Mansur Abdul-Malik Record: 9-2-1

UFC run

Abdul-Malik wasted no time validating the hype. He opened his UFC tenure by overwhelming the experienced Duško Todorović with a first-round TKO in November 2024, then continued the finishing run with a second-round stoppage of Nick Klein in February 2025. He showed a new dimension that June, going the distance for the first time in his career to earn a unanimous decision over the durable veteran Cody Brundage. In December 2025 he returned to form on the UFC 323 card, submitting Antonio Trócoli with a first-round guillotine choke. His unbeaten streak finally ended in March 2026, when Yousri Belgaroui stopped him in the third round – the first defeat of his professional career.

Fighting style

Abdul-Malik is a pure finisher with a perfect 100 percent finish rate across his nine wins – seven by knockout and two by submission – built on a foundation few middleweights can match. His high-level wrestling lets him dictate where fights take place, and rather than control opponents, he uses that base to set up sudden, fight-ending violence with knees, elbows and punches in tight. The guillotine finishes show his grappling is more than positional; he hunts submissions when the opening appears. The decision win over Brundage proved he can also operate over three rounds when a finish does not come. His first loss, the late TKO to Belgaroui, is the kind of test that defines a young prospect's ceiling, but his blend of credentialed wrestling and across-the-board finishing remains a rare profile at 185 pounds.

Career highlights

• 100 percent finish rate — ended all nine of his professional wins inside the distance, seven by knockout and two by submission.
• Statement UFC debut — stopped the seasoned, well-traveled Duško Todorović in the first round to open his promotional run.
• Elite wrestling pedigree — a Maryland state champion and University of Maryland wrestler who converted that base into one of middleweight's most aggressive finishing games.