Max Holloway Takes Decision In Saturday's Main Event

With the only decision on the main card, former champion Max Holloway took a five-round battle with Yair Rodriguez in Saturday's main event (49-46, 48-47, 48-47). As expected, the UFC's all-time significant-strikes leader continued to add to that stat by tallying 230 significant strikes (251 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action. He also scored […]

Ben Rothwell Suffers Knockout Loss Saturday Night

For Ben Rothwell, his first-round knockout loss Saturday against Marcos Rogerio de Lima was his first knockout loss since 2009. It only took 32 seconds for Rothwell to have his night ended. In that short time frame of action, Rothwell only tallied two significant strikes while absorbing 14 significant strikes. Ending 2021 with a 1-1 […]

Marcos Rogerio de Lima Earns Huge Knockout Win

Earning his biggest victory to date on Saturday, Marcos Rogerio de Lima earned a first-round knockout in just 32 seconds over veteran Ben Rothwell. After working Rothwell's legs, a big right hand sent Rothwell reeling. The big haymakers continued to fly for Lima and eventually led to the referee calling the contest. In 32 seconds […]

Leah Letson Unable To Rebound Saturday

After three years on the shelf, Leah Letson had a rough go of it Saturday night while facing a top-tier talent in Felicia Spencer. Letson's night ended badly with a third-round TKO loss. Letson came around a bit in the third round, but Spencer poured on the striking by pinning Letson to the cage, which […]

Felicia Spencer Secures A Dominant Victory

Felicia Spencer put herself back on track in the women's featherweight division by earning a third-round TKO victory over Leah Letson on Saturday's main card. Statistically, Spencer out-struck Letson by landing 56 significant strikes with a massive 227 total strikes. Spencer was able to absorb just a fraction of that (17 significant strikes). Spencer also […]

Miguel Baeza Loses Via TKO Saturday Night

The only two losses of Miguel Baez's career have come in his last two matchups, most recently when he suffered a third-round TKO loss at the hands of Khaos Williams on Saturday's main card. After a slow start, both fighters picked up the pace and had a few nice exchanges, especially late in the contest. […]

Khaos Williams Scores A Big Victory In Battle Of Prospects

Khaos Williams performed as expected by earning a third-round TKO against Miguel Baeza on Saturday night. After a slow start, both fighters picked up the action, with Williams landing a big shot that dropped Baeza just 1:02 into the third round. Statistically, Williams landed 49 significant strikes (60 total strikes) while absorbing 31 significant strikes. […]

Julio Arce Suffers First Knockout Loss Of His Career

Only two close split-decision losses kept Julio Arce from being 7-0 in the UFC heading into Saturday's matchup. No argument can be made now for Arce to remain undefeated, as he suffered a big second-round TKO loss at the hands of Yadong Song in Saturday's main-card opener. After a solid first round, Arce took a […]

Yadong Song Secures Second-Round TKO Saturday

Yadong Song was able to secure a huge victory on Saturday night by earning a second-round TKO victory against Julio Arce to open up Saturday's action on the main card. A big right kick caught Arce and was followed up with some by right hands by Song, which led to the TKO finish. Song is […]

Yair Rodriguez Has A Big Opportunity Saturday

Very few fighters have entered the Octagon with the expectations that Yair Rodriguez did when he made his debut in 2014. Since then, he has gone 8-1 in that time frame. Rodriguez's biggest highlight may be his knockout of the Korean Zombie with one second left in their thrilling five-round war back in November of […]

Max Holloway Set For Another Headlining Role

After losing three of his last four bouts, including back-to-back losses to Alexander Volkanovski, former champion Max Holloway (22-6) earned a decision victory over Calvin Kattar in January. Ten months later, Holloway returns to action to face another dangerous task in Yair Rodriguez. No one has landed as many strikes in UFC history as Holloway, […]

Marcos Rogerio de Lima Set For Co-Main-Event Showdown

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (18-7-1) has a huge opportunity in front of him Saturday night with a chance to earn a co-main-event victory over a veteran in Ben Rothwell. De Lima can get the job done, with 16 of his 18 career wins coming by finish and 13 coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Pezao as […]

Ben Rothwell Set For Co-Main-Event Showdown Saturday

Heavyweights take to the main card when veteran Ben Rothwell (39-13) takes a co-main-event slot to face Brazilian heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima on Saturday night. The 40-year-old Rothwell has been a member of the UFC since 2009 and will hope that veteran experience can propel him to back-to-back victories and his fourth victory in […]

Leah Letson Looks To Rise Up The Featherweight Ranks

Returning to the Octagon for the first time in three years, TUF 28 semi-finalist Leah Letson (5-1) takes to the Octagon on Saturday to face Felicia Spencer in a showdown of featherweights. A victory for either woman would help propel them to the top of a very thin division. Three of her five professional wins […]

Felicia Spencer Looking To Turn Her Fortunes Around

Women's featherweights are set to clash on the main card when Felicia Spencer (8-3) takes to the Octagon to face Leah Letson on Saturday. It has been a tough run for Spenser lately, as she's lost three of her last four bouts -- the only three losses of her professional career. However, two of those […]

Khaos Williams Hoping For Another Big Knockout

After securing two knockout wins in the UFC in less than 30 seconds each, Khaos Williams (12-2) took his first Octagon loss in December of last year. Williams was able to rebound well to secure a decision win in June. There is no doubt this will be a slugger's delight for Williams, who is a […]

Miguel Baeza Trying To Prove He Can Be A Threat

Dangerous striker Miguel Baeza (10-1) will look to rebound from his first professional loss Saturday when he battles Khaos Williams. Baeza's last bit of action came in June, when he suffered a decision loss to top-ranked Santiago Ponzinibbio. Since joining the UFC, Baeza has shown he can be a destructive force, with all three of […]

Julio Arce Hoping For A Victory Saturday

Since earning his way onto the UFC roster with a Contender Series win, Julio Arce (17-4) has gone 4-2 and is 2-2 in his last four matchups. Similar to his opponent, Arce can secure a victory in a variety of ways, with seven of his wins coming by decision and 10 wins by finish. DraftKings […]

Yadong Song Looks To Continue His Run

Rebounding from a decision loss, Yadong Song (17-5-1) secured a split-decision win in August. Song has a variety of ways in which he can win, with nine of his wins coming by finish and eight by decision. On an impressive run since he joined the UFC, Song has compiled a solid record of 6-1-1. DraftKings […]

Kamaru Usman Dominates Again In Victory

Kamaru Usman remains one of the most dominant forces in the UFC after moving to 15-0 with his fifth title defense over Colby Covington for the second time on Saturday, this time by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). Statistically, Usman out-struck Covington by landing 123 significant strikes (158 total strikes) while stuffing all of Covington's […]

Colby Covington Goes The Distance But Falls Short

Unfortunately for Colby Covington, he remained on the outside looking in once the dust settled against Kamaru Usman when he took a decision loss in Saturday's UFC 268 main event. In 25 minutes of championship action, Covington kept the contest close by racking up 107 significant strikes (119 total strikes), but he was unable to […]

Weili Zhang Unable To Regain The Crown

With no losses since her MMA debut, Weili Zhang has now suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of strawweight champion Rose Namajunas. This time the contest was much closer on Saturday, as it went to a split decision (48-47, 49-46, 47-48). Statistically, Zhang landed 83 significant strikes (162 total strikes) in 25 minutes of championship […]

Rose Namajunas Defends Title In Close Decision

Locking in her place as the world's top strawweight, Rose Namajunas defended her title against former champion Weili Zhang via split decision (48-47, 49-46, 47-48) on Saturday. Excelling in the championship rounds, Namajunas tallied 86 significant strikes (130 total strikes) while landing both of her takedown tries in 25 minutes of championship action. With the […]

Frankie Edgar Suffers Third-Round Knockout Loss

Suffering the only main-card finish on Saturday's card, Frankie Edgar had his night ended with a vicious front kick by Marlon Vera in the third round of their contest at UFC 268. Statistically, Edgar landed 94 significant strikes (138 total strikes) and out-struck Vera, who landed 88 significant strikes (110 total strikes). Though Edgar had […]

Marlon Vera Secures Big Third-Round Knockout Victory

Scoring the only finish on the main card on Saturday, Marlon Vera landed a big front kick on Frankie Edgar to earn a victory via third-round stoppage. Though it was the only main-card knockout, it could easily still have earned knockout of the night on a card full of knockouts. Statistically, Vera landed 94 significant […]

Billy Quarantillo Takes The Loss But Has Big Striking Numbers

Combining for the most significant strikes landed in a three-round featherweight bout on Saturday, Billy Quarantillo lost via unanimous decision to Shane Burgos (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Statistically, the numbers were huge, with Quarantillo landing 164 significant strikes (196 total strikes) compared to Burgos' 193 significant strikes. Unfortunately for Quarantillo, he was unsuccessful in all 14 […]

Shane Burgos Puts Up Big Numbers In Decision Win

The punches came in bunches at UFC 268 on Saturday for Shane Burgos as he got back on track by taking a unanimous decision from Billy Quarantillo (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Statistically, the numbers were huge, with Burgos landing 193 significant strikes (232 total strikes) compared to Quarantillo's 164 significant strikes. These combined significant strikes set […]

Michael Chandler Suffers Decision Loss Saturday

After a spectacular showing in his UFC debut, Michael Chandler has now lost back-to-back bouts, this time by unanimous decision to Justin Gaethje (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) on Saturday. Statistically, the numbers were close, with Chandler landing 103 significant strikes (104 total strikes). What really hurt was the fact that he went 1-for-6 on his takedown […]

Justin Gaethje Scores Unanimous Decision Saturday Night

With high striking numbers on both sides, Justin Gaethje was able to pull out a unanimous decision over Michael Chandler (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) on Saturday. Statistically, Gaethje out-struck Chandler by landing 116 significant strikes (133 total strikes) while not attempting any takedowns. In his first bout in 13 months, Gaethje rebounded from his loss to […]

Kamaru Usman Set To Defend His Title Yet Again

Since winning the UFC middleweight title in March of 2019, Kamaru Usman has successfully defended his crown four times with a fifth attempt on the way as he is set for a rematch with Colby Covington to headline UFC 268 on Saturday night. One of the most dominant champions in the UFC today, Usman has […]