Deniz Ilbay
“El Pistolero”
Deniz Ilbay is ranked 227th of 480 featherweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,707227th of 480 · Featherweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.15Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.03 in 31 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,713, 1 Feb 2025
- Record
- 10–3Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Won vs Hugo VachOktagon MMA - Oktagon 94: Eckerlin vs. Kozma · KO (Punch), R1 | +55 | −0.05 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Won vs Adrian HamerskiOktagon MMA - Oktagon 85: Severino vs. Kakhorov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +16 | — |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Lost to Karol RysavyOktagon MMA - Oktagon 82: Engizek vs. Jotko · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | −58 | — |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Lost to Max HolzerOktagon MMA - Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R4 | −19 | — |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Won vs Vladimir LengalOktagon MMA - Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk · TKO (Punches), R2 | +60 | — |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Won vs Michael Deiga ScheckOktagon MMA - Oktagon 62: Eckerlin vs. Jungwirth · TKO (Punches), R1 | +63 | — |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Won vs Denis TripsanskyOktagon MMA - Oktagon 58: Vemola vs. Vegh 2 · KO (Knee and Punches), R2 | +95 | — |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Lost to Corey FryOktagon MMA - Oktagon 49: Moeil vs. Todev · Submission (Armbar), R1 | −84 | — |
| 16 Sept 2023 | Won vs Marco NovakOktagon MMA - Oktagon 46: Dalisda vs. Austin · TKO (Punches), R3 | +66 | — |
| 18 Feb 2023 | Won vs Cagri UcarNFC 12 - National Fighting Championship · Submission (Bulldog Choke), R2 | +139 | — |
| 24 Sept 2022 | Won vs Denis GondzalaEMC 10 - Elite MMA Championship 10 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +70 | — |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Won vs Miso VranjesEMC 9 - Elite MMA Championship 9 · TKO (Punches), R1 | +122 | — |
FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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