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Mehdi Baghdad absorbs 4.6 and lands 3.1 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Mehdi Baghdad has minimal takedown activity on record.

Mehdi Baghdad's last fight was over 120 months ago.

Mehdi Baghdad is 41 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“The Sultan”

Mehdi Baghdad

11-52 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
6'1"ht·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLJohn Makdessi·S-DEC·R3·9yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.8min/fight
·
20UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-1.43

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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
12-5
Last fight: Jul 2016
Physical
Height
6'1"
+3.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
867%
Sub
325%
Decision
18%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
360%
Sub
00%
Decision
240%
Striking

Mehdi Baghdad — 3.13 significant strikes per minute, 30% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.56 strikes per minute.

Baghdad
Distance Striker
Leg Kicker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.13
Str. Accuracy30%
61UFC landed/198attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.3 vs avg4.56
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / fight0.50
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
CQ KO Power
1.64
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
13%
Leg
33%
By Position
Distance89%
/
Clinch5%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed91925
Avg. Absorbed133133
Avg. Net-4-12-8
Grappling

Mehdi Baghdad — 33% takedown defense.

Baghdad·4s ctrlPassive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.77
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense33%
1UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
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
—
No eligible sequences on record.
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+17+35+52+69avg2016

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Baghdad — 2 UFC Fights

Mehdi Baghdad — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
John Makdessi
LW
S-DEC R3Jul '16
-24
·60 SS (31%)·84 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Chris Wade
LW
SUB R1 · 4:30Jan '16
-4
·1 SS (20%)·5 abs·2 td taken
All Fighters
Lightweight
“The Sultan”

Mehdi Baghdad

11-52 UFC
Form
2L
6'1"ht·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLJohn Makdessi·S-DEC·9yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.8min/fight
·
20UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.43

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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
12-5
Last fight: Jul 2016
Physical
Height
6'1"
+3.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
867%
Sub
325%
Decision
18%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
360%
Sub
00%
Decision
240%
Striking
Baghdad
Lightweight avg
Distance StrikerLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.13
Str. Accuracy30%
61UFC landed/198attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.3 vs avg4.56
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
CQ KO Power
1.64
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
13%
Leg
33%
By Position
Dist89%
Clinch5%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed91925
Absorbed133133
Net-4-12-8
Grappling
Baghdad
Lightweight avg
4s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.77
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense33%
1UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
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.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.22.14.5R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.8
3.8
5.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.6
6.2
6.6
Diff
-0.8
-2.4
-1.6

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

Baghdad — UFC Fight Log
|
L
John MakdessiLW
S-DEC·R3·Jul '16
60 SS (31%)·84 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl·1 kd
L
Chris WadeLW
SUB·R1·Jan '16
1 SS (20%)·5 abs·2 td taken
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