Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Latifi vs Nascimento Ferreira
May. 20, 2023
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
6
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
9
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 306
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 677
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 10
- Takedowns Attempted
- 59
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Albania
Trains at
Allstars Training Center - Stockholm, Sweden
Fighting style
Wrestling
Age
40
Height
70.00
Weight
249.50
Octagon Debut
Apr. 6, 2013
Reach
73.50
Leg reach
41.00
- 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
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
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started fighting MMA 13 years ago to reach a new level after I stopped with wrestling.
What ranks and titles have you held? National team wrestler, Nordic champion, ADCC European champion, Superior Challenge champion
Do you have any heroes? Muhammad Ali
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Becoming the UFC champion has always been my dream. It feels great to finally be here and taking the first step towards that goal.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Sportscience University
What was your job before you started fighting? Teaching wrestling and MMA
Favorite grappling technique: Leg lock
Favorite Striking technique: Right hook
