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Iraq
Baghdad
Hussein Salem
"
Buffalo
"
AGE
32
/
Jan 1, 1993
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
145 lbs
/
65.77 kg
ASSOCIATION
964 MMA Gym
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
13
KO
/
TKO
5
38%
SUBMISSIONS
7
54%
DECISIONS
1
8%
OTHERS
0
0%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
1
20%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
2
40%
OTHERS
1
20%
Upcoming Fights
Professional Fighters League
May 09, 2025
Onyx Arena, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Hussein Salem
13-5-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
Assem Ghanem
6-0-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Walter Cogliandro
One Championship - ONE 171: Qatar
Feb / 20 / 2025
KO (Punch)
Mohamad Sulaiman
1
2:25
win
Jayson Margallo
UAE Warriors 54 - Jumaev vs. Sadygov
Sep / 28 / 2024
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
1:57
loss
Mark Gregory Valerio
UAE Warriors 41 - Arabia 11
May / 19 / 2023
KO (Punches)
Daniel Movahedi
1
0:11
win
Arlan Faurillo
UAE Warriors 34 - Martun vs. Acoidan
Oct / 20 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Daniel Movahedi
1
0:55
win
Nizar Ben Amara
UAE Warriors 31 - Arabia 8
Jul / 03 / 2022
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
2:00
win
Hamza Bougamza
UAE Warriors - UAE Warriors 29: Arabia 7
Mar / 27 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Daniel Movahedi
1
3:34
loss
Yousif Ghrairi
UAE Warriors - UAE Warriors 23: Arabia 5
Oct / 28 / 2021
Decision (Majority)
3
5:00
win
Gerson Pereira de Jesus
Brave CF 48 - Brave Combat Federation 48: Arabian Nights
Mar / 18 / 2021
TKO (Elbow and Punches)
Declan Larkin
2
3:35
win
Shakhriyor Juraev
UAE Warriors - UAE Warriors 14
Nov / 27 / 2020
Submission (Armbar)
Marc Goddard
1
4:45
win
Kulpur Burya
ICFC - Iraqi Combat Fighting Championship 10
Sep / 28 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Sulwan Rahim
3
5:00
win
Mohammed Wahed
ICFC - Iraqi Combat Fighting Championship 9
Sep / 14 / 2017
Submission (Choke)
1
0:00
loss
Izzeddine Al Derbani
Desert Force 20 - Dubai
Jan / 25 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Blake Grice
3
5:00
win
Ayad Shaker
ICFC - Iraqi Combat Fighting Championship 7
Oct / 31 / 2015
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
0:00
win
Bachir Yammine
Desert Force 18 - Lebanon
Aug / 18 / 2015
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Marc Goddard
1
5:00
loss
Izzeddine Al Derbani
Desert Force 17 - Homecoming
May / 25 / 2015
Disqualification (Illegal Stomps)
Yazan Ghattas
1
N/A
win
Muntazer Qasim
ICFC - Iraqi Combat Fighting Championship 6
Apr / 04 / 2015
Submission
0
0:00
loss
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Desert Force 11 - Bahrain
Mar / 07 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:54
win
Anwar Abed Ali
ICFC - Iraqi Combat Fighting Championship 4
Mar / 01 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
2
N/A
HUSSEIN SALEM RELATED NEWS
PFL MENA Season 2 to Begin on May 9 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
PFL
MENA will begin its second season this spring.
Professional Fighters League
Tristen Critchfield
Mar 18, 2025
Bibiano Fernandes Retirement Bout, Two Other Fights Added to ONE 171: Qatar
Bibiano Fernandes
will call it a career in February, but not before he squares off against
Kevin Belingon
one more time.
One Championship
Tristen Critchfield
Dec 16, 2024
Ylies Djiroun Submits Rakhman Makhazhiev in Brave CF 48 Headliner
Ylies Djiroun
, also known as “Broly,” announced to
Brave Combat Federation
that his power is maximum.
Brave Combat Federation
Tudor Leonte
Mar 19, 2021
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