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Yousri Belgaroui

Active Provisional · age 34 · Orthodox · 6'6" 198 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 2 KO/TKO finishes in a row
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1539
Global Elo 1565 ±20
Rank
UFC record
2-0-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
+2
Δ90d +25 · Δ1y +65
Last fight
Mar 28, 2026
Win by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
25m
Avg fight time
12:17
Since last fight
3mo

Honest Elo history

2 fights · tap & drag
Oct 18, 2025 — W vs Azamat Bekoev Δ+40Mar 28, 2026 — W vs Mansur Abdul-Malik Δ+37 14801500152015401560 2026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":322,"elo":1502,"date":"2025-10-18","opp":"Azamat Bekoev","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":1,"x":810,"y":173.6,"elo":1539,"date":"2026-03-28","opp":"Mansur Abdul-Malik","result":"W","delta":37}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 28, 2026 Mansur Abdul-Malik W +37
Oct 18, 2025 Azamat Bekoev W +40

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
2 / 2
Finish rate
KO
2
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (100%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
R3
2 100%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 196 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 15%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
86% Distance
  • Distance 86%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 3%

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1576
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Elo 1582 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
0.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 2 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1570
1582

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Yousri Belgaroui on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.