Draft:Oussama Assli

Oussama Assli
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Nationality	Moroccan
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Karate Combat
Weight class	Welterweight (77 kg)

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Oussama Assli (Arabic: أسامة عسلي) (born 31 October 2001) is a Moroccan kickboxer. He is the current Karate Combat welterweight champion since December 2025.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Oussama grew up in Casablanca. He left school at 17 and moved to Thailand to train in combat sports. ^[3] He later fought in Dubai and in Europe before settling in the United States.^[4] ^[5]^[6] He lives in Winter Garden, Florida.^[7]

Career

Recognition

In December 2025 Oussama fought against current WMO Muay Thai World Champion and the current ISKA K1 World Champion James Honey ^[8] and won by unanimous decision.^[9]^[10]

Early fights

Oussama Assli made his Karate Combat debut in October 2024. He won his first four fights in the promotion. Three of them ended before the final round.^[7]^[11]

Karate Combat welterweight world championship

Oussama faced James Honey for the welterweight world championship on 5 December 2025 at Karate Combat 58 in Miami. Assli won the bout by unanimous decision after five rounds, with all judges favoring him.^[12] ^[13] Oussama Assli is considered as the first Moroccan to claim a Karate Combat world championship. ^[14] He appeared as a guest on Addahira, the midday live news programme on 2M, later that month.^[15]

Karate Combat welterweight world championship defence

The Brazilian Lucas Martins who is a former UFC fighter and a former Brave Combat Federation interim lightweight champion, challenged Assli for the Karate Combat welterweight championship bout in July 2026.^[16]^[17]^[18] Oussama Assli successfully defended his Karate Combat championship title in the welterweight division, by a first round knockout in Miami. ^[19] ^[20] ^[21]^[22]

Karate Combat record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches	6 wins	0 losses
By knockout	4	0
By decision	2	0


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	6-0	Lucas Martins	KO (Head kicks)	Karate Combat 62	24 July 2026	1	1:41	Miami, Florida, United States	For the Karate Combat Welterweight championship.
Win	5-0	James Honey	Decision (unanimous)	Karate Combat 58	5 December 2025	5	5:00	Doral, Florida, United States	For the Karate Combat Welterweight championship.
Win	4-0	Naiimov Firdavszhon	Decision (unanimous)	Karate Combat 54	2 May 2025	3	3:00	The Agenda, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	For the Karate Combat main card.
Win	3-0	Omar Ezekiel Moreno	KO (Left hook)	Karate Combat 53	28 February 2025	1	0:12	Denver, Colorado, United States	For the Karate Combat main card.
Win	2-0	Michel Martinez Alvarez	TKO (Ground & Pound)	Karate Combat 51	19 December 2024	1	2:47	Denver, Colorado, United States	For the Karate Combat Preliminary Card.
Win	1-0	Peter Stanonik	KO (Elbow to the Back of the Head)	Karate Combat 50	11 October 2024	1	1:42	Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States	For the Karate Combat Preliminary Card.

References

↑ "Karate Combat: Morocco's Oussama Assli crowned Welterweight World Champion in Miami". Yabiladi. 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Tucker, Bryan (2025-12-06). "Karate Combat 58 Results: Alvey vs. Despaigne". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "أسامة عسلي: نواجه خطر الموت في كل مقابلة قتالية" [Oussama Assli: we face the risk of death in every fight]. Medi 1 TV (in Arabic). 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ "مع أسامة عسلي" [With Oussama Assli]. Medi 1 TV (in Arabic). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ "أسامة عسلي.. من حي متواضع في الدار البيضاء إلى قمة رياضات القتال العالمية" [Oussama Assli: from a humble neighbourhood in Casablanca to the summit of international combat sports]. Info Social (in Arabic). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Oussama Assli (Champion du monde de Karate Combat) avec Momo. Momo Morning Show (in French). Hit Radio. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
1 2 "Oussama Assli". BoxRec. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Huntly, Josh (2025-08-01). "Honey adds another belt to his collection after claiming the WMO Middleweight title". Shepparton News. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "Oussama Assli vs. James Honey, Karate Combat 58". Tapology. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "BoxRec: Assli Vs Honey Bout". Boxrec. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "Oussama Assli". Karate Combat. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "Karate Combat : le Marocain Oussama Assli sacré champion du monde à Miami". Maghreb Arabe Press (in French). 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Ben Gamra, Farah (2025-12-11). "Morocco's Oussama Assli Wins Karate Combat Welterweight World Championship". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (2025-12-11). "Oussama Assli, premier Marocain champion du monde des 77 kg". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
↑ الظهيرة : الخميس 25 دجنبر 2025 [Addahira: Thursday 25 December 2025] (in Arabic). 2M. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
↑ Wells, Matthew (2026-07-24). "UFC veterans in combat sports action July 24-27". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ Johnny MMA (2026-07-22). "Karate Combat 62 Cartelera, horarios y dónde ver gratis" [Karate Combat 62: fight card, schedule and where to watch free]. MMA.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ "UFC Veterans Collide in Miami - Karate Combat". BOEC. 2026-07-18. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ Fenkar, Mohamed (2026-07-30). "العسلي يحتفظ بلقب قتال الكراطي" [Assli retains his karate combat title]. Hespress. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ "Osama Assli retains Karate Combat world title with first-round knockout". le360. 2026-07-28. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
↑ "أسامة العسلي يرفع راية المغرب ويواصل كتابة التاريخ في "Karate Combat"" [Oussama Assli raises Morocco's flag and continues writing history in Karate Combat]. Le9Sports (in Arabic). 2026-07-30. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
↑ Zine, Ghita (2026-07-27). "Moroccan Oussama Assli retains Karate Combat world title with first round KO". Yabiladi. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[yabiladi2025-1] "Karate Combat: Morocco's Oussama Assli crowned Welterweight World Champion in Miami". Yabiladi. 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[mmafighting-2] Tucker, Bryan (2025-12-06). "Karate Combat 58 Results: Alvey vs. Despaigne". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[MEDI1_TV-3] "أسامة عسلي: نواجه خطر الموت في كل مقابلة قتالية" [Oussama Assli: we face the risk of death in every fight]. Medi 1 TV (in Arabic). 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[MEDI_1_TV-4] "مع أسامة عسلي" [With Oussama Assli]. Medi 1 TV (in Arabic). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[infosocial-5] "أسامة عسلي.. من حي متواضع في الدار البيضاء إلى قمة رياضات القتال العالمية" [Oussama Assli: from a humble neighbourhood in Casablanca to the summit of international combat sports]. Info Social (in Arabic). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[hitradio-6] Oussama Assli (Champion du monde de Karate Combat) avec Momo. Momo Morning Show (in French). Hit Radio. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[boxrec-7] 1 2 "Oussama Assli". BoxRec. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[8] Huntly, Josh (2025-08-01). "Honey adds another belt to his collection after claiming the WMO Middleweight title". Shepparton News. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[9] "Oussama Assli vs. James Honey, Karate Combat 58". Tapology. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[10] "BoxRec: Assli Vs Honey Bout". Boxrec. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[karatecombat-11] "Oussama Assli". Karate Combat. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[12] "Karate Combat : le Marocain Oussama Assli sacré champion du monde à Miami". Maghreb Arabe Press (in French). 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[13] Ben Gamra, Farah (2025-12-11). "Morocco's Oussama Assli Wins Karate Combat Welterweight World Championship". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[14] Senoussi, Zoubida (2025-12-11). "Oussama Assli, premier Marocain champion du monde des 77 kg". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-02.

[2m-15] الظهيرة : الخميس 25 دجنبر 2025 [Addahira: Thursday 25 December 2025] (in Arabic). 2M. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

[16] Wells, Matthew (2026-07-24). "UFC veterans in combat sports action July 24-27". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[17] Johnny MMA (2026-07-22). "Karate Combat 62 Cartelera, horarios y dónde ver gratis" [Karate Combat 62: fight card, schedule and where to watch free]. MMA.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[18] "UFC Veterans Collide in Miami - Karate Combat". BOEC. 2026-07-18. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[19] Fenkar, Mohamed (2026-07-30). "العسلي يحتفظ بلقب قتال الكراطي" [Assli retains his karate combat title]. Hespress. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[20] "Osama Assli retains Karate Combat world title with first-round knockout". le360. 2026-07-28. Retrieved 2026-08-02.

[le9sports-21] "أسامة العسلي يرفع راية المغرب ويواصل كتابة التاريخ في "Karate Combat"" [Oussama Assli raises Morocco's flag and continues writing history in Karate Combat]. Le9Sports (in Arabic). 2026-07-30. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

[22] Zine, Ghita (2026-07-27). "Moroccan Oussama Assli retains Karate Combat world title with first round KO". Yabiladi. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

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