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Niko Price
Niko Price
16-9 · USA
February 7, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Nikolay Veretennikov def. Niko Price by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:42
Veretennikov19/300/000:17
Price9/230/000:00
Total
Veretennikov19/300/000:17
Price9/230/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
VeretennikovWin probabilityPrice
47.3%52.7%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
20%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Veretennikov, blue toward Price. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Veretennikov47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%44%41%
Submission8%16%7%
Decision19%40%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1860)act 19
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Price53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%43%12%
Submission12%24%6%
Decision18%33%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 9
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R220%
R38%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Veretennikov
51.8%-110
Price
+11047.1%
Most takedownstie 36.0%
Veretennikov
46.3%-261
Price
+26117.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Veretennikov
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
39.9%
+151
Under 44.5
60.1%
-151
056112
Price
Expected: 41.2
41
Over 41
39.4%
+151
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.4%
-151
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Veretennikov
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.4%
+124
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
45.0%
-124
035
Price
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.7%
+248
Under 0.5
71.3%
-248
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Veretennikov47.3%70.0%−22.7-275
Price52.7%30.0%+22.7+219
By method
Veretennikov by KO/TKO20.5%40.8%−20.3+110
Veretennikov by submission9.4%6.9%+2.5+1151
Veretennikov by decision17.4%22.1%−4.7+288
Price by KO/TKO22.8%11.9%+10.9+624
Price by submission10.5%6.3%+4.2+1266
Price by decision19.3%12.1%+7.2+612
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds64.6%60.7%+3.9-187
Over 2.5 rds44.5%42.7%+1.8+119
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.7%35.6%+1.1+163

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
57.2Striking58.3
Price +1.1
38.3Grappling39.5
Price +1.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VeretennikovPrice
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1493
Pound-for-pound
1516
1507
Divisional
1513
1487
Striking offense
1529
1503
Striking defense
1458
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
36 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.21
Strikes landed / min
5.13
53%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.17
Strikes absorbed / min
5.55
39%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.98
22%
Takedown accuracy
28%
67%
Takedown defense
50%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
25%
UFC win rate
42%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
25%
Last-5 win rate
20%
0%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nikolay Veretennikov
  • LPunahele SorianoU-DEC R3
    Close +2934mo before
  • WFrancisco PradoS-DEC R3
    Close +1157mo before
  • LAustin VanderfordKO/TKO R2
    Close -11311mo before
  • LDanny BarlowS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +3001y 6mo before
Niko Price
  • LJacobe SmithSUB R2
    Close +11007mo before
  • LThemba GorimboU-DEC R3
    Close +2481y 4mo before
  • WAlex MoronoU-DEC R3
    Close +2271y 8mo before
  • LRobbie LawlerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2352y 7mo before
  • LPhil RoweKO/TKO R3
    opp missedClose -1203y 2mo before
Veretennikov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
23% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(25%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 2
Price — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-0, 2 NC

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, 5 losses
W
63% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
8win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(56%) 5
2 (25%)Submission(22%) 2
2 (25%)Decision(22%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Veretennikov
Price
4
UFC fights
19
54.2 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
167.5 min · 8.8 avg
13y 9m
Career length
14y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Veretennikov
Price
43W–9L · 82.7%
Overall
274W–99L · 73.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
140W–49L · 74.1%
31W–6L · 83.8%
Losses
134W–50L · 72.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Veretennikov
Price
99W–44L · 69.2%
Overall
26W–17L · 60.5%
78W–39L · 66.7%
Wins
26W–17L · 60.5%
21W–5L · 80.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Veretennikov
Price
4.19
Landed / min
6.78
47.1%
Accuracy
39.4%
51.2%
Defense
51.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.45
38.7%
Time at distance
58.9%
Grappling & control
Veretennikov
Price
0.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.98
22.2%
Takedown accuracy
28.2%
66.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
11.2%
Control share
41.4%
Strike target map
Veretennikov
  • Head48%(57)div 63%
  • Body43%(52)div 21%
  • Legs9%(11)div 16%
Price
  • Head61%(526)div 63%
  • Body16%(141)div 21%
  • Legs22%(193)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Nikolay Veretennikov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Niko Price
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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