Omar El Dafrawy
"GodFirst"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Omar El Dafrawy
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptibility to being out-pointed in long-distance decision tracks
- Occasional difficulty with high-level pressure wrestlers over three rounds
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression81
- Cardio78
- Wrestling70
- Fight IQ76
- Distance Control82
- Finishing80
Prep for camp: Omar El Dafrawy
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Explosive starter capable of ending fights early in the first round
- Utilizes significant reach and height advantage to establish distance with power punches
- Aggressive finisher who pursues TKO victories once an opponent is rocked
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- 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 Omar El Dafrawy.
How Omar 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 recent injuries reported following PFL Chicago.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-04-11vs James VakeKO (Punch) · R1 · PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
- L2025-10-03vs Florim ZendeliU-Dec · R3 · PFL Champions Series Dubai
- W2025-07-04vs Daniele MiceliSubmission (Triangle Choke) · R1 · 2025 PFL MENA 2: Riyadh
- W2024-11-29vs Mohammad AlaqraaTKO (Punches) · R2 · 2024 PFL MENA Championship
- W2024-09-20vs Jarrah Al-SilawiKO/TKO · R1 · 2024 PFL MENA: Playoffs
Availability
Current 2026 Season participant.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Omar El Dafrawy is a highly explosive Egyptian welterweight and former PFL MENA champion known for his devastating first-round finishing ability. While primarily a heavy-handed striker with a 60% KO rate, he has developed a dangerous opportunistic submission game, making him a dual threat in the early stages of a bout.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Explosive starter capable of ending fights early in the first round
- Utilizes significant reach and height advantage to establish distance with power punches
- Aggressive finisher who pursues TKO victories once an opponent is rocked
- Shows versatility with a transition to triangle chokes when the fight hits the floor
Signature Moves
- Overhand right
- Triangle Choke
- Lead hook
- Ground and pound
Weaknesses
- Susceptibility to being out-pointed in long-distance decision tracks
- Occasional difficulty with high-level pressure wrestlers over three rounds