Ali Taleb
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Malmo
- Born
- Iraq
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Ali Taleb makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
162-65
.714 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 3 sub · 2 decPFL · UAE Warriors · UAE Warriors 72 · FCR 6 · FCR 5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Peter Danesoe10-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors 72 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| L | Taylor Lapilus25-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jul 5, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:25 | PFL | Nov 29, 2024 | |
| W | Jalal Al Daja11-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | PFL | Sep 20, 2024 |
| W | Nawras Abzakh15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | May 10, 2024 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Sep 30, 2023 | |
| W | Kenji Bortoluzzi12-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:26 | PFL | Jul 8, 2023 |
| W | Darius Mafi5-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:58 | PFL | Aug 20, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:30 | UAE Warriors | Jul 2, 2022 | |
| W | Mahmoud Mando7-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:30 | UAE Warriors | Feb 26, 2022 |
| W | Victor Nunes12-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UAE Warriors | Oct 29, 2021 |
| W | Mohamed El Mesbahi | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:23 | UAE Warriors | Jun 18, 2021 |
| W | Nawras Abzakh15-6 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:40 | UAE Warriors | Mar 19, 2021 |
| W | Hoger Salih0-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:57 | FCR 6 | Feb 29, 2020 |
| W | Shoeb Karar Akrami3-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 0:00 | FCR 5 | Aug 31, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
5-3across 8 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsFrontier MMA Open · Trophy MMA 9 · Gladius Adrenaline · Kaisho Battle · Trophy MMA 8 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sebastian Furmanek1-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Frontier MMA Open | Feb 24, 2018 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Trophy MMA 9 | Apr 15, 2017 | |
| W | Jimmie Nilsson4-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Gladius Adrenaline | Mar 25, 2017 |
| L | Johan Hallberg1-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Kaisho Battle | Nov 19, 2016 |
| W | Amir Malekpour8-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | Frontier MMA Open | Oct 29, 2016 |
| L | Bawan Mohammad1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Trophy MMA 8 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Hoger Salih0-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Trophy MMA 7 | Dec 26, 2015 |
| W | Nick Hakonsson0-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Trophy MMA 6 | Apr 4, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.