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Cameron Saaiman
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South Africa
9-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 5'8"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 67"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team CIT
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1689
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Saaiman is a finisher with a 67% finish rate. His wins by the numbers: 6 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 2 by decision. He lights people up on the feet and has never tapped anyone.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Malcolm Wellmaker (10-2-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Payton Talbott (12-1-0) by second-round KO/TKO, and to Christian Rodriguez (13-4-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 5.29 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy, making him a volume striker. He absorbs 4.14 a minute and defends 52% of strikes. Takedown defense is 47%, and he lands 0.89 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (67%)
- 2 Decision (22%)
- 1 No method on record (11%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 18 months ago
9 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 60-18
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1695
- Lossvs Malcolm Wellmaker10-3-0 ยท Power Index 1676KO/TKO ยท R1 ยท 1:59Apr 27, 2025 ยท UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Cameron Saaiman Malcolm Wellmaker Sig. strikes 9/18 6/12 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:01 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 6 - Lossvs Payton Talbott12-1-0 ยท Power Index 1871KO/TKO ยท R2 ยท 0:21Mar 24, 2024 ยท UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
Fight stats
Stat Cameron Saaiman Payton Talbott Sig. strikes 31/64 79/129 Takedowns 0/3 0/1 Control time 0:00 0:30 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 31 59 Round 2 sig. strikes 0 20 - Lossvs Christian Rodriguez13-4-0 ยท Power Index 1764Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Oct 14, 2023 ยท UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza
- Winvs Terrence Mitchell15-4-0 ยท Power Index 1564KO/TKO ยท R1 ยท 3:10Jul 9, 2023 ยท UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez
- Winvs Mana Martinez10-6-0 ยท Power Index 1600Decision - Majority ยท R3 ยท 5:00Mar 5, 2023 ยท UFC 285: Jones vs Gane
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.29
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.14
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.89
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- Takedown defense
- 47%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70
