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Benardo Sopaj
Albania
Benardo SopajWIN
“Lion King” · 13-3-0
Win · SubmissionWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKO
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3
Catchweight3 rounds scheduled
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Tariq Ismail
Canada
Tariq Ismail
“Desert Storm” · 8-2-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · DecisionWin · TKO
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Benardo Sopaj defeated Tariq Ismail by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Catchweight bout of BRAVE CF 38, held Saturday, January 11, 2020.

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Benardo Sopaj vs Tariq Ismail

Insights

  • Tariq Ismail stops 100% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
  • Benardo Sopaj absorbs 4.69 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Benardo Sopaj
MMA
  • —Blue belt · BJJ
  • 2023AFN Bantamweight Championship (vacant)Allstars Fight Night
  • 2022FCR Bantamweight ChampionshipFight Club Rush
  • 2017MCP Bantamweight ChampionshipMCP Greece
Camp · Allstars Training Center · Stockholm, Sweden
Tariq Ismail

No background on record

Camp · TriStar Gym

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

86%
Head
54%
6%
Body
26%
9%
Leg
20%

Time in position

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

Benardo Sopajlast 2 fights
62%17%21%
Tariq Ismaillast 4 fights
61%9%30%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Benardo Sopaj Tariq Ismail· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.392.69
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.690.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.432.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
60%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
77%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.800.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Benardo Sopaj · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersTariq Ismail · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.39
Strikes landed / min
2.69
4.69
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
0.98
2.43 / 4.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.22 / 2.8
60%
Takedown accuracy
80%
77%
Takedown defence
100%
2:57
Control time / fight
3:15
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

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

Benardo Sopaj3 UFC fights · 163 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%64/160
3%5/10
9%14/16
Clinch
7%12/18
2%4/4
0%0/0
Ground
39%64/73
0%0/0
0%0/0
Tariq Ismail4 fights · by range and by target
Range
33%Distance · 63
24%Clinch · 47
43%Ground · 82
Target
54%Head · 79
26%Body · 37
20%Leg · 29

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.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Benardo Sopaj7 of 8 ended early · 88%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Tariq Ismail1 of 9 ended early · 11%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Benardo Sopaj4-1
  • W
    Darius Buda
    Ak Fighting Championship 2· Nov 16, 2019
    Submission · R2 · 3:03 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Alexey Shaposhnikov
    WFCA 50· Aug 18, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
  • W
    Konstantinos Charisis
    Cage Survivor 11· Mar 3, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Flyweight
  • W
    Apostolos Geropoulos
    MMA Challenge Pro 7· Nov 4, 2017
    TKO · R3 · 3:46 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Nikos Taktikos
    Corinthian Pro MMA· Sep 23, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 0:19 · Bantamweight
Full record · 8 fights
  • W
    Bobi Stojcevski
    MMA Challenge Pro 6· Apr 23, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Nikos Kalivas
    Greek FC 7· Oct 9, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 1:13 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Nikos Leopoulos
    Cage Survivor 5· Jun 11, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Bantamweight
Tariq Ismail5-0
  • W
    Cedric Doyle
    Brave CF 31· Dec 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Jalal Al Daja
    Brave CF 27· Oct 4, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 5:05 · Welterweight
  • W
    Manny Alfaro
    TKO Fight Night 1· Aug 2, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Johnny Baldridge
    TKO 42: Nogueira vs. Laramie· Mar 16, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Abdel Ali Hariri
    Al Batal: Season 2· Sep 27, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
Full record · 9 fights
  • W
    Izzeddine Al Derbani
    Al Batal: Season 2· Sep 27, 2014
    DEC · Lightweight
  • L
    Walid Seghir
    Al Batal: Season 2· Sep 27, 2014
    DEC · Lightweight
  • W
    Terry Lemaire
    Hybrid Pro Series 1· Mar 8, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rich Stafford
    Challenge MMA 2· Aug 17, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Benardo Sopaj vs Tariq Ismail?

Benardo Sopaj defeated Tariq Ismail by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Catchweight bout of BRAVE CF 38, held Saturday, January 11, 2020.

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