Result
UAE Warriors 49: Arabia vs. Africa
· Fri 17 May 2024 · UAE Warriors
Badr Medkouri vs Thabani Mndebela
W
Badr Medkouri
“Dastan”
5-2 · -225
1,213Elo
KO/TKO
R3 · 3:33
Heavyweight
Thabani Mndebela
“The Doctor”
5-3 · +185
1,171Elo
Our model
Market said
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litBadr MedkouriThabani Mndebela
1,213
Elo
1,171
1,152
KO rating
1,167
943
Sub rating
1,047
996
Dec rating
944
Wins by
4
KO/TKO
2
0
Submission
1
1
Decision
2
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
0
1
Submission
1
1
Decision
2
The crowd
89%
Picked by
11%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedBadr MedkouriThabani Mndebela
-225opened -400
Moneyline
+185opened +300
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Badr Medkourimoneyline 70% v 66% 0.9% -225 won
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Badr Medkouri
5-2 going in · 7 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2026-05-08 | L |
 Eduardo Neves
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:01 | -- | 1,505-99 | 1,460 | -105 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 70: Medkouri vs. Neves UAE Warriors |
| 11 | 2026-01-23 | W |
 Mateusz Olech
|
KO/TKOPunches | R29:05 | -- | 1,432+73 | 1,376 | -- | Heavyweight | FEN 61: Szulakowski vs. Kwiatkowski Fight Exclusive Night |
| 10 | 2025-05-20 | W |
 Shota Betlemidze
|
KO/TKOPunches | R29:47 | -- | 1,310+122 | 1,455 | -- | Heavyweight | Super League MMA 1: A New Fighting Era Super League |
| 9 | 2024-07-28 | W |
 Mahmoud Mohamed
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:41 | -- | 1,290+20 | 937 | -2500 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 52: Arabia 14 UAE Warriors |
| 8 | 2024-05-17 | W |
Thabani Mndebela
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R313:33 | -- | 1,213+77 | 1,171 | -225 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 49: Arabia vs. Africa UAE Warriors |
| 7 | 2024-01-11 | W |
 Thomas Narmo
|
KO/TKOLeg Kick to Hammerfists | R1 | -- | 1,171+42 | 968 | -- | Heavyweight | The King of Fighters 3: KOF 3 The King of Fighters |
| 6 | 2023-03-09 | L |
 Xavier Lessou
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | -- | 1,251-80 | 1,169 | +150 | Heavyweight | Ares 13: Lapilus vs. Beltran ARES Fighting Championship |
| 5 | 2022-12-08 | L |
 Benjamin Šehić
|
SubHammerlock | R11:25 | -- | 1,350-99 | 1,305 | -250 | Heavyweight | Ares 10: Lebout vs. Amoussou ARES Fighting Championship |
| 4 | 2022-06-25 | W |
Alpha Cissokho
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R29:24 | -- | 1,262+88 | 1,263 | -130 | Heavyweight | Ares 7: Abdoul vs. Amoussou ARES Fighting Championship |
| 3 | 2022-02-26 | W |
Damien Remy
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | -- | 1,191+71 | 1,236 | -- | Heavyweight | HXMMA 3: Hexagone MMA 3 Hexagone MMA |
| 2 | 2021-11-13 | W |
 Omar Storm
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:02 | -- | 1,112+79 | 1,079 | -- | Heavyweight | Gladiator Fighting Arena 12 Gladiator Fighting Arena |
| 1 | 2018-03-17 | W |
Sebastien Nicolas
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R26:43 | -- | 1,042+88 | 1,042 | -- | Heavyweight | Hard Fighting Championship 13 Hard Fighting Championship |
Thabani Mndebela
5-3 going in · 8 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2024-05-17 | L |
Badr Medkouri
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R313:33 | 36.8 | 1,171-77 | 1,213 | +185 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 49: Arabia vs. Africa UAE Warriors |
| 8 | 2022-09-16 | L |
Prince Aounallah
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 35.2 | 1,239-62 | 1,229 | -260 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 32: Africa 3 UAE Warriors |
| 7 | 2022-03-25 | L |
 Luc Ngeleka
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.7 | 1,322-83 | 1,227 | -450 | Heavyweight | UAE Warriors 27: Africa 2 UAE Warriors |
| 6 | 2021-08-14 | W |
 Matunga Djikasa
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:32 | 34.1 | 1,207+115 | 1,320 | +130 | Heavyweight | EFC 88 EFC Worldwide |
| 5 | 2018-11-03 | W |
Nico Yamdjie
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.3 | 1,201+26 | 1,059 | -- | Heavyweight | EFC 75: Zulu vs. Joshua EFC Worldwide |
| 4 | 2018-05-26 | W |
Ivan Strydom
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R13:11 | 30.9 | 1,155+46 | 977 | -- | Heavyweight | EFC Worldwide 70 EFC Worldwide |
| 3 | 2017-10-07 | W |
Simon Harle
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R25:37 | 30.2 | 1,072+83 | 1,055 | -- | Light Heavyweight | EFC Worldwide 64 EFC Worldwide |
| 2 | 2017-06-10 | W |
Nico Yamdjie
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DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 29.9 | 1,025+47 | 1,179 | -- | Heavyweight | EFC Worldwide 60 EFC Worldwide |
| 1 | 2017-05-13 | L |
Ricky Misholas
|
SubNorth South Choke | R314:26 | 29.8 | 1,146-121 | 1,008 | -- | Heavyweight | EFC Worldwide 59 EFC Worldwide |