Before the UFC
Driss El Bakara 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
62-32-1
.660 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
3 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 9 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 2 sub · 1 decCage Rage · FWC · MMA · PFC 1 · FFC 2 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Yacine Boudjouhali | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:11 | FWC | Feb 26, 2011 |
| L | Chris Carmichael | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | MMA | Oct 16, 2009 |
| L | Araik Margarian27-15 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 2:24 | PFC 1 | Apr 4, 2009 |
| W | Juan Ferro | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 2 | Feb 21, 2009 |
| L | Oriol Gaset16-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:29 | FFC 1 | Mar 7, 2008 |
| L | Gunnar Nelson19-6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:46 | Cage Rage | Sep 29, 2007 |
| W | Gintarius Dominski | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:31 | Cage Rage | May 26, 2007 |
| L | David Tichit | Decision | — | R3 | 0:00 | CFC 2 | Nov 12, 2006 |
| D | Cedric Ingargiola | Draw | — | R1 | 0:00 | CFC 1 | Feb 25, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.