Ilian Bouafia
FranceIlian Bouafia, “The Gorilla”, is a Middleweight from France with an official record of 7-0. Cage Brothers holds 8 of those bouts: 7 wins and 1 loss, the wins coming 5 by knockout and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Matthieu Letho Duclos at Hexagone MMA 43 on 11 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2026 | Fabian Edwards | Upcoming | — | — | PFL Lyon: Lapilus vs. McKee |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Matthieu Letho Duclos | LOSS | KOTKO (Injury) | R1 | Hexagone MMA 43 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Neemias Santana | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 1 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Paulin Begai | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Ares FC 29: Younousov Vs. Alcino |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Frederico Komuenha | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:13 | Hexagone MMA 19 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Carlos Cainan | WIN | KOTKO (Retirement) | R1 · 5:00 | Ares FC 19: Pena vs. Lee Scott |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Carlos Graca | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | Ares FC 16: Chamsoudinov vs. Escudero |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Thomas Squadrito | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Arena Surpass: Fight Surpass 2 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Milton Afonso Cabral | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Mixed Martial Arts Grand Prix 3 |
Wins, losses and draws are Ilian Bouafia’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 8 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Ilian Bouafia’s record, in numbers
Ilian Bouafia’s official record is 7-0. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 8 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 7 wins, 1 loss — because the history we hold carries 1 more bout than the official record lists.
The 7 wins break down as 5 by knockout and 2 by decision — 5 of 7 inside the distance, a finish rate of 71%. Across all 8 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 9 seconds.
Ilian Bouafia has been stopped once in the 8 bouts on file, by knockout — 13% of them.
Of the 8 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 397 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Ilian Bouafia has a finish rate above 42% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 62% of them and a two-year bout count above 74% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Ilian Bouafia is listed at 6ft 5in with a reach of 78in, fights southpaw and is 29, born 12 November 1996.
These figures are recomputed from Ilian Bouafia’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.