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ARES FC 44 : YOUNOUSOV VS NAM

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi

Oct 31, 2026 · UFC Fight Pass
Combat Edge model forecast56%Benoit Prigent44%Jafar YousifiFull forecast and your pick
DateOct 31, 2026
StatusScheduled
VenueZénith de Strasbourg
BroadcastUFC Fight Pass
Start times & how to watch
Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 31, 2026 — watch on UFC Fight Pass.

US East (ET)
Sat 2:30 PM
US West (PT)
Sat 11:30 AM
United Kingdom
Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe
Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney)
Sun 5:30 AM
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Fight Overview

RoundTBD
TimeTBD
3-0-0Record2-0-0
TBDAgeTBD
5'9"HeightTBD
-ReachTBD
146 lbsWeight145 lbs
FeatherweightWeight ClassFeatherweight
seJafar Yousifi2-0-0seJafar Yousifi
Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Benoit Prigent owns a 27-point Elo edge (solid). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Benoit Prigent and Jafar Yousifi across their careers →

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.

Benoit PrigentJafar Yousifi
15502026

Recent form

Benoit PrigentW W W · +73 Elo last 3
WWW
Jafar YousifiW W · +46 Elo last 2
WW

Elo edge

Benoit Prigent1573+20 last move
Jafar Yousifi1546+22 last move

Why they are ranked here

Benoit Prigent#298 of 422 active Featherweight fighters · 1573 Elo
Biggest gain
Beat Maike Garros (rated 1500 at the time): +29.
Last 3 fights
3 wins, 0 losses, +73 Elo in total.
Next places
0 points behind #297 Jordan Oliver, 2 ahead of #299 Darius Patterson.
Opposition
Opponents averaged 1510 Elo over the last 3 fights. Beating higher-rated opponents is worth more.
Jafar Yousifi#340 of 422 active Featherweight fighters · 1546 Elo
Biggest gain
Beat Brandon Contreras (rated 1500 at the time): +24.
Last 2 fights
2 wins, 0 losses, +46 Elo in total.
Next places
1 point behind #339 Sebastian Apaza, 3 ahead of #341 Michael Deiga-Scheck.
Opposition
Opponents averaged 1500 Elo over the last 2 fights. Beating higher-rated opponents is worth more.

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
56%Benoit Prigent44%Jafar Yousifi
Model favoriteBenoit Prigent
Elo baseline54% for Benoit Prigent
Matchup adjustment+2 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

Benoit Prigent leads the full model at 56%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 2 points.

Current Elo ratings1573 · 1546Benoit Prigent leads by 27 rating points.
Recent opponent quality1510 · 1500Benoit Prigent faced the stronger recent schedule (3 vs 2 sampled fights).
Elo record depth3 · 2 fightsBenoit Prigent 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

Benoit PrigentNow 1573 · #298 Featherweight
Wins by decision+22→ 1595
Loses by decision-26→ 1547
Jafar YousifiNow 1546 · #340 Featherweight
Wins by decision+26→ 1572
Loses by decision-22→ 1524
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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

Benoit PrigentvsJafar Yousifi

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Benoit Prigentdecision leads 67% of wins
Jafar Yousifidecision leads 100% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Benoit PrigentJafar Yousifi

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available
UFC featherweight average : 3.94
Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available
UFC featherweight average : 46%
Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available
UFC featherweight average : 3.90
Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available
UFC featherweight average : 54%
Not availableTakedown averageNot available
UFC featherweight average : 1.57
Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available
UFC featherweight average : 29%
Not availableTakedown defenseNot available
UFC featherweight average : 56%
Not availableSubmission averageNot available
UFC featherweight average : 0.65
1Wins by knockout0
0Wins by submission0
2Wins by decision2
0Losses by knockout0
0Losses by submission0
0Losses by decision0

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi is a scheduled Featherweight fight on ARES FC 44 : YOUNOUSOV VS NAM. Benoit Prigent enters with a 3-0-0 record and Jafar Yousifi enters with a 2-0-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi quick answers

When is Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi?

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi is listed for ARES FC 44 : YOUNOUSOV VS NAM on Oct 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM EST.

What event is Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi on?

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi is listed on ARES FC 44 : YOUNOUSOV VS NAM.

What are the records for Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi?

Benoit Prigent enters with a 3-0-0 record and Jafar Yousifi enters with a 2-0-0 record.

What division is Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi?

Benoit Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi is listed as a Featherweight fight.

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