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Daniel Weichel

UFC DebutNickname“Drake”
Record
43-15
Streak
W1
Age
41
Date of birth
Nov 22, 1984
Fighting out of
Frankfurt, Hesse
Born
Germany
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC

Daniel Weichel 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
889-469-18
.655 win rate
Winning-record opponents
38 of 52
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
58
52 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

43-15across 58 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 22 sub · 15 decBellator · M-1 · TFS · Shooto · Cage Warriors +19
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Aboubakar Tounkara12-7
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Oktagon MMA
Sep 20, 2025
L
Mads Burnell20-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Sep 23, 2023
L
Timur Khizriev18-0
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 18, 2022
W
Robert Whiteford17-5
KO/TKOPunchesR11:12
Bellator
May 13, 2022
L
Pedro Carvalho15-10
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Nov 5, 2021
W
Keoni Diggs
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Jun 25, 2021
L
Emmanuel Sanchez24-12
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Bellator
Nov 12, 2020
W
Saul Rogers15-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Sep 28, 2019
L
Goiti Yamauchi31-7
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Nov 30, 2018
L
Patricio Freire37-9
DecisionSplitR55:00
Bellator
Jul 14, 2018
W
John Teixeira28-13-2
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Apr 14, 2017
W
Brian Moore16-10
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR14:44
Bellator
Dec 16, 2016
W
Emmanuel Sanchez24-12
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Jul 22, 2016
W
Georgi Karakhanyan31-14-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Dec 4, 2015
L
Patricio Freire37-9
KO/TKOPunchR20:32
Bellator
Jun 19, 2015
W
Pat Curran23-9
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Feb 13, 2015
W
Desmond Green24-8
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR22:07
Bellator
May 9, 2014
W
Matt Bessette25-10
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Mar 28, 2014
W
Scott Cleve15-6
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:46
Bellator
Feb 28, 2014
W
Artem Damkovsky27-17
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR24:24
M-1
Feb 27, 2013
W
Georgi Stoyanov20-11
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR22:24
M-1
Dec 8, 2012
W
Semen Tyrlya9-15
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR13:40
RFC
Sep 22, 2012
L
Musa Khamanaev18-9
SubmissionHeel HookR11:48
M-1
Jun 21, 2012
W
Jose Figueroa13-7
KO/TKOPunchesR11:50
M-1
Nov 20, 2011
W
Beau Baker10-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
M-1
Jul 8, 2011
W
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev34-8
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR13:26
M-1
Mar 5, 2011
W
Yuri Ivlev21-12
KO/TKODoctor StoppageR32:24
M-1
Oct 28, 2010
W
Avtandil Shoshiashvili0-2
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR14:20
FNM 3
Aug 29, 2010
L
Rob Sinclair13-5
KO/TKOPunchesR14:03
BAMMA 3
May 15, 2010
W
Victor Kuku13-17-1
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:57
TFS
Dec 5, 2009
W
Ivan Musardo25-13-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Shooto
Sep 19, 2009
W
Danial Sharifi14-7
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR12:53
M-1
Aug 15, 2009
W
Jimmy Sidoni1-4
KO/TKOPunchesR12:32
TFS
May 9, 2009
W
Fatih Dogan3-6
SubmissionBrabo ChokeR12:29
M-1
Mar 28, 2009
L
Peter Irving15-8-1
SubmissionRear Naked ChokeR21:47
SAS 8
Oct 26, 2008
L
Dan Hardy25-10
KO/TKOElbowsR2—
UF
May 3, 2008
W
Ian Jones8-11
SubmissionArmbarR12:38
GF 2
Apr 5, 2008
L
Jason Jones20-10
KO/TKOPunch and KneeR10:06
M-1
Mar 2, 2008
W
Chas Jacquier9-9
SubmissionChokeR10:00
TFS
Nov 25, 2007
W
Fatih Balci6-4
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:00
SFC
Apr 29, 2007
L
Paul Daley43-18-2
KO/TKOKneeR12:55
FX3
Mar 10, 2007
W
Amir Lekaj1-3
SubmissionKimuraR10:00
MAX 8
Nov 25, 2006
W
Marcelo Lopez4-3
DecisionSplitR33:00
MAX 6
Nov 11, 2006
W
Hugo Blatter
SubmissionRear Naked ChokeR12:47
MAX 4
Oct 28, 2006
W
Josenildo Ramalho8-8
DecisionMajorityR35:00
Cage Warriors
May 27, 2006
W
Dennis Siver23-11
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR10:00
TFS
May 6, 2006
L
Thiago Tavares24-11-1
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR34:47
Cage Warriors
Mar 5, 2006
W
Johan Antonsson5-5
SubmissionRear Naked ChokeR13:41
EVT 5
Oct 8, 2005
W
Boris Jonstomp3-7
SubmissionRear Naked ChokeR22:12
EVT 5
Oct 8, 2005
W
Mike Lucero5-5
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR13:40
KOTC
Jun 17, 2005
W
Joakim Engberg
Decision—R35:00
EVT 4
Sep 26, 2004
W
Abdul Mohamed19-8-3
Decision—R00:00
P & G 3
Aug 7, 2004
W
Gaz Roriston
SubmissionKeylockR21:57
EVT 3
May 22, 2004
L
Mattias Awad4-2
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
EVT 2
Apr 4, 2004
W
Malte Janssen
KO/TKOKickR20:13
OC 2
Feb 28, 2004
W
Masaya Takita17-26-4
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Shooto
Nov 25, 2003
W
Eduardo Guimaraes
KO/TKOFlying KneeR12:50
Shooto
Apr 12, 2003
W
Vincent Latoel17-18-2
SubmissionArmbarR11:48
Shooto
May 12, 2002

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionShooto
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Hendrik Blokhuis
SubmissionArmbarR00:00
Shooto
Jun 30, 2002
W
Vincent Latoel17-18-2
N/A—R00:00
Shooto
Jun 30, 2002
W
Erwin Seasle1-1
SubmissionArm BarR12:22
Shooto
Apr 14, 2002

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

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