Mensur Kijamet vs Mert Basbudak

Nov 7, 2026 · FNC.TV

Combat Edge model forecast44%Mensur Kijamet56%Mert BasbudakFull forecast and your pick

DateNov 7, 2026

DivisionFeatherweight

StatusScheduled

VenueSportski Centar Morača

BroadcastFNC.TV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, November 7, 2026 — watch on FNC.TV.

US East (ET): Sat 12:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 9:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 5:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 6:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 4:30 AM
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Mensur Kijamet0-1-0Mensur Kijamet vs Mert BasbudakMert BasbudakThe Legbraker |2-1-0

Mensur Kijamet0-1-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

0-1-0Record2-1-0

26Age25

TBDHeight5'7"

-Reach-

155 lbsWeight135 lbs

FeatherweightWeight ClassFeatherweight

Mert BasbudakThe Legbraker2-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Mensur Kijamet owns a 30-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.

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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.

Mensur KijametMert Basbudak

Recent form

Mensur KijametW W · +55 Elo last 2

Mert BasbudakW W L · +25 Elo last 3

WWL

Elo edge

Mensur Kijamet1555+26 last move

Mert Basbudak1525+20 last move

Why they are ranked here

Mensur Kijamet#352 of 458 active Lightweight fighters · 1555 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Vladimir Boberic (rated 1500 at the time): +29.
Last 2 fights: 2 wins, 0 losses, +55 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #351 Agit Hamadyan, 0 ahead of #353 Nurbek Abdykadyrov.
Opposition: Opponents averaged 1500 Elo over the last 2 fights. Beating higher-rated opponents is worth more.

Mert Basbudak#330 of 382 active Bantamweight fighters · 1525 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jan Mujtaba (rated 1500 at the time): +31.
Costliest loss: Lost to Elias Erber (rated 1529 at the time): -26.
Last 3 fights: 2 wins, 1 loss, +25 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #329 Jurgen Koci, 1 ahead of #331 Federico Rotoni.

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

44%Mensur Kijamet56%Mert Basbudak

Model favoriteMert Basbudak

Elo baseline46% for Mert Basbudak

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 flips Elo

The full model flips the Elo-only lean: Mert Basbudak is 56%, after Elo alone favored Mensur Kijamet at 54%.

Current Elo ratings1555 · 1525Mensur Kijamet leads by 30 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1500 · 1510Mert Basbudak faced the stronger recent schedule (2 vs 3 sampled fights).

Elo record depth2 · 3 fightsMert Basbudak 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

Mensur KijametNow 1555 · #352 Lightweight

Wins by decision+22→ 1577

Loses by decision-26→ 1529

Mert BasbudakNow 1525 · #330 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+26→ 1551

Loses by decision-22→ 1503

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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

Mensur KijametvsMert Basbudak

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Mensur KijametNo tracked pro wins

Mert BasbudakKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

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

Tale of the tape

Mensur KijametMert Basbudak

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 : 3.81

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 : 1.67

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC lightweight average : 28%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC lightweight average : 58%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC lightweight average : 0.55

0Wins by knockout1

0Wins by submission0

0Wins by decision1

1Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission0

0Losses by decision0

Mensur Kijamet vs Mert Basbudak is a scheduled Featherweight fight on FNC 35 : ZDRAVKOVIC VS VARGAS. Mensur Kijamet enters with a 0-1-0 record and Mert Basbudak enters with a 2-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.