Salahdine Parnasse
#10 LightweightRecord 23-2FranceAtch Academy
The style
Well-Rounded Finisher
Former two-division champion · High finish rate · UFC debut
GrapplingStriking
Salahdine Parnasse arrives in the UFC as one of the most anticipated free-agent signings in years, a former two-time KSW featherweight champion and one-time KSW lightweight champion who spent his whole career outside the promotion. The French southpaw carries a 23-2 record built on a 65 percent finishing rate, evenly split between knockouts, submissions and decisions, and gets an immediate baptism by fire, headlining in front of his home fans in Paris in just his first UFC appearance. He tuned up with a first-round stoppage of Kenneth Cross in May 2026 before this jump straight into the deep end against a veteran gatekeeper.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 23-2 |
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Reach | 73.2" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | France |
| Team | Atch Academy |
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
8 KO/TKO7 SUB8 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC