Mike Hamel
"Magic"
No single dominant trait — adapts game plan to opponent.
Fight Plan: Mike Hamel
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to late-round submissions when fatigued during grappling transitions
- Prone to getting caught with straight punches when closing distance aggressively
- 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.
Wrestling and Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression57
- Cardio72
- Wrestling78
- Fight IQ68
- Distance Control66
- Finishing36
Prep for camp: Mike Hamel
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high-pace wrestling base to dictate movement in short-range exchanges
- Feints with head movement to set up powerful overhand rights and low kicks
- Demonstrates high durability in grinding decision wins against ranked regional opposition
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- 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 Mike Hamel.
How Mike 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
No active public injuries reported after June 2025 bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2025-06-20vs Darragh KellySubmission (Face Crank) · R3 · PFL World Tournament 6
- L2023-11-17vs Tim WildeKO (Punch) · R3 · Bellator 301
- W2023-06-16vs Shamil NikaevDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 297
- W2023-03-31vs Nick BrowneKO (Head Kick and Punches) · R1 · Bellator 293
- W2021-12-03vs Killys MotaDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 272
Availability
Currently active on the PFL roster.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Mike Hamel is a tough-as-nails grinder out of the MMA Lab known for his durability and wrestling-heavy style. Despite a lack of submission finishes himself, he tests opponents with a relentless pace and has proven capable of hanging with elite prospects like Usman Nurmagomedov.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high-pace wrestling base to dictate movement in short-range exchanges
- Feints with head movement to set up powerful overhand rights and low kicks
- Demonstrates high durability in grinding decision wins against ranked regional opposition
- Often hunts for clinch entries to neutralize explosive strikers
Signature Moves
- Overhand Right
- Double Leg Takedown
- Head Kick
- Ground-and-Pound
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to late-round submissions when fatigued during grappling transitions
- Prone to getting caught with straight punches when closing distance aggressively