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Hamdy Abdelwahab
Heavyweight · “The Hammer”

Hamdy Abdelwahab

7-2-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-1-0 (1 NC)
Positional Grappler Precision Striker
6'2"Height
72"Reach
SouthpawStance
33Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking decent · Oct 2025 · stats read 63 → nudged +5 inside the band · claims striking power +1, striking technique -2, kicking +2, pressure +1 (+2) Accuracy — Above avg, rated 76 of 100 · claims striking technique -2 (-4) Striking D — Below avg, rated 36 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Average, rated 67 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling solid · Jan 2025 · stats read 66 → nudged -4 inside the band · claims td offense +2, clinch -2 (+2) TD Defense — Above avg, rated 73 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Jun 2025 · stats read 55 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims td defense +1 (+2) Grappling — Average, rated 48 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Oct 2025 · stats read 25 → nudged -11 inside the band · claims ground and pound +2 (+2) Control — Strong, rated 86 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +2 (+11) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC 321 Analysis, Prediction, And Breakdown · October 20, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 17, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025 watch ↗
grappling good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC 321 Analysis, Prediction, And Breakdown · October 20, 2025 watch ↗
  • solid UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 17, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling solid
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • solid UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 3 reads
grappling good 2 reads
wrestling solid 1 read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.

Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler strong control — rates 86 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +2 (+11)
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 76 of 100 · claims striking technique -2 (-4)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.27
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.67
Striking accuracy55.8%
Striking defense51.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.25
Takedowns / 15 min3.25
Takedown accuracy65.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time30.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Chris Barnett lean UFC 321 Analysis, Prediction, And Breakdown · October 20, 2025
strikingdecent grapplinggood wrestlingsolid

Picks Abdelwhab on skills/path but immediately questions laying -353 on a five-fight record -- a price caution, not a reversal.

A decent, forward-pressing striker who loops his punches and throws too many single shots, but carries real power and a heavy leg kick. His grappling is the bigger weapon -- takedowns, a good body-lock-and-trip, slams, top pressure and ground and pound -- and he is hard to take down himself, though he tires when he grapples. Only five or six official professional fights. As of 2025-10-20.

Strengthdecent striker: forward pressure, power, heavy leg kick
Strengthgrappling is his main weapon: takedowns, slams, top pressure, ground and pound
Strengthhard to take down himself
Weaknessloops his punches and throws too many single shots
Weaknessgets tired when he grapples heavily
vs Mohammed Usman clear UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 17, 2025 · 1 read since
strikingdecent grapplingsolid wrestlingsolid

Gives Abdelwahab's leg-kick/volume path, says he will 'outpoint' Usman, and settles plainly on him ('give me Hammy') despite expecting some cage-pressure moments against him.

An undefeated but lightly-regarded heavyweight prospect ('some asterisks' on the record, per the analyst). A decent, forward-pressure striker whose heavy leg kick is his best weapon, though he loops his punches and leans on single shots rather than combinations. Clearly the better grappler of the two: good takedowns including body-lock trips and slams, good takedown defense, top pressure and ground-and-pound. His path to the win is landing leg kicks and more volume while avoiding getting stuck against the cage.

Strengthheavy leg kick, named as his best weapon
Strengthforward pressure and decent power
Strengththe better overall grappler: good takedowns, body-lock/trip, slams
Strengthgood takedown defense, top pressure and ground-and-pound
Weaknessloops his punches
Weaknessthrows mostly single shots rather than combinations
Weaknessrisk of getting stuck against the cage
ko power · decenttd defense · good
vs Jamal Pogues coinflip UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025 · 2 reads since
strikingdecent wrestlingsolid

Names Abdelwahab and gives a clear wrestling-path mechanism, but explicitly instructs the viewer to stay away from betting the fight ('too many unknowns') and separately uses the root-beer wager-caution idiom about a juiced total line. Per the confidence-bar rule, idiom plus stay-away advice together mean coinflip.

Our paraphrase: an Olympic-pedigree wrestler for Iran, rated at the solid rung. His entries and control on top are praised (a body-lock trip, the ability to slam an opponent, strong pressure and finishing ground strikes), defensively sound against takedowns of his own. His punching is only decent and his shots are described as looping. Hasn't competed recently. The wrestling-vs-striking breakdown is said to favor him if this becomes a grappling match.

StrengthOlympic-level wrestling pedigree
StrengthGood takedowns, body lock and trip, slams
StrengthGood top pressure and ground and pound
StrengthGood takedown defense
WeaknessLoops his striking shots
WeaknessLong layoff before this fight
td defense · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
July 30, 2022 vs Don'Tale Mayes — 3.87/min (NC) Jul '22 February 1, 2025 vs Jamal Pogues — 2.93/min (W) Feb '25 June 21, 2025 vs Mohammed Usman — 3.67/min (L) Jun '25 October 25, 2025 vs Chris Barnett — 6.6/min (W) Oct '25

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Chris Barnett 23-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
99/139Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
9/14Takedowns
10:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mohammed Usman 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · June 21, 2025
55/123Sig. strikes
86/179Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jamal Pogues 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · February 1, 2025
44/87Sig. strikes
69/123Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Don'Tale Mayes 9-4 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
58/110Sig. strikes
47/116Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
6:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
7-2-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Killer B Combat Sports AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 4
Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 2
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 2
ACA 1
Gamebred FC 1
Full career — 10 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Anton Vinnikov Decision (unanimous) ACA 202
April 12, 2026
ACA 3 5:00
W Chris Barnett Decision (unanimous) UFC 321
October 25, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
L Mohammed Usman Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
June 21, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Jamal Pogues Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
February 1, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
NC Don'Tale Mayes NC (overturned) UFC 277
July 30, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Matthew Strickland KO (punch) Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 3
June 3, 2022
Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 1 0:27
W Tyler Lee TKO (punches) Gamebred FC: Freedom Fight Night
March 19, 2022
Gamebred FC 1 0:26
W Dustin Clements TKO (leg injury) Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 1
January 21, 2022
Jorge Masvidal's iKon FC 3 3:25
W Connor McKenna TKO (punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3
December 17, 2021
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 0:33
W Matthew Strickland TKO (punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 2
October 1, 2021
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 0:15

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Hamdy Abdelwahab) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 55.8% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 51.4% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 3.2 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 65.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 30.6% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 63.7%

Headshot of Hamdy Abdelwahab by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized