13 things about UFC fighter Hyder Amil from San Francisco, California

Hyder Osman Amil is an American professional mixed martial artist of Filipino, Indian, Turkish, English and Romanian descent. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

BIOGRAPHY

Amil is fighting out of San Francisco, California, USA and his fight name is The Hurricane. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Cebu City, Philippines to an Indian-Turkish-English-Romanian father and a Filipino mother.
2. He previously lived in San Rafael, California.
3. He went to Terra Linda High School in San Rafael and California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California.
4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Dragon House, Bellator MMA and Legacy Fighting Alliance.
5. He is 5’8″ tall and he competes in the featherweight division.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 11 wins and 1 loss.
7. In 1997, he moved to California after his parents split.
8. In 2002, a friend introduced him to Bok Fu.
9. On December 3, 2016, he defeated Adrian Contreras in an amateur MMA bout.
10. On November 18, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. In 2020, he went on hiatus.
12. On February 10, 2024, he made his UFC debut.
13. On May 28, 2025, he turned 35.

TIMELINE

From 2017 to 2025, Amil fought 12 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:

2017

• On November 18, 2017, he defeated Adam Cruz via technical knockout at “Dragon House 27” in San Francisco.

2018

• On May 12, 2018, he defeated Elias Anderson via TKO at “Bellator 199” in San Jose, California.

2019

• On April 27, 2019, he submitted Paradise Vaovasa at “Bellator 220” in San Jose.
• On September 7, 2019, he defeated Ignacio Ortiz via split decision at “Bellator 226” in San Jose.

2021

• On November 5, 2021, he defeated Robson Junior via TKO at “LFA 117” in Visalia, California.

2022

• On April 15, 2022, he defeated Devante Sewell via split decision at “LFA 129” in Prior Lake, Minnesota, USA.
• On July 29, 2022, he defeated Chase Gibson via TKO at “LFA 137” in Commerce, California.

2023

• On August 15, 2023, he defeated Emrah Sonmez via unanimous decision at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2023” Week 2 in Enterprise, Nevada.

2024

• On February 10, 2024, he defeated Fernie Garcia via TKO at “UFC Fight Night 236” in Enterprise.
• On July 20, 2024, he defeated Jeong Yeong Lee via TKO at at “UFC on ESPN 60” in Enterprise.

2025

• On March 1, 2025, he defeated William Gomis via split decision at “UFC Vegas 103” in Enterprise.
• On June 28, 2025, he was knocked out by Jose Miguel Delgado at “UFC 317” in Paradise, Nevada.