Nad Narimani | |
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Born | Bristol, England | April 14, 1987
Other names | Smiler [1] 1SA (One Step Ahead) [2] |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
Division | Featherweight |
Reach | 70 [3] in (178 cm) |
Fighting out of | Bristol, England |
Team | Team Alpha Male |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Pedro Bessa [4] |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 16 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Nad Narimani (born April 14, 1987) is an English mixed martial artist. He was the formal Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight champion and he competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Narimani started his professional mma career in 2011 and he won the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight championship against Paddy Pimblett in April 2017 [5] with a record of 10-2 period he signed with the UFC. [6]
Narimani was scheduled to make his UFC debut on a short notice on March 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against Nasrat Haqparast, replacing injured Alex Reyes. [7] [8] The bout was scrapped on the day of the event as Haqparast was deemed unfit to fight by the medical team due to an infectious eye condition. [9]
Narimani's UFC debut was rescheduled on July 22, 2018 against Khalid Taha at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith. [10] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [11]
Narimani was scheduled to face Enrique Barzola on November 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio. [12] However, Barzola was pulled from the event and he was replaced by Anderson dos Santos. [13] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [14]
Narimani next faced Mike Grundy on March 16, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal. [15] [16] Narimani lost the fight via TKO in the second round. [17]
Narimani was scheduled to face Nik Lentz at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos on January 25, 2020. [18] However, Narimani pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Arnold Allen. [19]
Narimani faced Grant Dawson on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2. [20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [21] He was subsequently released by the UFC. [22]
Narimani is married with two children and is of Iranian heritage. He spent time helping in his father's Middle-Eastern restaurants in his spare time before turning to be a professional MMA fighter. [23]
16 matches | 12 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By submission | 5 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 12–4 | Grant Dawson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
Loss | 12–3 | Mike Grundy | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | March 16, 2019 | 2 | 4:42 | London, England | |
Win | 12–2 | Anderson dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 11–2 | Khalid Taha | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 10–2 | Paddy Pimblett | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 82 | April 1, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | Won the Cage Warrior FC Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 9–2 | Daniel Requeijo | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 76 | June 4, 2016 | 3 | 1:21 | Newport, Wales | |
Win | 8–2 | Jeremy Petley | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 23 | November 4, 2015 | 1 | 2:26 | Birmingham, England | |
Loss | 7–2 | Alex Enlund | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 73 | November 1, 2014 | 5 | 5:00 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | For the Cage Warrior FC Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 7–1 | Benjamin Brander | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 64 | February 15, 2014 | 1 | 4:53 | London, England | |
Win | 6–1 | Athinodoros Michailidis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 60 | October 5, 2013 | 1 | 3:42 | London, England | |
Loss | 5–1 | Graham Turner | Decision (split) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 56 | July 6, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Win | 5–0 | Karsten Lenjoint | Decision (unanimous) | Fight UK 9 | April 20, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Leicester, England | |
Win | 4–0 | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (split) | Fight UK 8 | November 17, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Leicester, England | |
Win | 3–0 | Maksym Matus | Submission (triangle choke) | Cage Conflict 14 | August 28, 2012 | 1 | 0:53 | Manchester, England | |
Win | 2–0 | Alex Brunnen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Tear Up 7: Murch vs. Paul | November 19, 2011 | 2 | 4;28 | Bristol, England | |
Win | 1–0 | Harvey Dines | TKO (corner stoppage) | KnuckleUp MMA: The New Breed 7 | July 16, 2011 | 2 | 4:42 | Somerset, England |
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