Naimov vs Grad

When is Naimov vs Grad?

Muhammadjon Naimov is set to face the challenge of Bogdan Grad during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st June 2025 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Naimov vs Grad stats

Muhammadjon Naimov steps 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 will make 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 will be Muhammadjon Naimov's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Bogdan Grad will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Muhammadjon Naimov's UFC record currently stands at 4-1-0, while Bogdan Grad's comes in at 1-0-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Grad will have a slight advantage over Naimov, with a 20% submission rate over Naimov's 17%.

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

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

Naimov's experience as a professional fighter is 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 has fought 5 more professional rounds, 34 to Grad's 29.

Naimov vs Grad form

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

In his last fight, he 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 have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Grad's last 2 fights have come over a period of 8 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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