Bantamweight

Bryce Mitchell vs Said Nurmagomedov

Bryce Mitchell
United States

Bryce Mitchell

“Thug Nasty”

19-4

Winner

VS
Winner

Bryce Mitchell

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

26 July 2025 · Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

  • Bryce Mitchell beat Said Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Bryce Mitchell landed 39 of 51 total strikes and 3 of 9 takedowns, with 9:44 of control time.
  • Said Nurmagomedov landed more total strikes — 100 to 39 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Bryce MitchellSaid Nurmagomedov
19-4Record18-5
30Age on fight night33
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′8″ (173 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Barata MMATeamFight Club Akhmat
Texarkana, Texas, United StatesFromMakhachkala, Dagestan, Russia

Fight statistics

39of 51 · 76%Total strikes landed100of 126 · 79%
16of 21Head strikes62of 85
16of 22Body strikes36of 38
7of 8Leg strikes2of 3
3of 9Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission attempts1
9:44Control time3:13

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Bryce MitchellRoundSaid Nurmagomedov
21/28strikes0/2TD0KD1:37controlR142/56strikes0/0TD1KD1:46control
10/12strikes3/4TD0KD3:56controlR231/39strikes0/0TD0KD0:50control
8/11strikes0/3TD0KD4:11controlR327/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:37control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

David Lethaby

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Anders Ohlsson

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Bryce Mitchell

  1. LJean Silvasubmission R2 3:522025
  2. WKron GracieKO/TKO R3 0:392024
  3. LJosh EmmettKO/TKO R1 1:572023
  4. WDan Igeunanimous decision2023
  5. LIlia Topuriasubmission R2 3:102022

Said Nurmagomedov

  1. LVinicius Oliveiraunanimous decision2025
  2. WMuin Gafurovsubmission R1 1:132023
  3. LJonathan Martinezunanimous decision2023
  4. WSaidyokub Kakhramonovsubmission R2 3:502022
  5. WDouglas Silva de Andradeunanimous decision2022

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