Marc Diakiese’s considerable talents were enough to draw the attention of Bellator MMA.
As Diakiese and Wilde approach their clash at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for Diakiese, who was born on March 16, 1993 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
6: Diakiese wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 35% of his career total (17). His list of victims: Teemu Packalen, Lukasz Sajewski, Kane Mousah, Rick Selvarajah, Tom Earnshaw and Harris Neofytou. Diakiese holds one other win by submission (6%)—the Great Britain Top Team rep turned away Danny Welsh with a rear-naked choke under the Caged Steel flag in 2014—and 10 more by decision (59%).
11: Consecutive calendar years in which Diakiese has fought at least once. He went 2-0 in 2013, 4-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 1-2 in 2017, 0-1 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 0-1 in 2020, 0-1 in 2021, 2-1 in 2022 and 1-1 in 2023.
24: Seconds needed for Diakiese to cut down Selvarajah with punches at BAMMA 22 on Sept. 19, 2015. Nearly nine years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
132: Combined victories between the seven men—Joel Alvarez, Michael Johnson, Rafael Alves, Rafael Fiziev, Nasrat Haqparast, Dan Hooker and Drakkar Klose—who have defeated Diakiese. They boast a cumulative .701 winning percentage at 132-56-1.
37: Years of age for Wilde, who was born in Wolverhampton, England, on June 30, 1987.
7: Wilde victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 41% of his career total (17). His list of victims: Mike Hamel, Anthony Dizy, Ian Williams, Martin Delaney, Jefferson George and Phil Flynn (twice). Wilde owns one other victory by submission (6%)—he disposed of Dean Williams with a rear-naked choke at a Lionheart Fighting Championships show in 2013—and nine more by decision (53%).
49: Rounds started by Wilde as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 10 different occasions and carries a 9-0-1 record in those bouts.
1: Stalemate on the Wilde resume. He settled for a majority draw—27-29, 28-28, 28-28—with London Shootfighters export Alfie Davis at Bellator 281 on May 13, 2022.
.747: Cumulative winning percentage between the five men—Sousa, Brent Primus, Alexander Jacobsen, Scott Clist and Sean Carter—who have beaten Wilde. They sport a combined record of 56-19.