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Taps out as huge favorite Abdul-Malik lost to Dustin Stoltzfus via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:25 of Round 2 at UFC 330 on Saturday in Philadelphia.

Impact Abdul-Malik is a legitimate prospect, but this is going to be a difficult result to overcome as a -700 favorite. Abdul-Malik wasn't competitive his last time out, a knockout loss to Yousri Belgaroui in March. Here, he predictably had some strong moments on the feet, but his inability to defend a takedown was his ultimate undoing. Stoltzfus made it a dog fight from the very start and Mansur eventually wilted. Set to turn 29 years of age in late October, Abdul-Malik is getting elite training every single day with Eric Nicksick and the crew at Xtreme Couture in Vegas, but the results aren't following.

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Headed to Philadelphia Abdul-Malik will face Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC 330 on August 15, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.

Impact Abdul-Malik is coming off his first UFC loss back in March as his opponent Yousri Belgaroui bested him via TKO. The 28-year-old will look to bounce back against the more experienced Stoltzfus, who is seeking his first win since 2024. All three of the middleweight's wins have been by stoppage.

JUNE 18 • ROTOWIRE

Dominated in first pro loss Abdul-Malik lost to Yousri Belgaroui via TKO (strikes) at 3:39 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Seattle.

Impact Abdul-Malik entered as both a slight (-150) favorite and with an undefeated professional record. To say he struggled in his first professional defeat would be a massive understatement. He had zero answers for the 6-foot-5 Belgaroui. Mansur's inability to close the distance between the two resulted in him landing just 16 significant strikes. For comparison's sake, Belgaroui landed 94. Abdul-Malik did nothing with the three takedowns he did land and was quite frankly lucky to last deep into Round 3. He has a ton to work on moving forward.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Next fight scheduled Abdul-Malik will fight Yousri Belgaroui on March 28 at UFC Seattle, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Impact Abdul-Malik is 3-0-1 in his four UFC bouts, and he'll look to stay perfect with a victory over Belgaroui in March. All of Abdul-Malik's wins have come via stoppage.

JANUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Cruises as biggest favorite on card Abdul-Malik defeated Antonio Trocoli via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:09 of Round 1 at UFC 323 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact North of a -1500 favorite by the time the fight kicked off, Abdul-Malik did exactly what you're supposed to do in that situation. He dominated Trocoli from start to finish and got him out of there in an instant. Mansur turned an early takedown and a few seconds in mount into the standing guillotine choke which ended the proceedings. Of course, a dominant win over Trocoli tells us less than nothing about Abdul-Malik moving forward. The 28-year-old Maryland native improves to 3-0-1 in the UFC, with all three wins coming via stoppage.

DECEMBER 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Next fight booked Abdul-Malik will take on Antonio Trocoli in a middleweight bout at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Abdul-Malik is coming off a win-turned-draw against Cody Brundage. He remains undefeated in the UFC at 2-0-1, but he'll be looking to get back in the win column against Trocoli, who has struggled since signing with the UFC, getting off to an 0-2 start. The two fighters were initially set to square off in February, but that bout was cancelled.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Win overturned to draw Abdul-Malik's win over Cody Brundage on June 14 has been overturned to a draw following Brundage's successful appeal with the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, Damon M...

Impact Abdul-Malik was initially awarded a victory after an accidental clash of heads led to his stoppage of Brundage, and after replay review, the referee sent the fight to the scorecards rather than call a no-contest. The end result was a unanimous technical decision in favor of Abdul-Malik, but apparently there exists a Georgia bylaw that says "no incomplete round will be scored." The commission applied that law, with the scorecards then landing at 19-19, 19-19 and 20-18 -- effectively a majority draw. Abdul-Malik falls from 9-0 to 8-0-1 due to the ruling.

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JUNE 15, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Wins despite fluky finish Abdul-Malik defeated Cody Brundage via unanimous technical decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta.

Impact The old "unanimous technical decision" ending. The second-largest favorite on the card at -900, Abdul-Malik was mostly underwhelming, just like his in his third-round knockout win over Nick Klein in February. This fight looked like it was heading to a close decision, at which point Abdul-Malik landed some massive blows in Round 3, eventually securing the stoppage. It was determined afterwards that an accidental clash of heads led to the start of the sequence, so the frame was scored until that point, with Mansur coming out on top. The 27-year-old is now 8-0 as a professional with eight stoppage wins, but there's clearly work to do, as we saw this evening.

JUNE 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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Next bout scheduled Abdul-Malik will face off against Cody Brundage at UFC Atlanta on June 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Abdul-Malik, who is coming off a knockout win over Nick Klein in February, will face off against Cody Brundage in June. The 27-year-old Maryland native, who is 8-0 in his professional career and 2-0 with the UFC, will look to stay perfect in June.

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