Florim Zendeli vs Omran Chaaban

Aug 22, 2026 · ESPN 2

Combat Edge model forecast41%Florim Zendeli59%Omran ChaabanFull forecast

DateAug 22, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueBenchmark International Arena

BroadcastESPN 2

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, August 22, 2026 — watch on ESPN 2.

US East (ET): Sat 10:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 7:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 3:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 4:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Florim Zendeli11-2-1Florim Zendeli vs Omran ChaabanOmran ChaabanThe Lebanese Gorilla |10-1-0

Florim Zendeli11-2-1

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

11-2-1Record10-1-0

28AgeTBD

6'1"Height6'1"

77"Reach73"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Omran ChaabanThe Lebanese Gorilla10-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Omran Chaaban owns a 24-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Florim Zendeli and Omran Chaaban 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.

Florim ZendeliOmran Chaaban

Recent form

Florim ZendeliL W W W W · +59 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Omran ChaabanW W W W W · +85 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Elo edge

Florim Zendeli1661-13 last move

Omran Chaaban1685+17 last move

Why they are ranked here

Florim Zendeli#115 of 360 active Welterweight fighters · 1661 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Chequina Noso Pedro (rated 1584 at the time): +31.
Costliest loss: Lost to Maurice Abévi (rated 1534 at the time): -33.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +59 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #114 Kenan Song, 1 ahead of #116 Mike Perry.

Omran Chaaban#87 of 360 active Welterweight fighters · 1685 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Kher Khalifa Eshoushan (rated 1500 at the time): +29.
Costliest loss: Lost to Joan Arastey (rated 1500 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +85 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #86 Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani, 1 ahead of #88 Tom Mullen.

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 · v0.5-2026-07-01

41%Florim Zendeli59%Omran Chaaban

Model favoriteOmran Chaaban

Elo baseline54% for Omran Chaaban

Matchup adjustment+5 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

Omran Chaaban leads the full model at 59%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 4 points.

Current Elo ratings1661 · 1685Omran Chaaban leads by 24 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1559 · 1506Florim Zendeli faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth12 · 11 fightsFlorim Zendeli 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

Florim ZendeliNow 1661 · #115 Welterweight

Wins by decision+17→ 1678

Loses by decision-15→ 1646

Omran ChaabanNow 1685 · #87 Welterweight

Wins by decision+15→ 1700

Loses by decision-17→ 1668

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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

Florim ZendelivsOmran Chaaban

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Florim Zendelisubmission leads 36% of wins

Omran ChaabanKO/TKO leads 40% of wins

Common opponents

Chequina Noso PedroFlorim Zendeli: win · TKO (Punches) · Jun 18, 2022Omran Chaaban: win · TKO (Knee and Punches) · Apr 16, 2026

Tale of the tape

Florim ZendeliOmran Chaaban

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.65

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 46%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.83

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 53%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 1.42

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 30%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 59%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

3Wins by knockout4

4Wins by submission4

2Wins by decision2

1Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

1Losses by decision1

Florim Zendeli vs Omran Chaaban is a scheduled Fight card fight on PFL TAMPA : CYBORG VS VIEIRA. Florim Zendeli enters with a 11-2-1 record and Omran Chaaban enters with a 10-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.