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UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha
“The Warrior”
13-5-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Nad Narimani def. Khalid Taha (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Nad Narimani
Nad Narimani
“Smiler”
12-4-0
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Nad Narimani defeated Khalid Taha by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith, held Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

Fight stats

Khalid Taha
Nad Narimani
0
Knockdowns
0
32 of 57
Significant strikes
45 of 69
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
59 of 91
Total strikes
67 of 97
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 11
—
Takedown accuracy
55%
0
Submission attempts
0
2
Reversals
0
0:35
Control time
10:07
Significant strikes by target
24 of 44
Head
37 of 56
3 of 6
Body
5 of 10
5 of 7
Leg
3 of 3
21 of 41
Distance
14 of 32
7 of 11
Clinch
5 of 7
4 of 5
Ground
26 of 30

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 17
Sig. str.
12 of 26
18 of 24
Total str.
16 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
3:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 26
Sig. str.
26 of 34
23 of 35
Total str.
37 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:22
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
6 of 14
Sig. str.
7 of 9
18 of 32
Total str.
14 of 16
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:23
Ctrl
3:41

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#TahaNarimani
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Andreas Grüner
#TahaNarimani
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Pawel Harasim
#TahaNarimani
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Taha
–
17
Narimani
●30–27 Narimani×16●30–25 Narimani
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Taha
100%
Narimani
11 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Narimani100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Narimani
R2
100%
Narimani
R3
100%
Narimani

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

13-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
12-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
39
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.64
SLpM
3.33
32%
Str. Acc.
42%
4.12
SApM
3.00
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
1.92
0%
TD Acc.
41%
61%
TD Def.
70%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Khalid Taha · 2-3
  • L
    Max Holzer
    OKTAGON 88: HOLZER VS. TAHASat, May 16, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 3:14 · Featherweight
  • W
    Edgar Jimenez
    OKTAGON 75: Palokaj vs. BatfalskýSat, Sep 13, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 0:38 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jose Zarauz
    OKTAGON 69: HOLZER vs. ILBAYSat, Apr 5, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:04 · MMA
  • L
    Cristian Quinonez
    UFC Fight Night: Gane vs TuivasaSat, Sep 3, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 3:15 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sergey Morozov
    UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs MoisesSat, Jul 17, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Nad Narimani · 2-2
  • L
    Grant Dawson
    UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs BenavidezSun, Jul 19, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • L
    Mike Grundy
    UFC Fight Night: Till vs MasvidalSat, Mar 16, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    Anderson Dos Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Magny vs PonzinibbioSun, Nov 18, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Khalid Taha
    UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SmithSun, Jul 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 4 fights
23.1
Avg sig. strikes
45.5
0.00
Avg takedowns
1.75
0:25
Avg control time
3:44
49
Career high strikes
84
0
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Khalid Taha
Strike target
Nad Narimani
72%
Head
73%
17%
Body
15%
12%
Leg
12%
Khalid Taha
Strike position
Nad Narimani
86%
Distance
65%
8%
Clinch
10%
6%
Ground
24%