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Lightweight · “Bulldozer”

Ottman Azaitar

13-3-0 UFC 2-3-0
5'8"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
36Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
3:44Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 49.8 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 46.9 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 38.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 2.2 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 9.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 52.5 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 25.5 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 21.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Average 52
  2. Striking Average 50
  3. Accuracy Average 47
  4. Striking D Below avg 39
  5. Grappling Below avg 26
  6. Control Weak 22
  7. Wrestling Weak 10
  8. Durability Weak 2

Built on 18 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 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
Sig. strikes landed / min4.43
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.11
Striking accuracy44.6%
Striking defense52.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.8
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time1.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Ottman Azaitar favored over Matt Frevola lean UFC 281 · November 8, 2022

He lands on Azaitar but flags real uncertainty from a two-year layoff, saying this would have been an easy, confident call before the inactivity.

Azaitar's calling card remains one-shot power that has carried an unbeaten record, along with functional takedown defense that limits how easily he can be neutralized on the mat. The obvious wildcard is a long, multi-year layoff with no tune-up fights in between, which makes it hard to know how much ring rust he's carrying into this fight regardless of how much training he's presumably kept up.

Strengthsignificant knockout power
Strengthunbeaten track record
Strengthfunctional takedown defense
Weaknessextended layoff with no tune-up fights
Weaknessunproven form and conditioning after time off
ko power · elite

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
September 7, 2019 vs Teemu Packalen — 7.61/min (W) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '19 September 12, 2020 vs Khama Worthy — 10.32/min (W) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '20 November 12, 2022 vs Matt Frevola — 4.0/min (L) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '22 July 15, 2023 vs Francisco Prado — 3.43/min (L) — only 4.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '23 December 14, 2024 vs Michael Johnson — 2.27/min (L) Dec '24

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Michael Johnson 22-19 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · December 14, 2024
16/56Sig. strikes
19/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francisco Prado 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · July 15, 2023
14/33Sig. strikes
38/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Frevola 9-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
10/22Sig. strikes
11/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Khama Worthy 16-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:33 — UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · September 12, 2020
16/22Sig. strikes
1/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Teemu Packalen 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:33 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
27/53Sig. strikes
8/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
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)
13-3-0Pro record
Team MoroccoGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
Fair FC 3
Brave CF 2
Brave FC 2
GMC 2
Mix Fight Gala 1
Showdown Fight Night 1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Michael Johnson KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
December 14, 2024
UFC 2 2:03
L Francisco Prado TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
July 15, 2023
UFC 1 4:05
L Matt Frevola KO (punch) UFC 281
November 12, 2022
UFC 1 2:30
W Khama Worthy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
September 12, 2020
UFC 1 1:33
W Teemu Packalén KO (punch) UFC 242
September 7, 2019
UFC 1 3:35
W Danijel Kokora KO (punch) Brave CF 14
August 18, 2018
Brave CF 1 0:32
W Alejandro Martinez TKO (punches) Brave CF 9
November 17, 2017
Brave CF 3 1:16
W Charlie Leary TKO (punches) Brave FC 4
March 31, 2017
Brave FC 1 2:22
W Kevin Koldobsky Decision (unanimous) Brave FC 2
December 2, 2016
Brave FC 3 5:00
W Łukasz Szczerek TKO (punches) GMC 8
April 16, 2016
GMC 1 0:56
W Ramūnas Paliunis TKO (punches) Fair FC 4
November 28, 2015
Fair FC 1 1:16
W Christoph Hector Submission (guillotine choke) Mix Fight Gala 18
June 5, 2015
Mix Fight Gala 1 2:57
W Serge Dali Submission (rear naked choke) GMC 6
April 18, 2015
GMC 1 3:30
W Ilbey Akdas KO (punch) Fair FC 3
March 25, 2015
Fair FC 1 0:14
W Alexander Vogt TKO (submission to punches) Fair FC 2
November 1, 2014
Fair FC 2 4:01
W Patrick Talmon TKO (punches) Showdown Fight Night 1
June 7, 2014
Showdown Fight Night 1 0:19

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.4 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 4.1 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 44.6% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 52.5% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 1.5% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 50.7%