Light Heavyweight

Oumar Sy

12-2

Age
30
Height
6'4"
Reach
6'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
France
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C+ · 68
Finish rate
33%
Win rate
86%

Career methods

KO/TKO
2
Sub
4
Dec
6

FightMetric

SLpM

3.41

SApM

1.93

Str Acc

49%

Str Def

66%

TD Avg

2.45

TD Acc

35%

TD Def

75%

Sub Avg

0.35

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

68C+

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

B+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

B

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

D

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Striking defense

    Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

  • Durability

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

  • Timing & reaction

    Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

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

  • Takedown reaction

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

  • Ground game

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

Scouting report

Oumar Sy is a 30-year-old Orthodox light heavyweight out of France, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 12-2-0 — 2 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 6 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (68).

What works. Striking defense is the standout at 83 (B+). Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look. Ground game D on 2.45 TD/15 and 0.35 sub attempts. Striking defense B+ at 66% / 1.93 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 75% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (47, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When Sy loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 1 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

Recent tape (6 bouts): L 3994033 (Submission R1) · W 4379328 (KO/TKO R1) · L Menifield (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 4389252 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 4410698 (Submission R1). Form index positive over the last 5. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

49 D

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

  • 2.45 takedowns / 15 at 35% accuracy
  • 0.35 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

83 B+

Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

  • 66% striking defense · 1.93 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

47 D

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

  • 49% accuracy on 3.41 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 2 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

72 B

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 66% · TD def 75% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.93 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

52 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.41 SLpM at 49% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.93 SApM

Takedown reaction

48 D

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

  • 75% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

75 B

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

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 6 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Mar 15, 2026Fighter 3994033LSubmission1 4:245/11
Sep 6, 2025Fighter 4379328WKO/TKO1 4:4217/43
Jun 15, 2025Alonzo MenifieldLDecision - Unanimous3 5:0034/96
Sep 28, 2024Fighter 4389252WDecision - Unanimous3 5:0090/150
May 18, 2024Fighter 4410698WSubmission1 3:430/2
Jun 30, 2023Fighter 2557025WKO/TKO1 1:210/0