Nemanja Nikolić vs Jivko Stoimenov

DateOct 24, 2026

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueBoris Trajkovski Arena

BroadcastFNC.TV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 24, 2026 — watch on FNC.TV.

US East (ET): Sat 1:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 4:00 AM
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Nemanja NikolićKoba |10-1-1Nemanja Nikolić vs Jivko StoimenovJivko StoimenovThe Bulgarian Ripper |14-7-0

Nemanja NikolićKoba10-1-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

10-1-1Record14-7-0

35Age30

6'0"Height5'10"

TBDReachTBD

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Jivko StoimenovThe Bulgarian Ripper14-7-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Nemanja Nikolić owns a 84-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Nemanja Nikolić and Jivko Stoimenov across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Nemanja NikolićJivko Stoimenov

Recent form

Nemanja NikolićW L W W W · +20 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Jivko StoimenovW L W L L · -38 Elo last 5

WLWLL

Elo edge

Nemanja Nikolić1657+8 last move

Jivko Stoimenov1573+10 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

54%Nemanja Nikolić46%Jivko Stoimenov

Model favoriteNemanja Nikolić

Elo baseline62% for Nemanja Nikolić

Matchup adjustment-8 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Nemanja Nikolić leads the full model at 54%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model softens that lean by 8 points.

Current Elo ratings1657 · 1573Nemanja Nikolić leads by 84 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1496 · 1504Jivko Stoimenov faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth11 · 19 fightsJivko Stoimenov has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Nemanja NikolićvsJivko Stoimenov

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Nemanja NikolićKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Jivko StoimenovKO/TKO leads 57% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Nemanja NikolićJivko Stoimenov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.93

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 48%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.81

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 52%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 1.69

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 31%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 58%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 0.69

5Wins by knockout8

4Wins by submission6

1Wins by decision0

0Losses by knockout5

1Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision1

Nemanja Nikolić vs Jivko Stoimenov is a scheduled Middleweight fight on FNC 34 : ESKIEV VS BOJKOVIC. Nemanja Nikolić enters with a 10-1-1 record and Jivko Stoimenov enters with a 14-7-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.