Mehdi Dakaev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nice
- Born
- France
- Camp
- Boxing Squad
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Mehdi Dakaev 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
267-119-7
.692 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
all opponents have 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 20 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 sub · 8 decGFA · FAC · PFC · ACA 203 · ACA 183 +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nikita Podkovalnikov13-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:12 | ACA 203 | May 8, 2026 |
| L | Rasul Magomedov17-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 183 | Feb 8, 2025 |
| L | Herdeson Batista22-8 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R3 | 2:05 | ACA 165 | Nov 3, 2023 |
| W | Everton Freitas19-9 | KO/TKO | Body Kick and Punches | R1 | 3:52 | ACA 159 | Jun 16, 2023 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:42 | EFC 43 | Dec 10, 2021 | |
| W | Uzair Abdurakov20-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 35 | Apr 6, 2021 |
| W | Gadzhi Rabadanov27-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 30 | Dec 4, 2020 |
| W | Mikhail Balakirev9-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACA 111 | Sep 19, 2020 |
| W | Bagautdin Abasov24-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 21 | Dec 6, 2019 |
| W | Dinislam Kamavov13-3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 17 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| W | Bekmamat Shayirbek1-1 | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R2 | 0:43 | WEF 71 | Apr 14, 2019 |
| L | Jack Grant21-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CW 93 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| W | Pablo Villaseca14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFA | Oct 14, 2017 |
| L | Mickael Lebout24-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFA | Dec 9, 2016 |
| W | Wilson Varela13-8 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:47 | NFN | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Movlet Guekhaev3-3 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:40 | FAC | Oct 10, 2015 |
| W | Emerik Youmbi6-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FAC | Oct 10, 2015 |
| W | Joseph Casanova0-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:11 | WCMMA | May 30, 2015 |
| W | Gadjimurad Zubairov1-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:42 | PFC | Jan 24, 2015 |
| W | Anthony Haro1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PFC | Jan 24, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.