Nordine Taleb
12 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (29%)
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.
- Loss vs Muslim Salikhov · KO/TKO · R1 4:26 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 2019
- Win vs Kyle Prepolec · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 2019
- Loss vs Sean Strickland · KO/TKO · R2 3:10 · UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 2018
- Loss vs Claudio Silva · Submission · R1 4:31 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 2018
- Win vs Danny Roberts · KO/TKO · R1 0:59 · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 2017
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Takedowns & Control
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Finish Probability by Round
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.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Muslim Salikhov | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:26 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | 2019-09-07 |
| W | Kyle Prepolec | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | 2019-05-04 |
| L | Sean Strickland | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:10 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | 2018-10-27 |
| L | Claudio Silva | Submission | R1 · 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | 2018-05-27 |
| W | Danny Roberts | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:59 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | 2017-12-16 |
| W | Oliver Enkamp | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | 2017-05-28 |
| L | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | 2017-02-19 |
| W | Erick Silva | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:34 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | 2016-03-05 |
| L | Warlley Alves | Submission | R2 · 4:11 | UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia | 2015-08-01 |
| W | Chris Clements | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi | 2015-04-25 |
| W | Li Jingliang | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine | 2014-10-04 |
| W | Vik Grujic | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy | 2014-04-16 |
How Taleb Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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