Adama Diop
“Blindé”
Record 7-1-0SenegalMantis MMA Dakar
The style
Wrestler-Puncher
Senegalese wrestling base · Heavy hands · First Senegalese UFC signee
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Adama 'Blindé' Diop is a 31-year-old Dakar heavyweight who came to MMA from a traditional Senegalese wrestling background, winning titles with Hexagone MMA in France and the EFC in South Africa before signing with the UFC. He earned his contract on September 29, 2026 with a second-round TKO of Zaurbek Sabanov on Dana White's Contender Series, becoming the first Senegalese fighter in UFC history. His only professional loss was a first-round KO to Anthony Morel in 2023; no UFC debut has been scheduled yet.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 7-1-0 |
| Age | 31 |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Reach | 79" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | Senegal |
| Team | Mantis MMA Dakar |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
6 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB0 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Diop lands on a covered card.