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Besam Yousef absorbs 4.0 and lands 3.1 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Besam Yousef's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Besam Yousef's last fight was over 159 months ago.

Besam Yousef is 41 years old.

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Besam Yousef

7-42 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLPapy Abedi·S-DEC·R3·13yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
23UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-0.84

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.351

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
7-2
Last fight: Apr 2013
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
229%
Sub
457%
Decision
114%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
150%
Decision
150%
Striking

Besam Yousef — 3.14 significant strikes per minute, 53% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.98 strikes per minute.

Yousef
Dirty Boxer
Body Attacker
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.14
Str. Accuracy53%
71UFC landed/133attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.3 vs avg3.98
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
32%
Leg
6%
By Position
Distance34%
/
Clinch63%
/
Ground3%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed151415
Avg. Absorbed211813
Avg. Net-6-4+2
Grappling

Besam Yousef — 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, 66% takedown accuracy, 50% takedown defense.

Yousef·138s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.33
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.99
TD Accuracy66%
2UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense50%
5UFC defended/10opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+12+25+37+49avg20122013

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Yousef — 2 UFC Fights

Besam Yousef — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Papy Abedi
WW
S-DEC R3Apr '13
-10
·43 SS (54%)·53 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·266s ctrl
L
Simeon Thoresen
WW
SUB R2 · 2:36Apr '12
-9
·28 SS (52%)·37 abs·1 td taken·9s ctrl
All Fighters
Welterweight

Besam Yousef

7-42 UFC
Form
2L
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLPapy Abedi·S-DEC·13yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
23UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.84

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.351

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
7-2
Last fight: Apr 2013
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
229%
Sub
457%
Decision
114%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
150%
Decision
150%
Striking
Yousef
Welterweight avg
Dirty BoxerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.14
Str. Accuracy53%
71UFC landed/133attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.3 vs avg3.98
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
62%
Body
32%
Leg
6%
By Position
Dist34%
Clinch63%
Ground3%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
n=1
Landed151415
Absorbed211813
Net-6-4+2
Grappling
Yousef
Welterweight avg
138s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.33
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.99
TD Accuracy66%
2UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense50%
5UFC defended/10opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.21.83.4R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
3.5
3.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.1
4.7
2.6
Diff
-1.2
-1.2
+0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Yousef — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Papy AbediWW
S-DEC·R3·Apr '13
43 SS (54%)·53 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·266s ctrl
L
Simeon ThoresenWW
SUB·R2·Apr '12
28 SS (52%)·37 abs·1 td taken·9s ctrl
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