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Badreddine Diani
Morocco
Badreddine DianiWIN
“Dream Chaser” · 12-4-0
Win · SubmissionWin · DecisionWin · Decision
RESULT
Decision
ROUND 3 · 5:00
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
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Ahmed Darwish
Egypt
Ahmed Darwish
“The Egyptian Eagle” · 3-2-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOWin · Unanimous Decision
Friday, July 4, 2025ING Arena, Brussels, Belgium

Badreddine Diani defeated Ahmed Darwish by Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL MENA 2: 2025 First Round, held Friday, July 4, 2025 at ING Arena, Brussels.

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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 3.84 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 94% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Badreddine Diani
Combat Sambo
  • 2021UAE Warriors Arabia Welterweight Championship (inaugural)UAE Warriors
  • 2025Runner-up · PFL MENAWelterweight
  • 2024Champion · African Sambo Championships79 kg Catchweight
  • 2024Semifinalist · PFL MENAWelterweight
Camp · Rebels Team Morocco · Casablanca, Morocco
Ahmed Darwish

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

64%
Head
38%
23%
Body
61%
13%
Leg
2%

Time in position

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

Badreddine Dianilast 4 fights
50%18%32%
Ahmed Darwishlast 1 fight
43%17%40%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Badreddine Diani· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC Ahmed Darwish· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.593.74
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.093.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.842.55
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Elite · better than 94% 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
1.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Badreddine Diani · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersAhmed Darwish · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.59
Strikes landed / min
3.74
4.09
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.35
3.84 / 6.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.55 / 4.3
61%
Takedown accuracy
60%
80%
Takedown defence
50%
3:41
Control time / fight
2:06
1.20
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 Diani5 fights · by range and by target
Range
37%Distance · 103
33%Clinch · 90
30%Ground · 83
Target
64%Head · 129
23%Body · 46
13%Leg · 27

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 11 ended early · 55%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Ahmed Darwish3 of 4 ended early · 75%1 went the distance

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
    Amir Fazli
    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
    Split Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Shido Boris Esperanca
    UAE Warriors 32· Sep 16, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 11 fights
  • L
    Wisem Hammami
    UAE Warriors 27· Mar 25, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:46 · Welterweight
  • W
    Abdulla Al Bousheiri
    UAE Warriors 21· Sep 3, 2021
    Split Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Sofiane Aïssaoui
    UAE Warriors 19· Jun 18, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Catchweight
  • L
    Yousri Belgaroui
    UAE Warriors Arabia· Jan 22, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Joel Kouadja
    100% Fight 32· Nov 25, 2017
    Split Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Hisham Hiba
    EFC Evolution· Dec 28, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 2:17 · Welterweight
Ahmed Darwish4-0
  • 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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Who won Badreddine Diani vs Ahmed Darwish?

Badreddine Diani defeated Ahmed Darwish by Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL MENA 2: 2025 First Round, held Friday, July 4, 2025 at ING Arena, Brussels.

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