Losene Keita vs Muhammad NaimovFeatherweight at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse·Saturday, September 5, 2026
Losene Keita
16-2
Stance
Orthodox
vs
KeitaNaimov-27070.1%Moneyline+22229.9%MMA Index model
Weight class
Featherweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Accor Arena · Paris, France

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Keita

Keita out-strikes Naimov (thin sample)

Effective offense
C
56th
1.5
+25
D
31st
1.0
Defense
C
56th
62%
+24
D
32nd
44%
KO power
C
10 KO
0.0 KD
Even
D
6 KO
0.1 KD
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Wrestling
Naimov ▸

Naimov has the bigger wrestling edge on Keita (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
F
8th
0.0
+53
B
62nd
1.8
Takedown accuracy35%
Takedown defense
100%
74%
Control time
F
1st
0.0 min
+73
A
73rd
4.0 min
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Submission
Naimov ▸

Naimov is the bigger submission threat on Keita (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
19th
0.0
+23
C
42nd
0.2
Sub win rate
C
57th
0%
0 subs
Even
B
62nd
15%
2 subs
Submission defense
C
42nd
0%
Even
D
40th
6%
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Finishing
Even

Both finish at a similar career clip — Keita 63% (10/16), Naimov 62% (8/13) of wins.

Finish rate (of wins)
63% (10/16)
Even
62% (8/13)
By KO/TKO
10
6
By submission
0
2
Avg finish round
R1.7 avg finish
Even
R1.7 avg finish
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Pace
Naimov ▸

Naimov pushes the higher work rate over the fight (thin sample)

Work rate / min — full fight
3.4
4.5
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
3.4
4.3
Pace trend+2%/rd
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Form
Naimov ▸

Naimov is in better recent form than Keita (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
0%
71%
After a win60%
Last 5
80%
60%
Win streakL1L1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
45%
18%
Win quality
5%
57%
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)0-11-0
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Activity
◂ Keita

Keita is fresher and more active than Naimov

Last bout
5mo
9mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
Even
1
Bouts, last 24 mo
1
3
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Tale of the tape
◂ Keita

Keita 2" reach · Keita 4y younger · Closed-stance matchup

28
Age
4y
younger
32
5'9"
175cm
Height
Even
5'9"
175cm
72"
183cm
Reach
2"
reach
70"
178cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Losene KeitaMuhammad Naimov
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min3.472.51
Accuracy%43%40%
Defense%62%44%
Takedowns/150.01.5
TD defense%100%68%
Submissions/150.00.2

Career rate as a percentile within the featherweight (283 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Losene Keita, from opponents’ full pro records
Losene Keita
Strong
Opponents' combined record
240-131-1
.647 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.