Klein vs Abdul-Malik

Who won Klein vs Abdul-Malik?

Mansur Abdul-Malik beat Nick Klein by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Klein vs Abdul-Malik stats

Nick Klein stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Mansur Abdul-Malik made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Nick Klein's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Mansur Abdul-Malik marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Nick Klein's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Mansur Abdul-Malik's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Abdul-Malik had a massive power advantage over Klein, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Klein's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Klein had a large advantage over Abdul-Malik, boasting a 40% submission rate over Abdul-Malik's 14%.

Nick Klein was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Klein's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Abdul-Malik's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 months earlier than Abdul-Malik, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 15 to Abdul-Malik's 10.

Activity check

Klein's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Abdul-Malik's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Klein vs Abdul-Malik start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Klein vs Abdul-Malik?

Nick Klein was a 7/1 (+700) underdog going into the contest, while Mansur Abdul-Malik made his way into the ring at 1/14 (-1400) with oddsmakers.