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Badreddine Diani
“Dream Chaser” · 11-4-0
DECDECDEC
RESULT
Decision
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Ahmed Darwish
“The Egyptian Eagle” · 3-2-0
TKOTKOUD
Friday, July 4, 2025The Green Halls, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Badreddine Diani defeated Ahmed Darwish by Decision in the Welterweight bout of PFL MENA 5: Riyadh 2025, held Friday, July 4, 2025 at The Green Halls, Riyadh.

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Badreddine Diani vs Ahmed Darwish

Insights

  • Ahmed Darwish lands 2.55 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
  • Badreddine Diani lands 4.29 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
  • Ahmed Darwish's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

66%
Head
38%
21%
Body
61%
12%
Leg
2%

Time in position

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

Badreddine Dianilast 3 fights
53%19%28%
Ahmed Darwishlast 1 fight
43%17%40%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Badreddine Diani· from fights outside the UFC Ahmed Darwish· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.673.74
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.943.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.292.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
61%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
80%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.67
Strikes landed / min
3.74
3.94
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.35
4.29 / 7.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.55 / 4.3
61%
Takedown accuracy
60%
80%
Takedown defence
50%
4:09
Control time / fight
2:06
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Badreddine Diani4 fights · by range and by target
Range
37%Distance · 97
34%Clinch · 89
29%Ground · 75
Target
66%Head · 124
21%Body · 40
12%Leg · 23

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

Ahmed Darwish2 fights · by range and by target
Range
6%Distance · 6
31%Clinch · 29
62%Ground · 58
Target
38%Head · 25
61%Body · 40
2%Leg · 1

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

Badreddine Diani6 of 17 ended early · 35%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Ahmed Darwish6 of 9 ended early · 67%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Badreddine Diani4-1
  • W
    Yousef Adel
    PFL MENA 10: Riyadh · Jul 10, 2026
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Yousef Adel
    PFL MENA 10 (postponed) · Jun 19, 2026
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    PFL MENA 7: 2025 Finals · Dec 5, 2025
    Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    PFL MENA 6: 2025 Semifinals · Sep 27, 2025
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    PFL MENA 5: Riyadh 2025 · Jul 4, 2025
    Decision · Welterweight
Full record · 17 fights
  • W
    Ahmad Abdelbast Darwish
    Professional Fighters League - PFL MENA 2: 2025 First Round · Jul 4, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    PFL MENA 2: 2024 Regular Season · Jul 12, 2024
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Islam Sayed
    MEFC 1 · Dec 1, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 2:04 · Welterweight
  • L
    Wisem Hammami
    UAE Warriors 43 · Aug 25, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Welterweight
  • W
    Abdulla Al Bousheiri
    UAE Warriors 40 · Mar 19, 2023
    SD · Welterweight
  • W
    UAE Warriors 32 · Sep 16, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Wisem Hammami
    UAE Warriors 27 · Mar 25, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:46 · Welterweight
  • W
    Abdulla Al Bousheiri
    UAE Warriors 21 · Sep 3, 2021
    SD · Welterweight
  • W
    Sofiane Aïssaoui
    UAE Warriors 19 · Jun 18, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Catchweight
  • L
    UAE Warriors Arabia · Jan 22, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Joël Kouadja
    100% Fight 32 · Nov 25, 2017
    SD · Middleweight
  • W
    Hisham Hiba
    EFC Evolution · Dec 28, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 2:17 · Welterweight
Ahmed Darwish2-3
  • L
    PFL MENA 10: Riyadh · Jul 10, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Middleweight
  • L
    PFL MENA 10 (postponed) · Jun 19, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Middleweight
  • W
    UAE Warriors 66 · Dec 11, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • W
    Mohamed Mostafa
    Nightmare FC 10 · Oct 10, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 3:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    PFL MENA 5: Riyadh 2025 · Jul 4, 2025
    Decision · Welterweight
Full record · 9 fights
  • W
    TBA
    One Fit Championship · Nov 21, 2024
    TKO
  • W
    Issa Basem
    MEFC 4 · May 25, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    TBA
    Alexandria Fighting Club · Nov 10, 2023
    Submission
  • W
    Mohamed Abdelaziz
    Alexandria Fighting Club · Oct 6, 2023
    Submission
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Badreddine Diani vs Ahmed Darwish?

Badreddine Diani defeated Ahmed Darwish by Decision in the Welterweight bout of PFL MENA 5: Riyadh 2025, held Friday, July 4, 2025 at The Green Halls, Riyadh.