// Roster Index›Middleweight›Dossier · Nick Klein
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNMIDDLEWEIGHT

Nick
Klein

NICKNAME"Blue Collar"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
6-3-0
CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Pura Vida BJJ & MMA
NEXT FIGHT
VSJoe Kropschot
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan
OCTOBER 31, 2026
Nick Klein
FIGHTER -
UNI🇺🇸
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'5"
AGE
31
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Middleweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
9 BOUTS
WIN
6
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
67%
6/9 bouts
FINISH RATE
83%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2L STREAK · 3-2
WWWLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
SUBMISSION HUNTER

Submission hunter fighter with grappling at the core — 50% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
2.51
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
56%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
3.41
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.72
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
39%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
5.79
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
66%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 58%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.90
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 89 other rated fighters on the UFC middleweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#66
of 90 on the UFC middleweight roster · Elo 1512
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
9th
percentile · average opponent rated 1510 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
20th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.16 per fight)

5 rated fights · opponents rated in 56% of recorded fights · last rated fight AUG 2, 2025

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (6)
n = 6
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 3
DEC · 1
2
KO/TKO
33%
3
SUB
50%
1
DEC
17%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 3
3
KO/TKO
100%
0
SUB
0%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
83% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 2 fights
33%
SUBANY ROUND · 3 fights
50%
DECFULL FIGHT · 1 fights
17%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
9 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 27, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER48TD DEFENSE58GRAPPLING87CHIN48STRIKING52CARDIO57AGGRESSION61SUB THREAT95STR DEFENSE20RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power48
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=6 wins
TD Defense58
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (66%)

Grappling87
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin48
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=9 bouts
Striking52
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio57
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression61
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat95
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1.9 per 15 min)

Str Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (39%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=3 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power48 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins6 wins
TD Defense58 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (66%)Not recorded
Grappling87 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin48 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record9 bouts
Striking52 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio57 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression61 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat95 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1.9 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (39%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.3 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUN 2021WJUN 2021WFEB 2022WMAY 2022LJUL 2022WMAY 2023WNOV 2023WOCT 2024LFEB 2025LAUG 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUN 2021, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, MAY 2022, momentum score 73, DEC R3.
  5. Start, JUL 2022, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R3.
  6. Start, MAY 2023, momentum score 76, SUB R3.
  7. Start, NOV 2023, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  8. Start, OCT 2024, momentum score 95, SUB R1.
  9. Start, FEB 2025, momentum score 88, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, AUG 2025, momentum score 81, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 95 (W vs Souza), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 81.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
9/9 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
22%
2
22%
1
11%
-
-
5
total
SUB
2
22%
-
1
11%
-
-
3
total
DEC
-
-
1
11%
-
-
1
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 4 of 9 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
11%, fights rarely go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Pura Vida BJJ & MMA
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
WRESTLING-HEAVYSUB GRAPPLING

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
9 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Andrey PulyaevAug 2, 2025
KO/TKOR2 · 1:31
UFC on ESPN 71 - Taira vs. Park
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
L
VS Mansur Abdul-MalikFeb 22, 2025
KO/TKOR2 · 3:24
UFC Fight Night 252 - Cejudo vs. Song
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knee and Punches)
W
VS Heraldo SouzaOct 15, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 0:37
Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 10
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Cory SimpsonNov 22, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 0:57
MCC 69 - Thanksgiving Throwdown 2023
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Collin HuckbodyMay 20, 2023
SubmissionR3 · 4:51
Ignite Fights - No Mercy 11
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Dorjan DokajJul 9, 2022
KO/TKOR3 · 1:54
BTC 16 - Challenger Series 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Tristan OvervigMay 6, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 131 - Argueta vs. Silva
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Kacey Joe SandersFeb 5, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 0:17
Pure FC 21 - Pure Fighting Championships 21
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Dan AlmarioJun 27, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 0:29
Pure FC 19 - Pure Fighting Championships 19
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Injury)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Middleweight. Professional record 6-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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