Hyder Amil
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Wrestling, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Striking D.
Built on 42 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Christian Rodriguez lean UFC Fight Night Kape vs Horiguchi Full Card Preview & Predictions · June 16, 2026
Pace is what wins it: "makes this fight really interesting."
A good, aggressive striker whose power shows up as knockdown power more than one-shot finishes, backed by good combinations and a genuinely violent, powerful ground and pound that uses caught kicks to get there. His biggest weapon is named as pace -- a fast starter who keeps pushing it -- though his durability is called a question mark after a bad recent knockout loss.
vs Jamall Emmers clear UFC Fight Night Bonfim vs Brown Analysis, Breakdown and Predictions · November 4, 2025 · 1 read since
gives a specific mechanism (a relentless early pace Emmers cannot match) and commits firmly to Amil winning
A good striker the analyst calls genuinely elite-level in one respect: an extremely fast, sustained pace he can hold for all three rounds, backed by aggressive forward pressure, real knockdown power and good combinations. Addressed directly and rebutted a 'he's a fraud' argument over his recent knockout loss, concluding he was simply caught cold once and remains durable. Grappling is graded good: he likes to catch kicks into takedowns, hits powerful ground and pound, and follows downed opponents with body kicks.
vs Jose Delgado coinflip UFC 317 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · June 24, 2025 · 2 reads since
He states outright that this one is a genuine toss-up that could go either way, and frames the pick as an obligation of doing the video; root-beer language is also used for this fight, generically for the card's closeness rather than this bout alone.
Amil, unbeaten at 11-0, is read as a durable striker with real pop who applies heavy forward pressure, winning rounds with a fast start and constant pace. His grappling has grown into a real weapon -- powerful ground-and-pound, catching kicks to put opponents down, and a follow-up kick on a grounded opponent -- with his one named flaw (giving up his back to stand) not having cost him yet.
vs William Gomis coinflip UFC Fight Night Kape vs Almabayev Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · February 25, 2025 · 3 reads since
Says 'I hate it' three times, calls it 'the most frustrating one to pick', explicitly invites viewers to talk him out of it, and separately recommends a DFS play on the man he is picking AGAINST — the weakest expression of conviction on the card short of an outright non-pick.
A come-forward, high-output striker — real power, a relentless pace, crisp combinations, and durability the analyst calls elite-sounding ('durable as heck'). He can finish on the mat with heavy ground and pound if he closes distance, including by catching kicks, though he gives up his back when standing back up, and he sustains his pace throughout.
vs JeongYeong Lee clear UFC Fight Night Lemos vs Jandiroba Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 94) · July 15, 2024 · 4 reads since
An explicit, unhedged declaration: he says he has to go with Lee, closing flatly by naming Lee as 'my pick,' reasoned on Lee being 'a more complete fighter' and simply the more well-rounded man for this particular matchup. No hedge on the win itself, no wager caution.
An undefeated, very fast-starting striker with aggressive forward pressure, power, combinations and durability, plus a decent, powerful ground-and-pound game. His stated flaw is that when taken down he usually gives up his back to stand -- the analyst likes the effort to get up but calls it risky against a good grappler.
vs Fernie Garcia lean UFC Fight Night Hermansson vs Pyfer Full Card Analysis, Breakdown, & Prediction (UFC Vegas 86) · February 6, 2024 · 5 reads since
States directly he is not very confident taking Amil here, and separately expects the fight to go late because he rates Garcia too durable to finish.
An undefeated 8-0 featherweight taking the fight after a run of opponents pulling out. Our paraphrase: rated a good, forward-pressure striker with good power and durability, plus a powerful ground-and-pound game and a habit of converting caught kicks into takedowns; the analyst's weight-class-size note (145 vs Garcia's 135) is read as an edge if the fight goes to the mat.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Christian Rodriguez 5-4 walk-in Submission · R1 3:43 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · June 20, 2026
L Jamall Emmers 21-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
L Jose Delgado 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:26 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · June 28, 2025
W William Gomis 4-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · March 1, 2025
W JeongYeong Lee 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:05 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · July 20, 2024
W Fernie Garcia 0-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:12 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · February 10, 2024
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Christian Rodriguez | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
June 20, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 3:43 |
| L | Jamall Emmers | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jose Miguel Delgado | KO (knee and elbows) | UFC 317
June 28, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | William Gomis | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
March 1, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lee Jeong-yeong | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
July 20, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Fernie Garcia | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
February 10, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 2:12 |
| W | Emrah Sonmez | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 58
August 15, 2023 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chase Gibson | TKO (punches) | LFA 137
July 29, 2022 |
LFA | 2 | 0:11 |
| W | Devante Sewell | Decision (split) | LFA 129
April 15, 2022 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Robson Junior | TKO (knees and punches) | LFA 117
November 5, 2021 |
LFA | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Ignacio Ortiz | Decision (split) | Bellator 226
September 7, 2019 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paradise Vaovasa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 220
April 27, 2019 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Elias Anderson | TKO (punches) | Bellator 199
May 12, 2018 |
Bellator | 2 | 3:01 |
| W | Adam Cruz | TKO (punches) | Dragon House 27
November 18, 2017 |
Dragon House | 2 | 1:04 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Hyder Amil) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Hyder Amil by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized