Abdul Razak Alhassan (born August 11, 1985) is a Ghanaian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
[5][6][7][8] After training and competing in judo for 22 years and earning his black belt, Alhassan transitioned to mixed martial arts.
Alhassan made his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 against Charlie Ward on November 19, 2016.
[9][10] Alhassan then lost a split decision to Omari Akhmedov at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira on May 28, 2017.
[11] Alhassan faced Sabah Homasi on December 2, 2017, at UFC 218, winning by TKO in the first round; some felt referee Herb Dean had stopped the fight prematurely.
[14] The win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus[15] Alhassan was expected to face Muslim Salikhov on April 14, 2018, at UFC on Fox 29.
[22] Alhassan faced Khaos Williams on November 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos.
[28] However, Neto was pulled from the event for undisclosed reasons and Alhassan was scheduled to face Alessio Di Chirico a week later instead.
[44] The bout ended in a no-contest early in the first round as a result of elbows to the back of the head of Brundage rendering him unable to continue.
[3] Alhassan was indicted on September 24, 2018, in Tarrant County, Texas, on charges related to the alleged rapes of two women in one night in March 2018.