Dequan Townsend Drops Fourth UFC Bout In A Row

Dequan Townsend (21-12) was unable to get the victory Saturday, dropping to 0-4 inside the Octagon. As far as this bout goes, Townsend landed 13 significant strikes (21 total strikes) within just over eight minutes of action before he was stopped by TKO in Round 2. It's unlikely we see Townsend immediately back in the […]

Dusko Todorovic Impresses In UFC Debut

Dusko Todorovic (10-0) remained undefeated and victorious in his UFC debut on Saturday's main card. Early in the second round, the Serbian native got the takedown on his opponent and delivered the ground-and-pound until the bout was called. Todorovic landed 85 significant strikes (109 total strikes) and landed one of his two attempted takedowns in […]

Irene Aldana Has A Huge Opportunity Saturday

Irene Aldana (12-5) has won five of her last six fights in the UFC, dropping only a split decision to Raquel Pennington. Aldana is a finisher, with nine of her 12 wins coming by finish. A win over the former champion in Holly Holm would be a huge boost to Aldana's status and would put […]

Holly Holm Needs A Big Performance For Next Title Shot

Holly Holm (33-2-3) will look to build on her decision victory over Raquel Pennington in January as she meets the No. 6 bantamweight in Irene Aldana. Holm mostly outscores her opponents, with the majority of her wins coming by decision. The former bantamweight champion has a chance to get right back into the title picture, […]

Julianna Pena Has A Chance To Shoot Into Top Contender Spot

Julianna Pena (9-3) has her chance as the No. 4 bantamweight to potentially earn a title shot if she can take out the No. 1 contender in Germaine de Randamie in Saturday's co-main event. Pena's obvious key to victory will be her takedowns and ground game. She averages 2.79 takedowns per 15 minutes, which she […]

Germaine de Randamie Out To Prove She's The Top Contender

Germaine de Randamie (9-4) is back in action after her loss in December of 2019 to double-champion Amanda Nunez. The former featherweight champion has finished nine of her career wins by knockout or TKO. De Randamie's only two losses in the UFC have both come to Nunez, arguably the best women's MMA fighter of all […]

Cameron Else Wants To Continue First-Round Finishing Streak

Cameron Else (10-4) is finally getting his chance to show his abilities inside the Octagon. Else has finished all 10 of his victories and has six first-round finishes in a row. This time, though, the competition stiffens as he battles Kyler Phillips, who is coming off of his UFC debut win. Of note, Else does […]

Kyler Phillips Looking To Build Off Debut Win

Kyler Phillips (9-1) will enter the Octagon 1-0 in the UFC. He won a unanimous decision over Gabriel Silva in February. Phillips has nine victories, and five have come by finish. Matrix was also a participant on The Ultimate Fighter 27, but lost in the quarterfinals to the season's eventual winner Brad Katona. Statistically, Phillips […]

Dusko Todorovic Has Chance To Shine In Debut

Dusko Todorovic (9-0) has a chance on the main card to keep his undefeated streak alive and earn his first UFC win in his debut. It's been over a year since the Serbian has been in action, winning his Contender Series bout in August of 2019 against Teddy Ash. Todorovic has nine career wins, with […]

Dequan Townsend Fighting For More Than Just A Win Saturday

Dequan Townsend (21-11) will have the experience edge heading into Saturday's main-card opener. Townsend has finished 17 of his 21 victories but is still winless in the UFC. Townsend had to unfortunately bury both of his brothers in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan, last month after both were sadly murdered. He flew out to Denver […]

Paulo Costa Unsuccessful In Bid For Middleweight Title

Paulo Costa suffered the first loss of his professional career on Saturday night, sustaining the TKO loss in the second round to champion Israel Adesanya. Costa was out-struck, landing only 12 significant strikes. Costa also took a lot of heavy kicks from Adesanya and was eventually dropped in the second round by a big left […]

Israel Adesanya Remains Perfect With Second-Round Knockout

Israel Adesanya moved to 20-0 in his career with a destructive second-round knockout of Paulo Costa in Saturday's main event. Adesanya peppered Costa with kicks throughout the contest. With 55 significant strikes landed, 24 were to Costa's head while 26 were to his legs. As expected, no takedowns were even attempted by either fighter. Adesanya […]

Dominick Reyes Fails At Second Bid To Become Champ

Dominick Reyes has only lost two bouts in his career, and both of those losses have come in his bid for the UFC light-heavyweight title. Reyes could only reel off nearly half of Jan Blachowicz's total of significant strikes, landing 21. Now on a two-fight losing streak, Reyes will have his back against the wall […]

Jan Blachowicz Achieves Dream Of UFC Gold

The 37-year-old Polish striker Jan Blachowicz had the fight of his career on Saturday, knocking out the heavily favored Dominick Reyes in the second round by TKO. Blachowicz landed 41 significant strikes, including a three-punch combination that dropped Reyes in the second round. Blachowicz rushed in and rained down shots until the bout was called. […]

Kai Kara-France Forced To Tap Out In Second Round

Kai Kara-France suffered a tough loss on Saturday night, being forced to tap out in a second-round submission. Only landing 22 significant strikes in the near six minutes of total action, Kara-France did deliver a strike that dropped Royval in the first round. Kara-France was ranked seventh in the flyweight division and should still remain […]

Brandon Royval Wins With Impressive Submission

Brandon Royval had a very impressive showing on Saturday's main card, locking in the second-round submission victory over a tough opponent in Kai Kara-France. Royval racked up 39 significant strikes (51 total strikes), including a couple of knockdowns in the first round. In the early goings of the second round, Kara-France shot in for the […]

Sijara Eubanks Unable To Get Her Second Win Of The Month

Sijara Eubanks has had quite the September, battling for 30 minutes total inside the Octagon. On September 12 she took a unanimous decision from Julia Avila. This past Saturday she tried to do the same against Ketlen Vieira, but did not get the same result. Eubanks pushed Vieira as hard as she could, even taking […]

Ketlen Vieira Takes The Close Decision Victory

Ketlen Vieira took a hard-fought decision from a very strong opponent in Sijara Eubanks. The numbers were close with Vieira landing 68 significant strikes (93 total strikes) along with two of her five attempted takedowns. Her takedowns were landed at key points in the bout, helping her take rounds one and two. Vieira has been […]

Zubaira Tukhugov On Losing End Of Split Decision

Coming overweight at 150lbs did not aid Zubaira Tukhugov as he dropped the split decision to open up Saturday's main card. He was out-struck, landing 35 significant strikes compared to Hakeem Dawodu's 69. Tukhugov was unable to get his ground game working, only landing one of seven takedown attempts. After entering the UFC and starting […]

Hakeem Dawodu Opens Up Main Card With Tough Win

Though his opponent came in overweight, Hakeem Dawodu defeated the odds and won via split decision. Dawodu landed 69 significant strikes (70 total strikes) while defending six of his opponent's seven takedown attempts. After a bit of a slow start, Dawodu picked up the pace, finishing the bout with a very solid third round. "Mean" […]

Jan Blachowicz Has A Chance To Claim UFC Gold

Polish striker Jan Blachowicz (26-8) has been on a run lately since entering the UFC in 2014. He has won seven of his last eight bouts, including a huge win most recently over Corey Anderson. Blachowicz has finished 16 of his 26 career victories by knockout or submission. This will be Blachowicz's 15th journey into […]

Dominick Reyes Gets Another Chance To Claim Gold

Dominick Reyes (12-1) gets an immediate chance to earn the UFC light heavyweight title. After suffering a controversial decision loss to Jon Jones, he will now face Jan Blachowicz due to Jones vacating the title. Reyes has finishing ability, with nine of his 12 wins coming by way of finish. Reyes averages 4.88 significant strikes […]

Brandon Royval Has A Chance For A Big Victory Saturday

Brandon Royval (11-4) is a perfect 2-0 inside the Octagon, with both coming as submission victories. Overall, seven of his 11 victories have come by submission. So far through two UFC bouts, Royval has a low striking output of 1.93 significant strikes per minute. With the ground game his obvious go to, he averages 3.61 […]

Kai Kara-France Battles Fellow Top-15 Opponent

Aside from main-eventer and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, City Kickboxing will have another representative on the main card with Kai Kara-France (21-8). Making his 30th professional appearance, the UFC's No. 7 flyweight has scored knockouts in 10 of his 21 victories along with nine decisions. Currently, Kara-France is 4-1 in the UFC, looking to build […]

Sijara Eubanks Going For Second Victory In September

Sijara Eubanks (6-4) was in action just a few weeks ago on Sept. 12, where she was victorious by unanimous decision. Being a better striker than her opponent Ketlen Vieira, Eubanks averages a much higher 4.95 significant strikes per minute while absorbing them at a lower rate of 3.32 significant strikes per minute. She will […]

Ketlen Vieira Looking To Climb The Ranks In First 2020 Bout

It is always interesting to see how a fighter rebounds from their first professional loss. Ketlen Vieira (10-1) is coming off of a first-round knockout in December of 2019. Four of her 10 wins have come by submission and another four by decision. She averages 2.62 significant strikes per minute but absorbs them at a […]

Zubaira Tukhugov Facing A Huge Test Saturday

Zubaira Tukhugov (19-4-1) is currently 4-1-1 inside the Octagon, splitting his last two outings. The Warrior is more of a grinding fighter, with 11 of his 19 wins coming by decision. His striking output is lower than his opponent's, standing at 2.53 significant strikes per minute, but he only absorbs 2.09 significant strikes per minute. […]

Hakeem Dawodu Rising Up The Featherweight Ranks

Mean Hakeem Dawodu (11-1-1) is riding a four-fighting winning streak inside the Octagon. In Saturday's main card, he goes for No. 5 against veteran Zubaira Tukhugov. Dawodu is averaging 5.91 significant strikes per contest, with 100% of his significant strikes occurring in the standup or in the clinch. He also has a very strong takedown […]

Tyron Woodley Sustains Rib Injury In Fifth Round

Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) sustained a rib injury late in the fifth round, forcing referee Dan Miragliotta to call an end to the contest. Woodley was down on the judges' scorecards anyway and needed a finish in the fifth round if he wanted to win the contest. Woodley only landed 34 significant strikes (67 total strikes) […]

Colby Covington Makes Convincing Bid For Future Title Shot

Colby Covington (16-2) took care of business in Saturday night's main event to get him back into title talks. In almost five complete rounds of action, Covington landed 78 significant strikes but had a large strike count of 232. Chaos was also able to land three of his eight attempted takedowns on the night. Near […]