Demba Seck vs Hussain Al Kurdi

DateOct 10, 2026

DivisionLightweight Semifinal

StatusScheduled

VenueMohammed V Sports Complex

BroadcastESPN 2

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 10, 2026 — watch on ESPN 2.

US East (ET): Sat 1:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 4:00 AM
Your time

Demba SeckBlack Tiger |11-3-0Demba Seck vs Hussain Al KurdiHussain Al KurdiBlack Panther |3-0-0

Demba SeckBlack Tiger11-3-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

11-3-0Record3-0-0

33AgeTBD

6'1"Height5'11"

75"Reach-

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

Lightweight SemifinalWeight ClassLightweight Semifinal

Hussain Al KurdiBlack Panther3-0-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Demba Seck owns a 72-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Demba Seck and Hussain Al Kurdi 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.

Demba SeckHussain Al Kurdi

Recent form

Demba SeckW L W W W · +36 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Hussain Al KurdiW W W · +82 Elo last 3

WWW

Elo edge

Demba Seck1654+15 last move

Hussain Al Kurdi1582+27 last move

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 · v0.7-2026-08-28

77%Demba Seck23%Hussain Al Kurdi

Model favoriteDemba Seck

Elo baseline60% for Demba Seck

Matchup adjustment+17 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

Demba Seck leads the full model at 77%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 17 points.

Current Elo ratings1654 · 1582Demba Seck leads by 72 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1526 · 1533Hussain Al Kurdi faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 3 sampled fights).

Elo record depth14 · 3 fightsDemba Seck has the deeper counted Elo history.

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

Stat advantages

Demba SeckvsHussain Al Kurdi

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Demba Secksubmission leads 45% of wins

Hussain Al Kurdisubmission leads 67% of wins

Common opponents

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

Tale of the tape

Demba SeckHussain Al Kurdi

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC lightweight average : 3.84

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC lightweight average : 46%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC lightweight average : 53%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC lightweight average : 1.69

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC lightweight average : 30%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC lightweight average : 59%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

3Wins by knockout1

5Wins by submission2

3Wins by decision0

1Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision0

Demba Seck vs Hussain Al Kurdi is a scheduled Lightweight Semifinal fight on PFL AFRICA 3 MOROCCO : KANE VS MEDKOURI. Demba Seck enters with a 11-3-0 record and Hussain Al Kurdi enters with a 3-0-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.