Cynthia Calvillo Goes The Distance But Can't Get The Win

Cynthia Calvillo suffered a loss on Saturday, breaking her three-fight winning streak. Calvillo was able to land 60 significant strikes in 15 minutes of action. Her game plan to victory was going to be to get Katlyn Chookagian to the mat and use her ground game. Unfortunately, she was unable to do so and could […]

Katlyn Chookagian Dominates In Top-Five Battle

Katlyn Chookagian did everything needed to dominate in her top-five clash against Cynthia Calvillo on Saturday. Using her superior striking, Chookagian landed 69 significant strikes, with 45 of those landing to the head of her opponent. She used her jab well to keep the grappling style of Calvillo at bay. Her takedown defense was on […]

Shogun Rua Drops Main-Card Opener Saturday

Shogun Rua was unsuccessful in his bid to pull off the victory over Paul Craig on Saturday in a bout that was a rematch from a previous draw result between the two fighters. Rua landed only 10 significant strikes (25 total strikes) in less than seven minutes of action. Craig was able to keep control […]

Paul Craig Pulls Out The Victory In Rematch

Paul Craig did not let the rematch go to the judges, submitting Shogun Rua in the second round via a tapout. Craig was able to keep the majority of the first round on the mat, which is exactly where he needed the bout to go to give him the best chance for a win. In […]

Alex Perez Hoping For Upset To Earn Championship

Alex Perez (24-5) has won his last three in a row to earn a spot in UFC 255's main-event spot Saturday night and is looking to earn the UFC flyweight title. Perez typically drags his opponents into deep waters and pulls out the decision win, but he does have 12 finishes on his record. Perez […]

Deiverson Figueiredo Looks To Begin Title Defense

Deiveson Figueiredo (19-1) headlines UFC 255 as he defends his UFC flyweight championship for the first time against challenger Alex Perez. Figueiredo is one of the smaller weight-class fighters who truly has one-punch knockout power. Nine of his 19 wins have come by TKO/KO, which is a rather high number for a flyweight. Make no […]

Jennifer Maia Can Earn The Win Of A Lifetime Saturday

Jennifer Maia (18-6-1) is faced with a tough uphill battle in Saturday's co-main event as she takes on the division's champion, Valentina Shevchenko. Maia could earn the upset of upsets if she is able to get past the three-time defending champion. Maia is an active striker, landing 4.08 significant strikes per minute with a landing […]

Valentina Shevchenko Looks To Shine In Co-Main Event

Valentina Shevchenko (19-3) takes to the co-main event role on Saturday, where she will defend her UFC flyweight title for the fourth time. Since dropping a razor-close split decision to Amanda Nunez in 2017, Shevchenko has won all five bouts since then. She is also a dangerous finisher, with 13 of her 19 wins coming […]

Tim Means Could Have A Big Showing Saturday

Tim Means (30-12-1) has split his two 2020 bouts thus far and will look to break .500 with a victory on Saturday's main card. In what looks to be a standup battle until the end, Means averages 4.92 significant strikes per minute with a landing rate of 46.51%. If his numbers are indicative of how […]

Mike Perry's Bout Has Fight-Of-The-Night Potential

Mike Perry (14-6) takes to the cage for the second time in 2020 on Saturday as he battles Tim Means in search of his second win in as many bouts. Perry is coming off of a unanimous-decision victory over Mickey Gall. Perry will definitely try to keep this a striking battle, where he averages 4.36 […]

Cynthia Calvillo Returns To Action In Big Flyweight Bout

Cynthia Calvillo (9-1-1) will finally get to make her second appearance inside the Octagon this year after her last bout against Lauren Murphy was canceled due to Calvillo having to pull out of the October bout. Calvillo can get it done in a multitude of ways, finishing five of her nine wins. She will have […]

Katlyn Chookagian Enters Octagon For Fourth Time

Katlyn Chookagian (14-4) will return to the Octagon for the fourth time in 2020. After the loss to the champion Valentina Shevchenko, Chookagian has gone 1-1, dropping her last contest to Jessica Andrade last month. Eleven of Chookagian's 14 career wins have come by decision, so her path to victory is always to grind it […]

Paul Craig Facing Shogun Rua Again On Saturday

Paul Craig (13-4-1) will get a rematch against Shogun Rua after the two fought to a draw in November of 2019 at Saturday's UFC 255 main card. Since the draw, Craig won an impressive first-round submission in July. Where Shogun has dominated with knockouts, Craig has submitted his opponent in 12 of his 13 victories. […]

Mauricio Rua Gets Another Shot At Paul Craig

Mauricio Rua (27-11-1) is set to rematch Paul Craig on Saturday after the two fought to a draw in November of 2019. Since then, Rua has defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via split decision in July. Shogun has looked solid in his last seven bouts, going 5-1-1. Once easily considered the best light heavyweight in the […]

Paul Felder Drops Split Decision Saturday

Proving to be the ultimate company man, Paul Felder took a main-event spot against a tough Rafael dos Anjos on just five days of notice. Felder was ranked seventh in the UFC's lightweight division, while dos Anjos is not ranked. On only five days of notice, Felder's striking was solid, as he landed 98 significant […]

Rafael dos Anjos Earns 30th Career Win

Though the numbers may be similar, make no mistake about it, Rafael dos Anjos dominated Saturday's main event against Paul Felder. Felder took the main-event spot on five days of notice. dos Anjos tallied 92 significant strikes (155 total strikes) along with only six takedowns on his 22 attempts on the night. dos Anjos had […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Suffers Big Knockout

Abdul Razak Alhassan was hoping to rebound from his first UFC loss, which happened back in July. Alhassan's night did not go as planned on Saturday, though, as he was viciously knocked out by a right hand fromm Khaos Williams, which had him out before he hit the mat. Alhassan has shown sparks, winning all […]

Khaos Williams Easily Scores Knockout On Saturday

Khaos Williams only landed five significant strikes on Saturday, but one of them was the knockout of the night. After landing with the quick left, Williams followed it up with a short right that had Abdul Razak Alhassan out before he hit the mat. In Williams' two UFC bouts, he has a grand total of […]

Miranda Granger Drops Unanimous Decision To Ashley Yoder

Miranda Granger did not have an answer for Ashley Yoder's ground game on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision. Granger tallied up 33 significant strikes (87 total strikes) along with being taken down on two of Yoder's four attempts. Granger knew coming into the bout that she needed to keep this a standup battle, but she […]

Ashley Yoder Uses Her Ground Game To Come Out On Top

Ashley Yoder controlled Miranda Granger on the ground to walk out with the unanimous decision on Saturday. Yoder tallied 26 significant strikes and 151 total strikes in the 15 minutes of action. She also landed two of her four takedown attempts along with three submission attempts. Those takedowns and submission attempts are what really scored […]

Brendan Allen Runs Into First UFC Roadblock

After starting out 3-0 inside the UFC, Brendan Allen ran into his first roadblock in Sean Strickland. In the 8:28 of action on Saturday, Allen landed 51 significant strikes (53 total strikes) and was didn't attempt any takedowns. A lot of Allen's game depends on getting the takedown and pounding on his opponent. Strickland came […]

Sean Strickland Earns Another Spectacular Win

Two weeks after his last victory, Sean Strickland returned to the Octagon for a very tough matchup against Brendan Allen, who had a fight fall through last week when his opponent tested positive for COVID-19. After a two-year layoff due to an injury from a motorcycle crash, Strickland has looked great in his two bouts […]

Kay Hansen Unable To Score Victory Over Cory McKenna

Kay Hansen performed well but was unable to get the decision over the newcomer Cory McKenna. After a two-fight winning streak in Invicta FC, Hansen signed with the UFC and won her debut in June. Hansen did out-strike McKenna, scoring 67 significant strikes (87 total strikes) and landed just two of her five takedown attempts. […]

Cory McKenna Showcases Well In UFC Debut

Cory McKenna looked solid in her UFC debut on Saturday, taking a unanimous decision from Kay Hansen. McKenna and Hansen are the two youngest women on the UFC's roster. Stat-wise, McKenna reeled off the strikes, landing 156 total strikes, but only 57 significant strikes. McKenna was unable to land her lone takedown but did stuff […]

Rafael Dos Anjos Needs A Big Win In Saturday's Main Event

Rafael Dos Anjos (29-13) has a late opponent switch in Saturday's main event. Dos Anjos lost all four of his last five bouts by unanimous decision. Dos Anjos will have similar striking numbers to his opponent, averaging 3.47 significant strikes per minute. DraftKings has Dos Anjos as the favorite over Paul Felder at $8,800 along […]

Late Addition Paul Felder Headlines Saturday's Event

Paul Felder (17-5) took the late-notice call to headline this weekend's main event. Felder is coming off of a close split-decision loss to Dan Hooker in February. Felder will also seek his 10th Octagon win and he is currently 9-5 in the UFC. This could easily end up as a striking affair, as both he […]

Khaos Williams' Bout Could Have Plenty Of Fireworks

Khaos Williams (10-1) returns to the Octagon on the heels of a very impressive debut, knocking out Alex Morono in 27 seconds back in February. Six of his 10 career victories have come by finish, with four of those coming by knockout/TKO. He does have two submission wins, and that's where he needs to take […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Has One-Punch Knockout Ability

Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-2) enters the Octagon for the seventh time and he is currently 4-2. All 10 of Alhassan's wins have come by way of knockout, including all four of his UFC wins coming by first-round knockout. The thing with Alhassan is if he doesn't knock his opponent out, it goes to a decision. […]

Cory McKenna Makes Her UFC Debut This Weekend

Cage Warriors veteran Cory McKenna (5-1) will make her UFC debut after defeating Vanessa Demopoulos in a unanimous decision on the Contender Series. McKenna currently trains with Team AlphaMale, giving her amazing training partners and coaches at just 21 years old. The Hobbit is listed by DraftKings at $7,000 for Saturday's main-card bout against fellow […]

Kay Hansen Continues Her Amazing Career At 21 Years Old

One of the UFC's youngest upcoming stars, Kay Hansen (7-3) makes her third Octagon appearance this weekend. She is currently 2-0 in the UFC. The former Invicta FC star has submitted her opponents in four of her seven career wins. In what could absolutely be the fight of the night, Hansen averages 2.41 takedowns per […]