Jairzinho Rozenstruik Hopes To Get Back On Track

It has been a bumpy road for Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-2) while facing the cream of the crop of the UFC's heavyweight division. Saturday's main-event matchup with Augusto Sakai should be a better opportunity for Rozenstruik to get back on track, though. Dropping two of his last three bouts, the dangerous kickboxer will hope to score […]

Marcin Tybura Looking For Fourth Straight Win

Poland's own Marcin Tybura (21-6) will enter the Octagon on Saturday against veteran Walt Harris in search of his fourth straight victory. After losing four of five bouts, Tybura has gone on a nice streak to fully turn his UFC career around. DraftKings feels the momentum is still rolling with Tybur, listing him as the […]

Walt Harris Hoping To Have His Hand Raised Saturday

Not only has it been a very tough last couple of years for Walt Harris (13-9) outside of the Octagon, but the last few years inside of the Octagon have not been so friendly either. Losing his last two outings by knockout/TKO, Harris has not scored a victory in the UFC since July of 2019. […]

Laureano Staropoli Looking To Avoid Three Straight Losses

It could be a make-or-break fight this Saturday for Laureano Staropoli (9-3), who is 2-2 in the UFC and is riding a two-fight losing streak. Staropoli looked great when he first entered the Octagon, winning his first two matchups by unanimous decision. His last two fights, both losses, have also come by unanimous decision. DraftKings […]

Roman Dolidze Looks To Rebound From First Career Loss

Entering the UFC undefeated, Roman Dolidze (8-1) ran through his first two competitors before losing his last outing. This weekend's card is stacked with finishers, and Dolidze is one of those, finishing seven of his eight professional wins, with four of them coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings anticipates Dolidze being able to turn it around, listing […]

Miguel Baeza Can Continue To Raise His Stock With A Big Win

A perfect 3-for-3 since winning his Contender Series bout in June of 2019, Miguel Baeza (10-0) brings his perfect professional record to the Octagon. All about the finishes, eight of Baeza's 10 career wins have come by the finish, and seven by knockout/TKO. Caramel Thunder is absolutely a rising talent to watch in the welterweight […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Has A Chance To Rebound

A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4) looks to rebound from his first-round loss in January. Prior to the loss, Ponzinibbio was on a seven-fight winning streak. One of the division's most devastating finishers, 21 of Ponzinibbio's 28 career wins have come by the finish, and 15 have come by knockout/TKO. Stepping […]

Gregory Rodrigues Hoping For An Impressive UFC Debut

After competing in several high-profile organizations around the world, Gregory Rodrigues (9-3) will finally make his UFC debut this Saturday. Vacating his LFA middleweight title to join the UFC, Rodrigues finishes his opponents, with eight of his nine professional wins coming by the finish. DraftKings sees the newcomer as the underdog, though, in his debut […]

Dusko Todorovic Looking To Rebound From First Career Loss

Dangerous Serbian striker Dusko Todorovic (10-1) hopes to rebound from his January loss when he battles on this Saturday's main card. Todorovic will be coming off of his first professional loss, which can sometimes rock the psyche of a fighter. In his professional career, Todorovic has shown he is a finisher, with nine of his […]

Antonio Arroyo Hoping Third Time Is A Charm

After two Contender Series victories, Antonio Arroyo (9-4) has been unable to replicate his success, currently sitting 0-2 inside the Octagon. Similar to his opponent Tom Breese, Arroyo is a dangerous finisher, with eight of his nine career wins coming by the finish. DraftKings does not see things going well for Arroyo, listing him as […]

Tom Breese Looking To Turn It Around Saturday

After a week off, the UFC returns with middleweight Tom Breese (12-3) kicking off the main card on Saturday. A very dangerous finisher, 11 of Breese's 12 career wins have come by finish, and seven by submission. Lately, however, it has been a rough road for Breese, as he's gone 1-2 in his last three […]

Cody Garbrandt Unable To Continue His Momentum

Now with losses in four of his last five bouts, Cody Garbrandt (12-4) will need to go back to the drawing board if he wants to compete for the title again among this rising group of young and tough bantamweights. Losing a decision to Rob Font on Saturday, Font will now shoot up to title […]

Rob Font Shines in First Main Event

Showing that he is up for the big challenges, Rob Font (19-4) made the most of his first UFC main event on Saturday, defeating former champion Cody Garbrandt via unanimous decision. In 25 minutes of action, Font landed an enormous tally of 176 significant strikes (183 total strikes) along with landing two of his three […]

Xiaonan Yan Falls To Surging Carla Esparza

Suffering her first loss in the UFC, Xiaonan Yan (13-2) was the lone victim of a stoppage on Saturday's main card, dropping a second-round TKO to Carla Esparza. Yan's inability to stop Esparza's ground game led to her downfall. Yan was taken down on all three of Esparza's takedown tries and was unable to stop […]

Carla Esparza Earns Second-Round TKO

Now on a five-fight winning streak inside the Octagon, Carla Esparza (19-6) scored the only finish on the main card on Saturday, earning a second-round TKO victory over Yan Xiaonan. The victory has all but secured Esparza a rematch with fellow TUF strawweight and current champion Rose Namajunas. The two competed on the show's season […]

Justin Tafa Hangs Tough But Loses Decision

Now falling to 1-3 inside the Octagon, Justin Tafa (4-3) went the distance with Jared Vanderaa on Saturday but was unable to take the decision win. Statistically, Tafa collected 74 significant strikes, but he absorbed a total of 141 strikes. Tafa was able to absorb the shots and keep moving forward. He even gave Vanderaa […]

Jared Vanderaa Pours On The Striking To Take Decision

Despite suffering a decent-sized cut on his forehead, Jared Vanderaa (12-5) dominated the striking exchanges to take the unanimous decision over Justin Tafa on Saturday. Vanderaa had an amazing outpouring of striking, landing 121 significant strikes (141 total strikes) through 15 minutes of action. With neither fighter attempting a takedown, this one was going to […]

Felicia Spencer Drops Close Decision Saturday Night

Now with losses in three of her last four bouts, Felicia Spencer (8-3) has fought the world's absolute best in the featherweight division. The bout with Norma Dumont on Saturday was extremely close, with Dumont taking a narrow split decision. Statistically, Spencer landed 47 significant strikes (70 total strikes) and was taken down once in […]

Norma Dumont Does Enough To Earn Split Decision

Adding another impressive fight to her resume, Norma Dumont (6-1) took the very close split decision from one of the division's best in Felicia Spencer on Saturday. The contest was very much a back-and-forth affair, with Dumont landing 68 significant strikes (88 total strikes) along with one successful takedown. With the UFC not listing a […]

Bill Algeo Unable To Get The Win Saturday Night

Though the striking numbers were there, Bill Algeo (14-6) suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Ricardo Ramos on Saturday's main card. Algeo was able to land 76 significant strikes (90 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action, but his downfall was the eight takedowns landed on him by Ramos. Algeo had no way of stopping the […]

Ricardo Ramos Impresses To Take The Decision Win

Leaving the cage after 15 minutes of action with a hard-fought win, Ricardo Ramos took it to Bill Algeo to earn the unanimous decision on Saturday. Though he was out-struck (53 significant strikes to Algeo's 76), Ramos' ground game was the key factor, as he landed eight takedowns along with over three minutes of control […]

Edmen Shahbazyan Drops Decision In Main-Card Opener

After a great first round of action for Edmen Shahbazyan (11-2) on Saturday, he was unable to finish things, dropping a unanimous decision to opponent Jack Hermansson. Statistically, Shahbazyan was only able to land 40 significant strikes (42 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. Shahbazyan was taken down three times and was under the […]

Jack Hermansson Battles Back To Take Decision Win

Kicking off the main card on Saturday were two middleweights looking to turn the tide for themselves to return to title talks. With his solid takedown and control game, Jack Hermansson (22-6) took control of the contest to earn the unanimous decision. Statistically, Hermansson landed 55 significant strikes (141 total strikes) to go along with […]

Cody Garbrandt Looking To Continue His Career Turnaround

After losing three fights in a row by first-round knockout/TKO, Cody Garbrandt (12-3) turned things around nicely in June of last year, scoring a second-round knockout of Raphael Assuncao. The highlight-reel knockout may have been the spark Garbrandt needed to help turn the corner. Now he enters Saturday's contest in the main event against a […]

Rob Font Can Put His Name At The Top

With only one fight in each of the last two years, Rob Font (18-4) will look to score a massive victory in Saturday's main event against former champion Cody Garbrandt. Though Font has only competed twice in the last two years, both of those bouts were victories against top-tier talent, including a first-round knockout over […]

Carla Esparza Looking To Stand Out Saturday

With aspirations of re-acquiring the strawweight crown, Carla Esparza (17-6) steps into the co-main-event picture on Saturday riding a nice four-fight winning streak. The division's first champion, Esparza has faced tough competition, winning all four of those bouts by decision, with two of them by split decision. Similar to her opponent, Esparza likes to take […]

Xiaonan Yan Can Jump Into The Title Picture

Xiaonan Yan (13-1) has been working her way up the strawweight division and is undefeated with a record of 6-0 inside the Octagon. Saturday will be a huge opportunity for her, as she steps into the Octagon in the co-main-event slot with former champion Carla Esparza. Yan typically takes her opponents the distance and just […]

Jared Vanderaa Searching For First UFC Victory Saturday

Team Quest prospect Jared Vanderaa (11-5) will enter the Octagon on Saturday for the second time after his Contender Series victory and is looking for his first UFC win. The Washington state native is an absolute finisher, with 10 of his 11 career wins coming by finish -- seven of those by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees […]

Justin Tafa Looking For A Rebound Performance

Looking for a rebound early in his young UFC career, heavyweight Justin Tafa (4-2) is coming off of a very close split-decision loss to Carlos Felipe in January. Tafa did showcase his power in his second UFC bout, knocking out the massive Juan Adams in the first round of their bout in February of last […]

Norma Dumont Can Put Her Stamp On The Division

Rebounding well from a first-round loss to Megan Anderson, Norma Dumont (5-1) secured a unanimous-decision win over Ashlee Evans-Smith in November of last year. Having issues making the bantamweight limit, the move back up to featherweight is probably best for Dumont. She is also filling in on late notice, so a win against a top-tier […]