Khalid Taha

“The Warrior”

MMA · Active

16-6 (1 NC)RECORD

12KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

2DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Warrior
Date of birth	15 Feb 1992
Nationality	German
Birthplace	Warendorf, Germany
Lives in	Warendorf, Germany
Division	Featherweight
Team	Arena Dortmund
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2013
Status	Active
Pro debut	6 Apr 2013
Last fight	Loss vs Max Holzer, 16 May 2026

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Titles and honours

Former Fair FC Bantamweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)
Oktagon Performance of the Night (x1)

Background

German bantamweight and featherweight from Warendorf who competed in Rizin's 2017 Bantamweight Grand Prix and Brave CF before fighting in the UFC from 2018 to 2022. He has since competed for Oktagon MMA and trains at Arena Dortmund.

Fight history

23 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Max Holzer	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	1	3:14	Oktagon 88: Holzer vs. Taha	16 May 2026	Hanover, Germany
Win	Edgar Delgado	KO (punches)	3	0:38	Oktagon 75: Palokaj vs. Batfalsky	13 Sep 2025	Hanover, Germany	Performance of the Night
Win	Jose Zarauz	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	4:04	Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay	5 Apr 2025	Dortmund, Germany	Catchweight (150.4 lb); Zarauz missed weight
Win	Willian Valentim	TKO (punches)	1	2:26	National FC 13	25 Mar 2023	Dortmund, Germany
Loss	Cristian Quinonez	TKO (punches)	1	3:15	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa	3 Sep 2022	Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Loss	Sergey Morozov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises	17 Jul 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Raoni Barcelos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira	7 Nov 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
No contest	Bruno Silva	No contest (overturned)	3	3:00	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya	5 Oct 2019	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Originally a submission win; overturned after a failed drug test. Catchweight (137 lb)
Win	Boston Salmon	TKO (punches)	1	0:25	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2	13 Apr 2019	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Loss	Nad Narimani	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith	22 Jul 2018	Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany	UFC debut
Win	Hamza Kooheji	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2		Brave CF 12: KHK Legacy	11 May 2018	Jakarta, Indonesia
Loss	Takafumi Otsuka	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	2:23	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round	29 Dec 2017	Saitama, Japan	Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Win	Keita Ishibashi	KO (knees and punches)	1	4:52	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1	30 Jul 2017	Saitama, Japan	Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix first round
Win	Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas	Decision (split)	3	5:00	GMC 9	19 Nov 2016	Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Win	Michail Chrisopoulos	KO (punch)	1	1:20	Fair FC 5	28 May 2016	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Win	Nijat Valujev	TKO (punches)	1	2:26	Fair FC: Top Ten Champions	12 Mar 2016	Herne, Germany
Win	Daniel Makin	TKO (punches)	1	2:20	Fair FC 4	28 Nov 2015	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Win	Omer Cankardesler	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Fair FC 3	28 Mar 2015	Rheinberg, Germany	Won the Fair FC Bantamweight Championship
Win	Ali Selcuk Ayin	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:59	GMC 5	13 Sep 2014	Herne, Germany
Win	Manuel Bilic	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:24	Fair FC 1	8 Feb 2014	Herne, Germany
Win	Florin Gardan	TKO (knees)	2	4:43	RNC: Martial Arts Gala	30 Nov 2013	Frankenthal, Germany
Win	John Isac	TKO (punches)	2	0:20	GMC 4: Next Level	6 Jul 2013	Herne, Germany
Win	Muhammed Celebi	TKO (punches)	2	2:43	MMA Bundesliga 2	6 Apr 2013	Herne, Germany	Pro debut