Ali AlQaisi vs Hamza Kooheji

Nov 14, 2026 · Fox Nation

Combat Edge model forecast31%Ali AlQaisi69%Hamza KoohejiFull forecast and your pick

DateNov 14, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueEtihad Arena

BroadcastFox Nation

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, November 14, 2026 — watch on Fox Nation.

US East (ET): Sat 11:00 AM
US West (PT): Sat 8:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 4:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 5:00 PM
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Ali AlQaisiThe Royal Fighter |16-8-0Ali AlQaisi vs Hamza KoohejiHamza Kooheji15-4-0

Ali AlQaisiThe Royal Fighter16-8-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

16-8-0Record15-4-0

36Age33

5'8"Height5'7"

38,0"Reach68"

135 lbsWeight145 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Hamza Kooheji15-4-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Hamza Kooheji owns a 62-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Ali AlQaisi and Hamza Kooheji across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Ali AlQaisiHamza Kooheji

Recent form

Ali AlQaisiL L W L L · -56 Elo last 5

LLWLL

Hamza KoohejiW L W W W · +27 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Elo edge

Ali AlQaisi1601-16 last move

Hamza Kooheji1663+14 last move

Why they are ranked here

Ali AlQaisi#218 of 385 active Bantamweight fighters · 1601 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jesse Arnett (rated 1653 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Walter Cogliandro (rated 1574 at the time): -24.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -56 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #217 Adam Santos, 0 ahead of #219 Moktar Benkaci.

Hamza Kooheji#135 of 453 active Featherweight fighters · 1663 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Yayong Wang (rated 1501 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Borislav Nikolić (rated 1665 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +27 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #134 Chris Mecate, 1 ahead of #136 Sei Min Kim.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.8-2026-10-04

31%Ali AlQaisi69%Hamza Kooheji

Model favoriteHamza Kooheji

Elo baseline59% for Hamza Kooheji

Matchup adjustment+10 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Hamza Kooheji leads the full model at 69%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 10 points.

Current Elo ratings1601 · 1663Hamza Kooheji leads by 62 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1581 · 1537Ali AlQaisi faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth26 · 19 fightsAli AlQaisi has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

What's at stake

Ali AlQaisiNow 1601 · #218 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1615

Loses by decision-10→ 1591

Hamza KoohejiNow 1663 · #135 Featherweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1676

Loses by decision-19→ 1644

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Ali AlQaisivsHamza Kooheji

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Ali AlQaisidecision leads 50% of wins

Hamza Koohejidecision leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Jaures DeaAli AlQaisi: win · Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Apr 5, 2018Hamza Kooheji: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Apr 18, 2020

Jeremy PacatiwAli AlQaisi: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Nov 15, 2019Hamza Kooheji: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 2, 2016

Tale of the tape

Ali AlQaisiHamza Kooheji

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.43Sig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.73

42Sig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

1.97Sig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.74

56Sig. strike defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

3.50Takedown averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 1.51

0Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 26%

60Takedown defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 60%

1Submission averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 0.53

2Wins by knockout5

6Wins by submission2

8Wins by decision8

2Losses by knockout2

1Losses by submission1

7Losses by decision1

Ali AlQaisi vs Hamza Kooheji is a scheduled Fight card fight on RAF ABU DHABI : CHIMAEV VS WEIDMAN. Ali AlQaisi enters with a 16-8-0 record and Hamza Kooheji enters with a 15-4-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.