Nick Galanti
Record 8-1United StatesDante Rivera BJJ
Next fight
vs. Julien Leblanc — UFC Fight Night, October 17, 2026
The style
Submission-Heavy Grappler
Former CFFC champion · Short-notice debut · High submission rate
GrapplingStriking
Nick Galanti is a 28-year-old American middleweight who trains under Dante Rivera BJJ and won the Cage Fury Fighting Championships middleweight title before punching his UFC ticket with a 35-second knockout of Carlos Petruzzella on Dana White's Contender Series. He steps in on short notice for Gilbert Urbina, who withdrew from this matchup, and makes his UFC debut against a heavy-handed Canadian veteran in Julien Leblanc.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 8-1 |
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Reach | — |
| Stance | — |
| Country | United States |
| Team | Dante Rivera BJJ |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
2 KO/TKO4 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC