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Compare Jefferson Nascimento vs Tahir Abdullayev — UFC matchup breakdown

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Anchored to Lightweight
Tahir Abdullayev
19-3Lightweight
Data current through Jun 20, 2026

Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Age
29
5'7"
170cm
Height
1"
taller
5'8"
173cm
Reach
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Activity & layoff

The recency dimension Tale of the Tape doesn't carry. How active each fighter has been, and how that compares to active peers in their division.

Matchup-relevant delta
  • Tahir has 7 months more layoff
Time since last UFC bout
Jefferson4 weeks
Tahir7 months
Active
0–6 mo
Normal
6–12 mo
Layoff
12–18 mo
Extended
18+ mo
4 weekssince last bout
vs Gian Maurente · May 29, 2026
Within a year
7 monthssince last bout
vs Siavash Dadras · Oct 25, 2025
Division context

Division percentiles below rank both fighters against the Lightweight roster (470 fighters).

Recent form

Last five pro bouts (non-UFC fights dashed + tagged), current trajectory, and the level of opposition going into this matchup.

Nascimento pre-UFC · last 5
recent → old
WLFA
KO R4
Maurente
May ’26
WLFA
DEC
Makaev
Sep ’25
WLFA
KO R2
Costa
Nov ’23
WLFA
DEC
Gomes
Jul ’23
WLFA
KO R1
Rocha
Jan ’23
Abdullayev pre-UFC · last 5
recent → old
WGFC 33
SUB R2
Dadras
Oct ’25
WNGF 5
SUB R1
Shadmanov
Sep ’25
WFIGHT
SUB R1
Rakhmatov
Aug ’25
WURAL
KO R1
Kosinov
Jun ’25
LUAE
DEC
Boynazarov
Oct ’24
Last 5 record
5-0
4-1
Current streak
W5
W4
Ranked opps
0 of 5
Even
0 of 5
Layoff
26 d
8 mo