Last fight
Win
Siraj vs Yannis
Apr. 18, 2026
Stats & Records
4
Wins by Knockout
7
Wins by Submission
3
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 6
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 24
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 2
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Chilliwack, Canada
Trains at
Diaz Combat Sports
Age
31
Height
67.00
Weight
135.00
Octagon Debut
Apr. 18, 2026
Reach
66.50
Leg reach
40.50
- Pro since 2014
- Second fight of 2026, second fight in 58 Days
- First fight at bantamweight since April 2019, coming off five fights at featherweight, one fight at lightweight, and two fights at 150lbs (4-1 Record at bantamweight)
- Four wins by KO, seven by submission (RNC x5, Front Choke, Guillotine)
- Three first-round finishes, 3 second-round finishes, 3 second-round finishes, 2 fifth-round finishes
- Had a 9-fight win streak from May 2017 to March 2025
- Two of his four pro losses are to UFC-vets Diego Brandao & Cole Smith
- Won Tuff-N-Uff Featherweight Title in December 2024
- Won Unified MMA Bantamweight Title in December 2018
- Has an 11-month-old son named Grayson
- Black Belt in BJJ
- Long layoff from July 2019 to June 2023, had a brain infection and had to be put in a coma. Also developed an auto immune disease and sepsis during treatment. Says he spent a year and a half in the hospital from 2020 to 2022 and almost died in early 2022.
UFC Fight Night (4/18/26) Siraj was stopped by John Yannis via strikes at 2:43 of the first round
What does it mean for you to fight for the UFC? It’s a lifelong dream and 17 years of dedication culminated into one moment. It is finally my turn to go after my life long goal of being UFC champion.
When and why did you start training for fighting? My life at home was very dark and I needed an outlet. Throughout that I realized how much it was truly my calling.
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Jose Aldo. I remember watching him in the WEC days flying knee Cub Swanson and modeled my game after him, everything is done perfect.
Do you have any heroes outside of fighting? I don’t really idolize anybody; we are all just people at the end of the day.
What are your current ranks in martial arts? No. 1 featherweight in Canada, former Battlefield Fight League champion, former Unified MMA champion and former Tuff-N-Uff champion
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Three-division champion.
What fight do you consider to be the key fight in your career and why? My Tuff-N-Uff title win. I got brought in to lose to a massive favourite and I stopped him in the fifth round and it proved to me I can be one of the greats.
Is there a cause that you want to use your platform for? Belief! I’ve had every reason to quit; from being on my deathbed multiple times to doing many fights just to even be considered, I started from a place of self belief when nobody else did.
Beyond a championship or money, what motivates you? My little boy Grayson. Every single day I look at him and my beautiful wife Kaylee and know they depend on me. They’re my rock in life.
Favorite grappling technique: D’arce Choke
Favorite Striking technique: High Kick
Tell us about your life outside of fighting: I have the most beautiful wife, Kaylee, who is so supportive and the best mother to our baby boy Grayson, and our life is spent in the gym. All day my wife, who also trains, takes him to the gym with me and we swap when I’m done coaching and training, she goes to train.
