Jake Collier Has Solid Strike Count But Drops Co-Main Event

Though he was on the losing side of Saturday's co-main event, Jake Collier still put on a show against long-time veteran Andrei Arlovski. In 15 minutes of action, Collier out-struck his opponent by landing 93 significant strikes (132 total strikes) while landing two of his three takedown attempts. With his big shots causing damage, Collier […]

Andrei Arlovski Wins Split Decision In Co-Main Event

Andrei Arlovski continues to get it done in the Octagon, winning Saturday's co-main event by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) over Jake Collier. In 15 minutes of action, Arlovski tallied 91 significant strikes (105 total strikes) while not attempting any takedowns on the night. With the win, Arlovski has now won four in a row […]

Joanderson Brito Lands Knockout Blow In First Round

The track record and salary were too good to pass up for Joanderson Brito heading into Saturday's contest. Coming off of a loss in his UFC debut, we were graced with a low salary point. Less than one minute into Saturday's contest with Andre Fili (41 seconds), Brito threw an overhand right from the outfield […]

Jared Gordon Fights Tough But Is Submitted

With a four-fight winning streak hanging in the balance heading into Saturday's matchup, it was not meant to be for Jared Gordon, who ended up suffering a third-round submission loss to Grant Dawson. In 14:11 of action, Gordon actually out-struck Dawson by landing 77 significant strikes (111 total strikes), but he was taken down seven […]

Grant Dawson Continues His Successful Run In The Octagon

Grant Dawson was as advertised Saturday night against Jared Gordon, earning a third-round submission by rear-naked choke. In 14:11 of action, Dawson tallied 54 significant strikes (98 total strikes) while landing a very solid seven takedowns on 17 tries. Though Gordon actually out-struck Dawson in the contest, Dawson held 7:11 of control time. With this […]

Tristan Connelly Unable To Get The Victory

Without a doubt, this matchup was Tristan Connelly's biggest to date in the UFC. Unfortunately for Connelly, he was unable to handle the pressure of Darren Elkins and took a unanimous-decision loss on Saturday. Through 15 minutes of action, Connelly tallied up 66 significant strikes (106 total strikes) while not attempting a single takedown. Connelly […]

Vintage Darren Elkins Earns Big Decision Win Saturday

It was the Darren Elkins of old Saturday against Tristian Connelly, with Elkins delivering the pressure and earning a unanimous decision. Throughout 15 minutes of intense competition, Elkins racked up 75 significant strikes (165 total strikes) while landing five of his 10 takedown attempts. The takedown department was a huge deciding factor on the stat […]

Gerald Meerschaert Unable To Get Fourth Straight Win

Looking for his first four-fight winning streak and entering Saturday's contest with three straight finishes, Gerald Meerschaert was unable to walk out of the Octagon with a victory, taking a unanimous-decision loss to Krzysztof Jotko. In 15 minutes of action, Meerschaert tallied only 37 significant strikes (46 total strikes) and only landed one of his […]

Krzysztof Jotko Dominates For Decision Win Saturday

Keeping with his theme of being the cage general for 15 minutes, Krzysztof Jotko controlled the matchup with Gerald Meerschaert to earn a unanimous decision in Saturday night's main-card opener. In 15 minutes of action, Jotko landed 65 significant strikes out of 129 total strikes, and he landed all four of his takedown tries. With […]

Marlon Vera Seeks Third Straight Win

Rebounding nicely from a loss to the division's legend, Marlon Vera (20-7-1) has won back-to-back bouts since, including a vicious front-kick knockout of Frankie Edgar in November of last year. Heading into Saturday's main-event slot, Vera will look for his third straight win since the Jose Aldo loss when he faces Rob Font. Throughout his […]

Rob Font Gears Up For Main Event

Looking to rebound from a loss to one of the best MMA fighters ever, Rob Font (19-5) will gear up for Saturday's main event against another young star in Marlon Vera. On a four-fight winning streak, Font ran into legend Jose Aldo in December of last year and took a decision loss. Spanning his fighting […]

Jake Collier Set For Co-Main-Event Showing Saturday

Once a UFC middleweight, Jake Collier (13-6) now slugs with the big boys of the heavyweight division and is set for Saturday's co-main-event battle with veteran Andrei Arlovski. Since his near three-year layoff from the end of 2017 to the end of 2020, Collier has gone 2-2 in his return, scoring a first-round knockout in […]

Veteran Andrei Arlovski Returns To Co-Main Event

Very few fighters have the UFC experience of Andrei Arlovski (33-20). The Pitbull will step into the Octagon for his 54th professional MMA appearance in Saturday night's co-main event against Jake Collier. A veteran of the UFC since UFC 28 in November of 2000, Arlovski has finished 20 of his 30 career victories, with 17 […]

Joanderson Brito Back In The Octagon On Saturday

Coming off of a decision loss in his Octagon debut, Joanderson Brito (12-3-1) will step into the UFC cage with featherweight veteran Andre Fili on Saturday. Throughout his career, Brito has finished 10 of his 12 career wins, with six coming by submission. DraftKings sees Brito as the underdog with a salary of $6,900. In […]

Andre Fili Faces Difficult Task On Saturday Night

With his whole career since joining the UFC in 2013 a back-and-forth affair of victories and losses, Andre Fili (21-8) will hope Saturday can bring him a solid victory as he's set to battle Joanderson Brito. Facing many of the best featherweights, Fili has earned 12 of his 21 career victories by finish, with nine […]

Grant Dawson Can Add Another Impressive Victory To His Resume

Unbeaten since joining the UFC after a victory on the Contender Series, Grant Dawson (17-1-1) earned a draw in his last outing against Ricky Glenn in October of last year. Currently, Dawson has a very strong 5-0-1 record in the Octagon. Three of those five wins have also come via the finish. Overall, 15 of […]

Jared Gordon Hoping To Prevail As The Underdog Saturday

Landing over five significant strikes per minute and riding a three-fight winning streak into Saturday, Samford MMA's Jared Gordon (18-4) will look to make it four in a row against Saturday's opponent, Grant Dawson. A veteran of the UFC since June 2017, Gordon has earned a 6-3 record in the Octagon. DraftKings sees Flash as […]

Tristan Connelly Looking To Score A Victory Saturday

Canadian featherweight Tristan Connelly (14-7) is set to make his third UFC appearance on Saturday against a fearsome and tenacious featherweight in Darren Elkins. Currently 1-1 in the UFC, Connelly is coming off of a decision loss to Pat Sabatini in April of last year. With nine of his 14 career wins coming by submission, […]

Fan Favorite Darren Elkins Returns To Action Saturday

A man always willing to put on a show for the fans, Darren Elkins (26-10) will look to avenge his most-recent knockout loss when he enters the Octagon to face Tristan Connelly on Saturday night. Prior to his loss against Cub Swanson in December of last year, Elkins had won back-to-back matchups by knockout/TKO, snapping […]

Krzystof Jotko Looks For Back-To-Back Win Saturday Night

Polish middleweight Krzysztof Jotko (23-5) returns to action after his decision victory in October of last year to battle Gerald Meerschaert on Saturday's main card of action. Jotko had his three-fight winning streak snapped by the streaking Sean Strickland, but rebounded nicely by grinding out a decision against Misha Cirkunov. Jotko's typical method of victory […]

Gerald Meerschaert Set To Open Up Main Card Saturday

Riding a three-fight winning streak (all by submission) into Saturday's event, Gerald Meerschaert (34-14) will battle Poland's Krzysztof Jotko. Dangerous on the mat, Meerschaert has secured 26 of his 34 career victories by submission and an additional six by knockout/TKO. A veteran of the UFC since 2016, Meerschaert is on his first three-fight winning streak […]

Amanda Lemos Has Win Streak Snapped Saturday

With her five-fight winning streak coming to an end, Amanda Lemos suffered a first-round submission loss in Saturday night's main event to Jessica Andrade. Lemos was on the wrong side of history, as this was the first standing arm triangle in UFC history. Through 3:13 of action, Lemos was in control with her striking, landing […]

Jessica Andrade Scores First-Ever Standing Arm Triangle

Replicating Saturday night's co-main event, which ended with a first-round submission just a touch over three minutes into the contest, Jessica Andrade did just that, but with a special touch. Andrade secured the first-ever standing arm triangle submission in UFC history. Through 3:13 of action, Andrade tallied only three significant strikes with 38 seconds of […]

Clay Guida Unsuccessful In Co-Main Event

Saturday was not the night for UFC veteran Clay Guida, who dropped the co-main event to Claudio Puelles via first-round submission. With only 3:01 of fight time, there wasn't much to speak of from a statistical standpoint. Guida landed three significant strikes (four total strikes) while missing his lone takedown try. While tied up with […]

Claudio Puelles Shines With First-Round Victory

On the biggest stage of his career thus far, Claudio Puelles shined in the night's co-main event by earning a first-round submission over seasoned veteran Clay Guida on Saturday night. Statistically, there isn't much to speak of with the contest only going 3:01, but Puelles collected one significant strike (11 total strikes) while maintaining 14 […]

Montana De La Rosa Takes Decision Loss Saturday

Unable to build off of her first-round knockout win last June, Montana De La Rosa walked out of Saturday's event on the losing side of a unanimous decision against Maycee Barber. In 15 minutes of action, De La Rosa collected only 14 significant strikes (41 total strikes) and only landed one of her two takedown […]

Maycee Barber Continues To Get Back On Track

It was the striking display that guided Maycee Barber to back-to-back wins when she earned a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Montana De La Rosa on Saturday night. In 15 minutes of action, Barber tallied 50 significant strikes (80 total strikes) while only landing one of her four takedown tries on the night. Barber […]

Lando Vannata Unable To Escape First Round

Now 3-3 in the Octagon since 2019, Lando Vannata had his night come to an early end Saturday in a first-round submission loss. With only 2:32 of total action logged, it makes it difficult to get a good stat line. With that said, Vannata only tallied eight significant strikes. Vannata was floored by a big […]

Charles Jourdain Earns Big Submission Win Saturday

Charles Jourdain walked out of the Octagon as the victor Saturday night, scoring a second-round submission by way of guillotine choke against Lando Vannata. With only 2:32 of total action, there was not much to speak of in this bout. Jourdain landed four significant strikes (five total strikes) but landed his lone submission attempt after […]

Jessica Andrade Set For Main Event Saturday

Jessica Andrade (22-9) has seen a revival of her career since moving to the women's flyweight division. She came up short in her title challenge but rebounded nicely with a first-round TKO over Cynthia Calvillo. Andrade will prove to be a very tough test for the rising star in Amanda Lemos. Sixteen of Andrade's 22 […]