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

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

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. Landed	9	19	25
Avg. Absorbed	13	31	33
Avg. Net	-4	-12	-8

Grappling

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

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)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Baghdad — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

John Makdessi

S-DEC R3Jul '16

-24

·60 SS (31%)·84 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl·1 kd landed

Chris Wade

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

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

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
Landed	9	19	25
Absorbed	13	31	33
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

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.

—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

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

John Makdessi

S-DEC·R3·Jul '16

60 SS (31%)·84 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl·1 kd

Chris Wade

SUB·R1·Jan '16

1 SS (20%)·5 abs·2 td taken

Round 12 rounds

Round 21 round

Round 31 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

-12

-8

n=2

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4

-12

-8