Papy Abedi
| Papy Abedi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mwimbi Papy Abedi June 30, 1978 Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Other names | Makambo |
| Nationality |
Congolese Swedish |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2011–2013) Middleweight (2006–2011, 2013-present) |
| Reach | 74 in (190 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | , Sweden |
| Team | Allstars Training Center Alliance MMA Hilti NHB |
| Rank | Black belt in Judo Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mwimbi Papy Abedi (born June 30, 1978) is a Congolese-Swedish mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Abedi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), where he grew up. He was given the nickname "Makambo" by the elders, which in Lingala (the official language) means "trouble", because whenever there was a fight or trouble, he was the first at the scene. He later moved to France and Belgium, before moving to Sweden in 1997.
He started training judo at 7 years of age.
Abedi made his professional MMA debut in December 2006. He produced finishes in all but one of his fights, including five knockouts and two submissions.
At this point of his career a lot of major MMA media outlets described him as one of the best middleweights on the European circuit and predicted that he had potential for a great future in MMA.
In June 2011, Papy signed a four-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and it was announced that he would drop down to welterweight for his UFC debut.
Abedi made his UFC debut against former title challenger Thiago Alves on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138. Abedi was badly hurt by a straight right hand from Alves that knocked him down midway through the first round and After delivering a barrage of punches and elbows that cut Abedi open, Alves took Abedi's back and finished the fight via submission due to a rear naked choke, giving Abedi his first professional loss. Although Abedi was given credit for stepping up against a top 10-fighter in his UFC debut.
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