Naimov vs Grad

Who won Naimov vs Grad?

Muhammadjon Naimov beat Bogdan Grad by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Muhammadjon Naimov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Naimov vs Grad stats

Muhammadjon Naimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bogdan Grad made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Muhammadjon Naimov's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Bogdan Grad marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Muhammadjon Naimov's UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while Bogdan Grad's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Grad had a slight advantage in power over Naimov, with a 60% knock out percentage over Naimov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grad had a slight advantage over Naimov, with a 20% submission rate over Naimov's 17%.

Muhammadjon Naimov was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Naimov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Grad. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Naimov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Grad's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 months earlier than Grad, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 37 to Grad's 32.

Naimov vs Grad form

Naimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kaan Ofli at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Felipe Lima at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Erik Silva at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Nathaniel Wood at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Naimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Grad's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Naimov vs Grad start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Naimov vs Grad?

Muhammadjon Naimov was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Bogdan Grad made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.