Walel Watson Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Mitch Gagnon Bantamweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:09	UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort	Sep 22, 2012
L	TJ Dillashaw Bantamweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger	Feb 15, 2012
L	Yves Jabouin Bantamweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida	Dec 10, 2011
W	Joseph Sandoval Bantamweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	1:17	UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson	Oct 1, 2011

Outside the UFC

14-12across 26 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 12 subGladiator Challenge · Xplode Fight Series · Durham Fight Series · BTC 19 · LXF 8 +19

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Tariq Ismail8-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:44	Durham Fight Series	Jun 3, 2023
L	Serhiy Sidey12-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:05	BTC 19	Mar 18, 2023
W	Marvin Garcia12-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:53	LXF 8	Jan 14, 2023
L	Kyle Reyes15-7	Submission	Brabo Choke	R1	2:00	FFC 35	Apr 19, 2019
L	Ricky Palacios11-2	KO/TKO	Punch and Head Kick	R1	3:56	Golden Boy MMA	Nov 24, 2018
L	Fard Muhammad6-14	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:30	Smash Global 6	Sep 28, 2017
W	Miguelito Marti2-42	Submission	Choke	R1	0:39	Gladiator Challenge	Jun 17, 2017
L	Felipe Efrain17-6	KO/TKO	Punch to the Body	R2	2:10	Brave CF 3	Mar 18, 2017
L	Elias Boudegzdame20-9	Submission	Kimura	R1	1:47	Brave CF 2	Dec 2, 2016
L	Brett Johns21-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:06	Titan FC 33	Mar 20, 2015
W	Anthony Gutierrez12-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:02	Titan FC 30	Sep 26, 2014
W	William Joplin18-15	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:29	Titan FC 28	May 16, 2014
L	Rodrigo Almeida15-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CZ 46	Nov 22, 2013
L	Tom Niinimaki22-8-1	Submission	Kimura	R2	2:52	Cage 23	Sep 21, 2013
W	Joey Apodaca0-9	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:17	Xplode Fight Series	Jan 19, 2013
W	Anthony Moore0-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:22	Xplode Fight Series	Nov 17, 2012
W	Ismael Leon12-4	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	4:58	UWC Mexico 10	Jun 25, 2011
L	Cody Gibson21-12	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R2	4:09	TPF 9	May 6, 2011
W	Christian Jimenez4-9-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	4:08	BCF 2	Dec 4, 2010
W	Manuel Gallareta12-12	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:43	UWC Mexico 8	Oct 16, 2010
W	Joe Gustina7-6	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	3:04	BCF 1	Jul 17, 2010
W	Christian Jimenez4-9-1	Submission	Triangle Armbar	R2	2:26	UWC Mexico 7	Jun 26, 2010
W	Gabriel Godinez2-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:15	NFC	Mar 27, 2010
W	Kisack Monroy4-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:12	UWC Mexico 4	Nov 28, 2009
W	Peter Martinez0-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:33	Gladiator Challenge	Nov 8, 2009
L	Enrique Cuellar6-3	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	0:00	MMAX 22	Aug 16, 2008

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

3 wins, 5 losses

W3

L5

Submission

12 wins, 7 losses

W12

L7

Decision

0 wins, 3 losses

W0

L3

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 10%Bantamweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.24Bantamweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Bantamweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.75

Above avg · 0.37Bantamweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Walel Watson

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

5.41 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

1.11 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikesin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Walel Watson

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 1 coin-flip decision — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls.

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

None on file

Unanimous1 decision · 50%

1L

Split1 decision · 50%

1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

5 rounds total

0

Won

5

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallD30th

29%68 / 232

Striking accuracy

43%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.69 differential

Landed2.10

Absorbed3.79

52%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-28%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head54%37th37
Body19%46th13
Leg26%59th18

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

84%Standing

Standing84%57
Clinch4%3
Ground12%8

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Walel Watson

Landed per 15

Head

F

15th

17.1

15th

Body

F

22nd

6.0

22nd

Leg

B

60th

8.3

60th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

30th

41.6

30th

Body

A+

90th

4.6

90th

Leg

D

33rd

10.6

33rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	17.1	37	173	21%
Body	6.0	13	26	50%
Leg	8.3	18	33	55%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	41.6	90	165	55%
Body	4.6	10	16	63%
Leg	10.6	23	37	62%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Walel Watson

0%

Takedown accuracy

62%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-6.2 min net

On top0.6

On bottom6.8

Offense

Takedowns

D

41st

0.0

41st

TD accuracy

0%

Sub attempts

A

78th

1.4

78th

Control

D

40th

0.6 min

40th

Defense

TD defense

C

49th

62%

49th

Controlled

6.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	0 / 1
Submission attempts	3
Control time	1:19

Defense

TDs defended	8 / 13
Control absorbed	14:37

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (32min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Walel Watson

4 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 32 min

224%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Watson builds (+28% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Watson lifts to 224% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Watson ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Watsonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Watsonattempts / min

Control time

Watson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	2.0	1.8	2.7	0.08	1%	4
R2	1.7	1.7	5.7	0.00	0%	2
R3	3.4	2.9	3.2	0.00	12%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Walel Watson

4 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

33/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

68th

41%

68th

Win quality

F

3rd

14%

3rd

Limited UFC sample (4 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

2

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-15	2	0-2	0%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

263-211-3

.555 win rate

Winning-record opponents

17 of 26

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

26

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.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Mitch Gagnon	Top-15	43	Sep 22, 2012
L	TJ Dillashaw	Champion	68	Feb 15, 2012
L	Yves Jabouin	Top-15	42	Dec 10, 2011
W	Joseph Sandoval	Unproven	8	Oct 1, 2011

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

4 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-2

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

—

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-1

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

0-2

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

0-1

1 bout

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

3y 1mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Walel Watson

Extended layoff

3y 1mosince last bout

vs Tariq Ismail · Jun 3, 2023

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 0-1As underdog 1-2

37.2

DK avg

28.7

Median

113.7

Ceiling

0.4

Floor

25%

Boom

50%

Bust

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