Abdullah Saleem
KuwaitAbdullah Saleem, “White Gorilla”, is a Lightweight from Kuwait with an official record of 5-2 (1 NC). The 5 wins came 1 by knockout and 4 by submission. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Basel Shalaan at PFL MENA 9 on 24 May 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2026 | Basel Shalaan | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL MENA 9 |
| May 9, 2025 | Souhil Tairi | LOSS | KOTKO (Knees and Punches) | R2 · 3:21 | 2025 PFL MENA: Regular Season |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Omar Reguigui | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 1:29 | 2024 PFL MENA: Lightweights & Welterweights |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Yordy Ayala | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 · 2:39 | Fera Championship - Fight Night |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Willian Barbosa | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 · 2:00 | Shooto Brazil 117 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Ahmed Amer | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | Evolution Championship - Fight Night 61 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Abdel Rahman Ashraf | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | Evolution Championship - Fight 59 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Victor Firmino Santos | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | Grand Fighting Championship 66 |
Wins, losses and draws are Abdullah Saleem’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 8 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Abdullah Saleem’s record, in numbers
Abdullah Saleem’s record is 5-2 (1 NC), and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 8 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 5 wins break down as 1 by knockout and 4 by submission — 5 of 5 inside the distance, a finish rate of 100%. Across all 8 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 56 seconds.
Abdullah Saleem has been stopped once in the 8 bouts on file, by knockout — 13% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 8 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 621 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Abdullah Saleem has a finish rate above 91% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 59% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Abdullah Saleem is listed at 5ft 8in.
These figures are recomputed from Abdullah Saleem’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.