Lightweight

Axel Sola

12-1-1

Age
28
Height
6'0"
Reach
6'2"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Boxing Squad
Out of
France
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B+ · 78
Finish rate
17%
Win rate
92%

Career methods

KO/TKO
2
Sub
2
Dec
8

FightMetric

SLpM

4.50

SApM

7.33

Str Acc

56%

Str Def

53%

TD Avg

1.89

TD Acc

36%

TD Def

77%

Sub Avg

0.47

Tape read

Pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw

Fight IQ

78B+

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

IQ

B+

Ground

D

Defense

D

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

D

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Striking defense

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

  • Ground game

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

  • Timing & reaction

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

Scouting report

Axel Sola is a 28-year-old Southpaw lightweight out of France, camped at Boxing Squad. The tape read: pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw. Career mark 12-1-1 — 2 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (78).

What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.89 TD/15 and 0.47 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 53% / 7.33 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 77% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Striking defense is the soft spot (40, D). Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window. Opponents who draw them into the pocket and throw with bad intentions 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 3093513 (Submission R1) · L Jones (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 4078243 (KO/TKO R3) · W 5135143 (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W 3734006 (KO/TKO R2). Form index positive over the last 5. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

43 D

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

  • 1.89 takedowns / 15 at 36% accuracy
  • 0.47 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

40 D

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

  • 53% striking defense · 7.33 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

43 D

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

  • 56% accuracy on 4.50 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 2 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

43 D

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

  • Str def 53% · TD def 77% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 7.33 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

47 D

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

  • 4.50 SLpM at 56% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 7.33 SApM

Takedown reaction

66 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 77% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 8 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Jul 25, 2026Fighter 3093513WSubmission1 4:4433/44
Mar 21, 2026Mason JonesLDecision - Unanimous3 5:0065/135
Sep 6, 2025Fighter 4078243WKO/TKO3 2:0245/105
Jun 14, 2025Fighter 5135143WDecision - Unanimous5 5:000/0
Jan 18, 2025Fighter 3734006WKO/TKO2 3:430/0
Sep 26, 2024Fighter 5245444WKO/TKO2 4:590/0