Mehdi Baghdad

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Mehdi Baghdad
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Born (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 41)
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Other namesSultan [1]
NationalityAlgerian and French
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight(2016-17) Lightweight (2007–13,2018-present)

Featherweight(2013)

[2]
Reach75 in (190 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of
 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Team Black house
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Antônio "Nino" Schembri [1]
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins13
By knockout9
By submission3
By decision1
Losses7
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 25 May 2016

Mehdi Baghdad (born 13 April 1985) is a French mixed martial artist who fights out of Los Angeles, California. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber.

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Mixed martial arts career

Baghdad started training at the age of 16 and had his first fight at the age of 20. He went on to become a world champion in Muay Thai, WKBC also lightweight champion in RFA MMA. Baghdad is inspired by his father who died when he was young, and former world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed. Baghdad's first loss was handed to him by UFC competitor Charles Oliveira. Baghdad's nickname is Sultan, which in Arabic means High King / Emperor.

The Ultimate Fighter

Baghdad joined the Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber . Baghdad defeated Artem Lobov via majority decision after two rounds. He then joined McGregor's team (European team). Unfortunately Julian Erosa defeated Mehdi Baghdad via majority decision after two rounds in the preliminary fights, this would eliminate him from the tournament. [3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Despite losing TUF 22 Baghdad would still be signed by the promotion and would have his first match against Chris Wade on UFC Fight Night 81 on 17 January 2016. Baghdad would lose 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the first round by tapping out to the rear - naked choke. [4]

Baghdad was expected to face John Makdessi on 4 June 2016 at UFC 199 [5] but was rescheduled to 7 July 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90. [6] Makdessi was awarded a split decision victory. [7]

Baghdad was scheduled to face Jon Tuck on 15 October 2016 at UFC Fight Night 97. [8] However, Baghdad pulled out of the fight in mid-September citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alex Volkanovski. [9] In turn, Baghdad was released from the promotion. [10]

The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

In February 2017, it was revealed that Baghdad would again compete on the UFC's reality show in the 25th season on The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption . [11] Baghdad was the second pick overall for Team Garbrandt. He faced Jesse Taylor in the opening round and lost via unanimous decision. [12]

Post UFC

Baghdad faced Thibault Gouti for the LTDE Super Lightweight belt on 2 July 2021 at Trophee des Etoiles 15. [13] Baghdad lost the bout via TKO in the first round. [14]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches13 wins7 losses
By knockout93
By submission31
By decision13
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win13–7Shabiotas StanislasTKO (punches)Energy Fight Club 27 March 20252N/A Toulon, France
Loss12–7 Thibault Gouti TKO (punches)Trophee des Etoiles 152 July 20211N/A Aix-en-Provence, FranceFor the LTDE Super Lightweight Championship.
Win12–6Erivan PereiraDecision (split)Brave 2530 August 201935:00 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Loss11–6Pawel KielekDecision (unanimous) Brave 12 - KHK Legacy 11 May 201835:00 Jakarta, Indonesia
Loss11–5 John Makdessi Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez 7 July 201635:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss11–4 Chris Wade Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz 17 January 201614:30 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win11–3Zach JuusolaTKO (punches)RFA 21 - Juusola vs. Baghdad5 December 201442:37 Costa Mesa, California, United StatesWon the vacant RFA Lightweight Championship.
Win10–3Evan DelongTKO (punches)RFA 18 - Manzanares vs. Pantoja12 September 201411:55 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesReturn to Lightweight.
Win9–3Nicholas ChristySubmission (choke)West Coast FC 7: Griffin vs. Gonzalez16 November 201324:57 Sacramento, California, United StatesFeatherweight debut.
Win8–3Dionisio RamirezSubmission (choke)BAMMA USA: Badbeat 1125 October 201321:53 Commerce, California, United StatesWon the BAMMA USA Lightweight Championship.
Win7–3Tom DouglasTKO (punches)Gladiator Challenge: Summer Heat30 June 201310:42 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win6–3Dominic GutierrezSubmission (anaconda choke)All Star Boxing21 September 201222:31 Oceanside, California, United States
Win5–3Mike SandezKO (punch)Marconi Fight Night9 March 201212:30 Tustin, California, United States
Loss4–3Yves LanduDecision (unanimous)100% Fight 528 May 201125:00 Paris, France
Win4–2Randall JimenezTKO (soccer kicks and punches)Xtreme Vale Todo 5: Franca vs. Kheder19 December 201010:37 Cartago, Costa Rica
Win3–2Jeffry Lopez MadrigalTKO (punches)Xtreme Vale Todo 426 June 201013:45 Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Loss2–2Juan PuigTKO (punches)Panama Fight League: Ultimate Combat Challenge 522 May 201023:37 Panama City, Panama
Win2–1Rudy SaoudiTKO (leg kicks)100% Fight: Contenders 410 October 200921:43 Paris, France
Loss1–1 Charles Oliveira TKO (punches)Kawai Arena 113 December 200811:01 São Paulo, Brazil
Win1–0Unknown FighterTKO (knees and punches)Rio Recreio Fighting14 March 200712:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches1 win2 losses
By decision12
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss1–2 Jesse Taylor Decision (Unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Garbrandt vs Team Dillashaw 3 May 201725:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesEliminated from the TUF 25 tournament
Loss1–1 Julian Erosa Decision (majority) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber 21 October 201525:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesEliminated from the TUF 22 tournament
Win1–0 Artem Lobov Decision (majority) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Faber 9 September 201525:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesEntered in the TUF 22 tournament

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mehdi Baghdad - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Mehdi". sherdog.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Episode No. 6 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber'". MMA Junkie. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 81 results: Chris Wade runs through Mehdi Baghdad in first round". mmajunkie.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "John Makdessi vs. Mehdi Baghdad joins UFC 199 lineup". mmajunkie.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mehdi Baghdad vs. John Makdessi Results and News - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez - MMA Fighting". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (7 July 2016). "UFC Fight Night 90 results: John Makdessi gets past Mehdi Baghdad with narrow split-decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Staff (2 September 2016). "Jon Tuck vs. Mehdi Baghdad added to UFC Fight Night 97 in Philippines". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Chris (15 September 2016). "Alex Volkanovski set to face Jon Tuck at UFC Fight Night 97". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Baldwin, Nick (23 October 2016). "Baghdad had to choose UFC release or fighting hurt: 'It's just the ego of Joe Silva'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Marc Raimondi (15 February 2017). "Joe Stevenson, James Krause, Jesse Taylor among TUF: Redemption cast members". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Bohn, Mike (3 May 2017). "Episode No. 3 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 25: Redemption'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Trophee des Etoiles 15: Arena Goliath MMA | MMA Event". Tapology. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Trophee des Etoiles 15: Arena Goliath MMA | MMA Event". Tapology. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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