Omar Hussein vs Abdelkrim Zouad

DateOct 2, 2026

DivisionWelterweight Semifinal

StatusScheduled

VenueGlobal Theatre

BroadcastESPN 2

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

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

US East (ET): Fri 10:00 AM
US West (PT): Fri 7:00 AM
United Kingdom: Fri 3:00 PM
Central Europe: Fri 4:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 12:00 AM
Your time

Omar Hussein187 |12-7-0Omar Hussein vs Abdelkrim ZouadAbdelkrim Zouad8-2-0

Omar Hussein18712-7-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

12-7-0Record8-2-0

30AgeTBD

6'1"Height5'10"

73"Reach-

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

Welterweight SemifinalWeight ClassWelterweight Semifinal

Abdelkrim Zouad8-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Abdelkrim Zouad owns a 79-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 Omar Hussein and Abdelkrim Zouad 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.

Omar HusseinAbdelkrim Zouad

Recent form

Omar HusseinW W L W W · +52 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Abdelkrim ZouadW W L W W · +48 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Elo edge

Omar Hussein1570+18 last move

Abdelkrim Zouad1649+16 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

65%Omar Hussein35%Abdelkrim Zouad

Model favoriteOmar Hussein

Elo baseline39% for Omar Hussein

Matchup adjustment+26 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: Omar Hussein is 65%, after Elo alone favored Abdelkrim Zouad at 61%.

Current Elo ratings1570 · 1649Abdelkrim Zouad leads by 79 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1525 · 1519Omar Hussein faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth19 · 11 fightsOmar Hussein has the deeper counted Elo history.

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

Stat advantages

Omar HusseinvsAbdelkrim Zouad

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Omar Husseindecision leads 42% of wins

Abdelkrim Zouadsubmission leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

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

Tale of the tape

Omar HusseinAbdelkrim Zouad

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 : 3.67

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 : 1.33

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 32%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 59%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

3Wins by knockout3

4Wins by submission4

5Wins by decision1

0Losses by knockout1

3Losses by submission0

4Losses by decision1

Omar Hussein vs Abdelkrim Zouad is a scheduled Welterweight Semifinal fight on PFL MENA 11 : RIYADH. Omar Hussein enters with a 12-7-0 record and Abdelkrim Zouad enters with a 8-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.