Walel Watson

"The Gazelle"

AGE	42 / Jul 16, 1984
HEIGHT	5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT	134 lbs / 60.78 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Bodyshop

CLASS
Bantamweight

Wins 15

KO / TKO

20%

SUBMISSIONS

80%

DECISIONS

Losses 15

KO / TKO

33%

SUBMISSIONS

47%

DECISIONS

20%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Tariq Ismail	Durham Fight Series - Rise of the Phoenix Jun / 03 / 2023	TKO (Punches)	2	1:44
loss	Serhiy Sidey	BTC 19 - Fight Night Kingston Mar / 18 / 2023	TKO (Punches)	1	3:05
win	Marvin Garcia	LXF 8 - Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 8: The Return Jan / 14 / 2023	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Frank Trigg	1	0:53
loss	Kyle Reyes	FFC 35 - Final Fight Championship 35: Egli vs. Holt Apr / 19 / 2019	Submission (Brabo Choke)	1	2:00
loss	Ricky Palacios	Golden Boy MMA - Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: War's End Nov / 24 / 2018	TKO (Punch and Head Kick) Frank Trigg	1	3:56
loss	Fard Muhammad	Smash Global 6 - MMA Black Tie Fight Gala Sep / 28 / 2017	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:30
win	Miguelito Marti	Gladiator Challenge - Fight Fest Jun / 17 / 2017	Submission (Choke) Raul Porrata	1	0:39
loss	Felipe Efrain	Brave CF 3 - Battle in Brazil Mar / 18 / 2017	KO (Punch to the Body) Fernando Portella	2	2:10
loss	Elias Boudegzdame	Brave CF 2 - Dynasty Dec / 02 / 2016	Submission (Kimura) Mihail Mihailovici	1	1:47
loss	Brett Johns	Titan FC 33 - Titan Fighting Championship 33 Mar / 20 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bobby Wombacher VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:06
win	Anthony Gutierrez	Titan FC 30 - Titan Fighting Championship 30 Sep / 26 / 2014	Submission (Triangle Choke) Jon Schorle VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:02
win	William Joplin	Titan FC 28 - Titan Fighting Championship 28 May / 16 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Anthony Macias	3	2:29
loss	Rodrigo Almeida	CZ 46 - Throwdown at The Rock Nov / 22 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Tom Niinimaki	Cage 23 - Vantaa 2 Sep / 21 / 2013	Submission (Kimura) Mika Sinkkonen	2	2:52
win	Joey Apodaca	Xplode Fight Series - Vengeance Jan / 19 / 2013	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Cecil Peoples	1	0:17
win	Anthony Moore	Xplode Fight Series - Damage Nov / 17 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog	1	1:22
loss	Mitch Gagnon	UFC 152 - Jones vs. Belfort Sep / 22 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Josh Rosenthal VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:09
loss	T.J. Dillashaw	UFC on Fuel TV 1 - Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Feb / 15 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Yves Jabouin	UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida Dec / 10 / 2011	Decision (Split) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Joseph Sandoval	UFC Live 6 - Cruz vs. Johnson Oct / 01 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:17
win	Ismael Leon	UWC Mexico 10 - To the Edge Jun / 25 / 2011	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	4:58
loss	Cody Gibson	TPF 9 - The Contenders May / 06 / 2011	TKO (Punches and Elbows) John McCarthy	2	4:09
win	Christian Jimenez	BCF 2 - Bloody X-Mas Dec / 04 / 2010	Submission (Triangle Choke) Luis Cobian	1	4:08
win	Manuel Gallareta	UWC Mexico 8 - Mexican Championships Oct / 16 / 2010	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Luis Cobian	1	0:43
win	Joe Gustina	BCF 1 - Return of the Champ Jul / 17 / 2010	Submission (Anaconda Choke) Luis Cobian	1	3:04
win	Christian Jimenez	UWC Mexico 7 - Evolution Jun / 26 / 2010	Submission (Triangle Armbar) Aldo Espinosa	2	2:26
win	Gabriel Godinez	NFC - Native Fighting Championship 4 Mar / 27 / 2010	KO (Punches) Cecil Peoples	1	2:15
win	Kisack Monroy	UWC Mexico 4 - Rebirth Nov / 28 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Luis Cobian	1	2:12
win	Peter Martinez	Gladiator Challenge - Never Quit Nov / 08 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:33
loss	Enrique Cuellar	MMAX 22 - MMA Xtreme 22: Revolution Aug / 16 / 2008	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	1	0:00

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