Marcin Prachnio Facing Dire Straits Saturday Night

Marcin Prachnio (13-4) has his back against the wall in the UFC, as he's currently 0-2 after a successful run in ONE Championship. When he does win, it's with an exclamation point. Prachnio has knocked out 10 opponents out of his 13 victories. He's only averaging 2.39 significant strikes per minute, but 100% of those […]

Mike Rodriguez Looking To Fix His Rocky Road

Mike Rodriguez (10-4-1) is 1-2-1 since his Contender Series win back in August of 2017. He is a big-time striker, with eight of his 10 wins coming by knockout. Rodriguez will keep the bout standing as much as possible, with zero takedown attempts in his UFC career thus far. His last bout was a first-round […]

Shana Dobson Could Be On The Way Out

Shana Dobson (3-4) is on the verge of losing her spot in the UFC, currently on a three-fight losing streak and only 1-3 inside the UFC. Dobson is DraftKings' lowest-salaried fighter this weekend at $6,800, which is not surprising. She is facing a streaking fighter in Mariya Agapova. On a positive note, Dobson does average […]

Mariya Agapova Has A Shot To Shine On The Main Card

Mariya Agapova (9-1) has a chance to win her second UFC bout this Saturday. After losing her Contender Series bout, Agapova moved to Invicta FC, where she won both of her bouts by first-round finishes. Seven of her nine pro wins have come by finish, with four of those coming by submission. Agapova is the […]

Daniel Rodriguez Has A Chance To Make Some Noise

Daniel Rodriguez (12-1) has looked impressive thus far in his two UFC bouts. He is currently on an eight-fight winning streak, with six of those coming by finish. Ten of his 12 career victories have come by finish. Rodriguez is averaging an astounding 9.48 significant strikes per minute, with 99% of those strikes coming in […]

Takashi Sato Looking For Second Win Of The Summer

Takashi Sato (16-3) will take to the Octagon for the second time in 2020. Thirteen of Sato's 16 career wins have come by finish, with 11 of those coming by knockout. The Japanese striker is coming off of a 48-second knockout of Jason Witt in June. He is currently 2-1 in the UFC, with his […]

Daniel Cormier Unable To Capture Title In Farewell Bout

Daniel Cormier was unsuccessful in his bid to become a two-time UFC heavyweight championship, losing by unanimous decision to Stipe Miocic. Cormier landed 105 significant strikes on the night and a total of 145 total strikes. The wrestling game of DC was not really implemented, as he only attempted two takedowns and landed one. According […]

Stipe Miocic Successfully Defends Title

Stipe Miocic took the trilogy bout with Daniel Cormier to the limit Saturday night, winning by unanimous decision. Statistically, Miocic landed 171 total strikes, with 115 of those being listed as significant strikes. His attempts to get the bout to the ground when he wanted to were unsuccessful, going 0-for-6 on his takedown attempts. With […]

Sean O'Malley Loses First Bout While Suffering Injury

The Sean O'Malley hype train has come to a screeching stop, at least for now. At some point in the first round on Saturday, O'Malley tweaked his knee while moving around in the center of the cage. His opponent, Marlon Vera, pounced right away and walked away with the TKO victory, which many contest was […]

Marlon Vera Earns The Shocking Knockout Victory

Marlon Chito Vera did the unexpected Saturday night, but unfortunately for Vera, it will be starred with asterisks. During the second round, it appeared Sean O'Malley tweaked his knee while moving in the center of the ring. Vera sensed the blood in the water and attacked. While working his ground and pound, the referee called […]

Junior Dos Santos Unable To Pull Out The Win

Junior dos Santos was unable to defeat American Top Team teammate Jairzinho Rozenstruik on Saturday night. dos Santos could only reel off 24 significant strikes in the bout. With the loss, dos Santos has now lost his last three in a row. At the age of 36, how many more bouts does dos Santos have […]

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Asserts Himself Into Title Talks

Jairzinho Rozenstruik is potentially a win away from earning a title shot after knocking out veteran Junior dos Santos in the second round Saturday night. In 6:13 of action, Rozenstruik landed 42 significant strikes. He mixed his shots well, using his deep kickboxing background to land 21 strikes to the head and 20 strikes to […]

Daniel Pineda Makes Shocking Return To The Octagon

Daniel Pineda could not have returned to the UFC with a bigger boom. After an unsuccessful run in the UFC that ended in 2014, Pineda earned a record of 8-2-2. His last two bouts were declared "no contest"  for failing a drug test for contaminated substances after defeating two men on one night in the […]

Herbert Burns Shockingly Has Night Come To An End

Herbert Burns' 2020 hype train was derailed on Saturday night, suffering a second-round TKO loss to Daniel Pineda. After running through his first two UFC opponents with first-round stoppages, many expected Burns to continue his tear through the division. In stepped returning UFC veteran Pineda to change the story. Through almost two rounds of action, […]

John Dodson Unable To Pull Out The Magic

John Dodson was unable to pull a rabbit out of the hat Saturday night to defeat Merab Dvalishvili. Dodson was taken down to the mat several times but was able to scramble back to his feet, only allowing  two official takedowns. Dodson was only able to reel off 27 significant strikes but was 18-for-20 in […]

Merab Dvailishvili Dominates To Open Up Main Card

After dropping his first two bouts in the UFC, Merab Dvailishvili has been one of the UFC's hottest fighters. Defeating John Dodson by unanimous decision, Dvailishvili has won his fifth bout in a row, all by unanimous decision. Do not look at the takedown stats and let that fool you. The Machine attempted 20 takedowns, […]

Daniel Cormier Looking To Regain UFC Gold

Daniel Cormier (22-2) will look to take back his UFC heavyweight championship Saturday night when he battles Stipe Miocic. The Olympic wrestler lands 44% of his significant strikes either in the clinch or on the mat. He has also scored 15 of his 22 career wins with a finish. The 41-year-old may be taking his […]

Stipe Miocic Looking To Keep His Heavyweight Crown

Stipe Miocic (19-3) will look to defend his heavyweight crown against Daniel Cormier, the man he took the title from back in August of 2019. This will be Miocic's first bit of action since that bout one year ago. In the bout, Miocic did what was needed, knocking out Cormier and scoring 116.5 points on […]

Marlon Vera Has Hopes Of Derailing The Sugar Hype Train

Marlon Vera (17-6-1) has his eye set on derailing the hype train known as Sean O'Malley. Chito has been a part of the UFC since 2014 and will need to channel the Vera from his five-fight winning streak, which was snapped after losing his last bout, to pull this one out. Vera averages 3.70 significant […]

Sean O'Malley Takes The Next Step In His Ascension

Sean O'Malley (12-0) is one of the hottest athletes in the world today. He displays many of the traits and hype that surrounded Conor McGregor. Not many things are sweeter than the rise of Sugar Sean O'Malley, who is 4-0 in the UFC after winning his Contender Series bout by knockout back in July of […]

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Can Turn The Corner With Rebound Win

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-1) is coming off of his first professional loss, a 20-second knockout to top-ranked Francis N'Gannou in May. Nine of his 10 career wins have come by knockout, letting you know a knockout is almost a given if Rozenstruik's hand is rose-colored at the end of the night. This bout could go similar […]

Junior dos Santos Needs A Win To Rebound

Junior dos Santos (21-7) will step foot in the Octagon on Saturday night looking to break a two-fight losing streak. His last win came in March of 2019 when he knocked out Derrick Lewis in the first round. The 36-year-old averages 4.66 significant strikes per minute, with 93% of those standing up or in the […]

Merab Dvalishvili Looking To Win Fifth Fight In A Row

Merab Dvalishvili (11-4) will face his biggest name to date in that of John Dodson. The Georgian-born fighter has won his last four bouts in a row, all by unanimous decision. When you step in the cage with Dvalishvili, you know exactly what you are going to get -- a wrestling-based fighter with a great […]

John Dodson Looking To Start Another Run In The UFC

John Dodson (21-11) steps into the Octagon for the 17th time on Saturday night. The Magician showed he still has some magic in the hat, defeating hot prospect Nathaniel Wood in his last bout by third-round knockout. Dodson averages 3.30 significant strikes per minute while landing 96% of those strikes either standing or in the […]

Vinc Pichel Looking For Second Win In A Row

Vinc Pichel (12-2) will make his seventh Octagon appearance against the UFC's all-time appearance leader. The 37-year-old, who is actually older than Jim Miller, is coming off of a decision win against Roosevelt Roberts, handing him his first professional loss. Eight of Pichel's 12 career wins have come by knockout. From Hell is listed on […]

Jim Miller Set To Kick-Off Main Card Saturday Night

Jim Miller (32-14) will make his 36th appearance on Saturday night, setting the all-time UFC appearance record. Miller is near the top of practically every important record in the UFC. He is third all-time in wins, fourth all-time in finishes, and third all-time in submission wins. With over 2,300 strikes thrown, Miller has a striking […]

Daniel Pineda Returns After Six-Year Absence

Daniel Pineda (26-13) is making his return to the UFC after last appearing in March of 2014. Since leaving the UFC, Pineda has gone 8-2-2 across several promotions. Pineda is a ground specialist, with 18 of his 26 career wins coming by submission. In the past, he's beaten many of the big names on the […]

Herbert Burns Looking To Stay Hot In The Lightweight Division

Herbert Burns (11-2) has had about as hot a start as one can have entering the UFC. Burns, the brother of top-ranked UFC middleweight Gilbert Burns, has submitted both of his opponents in the first round. As you would expect from someone in the Burns family, eight of his 11 wins have come by submission. […]

Virna Jandiroba Looking To Continue Momentum Saturday

Virna Jandiroba (15-1) is 1-1 in the UFC. She rebounded well from her debut loss by defeating Mallory Martin in December 2019. Jandiroba is a submission specialist, finishing 12 of her 15 victories by submission. DraftKings has Jandiroba's salary listed at $9,000. She has have averaged 76 points per contest through two UFC bouts. In […]

Felice Herrig Looking For First Win Since 2017

Felice Herrig (14-8) will enter the Octagon on Saturday looking for her first win since 2017. Herrig, who took all of 2019 off, will enter the cage with Virna Jandiroba, who has only lost once in her pro career. The long-time UFC veteran has competed against the world's best strawweights either in the UFC or […]