Mehdi Baghdad "The Sultan"

Mehdi Baghdad, known as "The Sultan", is a mixed martial artist from France listed in the Welterweight division. Mehdi Baghdad holds a professional record of 13-7-0, including 0-2-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 0 came by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision. Mehdi Baghdad stands 6'1", has a 75-inch reach, fights out of a orthodox stance, and is 41 years old. Mehdi Baghdad is currently on a 1-fight winning streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

Mehdi Baghdad profile

DivisionWelterweight
Professional record13-7-0
UFC record0-2-0
Division rankUnranked
StatusNot Fighting
CountryFrance
Age41
Date of birth1985-04-13
Height6'1"
Reach75"
Leg reach40"
StanceOrthodox
Last weigh-in170 lbs
Current streakW1
Total octagon time20 minutes

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute3.13
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.56
Striking accuracy30.8%
Striking defense46.1%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.77
Strikes to the head54.1%
Strikes to the body13.1%
Strikes to the legs32.8%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes0
Takedown defense33.3%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0
Average control time per fight (seconds)3.5

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO0
UFC wins by submission0
UFC wins by decision0

Mehdi Baghdad recorded fight history

Recorded bouts across promotions. This list can be incomplete and is not a substitute for the published full career record.

DatePromotionEventOpponentResultMethod
2025-03-07EFC 2EFC 2 - Energy Fight ClubShabiotas StanislaswinTKO (Punches)
2021-07-02Trophee des Etoiles 15Trophee des Etoiles 15 - Arena Goliath MMAThibault GoutilossTKO (Punches)
2019-08-30Brave CF 25Brave CF 25 - Santiago vs. SilvaErivan PereirawinDecision (Split)
2018-05-11Brave CF 12Brave CF 12 - KHK LegacyPawel KieleklossDecision (Unanimous)
2016-07-07UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. AlvarezJohn MakdessilossDecision (Split)
2016-01-17UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs CruzChris WadelossRear Naked Choke
2014-12-05RFA 21RFA 21 - Juusola vs. BaghdadZach JuusolawinTKO (Elbow and Punches)
2014-09-12RFA 18RFA 18 - Manzanares vs. PantojaEvan DeLongwinTKO (Head Kick and Punches)
2013-11-16WFC 7WFC 7 - Griffin vs. GonzalezNick ChristywinSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2013-10-25BAMMA USABAMMA USA - Badbeat 11Dionisio RamirezwinSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2013-06-30Gladiator ChallengeGladiator Challenge - Summer HeatTom DouglaswinTKO (Punches)
2012-09-21ASBASB - All Star BoxingDominic GutierrezwinSubmission (Anaconda Choke)
2012-03-09MFNMFN - Marconi Fight NightMike SandezwinKO (Punch)
2011-05-28100% Fight100% Fight - 100 Percent Fight 5Yves LandulossDecision (Unanimous)
2010-12-19XVT 5XVT 5 - Franca vs. KhederRandall JimenezwinTKO (Soccer Kicks and Punches)
2010-06-26XVTXVT - Xtreme Vale Todo 4Jeffry Lopez MadrigalwinTKO (Punches)
2010-05-22Panama Fight LeaguePanama Fight League - Ultimate Combat Challenge 5Juan Manuel PuiglossTKO (Punches)
2009-10-10100% Fight100% Fight - Contenders 4Rudy SaoudiwinTKO (Leg Kicks)
2008-12-13KA 1KA 1 - Kawai Arena 1Charles OliveiralossTKO (Punches)
2007-05-14RRFRRF - Rio Recreio FightingUnknown FighterwinTKO (Knee and Punches)

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