Andrew Sanchez Scores Big First-Round Knockout

TUF 23 alum Andrew, Sanchez scored Saturday night's first knockout with a first-round finish of opponent Wellington Turman. Through a bit over four minutes of action, Sanchez landed 28 significant strikes. With the knockout, Sanchez moved his career wins-by-knockout number to seven out of his 12 wins. Sanchez looked solid against a tough Brazilian fighter […]

Justin Jaynes Submitted In Third Round

After a near finish in the first round, Justin Jaynes found himself finished by a rear-naked choke in the third round. Jaynes was only able to land 41 significant strikes and did not land his only takedown attempt. He also took a solid beating in the second round, arguably getting a 10-8 score in the […]

Gavin Tucker Wins Via Rear-Naked Choke

Gavin Tucker showed his resilience Saturday night after a rocky first round. His opponent, Justin Jaynes, landed an uppercut with less than two minutes left that floored Tucker. Jaynes then locked in a guillotine choke, which Tucker was able to break free from. Tucker even landed an arm triangle of his own that nearly finished […]

Peter Barrett Unable To Get His First Octagon Win

Peter Barrett faced one of the hardest tasks possible in his UFC featherweight debut: defeat the unstoppable Youssef Zalal. Barrett's night almost ended in the first round when a spinning back kick sent him to the mat. He was able to stay in the fight and make it to the decision. Barrett was able to […]

Youssef Zalal Wins Third Bout Of 2020

Youssef Zalal continued his impressive 2020 run, winning his third bout of the year. Zalal took all three rounds, according to all the judges on Saturday night. Fifty four of the 82 strikes landed by Zalal were marked as significant strikes. He also landed a few takedowns, landing three of his five attempts. The bout […]

Ali Al Qaisi Drops Debut In Very Close Contest

Ali Al Qaisi, the UFC's first Jordanian-signed fighter, lost his debut in an extremely close split-decision loss. He landed 44 significant strikes and had a total of 54 strikes. He was also only 2-for-9 on his takedowns. In what was a close back-and-forth battle, Al Qaisi ended up dropping to 8-4, losing his first bout […]

Irwin Rivera Earns Hard-Fought Decision In Opener

Irwin Rivera earned a very hard-fought split decision in Saturday night's opening bout. The numbers were pretty close on the night, with Rivera landing 45 total strikes and 36 significant strikes. He also landed two takedowns on the night, matching his opponent's number. The bout with the newcomer Ali Al Qaisi was extremely close. Nothing […]

Peter Barrett Looks To Build From Contender Series Win

Peter Barrett (11-3) will make his UFC debut after defeating Sang Hoon Yoo on the Contender Series last year in August of 2019. Barrett has finished nine of his 11 victories, which were mostly spent in Cage Titans. Prior to his Contender Series win, Barrett was 3-3 in Cage Titans. He is DraftKings' lowest-salaried fighter […]

Youssef Zalal Can Become UFC's First Three-Fight Winner In 2020

Youssef Zalal (9-2) has the chance to become the first three-fight winner of 2020 in the UFC. Not bad for his first year in the UFC. Zalal likes to finish his bouts, with seven of his nine wins coming by finish. His last two bouts in the UFC are the two decision wins on his […]

Irwin Rivera Makes First Octagon Appearance At Bantamweight

Irwin Rivera (9-5) is reeling from his unanimous-decision loss in his debut back in May. Rivera took the fight on late notice and up a weight class at featherweight. Prior to his debut, Rivera entered the UFC on a three-fight winning streak while in Titan FC. Six of his nine victories have come by finish. […]

Ali Al Qaisi Making UFC Debut

Ali Al Qaisi (8-3) is the first fighter from Jordan to enter the Octagon. He is riding a hot streak, winning his last five bouts in a row. Five of his eight bouts have ended by finish. His last three victories have come in the Brave CF organization, showing his ability to fight on a […]

Edmen Shahbazyan Takes The Loss In Main Event

Edmen Shahbazyan entered the main event on a hot streak, seeking to become the UFC's youngest champion ever. That dream hit a speed bump, as Shahbazyan suffered a third-round knockout to opponent Derek Brunson on Saturday night. Through almost three full rounds of action, Shahbazyan was only able to land 35 significant strikes and was […]

Derek Brunson Makes The Best Of Headlining Role

Derek Brunson did what many did not expect him to do, and that was knock out the young prospect in Edmen Shahbazyan. Hopefully you read your preview here on Brunson and decided to start him in your lineups. Brunson landed over double the significant strikes as Shahbazyan, landing 88 significant strikes. The bout almost could […]

Joanne Calderwood Suffers Heartbreak Saturday Night

Joanne Calderwood, who entered the contest as the women's flyweight top contender, took Saturday's bout to stay active and wait for the champion to be ready. Well, things did not go as planned for Calderwood, and her title shot has now evaporated. Calderwood looked good in the first few minutes of striking, but after the […]

Jennifer Maia Capitalizes On Late Opponent Change

Jennifer Maia made the best of her opponent switch to the top contender in Joanne Calderwood. After a few minutes of tough striking with Calderwood, Maia was actually brought down to the mat, which is her comfort zone. In less than one round, Maia locked in an armbar to take away Calderwood's flyweight title shot. […]

Randy Brown Unable To Win Third In A Row

Randy Brown was unable to continue his impressive winning streak, losing via third-round knockout to Vicente Luque. Brown landed 61 significant strikes but was dropped a couple of times throughout the contest by the better striker in Luque. The 30-year-old now moves to 6-4 in his career in the UFC. Depending on his matchup, Brown […]

Vicente Luque Continues To Finish Opponents

Though statistically the numbers were close, Vicente Luque controlled the bout against Randy Brown. The Silent Assassin knocked down Brown in each of the night's two rounds, including a big knee that dropped Brown in the second round, leading to the conclusion of the bout. Luque collected 64 significant strikes along with just a touch […]

Lando Vannata Unable To Avenge 2017 Draw

The rematch on Saturday was not nearly as close as the original bout, with Lando Vannata dropping the rematch to Bobby Green unanimously on all judges' scorecards. Statistically, Vannata only landed 54 significant strikes and a total of 64 strikes. Attempting two takedowns, Vannata was only able to land one. It was a hard-fought battle, […]

Bobby Green Dominates In Rematch

Bobby Green is having a resurgence here in 2020 with his second victory of the year. In October of 2017, Green fought to a draw against Lando Vannata. In Saturday's performance, Green walked away with 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 scorecards for the big win. In the bout, Green landed a total of 136 strikes, with […]

Frankie Saenz Loses Second Bout In A Row

Frankie Saenz fought hard but had his night ended in the third round by a flying knee from his opponent Johnny Martinez. Saenz was only able to land 52 total strikes, with 39 noted as significant strikes. He was also 25% on his takedown attempts, landing one of four. With the loss, Saenz has now […]

Jonathan Martinez's Flying Knee Leads To TKO Win

Jonathan Martinez had a highlight reel of a knockout Saturday night, hitting opponent Frankie Saenz and landing a flying knee in the third round of their bout. Martinez collected 79 significant strikes and landed his only takedown. With the win, Martinez moved to 3-2 in the UFC, winning his first bout of 2020. Martinez almost […]

Johnny Munoz Jr. Unable To Earn The Decision Victory

Johnny Munoz Jr. not only lost his UFC debut but lost the first bout of his professional career. Munoz's ground game helped him win the first round. After three low blows, a point was taken from his score later on in the contest. Striking-wise, Munoz landed 129 strikes, with 49 of those being significant strikes. […]

Nate Maness Earns Victory In UFC Debut

Nate Maness earned his first UFC victory on his first trip into the Octagon. He defeated fellow debuting fighter Johnny Munoz by unanimous decision (3X 29-27.) He landed an extremely solid 158 strikes, but a small portion (21) were significant strikes. Maness looked pretty good in the clinch, helping him seal up the second round […]

Vince Cachero Unsuccessful In Late Call-Up

Vince Cachero made it the distance in his late-notice UFC debut but was unable to get his hand raised at the end. He had a decent night striking, landing 121 total strikes, 76 of those being significant strikes. Cachero only attempted two takedowns but was successful on none of them. It is really hard to […]

Jamall Emmers' Solid Performance Earns Him First UFC Win

Jamall Emmers came out with a game plan and stuck to it. Emmers did a great job of mixing up the striking game with his wrestling/ground game. He landed 103 significant strikes over the 15 minutes of action. Pretty Boy also looked good in the takedown department, landing five of his seven attempts. At DraftKings, […]

No Victory For Cody Durden

Cody Durden came out of the first round like a house on fire, taking a dominating 10-8 round on the judges' scorecards. However, he was unable to sustain the momentum, dropping the second and third rounds to his opponent on the scorecards. Durden did walk out of this weekend's UFC event with an extremely tough […]

Chris Gutierrez Remains Unbeaten In UFC

In what looked to be a disastrous night for Chris Gutierrez, he turned it around to win the second and third round. Due to the 10-8 scoring in the first for his opponent, Gutierrez walked out of Saturday night with a draw. Gutierrez landed 73 total strikes, with 66 being significant strikes. He landed his […]

Ray Borg Out Of Saturday's Bout

Ray Borg will now miss his second scheduled bout in a row, coming off of the card on Saturday night for undisclosed reasons. Sources closes to MMA Junkie reported that the pulling but asked to remain anonymous. A replacement has been found in John Munoz (10-0), who will be making his UFC debut. Munoz is […]

Edmun Shahbazyn With Chance To Raise Stock In Main Event

Edmen Shahbazyn (11-0) will face his toughest task to date as he main events Saturday's show with Derek Brunson. Since dominating his Dana White Contender Series bout, Shahbazyn has gone 4-0 in the UFC. It's starting to show in his DraftKings' numbers, as he is the second-highest salaried fighter at $9,100. In his four UFC […]

Derek Brunson With A Huge Opportunity Main Eventing Saturday Night

Derek Brunson (20-7) will walk into Saturday's main event for his 17th octagon appearance. He is currently riding a hot streak, winning his last two in a row. Brunson is worth taking a chance on Saturday, as he is DraftKings' second-lowest listed fighter at $7,100. He also averages 72.1 points per contest, and that's including […]