MMA · Welterweight
Namo Fazil
Ten wins, one loss, and eight of those wins finished inside the distance. On 18 August 2026 Namo Fazil fights Kaik Brito on Dana White’s Contender Series, one win away from a UFC contract, under a nickname that tells you exactly what he is fighting for: the Grandson of Saladin.
Namo Fazil: the facts
| Record | MMA: 10-1 (4 KO, 4 submissions, 2 decisions) |
|---|---|
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Roots | not known |
| Based in | California, United States |
| Born | 29 October 1996 |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai |
| @namo.fazil · 333,121 followers |
Next fight: 18 August 2026 · Contender Series 2026: Week 2
Namo Fazil fight history
| Result | Opponent | Event | Date | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jake Babian | Most Valuable Promotions - Rousey vs. Carano | 16 May 2026 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) |
| Win | Yakub Sulimanov | 971 Fighting Championship - 971 FC 2 | 14 June 2025 | TKO (Punches) |
| Win | Davlat Khozhiev | Middle East Fighting Championship - MEFC 5 | 18 October 2024 | KO (Punch) |
| Win | Abolfazl Mehrazaran | Cage Fighting League - CFL 8: Amuev vs. Taghi | 9 March 2024 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| Win | Jae Woong Yoon | One Championship - One Friday Fights 49 | 26 January 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) |
| Win | Khaled Amr | UAE Warriors 43 - Arabia 12 | 25 August 2023 | TKO (Punches) |
| Win | Alireza Sefidabi | Cage Fighting League - CFL 5 | 15 July 2023 | KO (Punch) |
| Loss | Mohammad Alaqraa | UAE Warriors 31 - Arabia 8 | 3 July 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) |
| Win | Ali Hussein Nidal | CFL 2 - Cage Fighting League 2: Fazil vs. Al-Zubaidi | 26 November 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
| Win | Khaled Tarraf | HFC 2 - Human Fighting Championship 2 | 11 April 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) |
| Win | Hakar Gardi | CFL 1 - Cage Fighting League 1 | 30 January 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) |
Fight history per Sherdog, retrieved 5 August 2026.
Who is Namo Fazil?
Namo Fazil was born on 29 October 1996 and fights out of California at welterweight, 170 pounds. He trains at Tiger Muay Thai. Before the UFC he competed for MVP, the Middle East Fighting Championship, UAE Warriors and ONE Championship (ESPN, 2026; Kurdistan Chronicle, 2026).
On 16 May 2026 he submitted Jake Babian with a D’Arce choke in the second round on the preliminary card of the Most Valuable Promotions event at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, the show that streamed on Netflix. That win pushed him to the door of the biggest promotion in the sport (Kurdistan24, 2026).
What Namo Fazil’s record shows
Our own count on the official record: ten wins, four by knockout, four by submission, and one loss. Eight of his ten wins ended before the judges were needed, a finishing rate of eighty percent. Three of his last four wins came in the first or second round (ESPN, 2026).
His weapons are not one dimensional. Four knockouts and four submissions means an opponent has to worry about the ground and the feet in the same fight.
What is at stake on 18 August
Dana White’s Contender Series is the door to the UFC: win convincingly and a contract follows the same night. Fazil meets Kaik Brito, the Oktagon welterweight champion at 19-6, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on 18 August 2026 (Tapology, 2026; Sportskeeda, 2026). Fazil has said his career is driven by representing Kurdish identity on the global stage (Kurdistan24, 2026). That night the stage becomes the biggest one there is.
Frequently asked questions about Namo Fazil
When is Namo Fazil’s next fight?
On 18 August 2026 against Kaik Brito on Dana White’s Contender Series, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
What is Namo Fazil’s record?
Ten wins and one loss, with four knockouts and four submissions among the wins (ESPN, 2026).
Why is he called the Grandson of Saladin?
It is the nickname he fights under. Saladin, Selahedînê Eyûbî, is the best known Kurdish figure in world history, and the name places Fazil in that line.
Where does Namo Fazil train?
At Tiger Muay Thai. He is based in California (ESPN, 2026).
What was his last fight?
He submitted Jake Babian with a D’Arce choke in round two on 16 May 2026 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
Sources
- ESPN, Namo Fazil profile (2026)
- Kurdistan24, Namo Fazil claims anaconda choke victory (2026)
- Kurdistan Chronicle, Kurdish fighter to compete at Netflix MMA event (2026)