Mansur Abdul-Malik is 9-0-1 and has never been finished in his professional career. Every single one of his wins has come by stoppage. Yousri Belgaroui is a former Glory kickboxer and one of Alex Pereira’s main training partners — the Dutch-Tunisian spent his formative combat sports years in elite striking environments. Two of the most unbeaten fighters on the Seattle card meet in the prelims.
Fighter Breakdown
- 9-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC — first-round submission of Antonio Trocoli at UFC 323 in December 2025 was his most complete UFC performance
- All wins by stoppage — 100% finishing rate across 9 professional wins; he has never needed judges to decide a fight he has won
- 28 years old and operating in the ascending phase of his career — projects as a legitimate middleweight contender within 3-4 more UFC wins
- Concern: Belgaroui trains daily with Alex Pereira — his striking quality, learned from the best kickboxer in UFC history, is unlike any opponent Abdul-Malik has previously faced.
- 9-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC — former Glory kickboxer with elite striking pedigree from the Netherlands, one of the world’s most competitive kickboxing environments
- Alex Pereira’s main training partner — has been struck, pressured, and coached by the UFC light heavyweight champion daily; this experience translates to exceptional striking development
- TKO of Azamat Bekoev at UFC Fight Night 262 (October 2025) — winning his UFC debut at 33 shows he can perform at this level
- Concern: 33 years old entering what may be his peak UFC moment — Abdul-Malik’s submission grappling at Pereira-level striking is genuinely problematic.
Abdul-Malik wins but this is genuinely the trickiest pick on the prelims. Belgaroui’s Pereira-calibre striking training gives him a quality striking edge that Abdul-Malik’s previous UFC opponents have not possessed. If Belgaroui lands clean and early, this fight gets unpredictable quickly. But Abdul-Malik’s 100% finishing rate, youth advantage, and submission grappling depth tip the scales. One of the best fights of the prelims — watch this one closely.
Confidence: 6 / 10UFC Fight Night 271 · March 28, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle · Prelims on Paramount+. Odds for reference only.
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