Deniz Ilbay
“El Pistolero”
Deniz Ilbay is ranked 227th of 491 featherweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,707227th of 491 · Featherweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.14Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.03 in 37 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,717, 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: where the most similar careers went next.
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 | +15 | — |
| 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 | +59 | — |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Won vs Michael Deiga ScheckOktagon MMA - Oktagon 62: Eckerlin vs. Jungwirth · TKO (Punches), R1 | +62 | — |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Won vs Denis TripsanskyOktagon MMA - Oktagon 58: Vemola vs. Vegh 2 · KO (Knee and Punches), R2 | +92 | — |
| 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 | +63 | — |
| 18 Feb 2023 | Won vs Cagri UcarNFC 12 - National Fighting Championship · Submission (Bulldog Choke), R2 | +130 | — |
| 24 Sept 2022 | Won vs Denis GondzalaEMC 10 - Elite MMA Championship 10 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +91 | — |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Won vs Miso VranjesEMC 9 - Elite MMA Championship 9 · TKO (Punches), R1 | +122 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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