Bantamweight

Charles Jourdain

Air

18-8-1

Age
30
Height
5'9"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Switch
Camp
Brazilian Top Team Canada
Out of
Canada
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 65
Finish rate
39%
Win rate
69%

Career methods

KO/TKO
3
Sub
7
Dec
8

FightMetric

SLpM

5.36

SApM

4.46

Str Acc

55%

Str Def

51%

TD Avg

0.38

TD Acc

22%

TD Def

67%

Sub Avg

0.61

Tape read

Pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket

Fight IQ

65C+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

D

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

D

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • Striking defense

    Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

Scouting report

Charles Jourdain “Air” is a 30-year-old Switch bantamweight out of Canada, camped at Brazilian Top Team Canada. The tape read: pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Career mark 18-8-1 — 3 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (65).

What works. Durability is the standout at 74 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.38 TD/15 and 0.61 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 51% / 4.46 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 67% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (32, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W 4237015 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 3070984 (Submission R1) · W 3114234 (Submission R2) · L Silva (KO/TKO R2) · L Woodson (Decision - Split R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

32 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.38 takedowns / 15 at 22% accuracy
  • 0.61 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

47 D

Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

  • 51% striking defense · 4.46 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 8 defeats

Counter punching

52 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 55% accuracy on 5.36 SLpM
  • 0.86 knockdowns / 15 · 3 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

51 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 51% · TD def 67% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 4.46 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

67 C+

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 5.36 SLpM at 55% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 4.46 SApM

Takedown reaction

47 D

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 67% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

74 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 8 losses
  • 8 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Apr 19, 2026Fighter 4237015WDecision - Unanimous3 5:0058/104
Oct 18, 2025Fighter 3070984WSubmission1 3:0525/43
Nov 2, 2024Fighter 3114234WSubmission2 3:4339/73
Jun 30, 2024Jean SilvaLKO/TKO2 1:2223/46
Jan 21, 2024Sean WoodsonLDecision - Split3 5:0060/156
Dec 21, 2019Dooho ChoiWKO/TKO2 4:3264/129