• UFC Fight Night(5/20/23) Latifi lost a three round split decision to Rodrigo Nascimento
• UFC Fight Night(10/1/22) Latifi won a three round unanimous decision over Aleksei Oleinik
• UFC Fight Night(6/5/21) Latifi won a three round split decision over Tanner Boser
• UFC 247(2/8/20) Latifi lost a three round unanimous decision to Derrick Lewis
• UFC Fight Night(8/10/19) Latifi was knocked out by Volkan Oezdemir at 4:31 of the second round
• UFC 232(12/29/18) Latifi lost a three round unanimous decision to Corey Anderson
• UFC on FOX(2/24/18) Latifi submitted Ovince Saint Preux via guillotine choke at 3:48 of the first round
• UFC 215(9/9/17) Latifi won a three round unanimous decision over Tyson Pedro
• UFC Fight Night(9/3/16) Latifi was knocked out by Ryan Bader at 2:06 of the second round
• UFC 196(3/5/16) Latifi won a three round unanimous decision over Gian Villante
• UFC Fight Night(1/17/16) Latifi knocked out Sean O’Connell at :28 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(7/18/15) Latifi knocked out Hans Stringer at :56 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(10/4/14) Latifi was stopped by Jan Blachowicz via strikes at 1:58 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(7/19/14) Latifi knocked out Chris Dempsey at 2:07 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(3/8/14) Latifi submitted Cyrille Diabate via guillotine choke at 3:02 of the first round
• UFC on FUEL TV(4/6/13) Latifi lost a three round unanimous decision to Gegard Mousasi
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
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Pro since 2008
Five wins by submission (2 guillotine, keylock, armbar, undisclosed submission), six by knockout
7-5 in his last 12
Four UFC fight at heavyweights (2-2)
Nine first round finishes
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER:
National team wrestler, Nordic champion, ADCC European champion, Superior Challenge championDo you have any heroes
Q: Muhammad AliWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER:
Becoming the UFC champion has always been my dream. It feels great to finally be here and taking the first step towards that goal
Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
ANSWER:
Sportscience UniversityWhat was your job before you started fighting
Q: Teaching wrestling and MMAFavorite grappling technique:
ANSWER:
Leg lockFavorite Striking technique:Right hook
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Nascimento
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Oleinik
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Boser
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Lewis
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Oezdemir
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Anderson
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Preux
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Pedro
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Bader
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Villante
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
O'Connell
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Stringer
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Blachowicz
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Dempsey
WIN
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Diabate
LOSS
Latifi
Latifi
VS
Mousasi
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY45%
STRIKING DEFENSE56%
LANDED/MIN
2.05
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
2.93
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY35%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE100%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
2.11
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.3
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
9 W - 7 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-1 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission2
Decision4
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission0
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE
Wrestling
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
Apr. 6, 2013
