// Roster Index›Heavyweight›Dossier · Said Sowma
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNHEAVYWEIGHT

Said
Sowma

NICKNAME"N/A"·SURINAME
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
12-5-0
CURRENT FORM
4W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
American Top Team
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Said Sowma
FIGHTER -
SUR
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! STALE
HEIGHT
6'1"
AGE
33
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
17 BOUTS
WIN
12
LOSS
5
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
71%
12/17 bouts
FINISH RATE
75%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS4W STREAK · 4-1
LWWWW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: STALE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 67% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.05
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.60
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
52%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.66
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 50%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
1.50
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.72
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 30%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 50%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.50
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.00
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 64 rated fighters on the UFC heavyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#27
against the 64 rated on the UFC heavyweight roster · Elo 1555
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
44th
percentile · average opponent rated 1528 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
80th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.25 per fight)

13 rated fights · opponents rated in 76% of recorded fights · last rated fight APR 10, 2026

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (12)
n = 12
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 1
DEC · 3
8
KO/TKO
67%
1
SUB
8%
3
DEC
25%
// LOSSES (5)
n = 5
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 4
1
KO/TKO
20%
0
SUB
0%
4
DEC
80%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
75% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
67%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
8%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
25%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
17 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
AUG 6, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER95TD DEFENSE49GRAPPLING40CHIN81STRIKING52CARDIO72AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT25STR DEFENSE51RECOVERY60
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power95
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=12 wins
TD Defense49
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (62%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin81
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=17 bouts
Striking52
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio72
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat25
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.5 per 15 min)

Str Defense51
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (53%)

Recovery60
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=5 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power95 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins12 wins
TD Defense49 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (62%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin81 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record17 bouts
Striking52 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio72 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat25 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.5 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense51 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (53%)Not recorded
Recovery60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.5 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100APR 2018LAPR 2018WOCT 2018WAPR 2019WDEC 2019WFEB 2020WAUG 2020WSEP 2020LNOV 2020WJUL 2021WOCT 2021LFEB 2022LAUG 2022LAPR 2023WJUN 2024WNOV 2024WSEP 2025WAPR 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 38, KO/TKO R2.
  3. Start, OCT 2018, momentum score 49, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, APR 2019, momentum score 56, DEC R3.
  5. Start, DEC 2019, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R3.
  6. Start, FEB 2020, momentum score 72, DEC R3.
  7. Start, AUG 2020, momentum score 81, SUB R2.
  8. Start, SEP 2020, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R3.
  9. Start, NOV 2020, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  10. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, OCT 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  12. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  13. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  14. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  15. Start, JUN 2024, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  16. Start, NOV 2024, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, SEP 2025, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  18. Start, APR 2026, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Minakov), bottomed at 38 (L vs Mowry). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
17/17 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
18%
2
12%
4
24%
-
-
9
total
SUB
-
1
6%
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
-
7
41%
-
-
7
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 5 of 17 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
41%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
American Top Team
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
17 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Nikolay KovalenkoApr 10, 2026
KO/TKOR2 · 4:41
GFC 9 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 9
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Retirement)
W
VS Michal AndryszakSep 6, 2025
KO/TKOR3 · 1:40
FNC 24 - Vitasović vs. Stošić
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Nicholas GayNov 8, 2024
KO/TKOR1 · 3:18
Double Down Fighting Championship - DDFC 2: Sowma vs. Gay
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Shelton GravesJun 14, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Double Down Fighting Championship - DDFC 1: Sowma vs. Graves
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Tim JohnsonApr 21, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 294 - Carmouche vs. Bennett 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Gokhan SaricamAug 12, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 284 - Gracie vs. Yamauchi
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Davion FranklinFeb 19, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 274 - Gracie vs. Storley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Vitaly MinakovOct 23, 2021
KO/TKOR3 · 3:08
Bellator 269 - Fedor vs. Johnson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Finger Injury)
W
VS Ronny MarkesJul 16, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 1:09
Bellator 262 - Velasquez vs. Kielholtz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Tyrell FortuneNov 5, 2020
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 251 - Manhoef vs. Anderson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Bobby BrentsSep 25, 2020
KO/TKOR3 · 0:34
Titan FC 64 - Sowma vs. Brents
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Dustin ClementsAug 15, 2020
SubmissionR2 · 4:15
GLFC 15 - Global Legion FC 15
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Heavyweight. Professional record 12-5. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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