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Ilian Bouafia
“The Gorilla”
France
8-1-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29 · 🎂 turns 30 this week
- Height
- 6'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 78"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 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
- Boxing Squad
- 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.
- 1719
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Bouafia is a finisher at a 75% finish rate: 5 wins by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 2 by decision. The power is the main route, with knockouts well ahead of everything else. Record is 8-1-0.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Matthieu Duclos by TKO in round 1. Before that he beat Leon Krajačić by submission in round 1, then Neemias Santana by unanimous decision after three rounds.
- Style
- Southpaw at 6'5" with a 78" reach, fighting out of Boxing Squad. He lands 2 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 1.67 a minute. Defense is 66%. He has taken no shots at takedowns and stuffs 100% of attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (63%)
- 1 Submission (12%)
- 2 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
8 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
- Lossvs Matthieu DuclosTKO · R1 · 1:04Apr 11, 2026 · Hexagone MMA 43
- Winvs Leon KrajačićSubmission · R1 · 1:23Feb 6, 2026 · Hexagone MMA 39
- Winvs Neemias SantanaDecision - Unanimous · R3 · 05:00Aug 12, 2025 · Dana White's Contender Series 77
- Winvs Paulin BegaiDecision · UnanimousFeb 14, 2025 · Ares FC 29: Younousov Vs. Alcino
- Winvs Frederico KomuenhaTKO · R1 · 1:13Jul 25, 2024 · Hexagone MMA 19
Career Stats
Based on 1 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.00
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.67
- Striking defense
- 66%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.00
- Takedown defense
- 100%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00