Mohammad Yahya
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, TD Defense · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy · stats alone on Durability, Wrestling, Grappling, Control.
Built on 29 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 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 Steven Nguyen clear UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs de Ridder Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · July 21, 2025
says it would be hard to pick Yahya to win and that he isn't UFC level; no route to a Yahya win is offered
A journeyman whose bookings have mostly come on cards held in the Middle East. His hands carry fair pop and a fair ability to time a counter, yet nothing else holds up: his guard on the feet is shaky, he rarely initiates offense, and his wrestling defense lags too. The breakdown openly doubts he has what it takes at this level.
vs Kaue Fernandes clear UFC Fight Night Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Abu Dhabi) · July 30, 2024 · 1 read since
A flat, unhedged pick: Fernandes is called the superior fighter in every area with no expected difficulty. The only caveats raised concern his own method on the ground, not the outcome.
A counter-reliant striker with real pop who lands his shots reasonably often, but commits to such a low-output, reactive style that he can get caught mid-counter and has to recover. His ability to stop takedowns is described as shaky.
vs Trevor Peek clear UFC 294 Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis · October 18, 2023 · 2 reads since
Names Peek as the winner repeatedly, with no hedge on the outcome itself. The only hedge present is about betting timing -- he says the value was better earlier and he would not play it at this price now -- which per the standing rule is price commentary, not an outcome hedge, so it does not null or discount the pick.
Mohammad Yahya hits with real pop and prefers to work off the counter, but that counter-heavy style sometimes leaves his own output a little thin. His defense draws real criticism -- overly spot-picking, prone to gaps, and having eaten clean shots in his fights -- and his takedown defense is shaky too. The analyst expects this to play out as a pure striking contest, framed as unfavorable for him.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Steven Nguyen 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
L Kaue Fernandes 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:45 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024
L Trevor Peek 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · October 21, 2023
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
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
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