Hexagone MMA 43

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Matthieu Duclos vs. Ilian Bouafia

Hexagone MMA

MMA

April 11, 2026 at 05:00 PM UTC

🇫🇷 Zénith Paris, Paris, FR

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Middleweight (185 lbs)|3R

HXMMA MW Champion (3 def.)

🇫🇷Matthieu Duclos

11-3|Age 31|191cm

Reach 193cm|4連勝

Ilian Bouafia🇫🇷

8-1

HXMMA MW (3 def.)

🇫🇷Matthieu Duclos

11-3 / Age 31 / 191cm

Reach 193cm / 4連勝

🇫🇷Ilian Bouafia

8-1

Finish Stats

Matthieu DuclosIlian Bouafia

80%

SUB

80%

FIN

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Win Methods

KOSUB

Matthieu Duclos

Leg Injury

Punches & Knee

Knees to the Head

Eye Injury

KO/TKO

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Matthieu Duclos

WIlian Bouafia|KO R1|Hexagone MMA 43

WMoacir Rocha|KO R2|Hexagone MMA 36

WThiago Hayne|KO R2|Hexagone MMA 27

WDaichi Mikami|DEC|Hexagone MMA 23

LMarco Tulio|KO R2|Contender Series 2024

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Matthieu Duclos: A former Hexagone MMA middleweight champion from Sarcelles, just outside Paris, with a 10-3 record and eight wins by KO/TKO. His TKO of Ilian Bouafia at Hexagone MMA 43 in April 2026 convinced the UFC to sign him in July.

Matthieu Duclos: He came up short on Dana White's Contender Series but rebounded with four straight wins to earn his UFC debut at home in Paris. Opponent Luis Felipe Dias earned his contract on last season's Contender Series and followed up with a first-round stoppage of YiSak Lee in late May.

Matthieu Duclos

Matthieu Duclos is a French middleweight fighter with a professional record of 10-3-0. Standing 191cm with a 196cm reach, he is currently a standout competitor in Hexagone MMA. He is on a four-fight winning streak, most recently securing a victory against Ilian Bouafia in April 2026. Prior to that, he earned consecutive stoppage wins over Moacir Rocha and Thiago Hayne, following a unanimous decision victory against Daichi Mikami.

HXMMA Vacant Light Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)|5R

HXMMA LHW ChampionAEFC LHW ChampionFMMAF LHW GP Champion

🇬🇳Bafode Gassama

3-0|Age 32|188cm

Reach 202cm|4連勝

Lajos Papp🇸🇰

7-2

HXMMA LHWAEFC LHWFMMAF LHW GP

🇬🇳Bafode Gassama

3-0 / Age 32 / 188cm

Reach 202cm / 4連勝

🇸🇰Lajos Papp

7-2

Finish Stats

Bafode GassamaLajos Papp

32%

21%

SUB

53%

FIN

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Win Methods

KOSUB

Bafode Gassama

KO/TKO

Ground & Pound

Rear Naked Choke

Overhand Left

Guillotine Choke

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Bafode Gassama

WLajos Papp|DEC|Hexagone MMA 43

WMoussa Ndiaye|KO R1|Hexagone MMA 35

WValik Potyrlyu|KO R1|Hexagone MMA 29

WStephane Coignon|KO R1|Hexagone MMA 24

LAsrorbek Anvarjonov|DEC|IMMAF

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Flyweight (125 lbs)|3R

🇫🇷Souhil Arezki

3-0

Maximilien Vallot🇫🇷

7-5

🇫🇷Souhil Arezki

3-0

🇫🇷Maximilien Vallot

7-5

Welterweight (170 lbs)|3R

🇫🇷C. Drouillard-Odena

4-2

Alix JeanGuillaume🇫🇷

8-10

🇫🇷C. Drouillard-Odena

4-2

🇫🇷Alix JeanGuillaume

8-10

Welterweight (170 lbs)|3R

🇨🇿Michal Jelínek

2-0

Mathieu Szymborski🇫🇷

2-0

🇨🇿Michal Jelínek

2-0

🇫🇷Mathieu Szymborski

2-0

Bantamweight (135 lbs)|3R

🇷🇨Alan Nkeletela

0-1

Abdul Hussainkhil🇫🇷

1-0

🇷🇨Alan Nkeletela

0-1

🇫🇷Abdul Hussainkhil

1-0

Lightweight (155 lbs)|3R

🇫🇷Mehmet Borhan

20-3-1

Kylian Gnadou🇫🇷

9-5-1

🇫🇷Mehmet Borhan

20-3-1

🇫🇷Kylian Gnadou

9-5-1

Welterweight (170 lbs)|3R

🇫🇷Stanley Vagao

14-5

Ousmane Camara🇫🇷

10-0

🇫🇷Stanley Vagao

14-5

🇫🇷Ousmane Camara

10-0

Welterweight (170 lbs)|3R

🇫🇷Saber Cherifi

12-7

Karim Adem🇫🇷

9-1

🇫🇷Saber Cherifi

12-7

🇫🇷Karim Adem

9-1

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