Giannis Bachar
"The Greek Lion"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Giannis Bachar
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Significant vulnerability to rear-naked chokes and back control
- Gas tank or durability issues indicated by recent retirement/TKO losses
- Limited defensive grappling when forced to the mat
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Finishing and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Wrestling is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression83
- Cardio60
- Wrestling50
- Fight IQ55
- Distance Control64
- Finishing89
Prep for camp: Giannis Bachar
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Aggressive power striker who looks to end fights early with heavy hands
- Relies heavily on explosive bursts and physical strength to overwhelm opponents
- Often forces a brawling pace to capitalize on his high knockout percentage
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Southpaw pressure striker
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Giannis Bachar.
How Giannis has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Last loss was via retirement in the cage, suggesting potential injury or exhaustion issues.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-04-16vs David MartinezSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) · R2 · PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson
- L2025-04-03vs Masayuki KikuiriTKO (Retirement) · R2 · 2025 PFL First Round
- W2023-11-11vs Omiel BrownKO/TKO · R1 · CW 163: Cage Warriors 163
- W2023-05-06vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr.KO/TKO · R3 · CW 154: Cage Warriors 154
- W2021-09-25vs Corey DavisTKO · R1 · Global Legion FC 19: Civil War
Availability
Fought recently in April 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Giannis Bachar is a dangerous Greek power-puncher with an extremely high finishing rate through strikes. While he possesses the capability to stop high-level competition early, his career has been hampered by a lack of defensive submission depth and recent durability concerns in the PFL.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Aggressive power striker who looks to end fights early with heavy hands
- Relies heavily on explosive bursts and physical strength to overwhelm opponents
- Often forces a brawling pace to capitalize on his high knockout percentage
Signature Moves
- Overhand right
- Ground and pound
- Lead hook
- Pressure clinch
Weaknesses
- Significant vulnerability to rear-naked chokes and back control
- Gas tank or durability issues indicated by recent retirement/TKO losses
- Limited defensive grappling when forced to the mat