Apr 25, 2015 — W vs Chris Clements Δ+26Aug 1, 2015 — L vs Warlley Alves Δ-34Mar 5, 2016 — W vs Erick Silva Δ+35Feb 19, 2017 — L vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Δ-17May 28, 2017 — W vs Oliver Enkamp Δ+13Dec 16, 2017 — W vs Danny Roberts Δ+17May 27, 2018 — L vs Claudio Silva Δ-21Oct 27, 2018 — L vs Sean Strickland Δ-18May 4, 2019 — W vs Kyle Prepolec Δ+13Sep 7, 2019 — L vs Muslim Salikhov Δ-22 14891526156316001637 20152016201720182019 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":178.9,"elo":1529,"date":"2014-04-16","opp":"Vik Grujic","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":98,"y":137.7,"elo":1558,"date":"2014-10-04","opp":"Li Jingliang","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":185.8,"y":100.3,"elo":1584,"date":"2015-04-25","opp":"Chris Clements","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":228.1,"y":149.4,"elo":1549,"date":"2015-08-01","opp":"Warlley Alves","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":4,"x":322,"y":100,"elo":1584,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Erick Silva","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":5,"x":473.8,"y":123.7,"elo":1567,"date":"2017-02-19","opp":"Santiago Ponzinibbio","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":516.2,"y":105.3,"elo":1580,"date":"2017-05-28","opp":"Oliver Enkamp","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":603.5,"y":81.1,"elo":1597,"date":"2017-12-16","opp":"Danny Roberts","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":673.6,"y":110.6,"elo":1577,"date":"2018-05-27","opp":"Claudio Silva","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":9,"x":739.8,"y":135.9,"elo":1559,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":10,"x":821.5,"y":116.9,"elo":1572,"date":"2019-05-04","opp":"Kyle Prepolec","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":876,"y":148,"elo":1550,"date":"2019-09-07","opp":"Muslim Salikhov","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 7, 2019 Muslim Salikhov L -22
May 4, 2019 Kyle Prepolec W +13
Oct 27, 2018 Sean Strickland L -18
May 27, 2018 Claudio Silva L -21
Dec 16, 2017 Danny Roberts W +17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
3.36 avg 3.59
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
51% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.41 avg 2.84
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
67% avg 55%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
1.78 avg 1.79
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
76% avg 42%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
74% avg 70%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.00 avg 0.44
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
3 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
29%
2 / 7
Finish rate
KO
2
29% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
5
71% of wins
KO: 2 (29%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 5 (71%) 5
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

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.
1541
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
6.4
actual +1 vs expected