Nordine Taleb

WelterweightOutfighter
7 - 5

12 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (29%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
74"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
45
Orthodox

Nordine Taleb UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Nordine Taleb is 7-5 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 15-7, 8-2 of it outside the UFC. Taleb competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'1" with a 74" reach at 45 years old. The last bout was a loss to Muslim Salikhov by knockout in Sep 2019.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 81st percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (51%).

Nordine Taleb's UFC win rate is 58% (7 of 12 fights), and 29% of those wins came by finish. Taleb averages 1.3 takedowns per fight at 76% accuracy and stops 74% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
15-7
UFC Record
7-5
Height
6'1"
Reach
74"
Age
45
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Muslim Salikhov · KO/TKO · Sep 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Nordine Taleb's Last 5 Fights

Taleb is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Muslim Salikhov · KO/TKO · R1 4:26 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 2019
  2. Win vs Kyle Prepolec · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 2019
  3. Loss vs Sean Strickland · KO/TKO · R2 3:10 · UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 2018
  4. Loss vs Claudio Silva · Submission · R1 4:31 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 2018
  5. Win vs Danny Roberts · KO/TKO · R1 0:59 · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.7
+1.4x ratio
Accuracy
51%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.17

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.6
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+1.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
33%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.3
Takedown Accuracy
76%
Takedown Defense
74%
Control Time / Fight
2:26
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Nordine Taleb vs Average

Nordine Taleb lands 16.1 strikes in R1 but 20.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Nordine Taleb's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (7-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LMuslim SalikhovKO/TKOR1 · 4:26UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier2019-09-07
WKyle PrepolecDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy2019-05-04
LSean StricklandKO/TKOR2 · 3:10UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith2018-10-27
LClaudio SilvaSubmissionR1 · 4:31UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till2018-05-27
WDanny RobertsKO/TKOR1 · 0:59UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16
WOliver EnkampDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira2017-05-28
LSantiago PonzinibbioDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne2017-02-19
WErick SilvaKO/TKOR2 · 1:34UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz2016-03-05
LWarlley AlvesSubmissionR2 · 4:11UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia2015-08-01
WChris ClementsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi2015-04-25
WLi JingliangDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine2014-10-04
WVik GrujicDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy2014-04-16

How Taleb Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.7 sig. strikes/min
65th percentile
Striking accuracy51%
81st percentile
Strikes absorbed2.6/min
70th percentile
Takedowns1.3/fight
70th percentile
Takedown defense74%
76th percentile
Knockdown power0.17/fight
49th percentile

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