By The Numbers: Jarrah Al-Silawi vs. Omar El Dafrawy

Brian KnappSep 18, 2024

Jarrah Al-Silawi has seen and done much during his decade-long run in mixed martial arts, and no one can fault him for seeking a bigger piece of the pie in the Professional Fighters League.

The well-traveled Jordanian will do battle with Omar El Dafrawy when their welterweight semifinal serves as the PFL MENA 3 co-feature this Friday at the PFL MENA Studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al-Silawi enters the cage on the strength of back-to-back victories. He last saw action at PFL MENA 2, where he took out Rayan Atmani with a first-round rear-naked choke. El Dafrawy, meanwhile, finds himself on a five-fight winning streak. He last competed on July 12, when he was awarded a three-round unanimous decision over Anthony Zeidan.

As Al-Silawi and El Dafrawy approach their high-stakes affair at 170 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

32: Years of age for Al-Silawi, who was born on June 26, 1992 in Amman, Jordan.

7: Al-Silawi wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 35% of his career total (20). Michael Lilly, Ismail Naurdiev and Carlston Harris are among those he has victimized. Al-Silawi owns six other wins by submission (30%) and seven more by decision (35%).

12: Consecutive calendar years in which Al-Silawi has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2024, he went 1-0 in 2013, 2-1 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 3-1 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021, 2-1 in 2022 and 1-2 in 2023.

33: Seconds needed for Al-Silawi to put away James Burrows with punches in his Dec. 13, 2013 debut under the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship banner. Nearly 11 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

89: Combined victories between the six men—Solomon Renfro, Sadibou Sy, Magomed Umalatov, Abdoul Abdouraguimov, Mohammad Fakhreddine and Carl Booth—who have beaten Al-Silawy. They boast a .768 cumulative winning percentage at 89-26-2.

29: Years of age for El Dafrawy, who was born in Cairo on April 3, 1995.

6: El Dafrawy victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 55% of his career total (11). Abdulla Al Bousheiri, Jovidon Khojaev and Mohamed Salem are among those he has victimized. El Dafrawy holds two other victories by submission (18%) and three more by decision (27%).

39: Rounds started by El Dafrawy as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on eight different occasions and carries a 3-5 record in those bouts.

5: Countries in which El Dafrawy has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 6-2 in his native Egypt, 3-0 in Indonesia, 0-3 in Bahrain, 1-1 in the United Arab Emirates and 1-0 in Saudi Arabia.

.672: Cumulative winning percentage between the five men—Ahmed Sami (twice), Mohammad Alaqraa, Kevin Ruart, Abbas Khan and Ahmed Soliman—who have defeated El Dafrawy. They sport a combined record of 39-19.