Walt Harris Would Love A Big Win On Saturday's Main Card

Walt Harris (13-8) is a veteran of the UFC since 2014 and needs a big win on Saturday, as a victory could propel him to just outside the top five of the heavyweight division. The Big Ticket cashes in his victories by way of knockout, with all 13 of his career wins coming by the […]

Alexander Volkov Needs A Win To Stay Atop Heavyweight Division

Alexander Volkov (31-8) has lost two of his last three fights, with those two bouts coming against Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes. It's important for Volkov to score a big win here if he wants to remain in the top echelon of heavyweights. Volkov has finished the large majority of his wins, scoring finishes in […]

Jacob Malkoun Makes Debut On UFC 254 Main Card

Jacob Malkoun (4-0) will make his UFC debut Saturday night on the main card of UFC 254. Though his opponent is making his debut as well, Malkoun is the big underdog due to his lack of competition compared to Phil Hawes'. Though he has scored knockouts in two of his four victories, this is going […]

Phil Hawes Determined To Put On An Excellent Performance

After fighting under the WSOF and Bellator MMA lights, Phil Hawes (8-2) finally earned his spot into the Octagon after a Contender Series win and gets to fight on the main card of UFC 254 this weekend. Hawes is an aggressive fighter always out for the finish, as he's finished all eight of his wins, […]

Liliya Shakirova Gets Late-Notice Call For Saturday's Main Card

Liliya Shakirova (8-1) received what all fighters dream of, and that's the call-up to the UFC. The tough part, however, is that it's a late-notice bout against a veteran in Lauren Murphy. Shakirova enters the Octagon as the former Gorilla Fights strawweight champion. Shakirova has shown several times that she can go the distance, with […]

Lauren Murphy On The Verge Of Four Straight Victories

Lauren Murphy (13-4) will enter the Octagon officially for the 10th time on Saturday night. Murphy averages 3.88 significant strikes per minute along with 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes. The 37-year-old brings a veteran presence to UFC 254 against her opponent, who is making a late-notice UFC debut. Murphy does pack a punch, with eight […]

Ion Cutelaba Looking To Avenge His Last Outing

Ion Cutelaba (15-5) will look to avenge the bad technical knockout in his last outing against Magomed Ankalaev. Fourteen of Cutelaba's 15 career wins have come by finish, and it's a sure thing that Cutelaba would like nothing more than to avenge his loss with a big knockout win. He does out-strike his opponents, landing […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking To Prove Himself

Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) and Ion Cutelaba will run it back after Ankalaev was ruled the winner via technical knockout in their last meeting. Many complained that it was an early stoppage, so these fighters will run it back. Ankalaev lands less significant strikes per minute, averaging 3.46, but he lands them at a higher percentage […]

Chan Sung Jung Out-Struck In Saturday's Main Event

Chan Sung Jung, also known as the Korean Zombie, was out-struck in a bout he looked to have the upper hand in. Jung only landed 62 significant strikes (64 total strikes), which was half of his opponent's strike count. Brian Ortega was always just a step ahead of the Zombie, taking all five rounds on […]

Brian Ortega Dominates In Saturday's Main Event

Brian Ortega put on a solid striking display, taking all five rounds in a unanimous decision over the Korean Zombie on Saturday. Ortega landed an impressive 127 significant strikes (129 total strikes) along with only going 3-for-10 on his takedowns. The complete-team switch for Ortega paid off, as he dominated an opponent known for his […]

Katlyn Chookagian Unable To Stop Jessica Andrade

Katlyn Chookagian may have been the division's top fighter, but she had an extremely tough task in front of her while facing the former strawweight champion in Jessica Andrade. With just five seconds left in the first round, the bout was called to a stop as Andrade imposed her will and earned the TKO stoppage. […]

Jessica Andrade Impresses In Flyweight Debut

Jessica Andrade impressed in her bout with Katlyn Chookagian in her flyweight debut against the No. 1 contender. With just five seconds left in the first round, the referee called a stop to the action as Andrade continued to rain down shots on her downed opponent. Scoring a win over the top contender puts Andrade […]

Modestas Bukauskas Unable To Get Out Of First Round

Modestas Bukauskas ran into a tough test on Saturday, getting knocked out in the first round against Jimmy Crute around two minutes into the bout. Bukauskas only landed seven significant strikes in two minutes of action and stuffed one takedown attempt by Crute. Prior to the loss, Bukauskas had won seven bouts in a row, […]

Jimmy Crute Scores Big First-Round Knockout Saturday

Jimmy Crute continues to showcase his skills in the Octagon, scoring his second straight first-round finish. He is now 4-1 in the UFC and is on quite the run. Crute only netted 17 significant strikes, but the bout only lasted two minutes. With the light heavyweight division in a new phase of its evolution, Crute […]

Claudio Silva Unable To Earn Sixth Straight Win

Claudio Silva ran into a roadblock on his path to the top 15, dropping a unanimous decision to James Krause. With top-notch grappling, Silva attempted 12 takedowns but was only successful on two of them. He also had a poor striking output, landing 29% of his strikes. Silva tallied only 64 significant strikes (66 total). […]

James Krause Outshines Undefeated Star For A Victory

James Krause looked impressive inside the Octagon on Saturday, racking up his 28th professional victory. He went into the Octagon and derailed the undefeated Claudio Silva, who was 5-0 in the UFC. At some point during the first round, Krause injured his knee. He did not let that stop him, though, as he racked up […]

Jonathan Martinez Earns A Win After Taking Late-Notice Fight

Jonathan Martinez looked solid against a veteran Saturday night after taking the fight on eight days of notice. Martinez racked up 73 significant strikes on the night and won the battle of exchanges in the pocket with Thomas Almeida. Martinez has now won four of his last five bouts inside the Octagon. Dragon might be […]

Thomas Almeida Unable To Get The Win

Thomas Almeida put on a great performance against Jonathan Martinez but was unable to get the unanimous decision. Almeida scored 64 significant strikes and did not attempt any takedowns on the night. In the battle of two strikers, the two stayed in the pocket and exchanged blows, with Martinez getting the better of the exchanges. […]

Chan Sung Jung Ready For Saturday's Main Event

Chan Sung Jung, also known as the Korean Zombie, has looked great since his return from his mandatory two-year military service back in his homeland of South Korea. He has competed in the Octagon four times since then and has a record of 3-1. The lone loss was to Yair Rodriguez, which came on a […]

Brian Ortega Hoping For A Big Win

Brian Ortega (14-1) returns to the Octagon after a near two-year layoff. Coming off of his first career loss, how will Ortega respond? Thus far in his UFC career, Ortega has landed 4.07 significant strikes per minute. The problem may come from his absorption rate, which sits at 7.36 significant strikes absorbed per minute. T-City […]

Katlyn Chookagian Welcomes Tough Test In Flyweight Division

Katlyn Chookagian (14-3) is welcoming an extremely tough newcomer to the division in Jessica Andrade in Saturday's co-main event. Chookagian uses her strikes to keep opponents away and usually goes the distance, winning 11 of her 14 bouts by decision. It will be vital to keep Andrade at bay, because if her opponent can keep […]

Jessica Andrade Moves Up To Flyweight In Co-Main Event

Jessica Andrade (20-8) moves up to the flyweight division with a chance to move into the title picture if she can get past Katlyn Chookagian. Andrade is a finisher, with 14 of her 20 career wins coming by knockout or submission. The former strawweight champion has lost her last two bouts in a row, but […]

Jimmy Crute Looking To Stay Hot

Jimmy Crute (11-1) rebounded well from his submission loss to Misha Cirkunov by submitting Michal Oleksiejczuk in February. Eight of Crute's 11 wins have come by finish, splitting the knockout-to-submission ratio. Crute is a Contender Series winner from 2018 who has gone 3-1 since fighting inside the Octagon. DraftKings has the Brute listed at $9,000. […]

Modestas Bukauskas Looks To Continue Finishing Streak

Modestas Bukauskas (11-2) will look to go 2-0 inside the Octagon and continue his seven-fight finishing streak. Bukauskas has finished 10 of his 11 victories, with his lone decision victory coming in his professional debut. The Baltic Gladiator only earned 18 significant strikes in his last bout, but the bout only lasted one round. The […]

James Krause With A Chance To Get Back On A Winning Streak

James Krause (27-8) is Mr. Late Notice for the UFC, taking bouts regardless of preparation time. His last bout came on a couple of days notice and he ended up only losing by a split decision to a very tough opponent in Trevin Giles. Prior to that bout, Krause had won his last four bouts […]

Claudio Silva Can Improve To 6-0 In The UFC

Claudio Silva (14-1) is a quiet 5-0 in the UFC's welterweight division. He actually has victories over big names like Leon Edwards and Nordine Taleb. Hannibal has finished 11 of his 14 career victories, with 10 of those coming by submission. This is a huge bout for the submission specialist as he faces James Krause, […]

Jonathan Martinez Gets Biggest Test To Date

Jonathan Martinez (12-3) gets his biggest task to date as he takes on Thomas Almeida in the night's main card. Martinez has finished nine of his 12 career victories. He is currently 3-2 in the UFC and is coming off of a third-round TKO victory in August. Martinez's significant-strike rate is a bit lower than […]

Thomas Almeida Makes Return To Octagon

Thomas Almeida (22-3) has sustained his three career losses in his last four bouts. The 29-year-old Brazilian is a dangerous finisher, with 21 of his 22 career wins coming by finish, and 17 of those by knockout. By the time Almeida steps back in the Octagon to battle Jonathan Martinez, it will be nearly three […]

Marlon Moraes Drops Main Event

Marlon Moraes was unable to secure another title shot, dropping Saturday's main event to Cory Sandhagen via second-round technical knockout. Moraes only reeled off 14 significant strikes in the six minutes of action. With the division so top-heavy for contention, it might take another fight or even two to earn a title shot. With that […]

Cory Sandhagen Scores Huge TKO Victory

Cory Sandhagen went into the Octagon and did what was needed to earn the second-round technical knockout. Sandhagen landed a huge leg kick, which caught the top of Marlon Moraes' head, sending him head over feet. He followed up with the ground-and-pound until the referee stopped the bout, declaring Sandhagen the winner. Sandhagen also netted […]