Nad Narimani

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.

Nad Narimani
Born (1987-04-14) April 14, 1987
Bristol, England
Other namesSmiler[1]
1SA (One Step Ahead)[2]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach70[3] in (178 cm)
Fighting out ofBristol, England
TeamTeam Alpha Male
RankBlack belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Pedro Bessa[4]
Years active2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout2
By submission5
By decision5
Losses4
By knockout1
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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]

Personal life

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]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
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
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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See also

References
  1. Sherdog.com. "Nad". Sherdog. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "Nad Narimani aiming to be One Step Ahead of Dos Santos at UFC Argentina". Metro. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. "Nad Narimani | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. Daniel Vreeland (17 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 2's Nad Narimani: Grant Dawson Brings Nothing New". cagesidepress.com.
  5. "Cage Warriors 82 results: Nad Narimani upsets Paddy Pimblett to take featherweight title". MMA Junkie. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "Welcome to the UFC: Nad Narimani". MMA Today. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. "Alex Reyes Out of UFC London, Replacements Campaigning for Fight". MMA Today. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. King, John (17 March 2019). "Nad Narimani in on short notice vs Nasrat Haqparast at UFC London - MMASucka.com". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. "Nasrat Haqparast eye condition scraps fight with Nad Narimani at UFC-London". MMAjunkie. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  10. "Nad Narimani победи Khalid Taha в дебюта си за UFC — MMA.BG". mma.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. "UFC Fight Night 134 results: Nad Narimani takedown attack grinds out Khalid Taha". MMA Junkie. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. Head, Simon (11 September 2018). "Nad Narimani draws Argentina assignment for second UFC bout". Simon Head. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. "Nad Narimani v Anderson dos Santos: British fighter eyes second win in UFC". 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  14. "Nad Narimani Overcomes Late Replacement Anderson dos Santos At UFC Argentina". MMAnytt.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  15. Fiedel, Michael. "Mike Grundy to make long-awaited UFC debut in London". The Body Lock. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  16. "UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  17. "UFC London results: Mike Grundy debuts with second-round stoppage over Nad Narimani". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  18. Peter Carroll (3 January 2020). "Nik Lentz vs. Nad Narimani booked for UFC Raleigh". mmafighting.com.
  19. MMA Fighting newswire (15 January 2020). "Arnold Allen set to face Nik Lentz at UFC Raleigh". mmafighting.com.
  20. Farah Hannoun (15 June 2020). "UFC adds Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani to July 18 event in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  21. McClory, Mike (18 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 2 Results: Grant Dawson Earns Dominant Win Over Nad Narimani". Cageside Press. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  22. Simon, Zane (20 August 2020). "'This is how it works' - Dana White reminds fighters that more DWCS signings means more cuts". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  23. McDonnell, Graeme (30 March 2017). "Nad Narimani: "Paddy normally talks trash about his opponent, but he hasn't with me, he knows the score"". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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