Fighter Profile›Welterweight

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

0.292

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

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

By Position

Distance34%

Clinch63%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 12 rounds	Round 22 rounds	Round 31 round
Avg. Landed	15	14	15
Avg. Absorbed	21	18	13
Avg. Net	-6	-4	+2

Grappling

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

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)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Yousef — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

Papy Abedi

S-DEC R3Apr '13

-10

·43 SS (54%)·53 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·266s ctrl

Simeon Thoresen

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

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

0.292

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

By Position

Dist34%

Clinch63%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=2	R2 n=2	R3 n=1
Landed	15	14	15
Absorbed	21	18	13
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

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

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

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

+0.4

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

Yousef — UFC Fight Log

Papy Abedi

S-DEC·R3·Apr '13

43 SS (54%)·53 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·266s ctrl

Simeon Thoresen

SUB·R2·Apr '12

28 SS (52%)·37 abs·1 td taken·9s ctrl

Round 12 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 31 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

-4

n=2

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6

-4