Walel Watson (born July 16, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist and bare knuckle boxer.
Watson was defeated by Mitch Gagnon on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152 via first round rear naked choke.
[7] A short two months after his UFC release, Watson signed on to face Anthony Moore at Xplode Fight Series: Damage on November 17, 2012.
[8] Watson then made a quick turnaround and faced Joey Apodaca at XFS: Vengeance on January 19, 2013.
[10] In his latest fight, Watson submitted William Joplin at Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis on May 16, 2014.
[13] Watson faced Ricardo Palacios at Golden Boy Promotions' inaugural MMA event on November 24, 2018.
[15] After a long layoff, Watson returned against Marvin Garcia on January 14, 2023 at LXF 8, winning the bout via first round guillotine.