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Jonathan Piersma vs Omar El Dafrawy

Jonathan Piersma is 12-4-0; Omar El Dafrawy is 16-6-0. Omar El Dafrawy is 1 year older than Jonathan Piersma. Omar El Dafrawy has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Jonathan Piersma. Jonathan Piersma is 1" · 3 cm taller than Omar El Dafrawy. They have met once: Jonathan Piersma 0, Omar El Dafrawy 1.

Jonathan Piersma
United States
Jonathan Piersma
“War Hawk” · 12-4-0
Loss · DecisionWin · TKOWin · Submission
175 lb CatchweightMet once
Omar El Dafrawy
Egypt
Omar El Dafrawy
“GodFirst” · 16-6-0
Win · DecisionWin · TKOLoss · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Jonathan Piersma

No background on record

Omar El Dafrawy
BoxingBJJ
  • 20242024 PFL MENA Welterweight Tournament ChampionPFL MENA
  • 2021AUFC title (welterweight)Arabic Ultimate Fighting Championship (AUFC)
  • 2022Champion · Egyptian Military Kung Fu Championship
  • —Champion · Egyptian BJJ National Championship
Camp · Soma Fight Club · Bali, Indonesia

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

90%
Head
83%
10%
Body
16%
0%
Leg
1%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Jonathan Piersmalast 1 fight
21%14%65%
Omar El Dafrawylast 9 fights
33%17%50%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Jonathan Piersma· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Omar El Dafrawy· incl. 9 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
1.333.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.803.63
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Average · better than 43% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.001.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
100%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
5.001.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jonathan Piersma · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersOmar El Dafrawy · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.33
Strikes landed / min
3.52
6.80
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.63
3.00 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.21 / 2.2
100%
Takedown accuracy
54%
0%
Takedown defence
45%
8:38
Control time / fight
1:33
5.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Jonathan Piersma1 fight · by range and by target
Range
10%Distance · 2
15%Clinch · 3
75%Ground · 15
Target
90%Head · 18
10%Body · 2
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Omar El Dafrawy9 fights · by range and by target
Range
46%Distance · 182
27%Clinch · 107
27%Ground · 109
Target
83%Head · 253
16%Body · 47
1%Leg · 3

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Jonathan Piersma and Omar El Dafrawy ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs Colgan (Fri, Jul 31, 2026), where Omar El Dafrawy won by Decision.

What are the records of Jonathan Piersma and Omar El Dafrawy?

Jonathan Piersma is 12-4-0 and Omar El Dafrawy is 16-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Jonathan Piersma or Omar El Dafrawy?

Omar El Dafrawy has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Jonathan Piersma, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Jonathan Piersma or Omar El Dafrawy?

Jonathan Piersma is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Omar El Dafrawy stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Jonathan Piersma or Omar El Dafrawy?

Omar El Dafrawy is 31 and Jonathan Piersma is 30.

Who has more finishes, Jonathan Piersma or Omar El Dafrawy?

Jonathan Piersma has 11 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Omar El Dafrawy has 12 wins (9 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).