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Nikolay Veretennikov

Fighter profile

Nikolay Veretennikov

WW14-8-0P4P #430Div #49
Form
3.7
6.9
3.8
5.7
1.1
71
Overall
SoS 51
Skill ratings
Striking
71
Boxing
69
Kicking
65
Clinch
73
Striking def.
68
Wrestling off.
62
Wrestling def.
63
Ground game
58
Submissions
65
Grappling def.
61
Profile
Age36
Height6'1"
Reach74"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryKAZ
Pro debut2012
UFC record2-4-0
Last fight2026-05-16
Octagon time74.4 min
Avg fight10.6 min
Career length13y 9m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:5 WW (now) · 1 CW

Striking offense1500
62nd
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1494
34th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1488
25th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1492
21st
WW avg 1505
Momentum31
71st
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 3 losses
W
71% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes152
Sig. accuracy54%
Sig. attempted283
Total strikes238
Total attempted371
Knockdowns0
Head77
Body61
Leg14
Distance110
Clinch34
Ground8

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed202
Sig. defense44%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.150
Body abs.22
Leg abs.30
Distance abs.113
Clinch abs.8
Ground abs.81

Grappling · offense

Takedowns2
TD accuracy22%
TD attempted9
Sub att.2
Reversals1
Control time3:48

Grappling · defense

TD defense67%
TDs absorbed9
TD att. faced27
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time28:55

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 6 UFC fights · 59:26 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Nikolay has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
74W–23Lwin 76.3%div #213/300pct 29th
WinsSoft
28W–12Lwin 70.0%div #251/273pct 8th
LossesAverage
46W–11Lwin 80.7%div #124/291pct 58th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1533 elodiv #206/300pct 32nd
WinsSoft
1513 elodiv #224/273pct 18th
LossesAverage
1543 elodiv #188/291pct 36th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall99W–44L69.2%
Wins78W–39L66.7%
Losses21W–5L80.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Nikolay, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.48u−41.4% ROI

over 6 close-line bets

Average odds
+119

46% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −31.6%

Avg -171

As underdog
1W–3L

ROI −46.3%

Avg +172

Based on 6 of 6 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.