Wood vs Murphy

When is Wood vs Murphy?

Nathaniel Wood could potentially square off against Lerone Murphy, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Wood vs Murphy stats

Nathaniel Wood would step into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Lerone Murphy would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Murphy would have a slight advantage in power over Wood, with a 47% knock out percentage over Wood's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Wood would have a large advantage over Murphy, boasting a 24% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Nathaniel Wood is the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Murphy has a height advantage of 3 inches over Wood. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Wood is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 24 more professional rounds, 61 to Murphy's 37.

Wood vs Murphy form

Nathaniel Wood has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Morgan Charriere at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Pineda at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Muhammadjon Naimov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Charles Jourdain at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Murphy remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Dan Ige at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

He had won against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nathaniel Wood has been fighting more than Lerone Murphy.

Nathaniel Wood last fought 6 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing was 5 months and 2 days ago.

Wood's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Wood vs Murphy?

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