Jake Collier Returns To Octagon After Nearly Three Years Out

Jake Collier (11-4) will return to action this Saturday for the first time in nearly three years. When he is in the cage, he typically likes to end the fight, with eight of his 11 wins coming by finish. Through his five UFC bouts, he averages 4.15 significant strikes per minute. Ninety-six percent of his […]

Mike Grundy Looking For Another Impressive Showing

Mike Grundy (12-1) has a great finish rate, finishing eight of his 12 opponents. His only knockout actually came in his UFC debut in March of 2019 against Nad Narimani. In his first UFC bout, Grundy landed 3.40 significant strikes per minute. He also had a significant-strike defense of 77%. Grundy has made his name […]

Movsar Evolev Can Improve To 3-0 In UFC With Victory

Movsar Evolev (12-0) has impressed so far in the UFC, winning both of his bouts in 2019. The Russian star averages a very high five takedowns per contest along with a 100% takedown defense. It's obvious that Evolev holds to the Russian standard of superior wrestling. His strike rate isn't that bad for a wrestler, […]

Tanner Boser Looking To Continue His Hot Summer

Tanner Boser (18-6-1) is making a quick turnaround in the Octagon after coming off of a first-round knockout of Philipe Lins on June 27. Since joining the UFC after some time in ACB and M-1 Challenge, Boser has collected a 2-1 record in the UFC. Eleven of his 18 career victories are by way of […]

Raphael Pessoa Faces Toughest Task To Date In UFC

Raphael Pessoa (10-1) will face his toughest task to date in the UFC in his third bout, taking on Canadian Tanner Boser. Seven of Pessoa's 10 victories have come by finish. He's 1-1 in the UFC, with his lone victory coming by unanimous decision over Jeff Hughes in November of 2019. Pessoa has yet to […]

Pannie Kianzad Enters Octagon For Fifth UFC Bout

Pannie Kianzad (12-5) is currently 2-2 in the UFC and would love a victory to break .500. She can string together her first two-fight winning streak in the UFC after winning her most recent outing against Jessica-Rose Clark in November of 2019. Nine of Kianzad's 12 career victories have come by decision. Similar to her […]

Bethe Correia Set For Action Saturday

Since 2013, Bethe Correia (11-4-1) has been fighting hard in the UFC. Ten of her career 15 fights have been inside the Octagon. Of her 11 wins, nine have come by decision. Correia is a grinding-style fighter, which is obvious by her decision rate. Over 10 UFC bouts, Correia averages 4.55 significant strikes per minute […]

Niklas Stolze Gets The Call-Up To Make UFC Debut

Niklas Stolze (12-3) is set to make his UFC debut against a tough opponent in Ramazan Emeev. Eight of Stolze's 12 career victories have come by finish, with five of those being submissions. Stolze had an impressive knockout two bouts ago when he defeated Christian Draxler at Cage FS 9 in February of 2019. Draxler […]

Ramazan Emeev Looking To Rebound From 2019

Ramazan Emeev (18-4) is looking to rebound after his November 2019 decision loss to Anthony Rocco Martin. Prior to that matchup, Emeev exploded on the UFC scene by winning his first three bouts in a row. Ten of Emeev's 18 victories have come by finish, though all three of his UFC wins have come by […]

John Castaneda Debuts Against Tough Opponent

John Castaneda (17-4) makes his UFC debut this weekend in the night's opening bout. So far in his professional career, Castaneda has finished 12 of his 17 victories. Coming off of a third-round submission victory at Combate Americas in April of 2019, Castaneda will look to make his UFC debut after a near 15-month layoff. […]

Nathaniel Wood Set To Open Up Saturday's Card

Nathaniel Wood (16-4) entered the UFC white-hot, winning his first three bouts by submission. Wood is one of the bantamweight division's hot upcoming prospects after a successful stint in Cage Warriors. The young English fighter averages 4.30 significant strikes per minute among his four UFC bouts. He also averages almost two takedowns per contest at […]

Joseph Benavidez Denied UFC Gold Yet Again

Joseph Benavidez fell short again in his bid to secure the UFC flyweight championship. Getting dropped a couple of times in the first round, Benavidez landed 18 significant strikes with no takedown or submission attempts. It just appears that Deiveson Figueiredo has Benavidez's number inside the Octagon. The 35-year-old will always remain a fan favorite […]

Deiveson Figueiredo Earns UFC Gold

Deiveson Figueiredo finished Joseph Benavidez for the second time in a row, this time for the UFC flyweight championship. Figueiredo reeled off 35 significant strikes and 40 total strikes in less than one round of action. Early in the bout, Figueiredo dropped Benavidez with a strike, followed up with several submission attempts. Continuing on, Figueiredo […]

Kelvin Gastelum Drops Third In A Row

With some time off to reinvent and rest, Kelvin Gastelum felt great coming into his matchup with Jack Hermansson. However, Hermansson had other thoughts, making Gastelum tap out in less than two minutes of the first round. Gastelum has now lost three in a row. The 28-year-old has had a rocky last couple of years. […]

Jack Hermansson Gets Back On Track With Quick Submission

It only took Jack Hermansson 78 seconds to get back into the win column. Hermansson attempted to take Kelvin Gastelum down, but Gastelum reversed the takedown and gained control. Hermansson quickly locked up a heel hook, leading to the early first-round submission victory. Statistics won't reveal much in this matchup, but Hermansson looked to be […]

Marc Diakiese Loses Striking Battle Saturday Night

Marc Diakiese was unable to get the better of his opponent Rafael Fiziev on Saturday night. Scoring 68 significant strikes and 73 total strikes wasn't enough to get the best of Fiziev. Diakiese tried to take the bout to the ground a few times when the striking got too heavy, but he ended up getting […]

Rafael Fiziev Wins With Performance Of The Night

Rafael Fiziev impressed in his third UFC outing, winning by unanimous decision against a tough opponent in Marc Diakiese. Fiziev landed devastating popping body kicks all throughout the matchup. The Tiger Muay Thai fighter even showed off his Matrix defense, completely dodging a kick by Diakiese, similar to the viral video which made him famous […]

Luana Carolina Loses In Devastating Fashion

Luana Carolina dropped her second UFC bout by one of the most vicious submissions you'll ever see. The 27-year-old was caught in an ugly kneebar about 90 seconds into the contest by her opponent, Ariane Lipski. Carolina still has room to grow and improve. It's difficult to make a decision on a fighter's future when […]

Ariane Lipski Delivers A Painful Submission

Ariane Lipski, also known as the Violence Queen, absolutely lived up to her nickname Saturday night. Less than 90 seconds into the bout, Lipski locked in one of the most devastating kneebars you will ever see on her opponent, Luana Carolina. Prior to the UFC, Lipski was a dangerous finisher in KSW, arguably Europe's top […]

Alexandre Pantoja Drops Decision To Fellow Top-10 Flyweight

After earning a 6-2 record in the UFC's flyweight division, Alexandre Pantoja earned a top-five spot in the division, entering the contest ranked No. 4. His opponent, Askar Askarov, entered ranked in the top 10 as well. Statistically, the numbers weren't too far off, with Pantoja landing 40 strikes compared to Askarov's 44. He also […]

Askar Askarov Opens Up Main Card With Victory

Askar Askarov remains unbeaten and continues to impress, defeating Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision. After his split draw with Brandon Moreno, Askarov has gone on to win his next two bouts. The former ACB champion connected with 41 significant strikes and two takedowns. With the win over the No. 4-ranked Pantoja, he may have himself […]

Khadis Ibragimov Drops Third In A Row Saturday Night

Khadis Ibragimov's run in the UFC has been far from memorable. His three UFC losses have come by every way imaginable; knockout, submission and decision. Ibragimov was only able to land four significant strikes along with 10 total strikes. With the loss, Ibragimov may be out of the UFC and back in M-1 Challenge. Due […]

Roman Dolidze Shines With Highlight-Reel Knee

Roman Dolidze remained undefeated, and did so with style. Late in the first round, Dolidze threw a dangerous left high kick on Khadis Ibragimov in which Ibragimov ate the knee and dropped heavily to the mat. Impressing in his UFC debut, Dolidze only needed 19 significant strikes to get the job done in less than […]

Nad Narimani Unable To Turn It Around

Nad Narimani faced another hard night at the office, dropping his second bout in a row. As expected, Grant Dawson used his wrestling skills to keep Narimani controlled on the mat for 8:11. Prior to the night's contest, Narimani was averaging just under 65 points per bout on DraftKings. The 33-year-old English fighter still has […]

Grant Dawson Continues To Roll

Grant Dawson stepped out of the Octagon with another impressive unanimous decision. He landed an impressive 136 strikes, along with 53 significant strikes. He only landed two takedowns but collected 8:11 of ground-control time. The 26-year-old showed off some impressive striking as well, throwing two flying knees. Also as expected, Dawson tried to lock in […]

Joe Duffy Has Disappointing Night Saturday

Irishman Joe Duffy was unable to get back into the win column Saturday night against Joel Alvarez. In 2:25 minutes of action, Duffy landed 14 significant strikes and one takedown. That takedown would serve as his downfall, getting caught in Alvarez's guillotine choke and tapping out in the first round. Duffy was the night's highest-salaried […]

Joel Alvarez Scores Big Saturday Night

DraftKings' lowest-salaried fighter for this event, Joel Alvarez scored the biggest victory of his career by defeating Joe Duffy in the first round. Landing 18 significant strikes just over two minutes of action, Duffy decided to take down the young Spanish fighter. Shortly after the takedown, Alvarez locked in the guillotine choke and made Duffy […]

Montel Jackson Contained On The Ground Saturday

Montel Jackson was unable to let his striking work for him on Saturday night. Veteran Brett Johns kept Jackson on the mat as much as possible, with 8:42 of the 15-minute battle spent with Johns in control of Jackson on the mat. Jackson did outstrike Johns nearly three times as much, landing 80 strikes. Twenty […]

Brett Johns Works Game Plan To Perfection Saturday Night

Brett Johns did exactly what he needed to do, and that was control Montel Jackson on the mat. Earning the unanimous decision over 15 minutes of action, Johns earned eight takedowns on 19 attempts. It was obvious the game plan was not to stand up and strike with Jackson. In all, Johns had 8:42 of […]

Tough Debut For Canadian Fighter Malcolm Gordon

Malcolm Gordon ran into a road block to kick of his UFC debut in the form of fellow debuter Amir Albazi. Gordon kept the bout on his feet for the first couple of minutes showing his ever-improving striking game. Around two minutes in, Albazi brought the fight to the ground and caught Gordon in the […]