Pat Sabatini Looking To Remain Undefeated

2021 was a great year for UFC newcomer Pat Sabatini (16-3), who went 3-0 on the year. With one of those victories coming by submission, Sabatini improved to 11 career finishes by submission. Sabatini is only averaging 1.35 significant strikes landed per minute but attempts almost three submissions per contest. DraftKings sees Sabatini as one […]

Alexander Volkanovski Continues To Dominate

Alexander Volkanovski continued his display of dominance by earning a fourth-round TKO finish in the main event of UFC 273 on Saturday when he defeated the Korean Zombie. In 19:15 minutes of action, Volkanovski tallied 138 significant strikes (152 total strikes) and landed four of his eight takedown tries on the night. Volkanovski has practically […]

Jung Chan-sung Can't Pull Off The Upset Saturday

It wasn't meant to be for the Korean Zombie, who suffered a fourth-round TKO loss, in Saturday night's main event to champion Alexander Volkanovski. In 19:15 of action, Jung Chan-sung tallied only 48 significant strikes (51 total strikes) while absorbing 138 significant strikes. He is 4-4 in his last eight bouts, and the Zombie should […]

Petr Yan Unable To Recapture His Gold

In a chance to recapture his lost title, Petr Yan was unable to recover at UFC 273 on Saturday, dropping a close split decision to Aljamain Sterling in the night's co-main event. Yan did out-strike Sterling in 25 minutes of action by tallying 63 significant strikes (139 total strikes), and he stuffed 20 of Sterling's […]

Aljamain Sterling Proves Doubters Wrong

Proving the nay-sayers wrong, Aljamain Sterling defended his bantamweight crown at UFC 273 on Saturday by defeating the former champion Petr Yan by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47). In 25 minutes of action, Sterling tallied 62 significant strikes (91 total strikes) but only landed two of his 22 attempts in the takedown department. In the […]

Gilbert Burns Puts On Amazing Performance But Suffers Loss

In a fight of the year contender, No. 2-ranked Gilbert Burns gave rising star Khamzat Chimaev all he could handle at UFC 273 on Saturday. Though Burns took a unanimous-decision loss, Burns out-struck Chimaev by landing 119 significant strikes (141 total strikes), though he missed all five of his takedown tries. Burns showed that he […]

Khamzat Chimaev Gets The Victory Saturday

The No. 11-ranked welterweight and rising star Khamzat Chimaev remained undefeated by defeating the No. 2 ranked Gilbert Burn in a unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Chimaev racked up 108 significant strikes (124 total strikes) and landed two of three takedown attempts. Chimaev got the war he needed […]

Tecia Torres Unable To Keep Her Streak Going

Rolling into UFC 273 on Saturday on a three-fight winning streak, Tecia Torres was unable to keep that streak going, suffering a split-decision loss to Mackenzie Dern on the main card of action. Torres did out-strike Dern, though, landing 76 significant strikes (78 total strikes) compared to Dern's 50 significant strikes. Torres was also successful […]

Mackenzie Dern Continues To Evolve

Unable to score any takedowns, Mackenzie Dern was still able to earn a split-decision over a tough, seasoned opponent at UFC 273 on Saturday in Tecia Torres. Through 15 minutes of action, Dern tallied 50 significant strikes (58 total strikes) and whiffed on all five of her takedown tries. Rebounding from her loss to Marina […]

Vinc Pichel Unable To Earn Fourth Straight Win At UFC 273

Riding a three-fight winning streak entering UFC 273 on Saturday, Vinc Pichel had his streak broken by suffering a decision defeat at the hands of undefeated Mark Madsen. Pichel did out-strike Madsen, though, tallying 68 significant strikes (88 total strikes) compared to Madsen's 39 significant strikes. The loss is only Pichel's second since joining the […]

Mark Madsen Remains Undefeated At UFC 273

Though he was out-struck statistically, Mark Madsen remained undefeated and improved to 4-0 with a decision win over Vinc Pichel on Saturday at UFC 273. Madsen's advantage came in the ground game, where he was a perfect 3-for-3 on his takedowns and controlled Pichel for 5:10 of the bout's 15 minutes. Though Madsen only tallied […]

Chan Sung Jung Enters UFC 273 With A Huge Opportunity

After missing four years from 2013 to 2017 for mandatory military services, Chan Sung Jung (17-6) has gone 4-2 since his return in 2017. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 273, he will have his biggest opportunity since his return with a chance to defeat Alexander Volkanovski and earn the UFC featherweight championship. […]

Alexander Volkanovski Set For Another Title Defense At UFC 273

Since joining the UFC, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (23-1) has been on a run nothing short of dominant, going 10-0 since his debut. Though only three of those 10 wins have come by finish, he has defeated some of the biggest names in the division. Overall in his career, Volkanovski has scored finishes in 14 […]

Petr Yan Has A Chance To Recapture His Crown

Losing his title due to an illegal knee in his March 2021 bout with now-champion Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan (16-2) will get a chance to re-capture his title in Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 273. After dropping the title, Yan defeated a tough competitor in Cory Sandhagen in October via unanimous decision. Aside from […]

Aljamain Sterling Set For First Title Defense

After winning the UFC bantamweight title in an awkward situation at UFC 259 in March of last year, champion Aljamain Sterling (20-3) will make his first title defense against the man he defeated, Petr Yan, in Saturday night's co-main event. Sterling has shown the ability to go the distance and get a decision (nine times) […]

Gilbert Burns Has A Chance To Derail A Major Hype Train

Gilbert Burns (20-4) has a huge opportunity at UFC 273 on Saturday to shoot up the rankings and into the title picture when he faces one of MMA's hottest rising stars in Khamzat Chimaev. A dangerous jiu-jitsu wizard, 14 of his 20 career wins have come by the finish, with eight of those via submission. […]

Khamzat Chimaev Can Continue His March To Welterweight Gold

Marching closer and closer to a welterweight title shot and one of 2021's hottest rising stars in all of mixed martial arts, Khamzat Chimaev (10-0) will face off with Gilbert Burns on Saturday night. A perfect 4-0 in the UFC, all four of Chimaev's victories have come by the finish, with three of them in […]

Tecia Torres Can Earn Fourth Straight Win At UFC 273

When it looked that Tecia Torres (13-5) could be on the downside of her career with a four-fight losing streak, she was able to turn it around and is currently on a three-fight winning streak. Her most recent victory was a decision win over Angela Hill in August of last year. Proving time and time […]

Mackenzie Dern Can Rebound From Her Last Outing

Mackenzie Dern (11-2) finished last year on a hot streak by riding a four-fight winning streak before that streak was snapped in October by Marina Rodriguez and a unanimous decision. The ADCC World Champion and World Jiu-Jitsu Champion is 6-2 since entering the UFC, with four of those wins coming by submission. DraftKings sees Dern […]

Mark Madsen Looking To Remain Undefeated

Former Olympic silver medalist in wrestling at the 2016 games, Mark Madsen (11-0) is set to kick off the main card of UFC 273 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. Coming off of a split-decision win over veteran Clay Guida in August of last year, Madsen is a perfect 3-0 in the Octagon, including a second-round […]

Vinc Pichel Set To Open The Main Card Of UFC 273

Since his time on The Ultimate Fighter 16 in 2012, Vinc Pichel (14-2) has had a solid run in the UFC by earning a record of 7-1, including victories in his last three contests. The only issue with Pichel on the big stage for fantasy managers is that only one of Pichel's seven UFC wins […]

Aljamain Sterling Offers Low Upside Next Saturday Night

Aljamain Sterling has won his last six fights but has only managed over 100 fantasy points in two of those six fights. He doesn't offer a ton of upside from a fantasy perspective due to a low-event fighting style. His only real upside comes when he also manages to be victorious at the end, which […]

Petr Yan Looking For Redemption

In the last matchup between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling, an illegal knee by Yan caused a disqualification and made Sterling the bantamweight champion. You may look at the stats from the previous fight and wonder why the odds and salaries look like this for next Saturday night. In reality, Yan was starting to pull […]

Chan Sung Jung In Tough Spot At UFC 273

Chan Sung Jung has his work cut out for him against Alexander Volkanovski next week, coming in as a plus-500 underdog, according to DraftKings sportsbook. The Korean Zombie doesn't have a ton of significant-strike or takedown upside and puts up his fantasy points by early decisions. The issue here is that Volkanovski likes to have […]

Alexander Volkanovski Likely To Pay Off Big Price Tag

Alexander Volkanovski is the most expensive fighter on the slate next weekend, costing $9,500 on DraftKings. At this price, Volkanovski has the value to pay off his salary and then some, as long as he is ruled the winner at the end of the fight, and he has minus-720 odds to do that on the […]

Chris Daukaus Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

As the competition gets stiffer for Chris Daukaus, he is finding it harder and harder to earn a victory. In Saturday's main event from Columbus, Daukaus suffered a second-round knockout/TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes. In 5:17 of total action, Daukaus landed 13 significant strikes but absorbed 30. There is no doubt that Daukaus has Octagon […]

Curtis Blaydes Dominates In Saturday's Main Event

Getting it all done in Saturday's main event in the standup game, Curtis Blaydes finished Chris Daukaus in the second round by knockout/TKO. With no takedown attempts in 5:17 of total action, Blaydes did tally 30 significant strikes compared to just 13 for Daukaus. Ranked No. 4 in the UFC's heavyweight division, there are big […]

Joanne Wood Unable To Rebound On Saturday

Hoping to use Saturday night's co-main-event spot as a chance to rebound, Joanne Wood was unable to secure the win, dropping a first-round submission to Alexa Grasso. Though taking the loss, Wood outscored Grasso in the striking department by landing 34 significant strikes (61 total strikes) compared to Grasso's 16 significant strikes. Right now, Wood […]

Alexa Grasso Earns Big Submission Victory

Previously ranked No. 11 in the women's flyweight division, Alexa Grasso earned a strong finish in Saturday's co-main event, defeating seventh-ranked Joanne Wood by first-round submission. In 3:57 of action, Grasso tallied 16 significant strikes (50 total strikes) and landed both takedown tries on the night. The bout came to an end when Grasso locked […]

Matt Brown Unable to Get The Win Saturday

It was not the homecoming Matt Brown would have hoped for on Saturday when he dropped a split decision in a striking battle to Bryan Barberena on the main card of UFC's Saturday event in Columbus. In 15 minutes of non-stop action, Brown tallied 81 significant strikes compared to Barberena's 111 significant strikes. The takedown […]