PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: Badr Medkouri, France
Nickname: Dastan
Date of Birth: N/A
Weight: 263lb
Division: Heavyweight
Pro MMA Record: [8-2-0]
EARLY LIFE
Medkouri was born in Marseille, France and fights out of his hometown and is commonly linked to Marseille Fight Club.
Badr Medkouri is the #76 ranked MMA fighter in the Middle East & Africa region. Medkouri is also ranked in the Middle East & Africa sub-region of the Middle East. Medkouri is additionally the #362 ranked fighter in Europe
MMA CAREER
Medkouri began competing professionally in March 2018, earning a TKO victory in his debut at Hard Fighting Championship 13. Over the next few years, he climbed the regional circuit, fighting in promotions like Gladiator Fighting Arena, Hexagone MMA, and Ares FC, showcasing a notable penchant for striking. In 2022, he suffered a technical submission loss to Benjamin Šehić via hammerlock at Ares FC 10.
Next up, he lost a unanimous decision to Xavier Lessou at Ares FC 13. However, his luck soon changed when he scored a first-round KO/TKO over Thomas Narmo at KOF 3. Later on, he TKOed Thabani Mndebela at UAE Warriors 49 and soon secured a 41‑second TKO victory over Mahmoud Mohamed at UAE Warriors 52. His last win was via 2nd‑round TKO against Shota Betlemidze at Super League 1.
MMA RECORD
| W/L/D[NC] | RECORD AFTER FIGHT | OPPONENTS | FIGHT LIBRARY |
| W | 8-2-0 | Shita Betlemidze | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVv3Yga8QIE |
| W | 7-2-0 | Mohamoud Mohamed | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQshiN-jbL0 |
| W | 6-2-0 | Thabani Mndebela | |
| W | 5-2-0 | Thomas Narmo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvliztGPtMU |
| L | 4-2-0 | Xavier Lessou | |
| L | 4-1-0 | Benjamin Sehic | |
| W | 4-0-0 | Alpha Cissokho | |
| W | 3-0-0 | Damien Remy | |
| W | 2-0-0 | Omar Storm | |
| W | 1-0-0 | Sebastien Nicolas |
