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Muhammad Naimov

“Hillman”
Country
Tajikistan
Record
13-5
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Age
32
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate62%
8 of 13 wins inside the distance · 42nd percentile
Durability83%
Stopped in 17% of bouts — 3 of 18 · 40th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
8:16
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
1
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 558 featherweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.48
231 landed from 582 attempts — 40% accuracy · 4th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.45
9 landed from 30 attempts — 30% accuracy · 52nd percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.16
1 in 9 statted bouts · 22nd percentile
Control time23%
22m of 1h 33m fought · 74th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 59%
Body 24%
Leg 17%
Of 231 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 27 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 9 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 33m of fight time, of the 18 bouts on record

Muhammad Naimov, “Hillman”, is a Featherweight from Tajikistan with an official record of 13-5. The 13 wins came 6 by knockout, 2 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Losene Keita at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse on 5 September 2026, the second defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Sep 5, 2026Losene KeitaLOSSKOPunchR1 · 2:54UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Dec 6, 2025Mairon SantosLOSSKOPunchesR3 · 0:21UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Jun 21, 2025Bogdan GradWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Feb 1, 2025Kaan OfliWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Jun 22, 2024Felipe LimaLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 1:15UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Feb 25, 2024Erik SilvaWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:44UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Oct 21, 2023Nathaniel WoodWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Jun 3, 2023Jamie MullarkeyWINKOPunchR2 · 2:59UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
Mar 3, 2023Dylan SchulteWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:34Tuff-N-Uff 131
Aug 12, 2022Sitik MuduevWINDECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00Tuff-N-Uff 129
Sep 17, 2021Andres PonceWINSUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R1Titan FC 72: Dias vs. Ibraimov
Feb 13, 2021Olivier MuradTitleLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR5Titan FC 67: Sabatello vs. Blackshear
Sep 16, 2020Collin AnglinLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 7
Jul 23, 2020Josh AugustineWINKOKO/TKOR2Titan FC 62: Gooden vs. McCown
Dec 21, 2019Shawn BrownWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1Titan FC 58: Rivera vs. Sabatello
Apr 27, 2019Landon QuiñonesWINDECDecision - SplitR3Titan FC 54: Soares vs. Franca
Jan 26, 2019Harrison MelendezWINKOKO/TKOR1Titan FC 52: Soares vs. Uruguai
Nov 1, 2018Jernato HarrisWINKOKO/TKOR2The Jonathan Ogden Foundation - 13th Annual 'An Evening Ringside'
KOPunchR1 · 2:54
KOPunchesR3 · 0:21
Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 1, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 22, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
LOSS
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 1:15
Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:44
Oct 21, 2023 · UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 3, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 2:59
Dylan Schulte
Mar 3, 2023 · Tuff-N-Uff 131
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:34
Sitik Muduev
Aug 12, 2022 · Tuff-N-Uff 129
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Andres Ponce
Sep 17, 2021 · Titan FC 72: Dias vs. Ibraimov
WIN
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R1
Olivier Murad
Feb 13, 2021 · Titan FC 67: Sabatello vs. Blackshear
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR5Title
Collin Anglin
Sep 16, 2020 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 7
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Josh Augustine
Jul 23, 2020 · Titan FC 62: Gooden vs. McCown
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Shawn Brown
Dec 21, 2019 · Titan FC 58: Rivera vs. Sabatello
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Landon Quiñones
Apr 27, 2019 · Titan FC 54: Soares vs. Franca
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3
Harrison Melendez
Jan 26, 2019 · Titan FC 52: Soares vs. Uruguai
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Jernato Harris
Nov 1, 2018 · The Jonathan Ogden Foundation - 13th Annual 'An Evening Ringside'
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2

Muhammad Naimov’s record, in numbers

Muhammad Naimov’s record is 13-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 18 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 13 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 2 by submission and 5 by decision — 8 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 62%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 16 seconds.

Muhammad Naimov has been stopped 3 times in the 18 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 17% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.

Of the 18 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 554 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Muhammad Naimov has a finish rate above 41% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 40% of them and a two-year bout count above 90% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Muhammad Naimov is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 32, born 7 August 1994.

These figures are recomputed from Muhammad Naimov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.