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Prophecy read
Haqparast v Makdessi
Lightweight
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Tale of the tape
the matchup, side by side
Haqparast 17-5
VS
18-9 Makdessi
5'10"
height
5'8"
156 lb
weight
155 lb
72"
reach
68"
30
age
41
Southpaw
stance
Orthodox
6.2
strikes landed / min
5.5
44%
striking accuracy
49%
5.7
strikes absorbed / min
4.2
62%
striking defence
68%
0.3
takedowns / 15 min
0.0
20%
takedown accuracy
0%
84%
takedown defence
86%
0.0
submissions / 15 min
0.0
The model read
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Analyst tape
every extracted call on this fight
1C
101MMA Clinic picks John Makdessi
“if i have to have to pick between two of them i'm gonna pick John Makdessi in this one”
101MMA Clinic picks John Makdessi
“if i have to have to pick between two of them i'm gonna pick John Makdessi in this one”
FF
Fight Fiend Forecast picks Nasrat Haqparast
“i'm gonna have to pull the trigger on another canadian Nasrat Haqparast he's going to be fighting John Makdessi who you know he's not looking bad going to the decision with some tough guys bobby green dan hooker but as a favorite don't love it don't love it at all mcdessey is 37 but i still feel like he has something left in the tank and i think he's gonna show it here”
Fight Fiend Forecast picks Nasrat Haqparast
“i'm gonna have to pull the trigger on another canadian Nasrat Haqparast he's going to be fighting John Makdessi who you know he's not looking bad going to the decision with some tough guys bobby green dan hooker but as a favorite don't love it don't love it at all mcdessey is 37 but i still feel like he has something left in the tank and i think he's gonna show it here”
FF
Fight Fiend Forecast picks John Makdessi
“i'm going to be going with nasrad hack pressed um i think he looks way more well-rounded he's a good striker he did really good against dan hooker and bobby green and at the end of the day john jesse is older 37 years old and he's hasn't fought in over a year nazareth's been way more active i think nazareth will be getting it done for sure here most likely by decision”
Fight Fiend Forecast picks John Makdessi
“i'm going to be going with nasrad hack pressed um i think he looks way more well-rounded he's a good striker he did really good against dan hooker and bobby green and at the end of the day john jesse is older 37 years old and he's hasn't fought in over a year nazareth's been way more active i think nazareth will be getting it done for sure here most likely by decision”
1C
101MMA Clinic picks John Makdessi
“i'm gonna pick john in this one”
101MMA Clinic picks John Makdessi
“i'm gonna pick john in this one”
1C
101MMA Clinic picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“i kind of see nazra kind of catching mack desi”
101MMA Clinic picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“i kind of see nazra kind of catching mack desi”
WP
We Want Picks picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“i think nasrat wins this fight”
We Want Picks picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“i think nasrat wins this fight”
DN
DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks Nasrat Haqparast
“I'm actually picking John Makdessi for the upset”
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DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks Nasrat Haqparast
“I'm actually picking John Makdessi for the upset”
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SD
Santino DeFranco picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“give me an asteroid all day here i i love nassrat's fight style i think the kid is is actually way better than people think that he is”
Santino DeFranco picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“give me an asteroid all day here i i love nassrat's fight style i think the kid is is actually way better than people think that he is”
DN
DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks John Makdessi VALUE
“i'm actually gonna side with the dog here macdessey i think it's gonna be very competitive um macdessey has 69 striking defense that's probably don't have the numbers in front of one of the best striking defenses in the division i mean that's extremely impressive i'm landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute”
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DFS BY THE NUMBERS picks John Makdessi VALUE
“i'm actually gonna side with the dog here macdessey i think it's gonna be very competitive um macdessey has 69 striking defense that's probably don't have the numbers in front of one of the best striking defenses in the division i mean that's extremely impressive i'm landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute”
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WI
WEIGHING IN picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“Nasrat Haqparast taps him”
WEIGHING IN picks Nasrat Haqparast VALUE
“Nasrat Haqparast taps him”
Recent form
last five, most recent first
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L
Salkilld
Oct '25
W
Ribovics
Mar '25
W
Gordon
Jun '24
W
Mullarkey
Dec '23
W
Quiñones
Sep '23
Makdessi18-9
L
Mullarkey
Sep '23
L
Haqparast
Sep '22
W
Bahamondes
Apr '21
L
Trinaldo
Mar '20
W
Pinedo
Mar '19