The bantamweight bout went through all three rounds, most of which the 26-year-old Russian controlled his opponent on the ground, eventually taking the victory by unanimous decision with a score of 30-27, 30-26 and 30-25.
The previously undefeated Nurmagomedov fought two more fights under the banner of the largest mma promotion, finishing behind Sergey Morozov and Brian Kelleher by choke.
For 30-year-old Nate Maniss, the poor performance was the first defeat in the UFC, where he had previously fought three fights, winning a decision against Johnny Munoz, strangling Luke Sanders and knocking out Tony Gravely.
