Makhmud Muradov Hopes To Ride His Hot Hands

On a nice roll since joining the UFC, Makhmud Muradov (25-6) is 3-0 in the Octagon, with his last two wins coming via third-round knockouts. A devastating striker, 17 of Muradov's 25 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, with an additional three submissions added to the mix. With the hot run and solid performances, Muradov […]

Gerald Meerschaert Set For Huge Task This Saturday

After a quick 17-second knockout loss to Khamzat Chimaev in September of last year, Gerald Meerschaert (32-14) turned it around by securing a first-round submission victory in April. He's ready to make his 47th professional mixed martial arts appearance, and 24 of Meerschaert's 32 career wins have come by submission. Though Meerschaert has the experience […]

Kelvin Gastelum Goes The Distance

The last two and a half years have been rough for Kelvin Gastelum in the UFC's middleweight division, and he's now dropped five of his last six fights since the beginning of 2019. Statistically, Gastelum held his own against Jared Cannonier on Saturday, landing more significant strikes (89) while landing a total of 91 strikes. […]

Jared Cannonier Wins Five-Round Showdown

Potentially putting himself in title talks with his main-event win, Jared Cannonier took a close one from the judges, edging out Kelvin Gastelum (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) on Saturday night. Though the contest went 25 minutes, Cannonier was unable to meet the striking total of many of the other competitors on the card, tallying just 81 […]

Clay Guida Goes The Distance But Drops Decision

As always, a valiant effort was put in by Clay Guida in Saturday night's co-main event, but he was unable to get the nod from the judges against the undefeated Mark O. Madsen. In 15 minutes of action, Guida landed 72 significant strikes but absorbed 101 total strikes. Guida looked solid in action, but the […]

Mark O. Madsen Keeps His Undefeated Record Alive

Able to keep his undefeated record alive, Mark O. Madsen earned his most important victory to date on Saturday by defeating veteran Clay Guida in a close split decision (28-29, 29-28, 27-30). Statistically, Madsen was able to out-strike the always busy Guida, landing 98 significant strikes (101 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. Though […]

Chase Sherman Starts Strong But Can't Finish

Though he started out strong in the first round on Saturday night, Chase Sherman was unable to keep that pace up throughout the three-round battle and lost via unanimous decision to Parker Porter (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). With not quite the strike total of Porter, Sherman racked up 117 significant strikes (121 total strikes) in 15 […]

Parker Porter Turns It On Late To Earn The Decision

After a slow start in the striking exchange, Parker Porter was able to pick up the pace and outstrike fellow heavyweight Chase Sherman to pick up a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) on Saturday. Statistically, Porter was able to rack up 149 significant strikes (159 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. Porter tried to […]

Trevin Jones Unable To Make Adjustments

A last-minute change of opponent proved to be a difficult task to overcome for Trevin Jones on Saturday, leading to Jones suffering a third-round submission defeat on the main card. In his bout with Saidyokub Kakhramonov, which lasted 14:21, Jones was only able to land 12 significant strikes (70 total strikes), but he absorbed a […]

Saidyokub Kakhramonov Makes Best Of Late-Notice Fight; Earns Submission

Taking your UFC debut on late notice can sometimes be a curse or a blessing. For Saidyokub Kakhramonov, it was an absolute blessing. Up on the stats in the third round, Kakhramonov earned a third-round submission with just 21 seconds to go. Through the 14:39 into the contest, Kakhramonov tallied 36 significant strikes but 123 […]

Austin Hubbard Drops Another Decision To Move To 3-4 In The Octagon

Roller coaster ride of ups and downs continues for Austin Hubbard, dropping a decision to Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) Through the 15 minutes of action, Hubbard was able to land 56 significant strikes (66 total strikes) but absorbed 71 significant strikes. The takedown game was definitely won by Hubbard, landing four […]

Vinc Pichel Earns Another Decision Victory

It was another dominant performance by Vinc Pichel when he took a unanimous decision on Saturday's main card, defeating Austin Hubbard. Stacking up the strikes, Pichel scored 71 significant strikes (96 total strikes) and missed all four of his takedown tries in 15 minutes of action. The downside to Pichel's game was being taken down […]

Brandon Royval Suffers Second Straight Loss

After winning four straight fights, Brandon Royval suffered his second straight loss after being submitted by Alexandre Pantoja with a second-round rear-naked choke on Saturday. Don't let the fact that Royval has lost his last two bouts affect your opinion of him going into the future. His losses have come to the very top of […]

Alexandre Pantoja Locks Up Second-Round Submission

It was another night at the office for Alexandre Pantoja, who walked out of UFC Vegas 34 on Saturday as the victor, earning a second-round submission victory over Brandon Royval. Through 8:14 of action, Pantoja collected 22 significant strikes (23 total strikes) and secured three of his six takedown tries, averaging close to one takedown […]

Kelvin Gastelum Hoping To Turn Around His Latest Fortunes

It has been a rough go of late for Kelvin Gastelum (17-7), as he's lost four of his last five bouts in the Octagon. The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 winner, like his opponent, is coming off of a loss to former champion Robert Whittaker. With a knack for finishing, 10 of Gastelum's 17 wins have […]

Jared Cannonier Looking To Get Back In The Win Column

Competing in multiple weight classes, Jared Cannonier (13-5) seems to have found his home in the middleweight division. In his last Octagon appearance, Cannonier suffered defeat at the hands of the former champion Robert Whittaker. A dangerous striker, eight of Cannonier's 13 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. His opponent, Kelvin Gastelum, is also coming […]

Mark O. Madsen Set For Co-Main-Event Showing

Olympic silver medalist Mark O. Madsen (10-0) will enter the UFC cage Saturday as the night's co-main-event attraction. A perfect record will be on the line against one of the sport's veterans in Clay Guida. 2-0 in the UFC so far, Madsen is also a finisher, with six of his 10 career wins coming with […]

Clay Guida Continues His Run In The UFC

A veteran of the UFC since 2006, Clay Guida (36-20) is set to fight in Saturday's co-main event after winning a decision against Michael Johnson back in February. The 39-year-old Guida has won 15 of his 36 career wins by submission, with another 15 coming by decision, showing his ability to go deep into the […]

Parker Porter Set For Huge Heavyweight Clash

After a shaky UFC debut, Parker Porter (11-6) scored his first UFC win with a unanimous decision in November of last year. A diverse fighter, Porter has four wins by knockout/TKO, four by submission and three by decision. Porter has the ability to adapt in the Octagon and can end a fight in a number […]

Chase Sherman Looking For First Win Of 2021

After a stint in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, heavyweight Chase Sherman (15-7) returned to the UFC for a second stint and looked great in his return bout, earning a second-round TKO. His last outing was not great, though, as he took a unanimous-decision loss in April. It shouldn't be a surprise that Sherman is […]

Saidyokub Kakhramonov Set To Debut

Making your UFC debut can be a stressful time. It makes it much more difficult if you are taking that fight on just four days of notice. That is exactly what Saidyokub Kakhramonov (8-2) is doing when he takes on Trevin Jones on Saturday. A winner of his last two bouts, the first one was […]

Trevin Jones Looking For Second Win Of The Year

With his fight at the end of July canceled, Trevin Jones (13-6) was able to get on Saturday's fight card just a few weeks after he initially thought he would compete. After a bumpy start with a no contest to open up his UFC career, Jones was successful in his last outing, earning a second-round […]

Austin Hubbard Hoping For Back-To-Back Wins

Hoping to string together his first set of back-to-back wins, Austin Hubbard (13-5) last competed in the Octagon in April, where he was victorious via unanimous decision. It's truly been a tough time for Hubbard inside the Octagon compared to his early on in his career. Overall, he's 3-3 in the UFC. DraftKings sees Thud […]

Vinc Pichel Can Win His Third Straight On Saturday

After his stint on The Ultimate Fighter Season 15, Vinc Pichel (13-2) has looked solid inside the Octagon. After losing his first bout after leaving TUF, Pichel has gone 6-1, winning his last two bouts. When Pichel steps into the Octagon on Saturday, it will be about a year since he was last in action, […]

Brandon Royval Looks To Rebound From Loss

Coming off of a loss in his last outing, Brandon Royval (12-5) will hope to start another winning streak when he steps into the Octagon on Saturday to face Alexandre Pantoja. Though he will look to rebound from a loss, it's not the worst thing in the world when the man you lost to is […]

Alexandre Pantoja Hoping To String Wins Together

Since 2019, Alexandre Pantoja (23-5) has flip-flopped wins and losses, but he was successful in his last outing, scoring a unanimous decision over veteran Manel Kape in February. Spanning his 10-fight career in the UFC thus far, Pantoja is a solid 7-3. A finisher, especially by flyweight standards, 16 of Pantoja's 23 career wins have […]

Derrick Lewis Unable To Clinch Interim Title

It wasn't meant to be for Derrick Lewis on his home turf, as he lost out on the UFC interim heavyweight title by way of third-round TKO to Ciryl Gane on Saturday. After winning four fights in a row, Lewis earned a shot to compete for the interim title against the French sensation in Houston […]

Pedro Munhoz Drops Decision To Jose Aldo

With losses in three of his last four bouts, Pedro Munhoz has now put himself on the outskirts of title contention. In Saturday's co-main event at UFC 265 against Jose Aldo, Munhoz dropped a unanimous decision. Statistically, Munhoz landed 75 significant strikes in 15 minutes of action. No takedowns were attempted in the night's co-main […]

Jose Aldo Puts On A Solid Performance

Looking to get back in championship form, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo put on one of his best performances since his championship reign, defeating Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision on Saturday. Statistically, Aldo landed a very solid 114 significant strikes, with neither fighter attempting a takedown. Aldo did a great job pushing the pace, […]

Michael Chiesa Unable To Win Fifth Straight

Michael Chiesa may have to wait just a bit longer for that elusive title shot after suffering a first-round loss to Vicente Luque in their UFC 265 matchup on Saturday. Having his four-fight winning streak snapped, Chiesa almost made it five straight after catching Luque in a submission. Luque was able to break free and […]