Paulin Begai
UFC DebutNickname“Le Chaat”
Record
Streak
L1
- Born
- France
- Camp
- MMA Factory
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC
Paulin Begai 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
105-44-2
.705 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
11 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 14 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 3 decAres 40 · Ares 36 · Ares 34 · Lions FC 11 · Ares 29 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Moustapha Diakhate | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Ares 40 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| W | Gheorghe Gritko8-5 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 2:10 | Ares 36 | Dec 13, 2025 |
| D | Moustapha Diakhate | Draw | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Ares 34 | Sep 13, 2025 |
| W | KO/TKO | Leg Kick | R1 | 1:30 | Lions FC 11 | Jun 7, 2025 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ares 29 | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body | R1 | 3:15 | Ares 26 | Oct 24, 2024 | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:32 | Ares 23 | Jul 11, 2024 | |
| W | Ednaldo Oliveira23-16-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ares 20 | Apr 18, 2024 |
| W | KO/TKO | Body Kick and Punches | R2 | 3:40 | Ares 13 | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:05 | Ares 10 | Dec 8, 2022 | |
| L | Igor Glazkov13-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ares 8 | Sep 2, 2022 |
| L | Oumar Sy12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Ares 3 | Feb 3, 2022 |
| W | Matthew Byfield8-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFL 3 | Oct 10, 2021 |
| W | Clyde Brunswijk | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFL 1 | May 30, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-2across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionIMMAF-WMMAA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| W | Stilian Ivanov1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Nov 11, 2019 |
| L | Igor Glazkov13-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Jun 22, 2019 |
| W | Brayan Aspegren5-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | IMMAF-WMMAA | Jun 21, 2019 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.