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✓ Axel Sola won · by Submission · R1
lightweight
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Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Jul 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Corner A
Ismael Bonfim
#77 2-4-0
Elo 1418
VS
Corner B
Axel Sola
#49 2-1-0
Elo 1484
Final result · recorded Jul 25, 2026
Axel Sola
defeated Ismael Bonfim by Submission in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Ismael Bonfim 36.7% · Axel Sola 63.3%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Ismael Bonfim 46.4% · Axel Sola 53.6%

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Other fights on this card · 6
Magomed Ankalaev vs Bogdan Guskov Main event · light heavyweight Steve Erceg vs Ramazan Temirov flyweight Rizvan Kuniev vs Tyrell Fortune heavyweight Valter Walker vs Thomas Petersen heavyweight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Sam Patterson welterweight Nurullo Aliev vs Mike Davis lightweight

Notable

Sola

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Tale of the tape

2-4-0 UFC record 2-1-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 1 · Sub 1
-3 Streak +1
30 Age 28
5'8" 173 cm Height 6'0" 183 cm
71" 180 cm Reach 74" 188 cm
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
1470 Global Elo 1531
1418 Elo rating 1484
Ismael Bonfim — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 50% of wins by KO/TKO
Axel Sola — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1

Ismael Bonfim — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 228 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
64% Head
  • Head 64%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 15%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
90% Distance
  • Distance 90%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 1%

Axel Sola — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 143 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
84% Head
  • Head 84%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 0%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
69% Distance
  • Distance 69%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 7%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.92
4.50
div avg 4.53
55%
50%
div avg 51%
4.27
4.53
div avg 3.76
53%
61%
div avg 53%
1.30
1.89
div avg 1.86
33%
36%
div avg 37%
73%
67%
div avg 72%
0.00
0.47
div avg 0.65
1
4
div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Ismael Bonfim
50% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Axel Sola
finished 0%
never finished
Axel Sola
100% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 1
can finish?
Ismael Bonfim
finished 100%
4 of 4 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Ismael Bonfim has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1555 vs 1488, 0 quality wins to 0.

Ismael Bonfim red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1555
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win
Vinc Pichel
Elo 1599 at fight time
Expected wins
2.6
−0.7 below schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 6 fights
1560
1499
Axel Sola blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1488
Developing slate
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win
Ismael Bonfim
Elo 1488 at fight time
Expected wins
1.6
+0.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 3 fights
1435
1488
Corner A recent form
Ismael Bonfim
Corner B recent form
Axel Sola
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Ismael Bonfim & Axel Sola on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.