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Nik Lentz

Nik Lentz

1068 ELO #320

"The Carny"

MMA 30-12-2 (1 NC) · UFC 14-9-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 5 years and 138 days ago

Nik Lentz "The Carny" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Nik Lentz has 14 wins in the UFC. Nik Lentz lands an average of 3.44 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.3 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1068), and have not fought Nik Lentz before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Josh Emmett 10-7-0 41 1058 0.0 10
Darren Elkins 19-11-0 42 1082 1.0 14
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 1.0 53
Cub Swanson 16-10-0 42 1141 1.0 73
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 1.0 82
Jose Aldo 14-9-0 39 1137 2.0 69

Fight Results Breakdown

23
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Tyson Griffin in 2010
Opponent ELO: 1054

Biggest Upset Loss

Islam Makhachev in 2017
Your ELO: 1080 · Opponent ELO: 1023 · Favored by 57

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
68'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Aug 13 1984
Age
41
Peak ELO
1098
ELO Rank
320 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
432-156-7
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1056.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
996.2

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.44
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.25
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
50%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.3
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
32%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Nik Lentz Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2021-01-23 UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Movsar Evloev S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-01-25 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos Arnold Allen U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-05-18 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee Charles Oliveira KO/TKO Punch 2 2:11 Loss -
2019-02-17 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Scott Holtzman U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-10-06 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Gray Maynard KO/TKO Kick 2 1:19 Win -
2018-06-01 UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes David Teymur U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-11-18 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura Will Brooks SUB Guillotine Choke 2 2:05 Win -
2017-02-11 UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie Islam Makhachev U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-09-10 UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Michael McBride KO/TKO Punches 2 4:17 Win -
2015-12-19 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 Danny Castillo S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-05-30 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves Charles Oliveira SUB Guillotine Choke 3 1:10 Loss -
2014-05-10 UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva Manvel Gamburyan U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-12-14 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Chad Mendes U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2013-05-18 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Hacran Dias U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-01-19 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping Diego Nunes U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-08-11 UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II Eiji Mitsuoka KO/TKO Punches 1 3:45 Win -
2012-01-28 UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis Evan Dunham KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2011-12-10 UFC 140: Jones vs Machida Mark Bocek U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-03-26 UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis Waylon Lowe SUB Guillotine Choke 3 2:24 Win -
2010-11-20 UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida Tyson Griffin S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-08-28 UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 Andre Winner U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-03-31 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi Rob Emerson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-09-19 UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort Rafaello Oliveira U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Nik Lentz ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
23 2021-01-23 Movsar Evloev 1049 Loss 0 1068
22 2020-01-25 Arnold Allen 1081 Loss -16 1068
21 2019-05-18 Charles Oliveira 1150 Loss -14 1084
20 2019-02-17 Scott Holtzman 1053 Win +15 1098
19 2018-10-06 Gray Maynard 1037 Win +20 1083
18 2018-06-01 David Teymur 1070 Loss -16 1063
17 2017-11-18 Will Brooks 991 Win +18 1079
16 2017-02-11 Islam Makhachev 1023 Loss -19 1061
15 2016-09-10 Michael McBride 1000 Win +18 1080
14 2015-12-19 Danny Castillo 1053 Win 0 1062
13 2015-05-30 Charles Oliveira 1080 Loss -16 1062
12 2014-05-10 Manvel Gamburyan 999 Win +13 1078
11 2013-12-14 Chad Mendes 1098 Loss -15 1065
10 2013-05-18 Hacran Dias 1017 Win +14 1080
9 2013-01-19 Diego Nunes 1010 Win +14 1066
8 2012-08-11 Eiji Mitsuoka 983 Win +19 1052
7 2012-01-28 Evan Dunham 1042 Loss -16 1033
6 2011-12-10 Mark Bocek 1036 Loss -17 1049
5 2011-03-26 Waylon Lowe 1002 Win +19 1066
4 2010-11-20 Tyson Griffin 1054 Win 0 1047
3 2010-08-28 Andre Winner 1022 Win +16 1047
2 2010-03-31 Rob Emerson 1004 Win +15 1031
1 2009-09-19 Rafaello Oliveira 1000 Win +16 1016

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