Irwin Rivera Makes First Octagon Appearance At Bantamweight

Irwin Rivera (9-5) is reeling from his unanimous-decision loss in his debut back in May. Rivera took the fight on late notice and up a weight class at featherweight. Prior to his debut, Rivera entered the UFC on a three-fight winning streak while in Titan FC. Six of his nine victories have come by finish. […]

Ali Al Qaisi Making UFC Debut

Ali Al Qaisi (8-3) is the first fighter from Jordan to enter the Octagon. He is riding a hot streak, winning his last five bouts in a row. Five of his eight bouts have ended by finish. His last three victories have come in the Brave CF organization, showing his ability to fight on a […]

Edmen Shahbazyan Takes The Loss In Main Event

Edmen Shahbazyan entered the main event on a hot streak, seeking to become the UFC's youngest champion ever. That dream hit a speed bump, as Shahbazyan suffered a third-round knockout to opponent Derek Brunson on Saturday night. Through almost three full rounds of action, Shahbazyan was only able to land 35 significant strikes and was […]

Derek Brunson Makes The Best Of Headlining Role

Derek Brunson did what many did not expect him to do, and that was knock out the young prospect in Edmen Shahbazyan. Hopefully you read your preview here on Brunson and decided to start him in your lineups. Brunson landed over double the significant strikes as Shahbazyan, landing 88 significant strikes. The bout almost could […]

Joanne Calderwood Suffers Heartbreak Saturday Night

Joanne Calderwood, who entered the contest as the women's flyweight top contender, took Saturday's bout to stay active and wait for the champion to be ready. Well, things did not go as planned for Calderwood, and her title shot has now evaporated. Calderwood looked good in the first few minutes of striking, but after the […]

Jennifer Maia Capitalizes On Late Opponent Change

Jennifer Maia made the best of her opponent switch to the top contender in Joanne Calderwood. After a few minutes of tough striking with Calderwood, Maia was actually brought down to the mat, which is her comfort zone. In less than one round, Maia locked in an armbar to take away Calderwood's flyweight title shot. […]

Randy Brown Unable To Win Third In A Row

Randy Brown was unable to continue his impressive winning streak, losing via third-round knockout to Vicente Luque. Brown landed 61 significant strikes but was dropped a couple of times throughout the contest by the better striker in Luque. The 30-year-old now moves to 6-4 in his career in the UFC. Depending on his matchup, Brown […]

Vicente Luque Continues To Finish Opponents

Though statistically the numbers were close, Vicente Luque controlled the bout against Randy Brown. The Silent Assassin knocked down Brown in each of the night's two rounds, including a big knee that dropped Brown in the second round, leading to the conclusion of the bout. Luque collected 64 significant strikes along with just a touch […]

Lando Vannata Unable To Avenge 2017 Draw

The rematch on Saturday was not nearly as close as the original bout, with Lando Vannata dropping the rematch to Bobby Green unanimously on all judges' scorecards. Statistically, Vannata only landed 54 significant strikes and a total of 64 strikes. Attempting two takedowns, Vannata was only able to land one. It was a hard-fought battle, […]

Bobby Green Dominates In Rematch

Bobby Green is having a resurgence here in 2020 with his second victory of the year. In October of 2017, Green fought to a draw against Lando Vannata. In Saturday's performance, Green walked away with 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26 scorecards for the big win. In the bout, Green landed a total of 136 strikes, with […]

Frankie Saenz Loses Second Bout In A Row

Frankie Saenz fought hard but had his night ended in the third round by a flying knee from his opponent Johnny Martinez. Saenz was only able to land 52 total strikes, with 39 noted as significant strikes. He was also 25% on his takedown attempts, landing one of four. With the loss, Saenz has now […]

Jonathan Martinez's Flying Knee Leads To TKO Win

Jonathan Martinez had a highlight reel of a knockout Saturday night, hitting opponent Frankie Saenz and landing a flying knee in the third round of their bout. Martinez collected 79 significant strikes and landed his only takedown. With the win, Martinez moved to 3-2 in the UFC, winning his first bout of 2020. Martinez almost […]

Johnny Munoz Jr. Unable To Earn The Decision Victory

Johnny Munoz Jr. not only lost his UFC debut but lost the first bout of his professional career. Munoz's ground game helped him win the first round. After three low blows, a point was taken from his score later on in the contest. Striking-wise, Munoz landed 129 strikes, with 49 of those being significant strikes. […]

Nate Maness Earns Victory In UFC Debut

Nate Maness earned his first UFC victory on his first trip into the Octagon. He defeated fellow debuting fighter Johnny Munoz by unanimous decision (3X 29-27.) He landed an extremely solid 158 strikes, but a small portion (21) were significant strikes. Maness looked pretty good in the clinch, helping him seal up the second round […]

Vince Cachero Unsuccessful In Late Call-Up

Vince Cachero made it the distance in his late-notice UFC debut but was unable to get his hand raised at the end. He had a decent night striking, landing 121 total strikes, 76 of those being significant strikes. Cachero only attempted two takedowns but was successful on none of them. It is really hard to […]

Jamall Emmers' Solid Performance Earns Him First UFC Win

Jamall Emmers came out with a game plan and stuck to it. Emmers did a great job of mixing up the striking game with his wrestling/ground game. He landed 103 significant strikes over the 15 minutes of action. Pretty Boy also looked good in the takedown department, landing five of his seven attempts. At DraftKings, […]

No Victory For Cody Durden

Cody Durden came out of the first round like a house on fire, taking a dominating 10-8 round on the judges' scorecards. However, he was unable to sustain the momentum, dropping the second and third rounds to his opponent on the scorecards. Durden did walk out of this weekend's UFC event with an extremely tough […]

Chris Gutierrez Remains Unbeaten In UFC

In what looked to be a disastrous night for Chris Gutierrez, he turned it around to win the second and third round. Due to the 10-8 scoring in the first for his opponent, Gutierrez walked out of Saturday night with a draw. Gutierrez landed 73 total strikes, with 66 being significant strikes. He landed his […]

Ray Borg Out Of Saturday's Bout

Ray Borg will now miss his second scheduled bout in a row, coming off of the card on Saturday night for undisclosed reasons. Sources closes to MMA Junkie reported that the pulling but asked to remain anonymous. A replacement has been found in John Munoz (10-0), who will be making his UFC debut. Munoz is […]

Edmun Shahbazyn With Chance To Raise Stock In Main Event

Edmen Shahbazyn (11-0) will face his toughest task to date as he main events Saturday's show with Derek Brunson. Since dominating his Dana White Contender Series bout, Shahbazyn has gone 4-0 in the UFC. It's starting to show in his DraftKings' numbers, as he is the second-highest salaried fighter at $9,100. In his four UFC […]

Derek Brunson With A Huge Opportunity Main Eventing Saturday Night

Derek Brunson (20-7) will walk into Saturday's main event for his 17th octagon appearance. He is currently riding a hot streak, winning his last two in a row. Brunson is worth taking a chance on Saturday, as he is DraftKings' second-lowest listed fighter at $7,100. He also averages 72.1 points per contest, and that's including […]

Jennifer Maia With A Chance To Move Up The Flyweight Ranks

Jennifer Maia (17-6-1) will now face title contender Joanne Calderwood in Saturday night's co-main event. The former Invicta FC champion has finished eight of her 17 career wins. She is currently 2-2 in the UFC, losing her most recent bout to Katlyn Chookagian in November of 2019. All four of her UFC bouts have also […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov May Face GSP In Final Fight

Welterweight/lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov could face the legendary Georges St-Pierre in what may be his final fight. The Russian, who is slated to take of Justin Gaethje on October 24, will look to finish his career a perfect 30-0 before calling it a career. Nurmagomedov's latest victory came at the expense of Dustin Poirier, with the […]

Randy Brown Looking For Third Straight Win

Randy Brown (12-3) will look to win his third bout in a row Saturday when he faces off with Vicente Luque. Brown is a finisher like his opponent, and has scored 10 finishes out of his 12 wins. Brown is a pretty active striker with 3.41 significant strikes per minute and 82% of his strikes […]

Vicente Luque With A Chance To Win 12th UFC Bout

Vicente Luque (18-7-1) has been very active since his time in the UFC, which began in 2015. Saturday night will mark his 15th appearance in the Octagon. Seventeen of Luque's 18 wins have come by finish, including all of his UFC wins except for one. In May, Luque defeated Niko Price by third-round TKO. He […]

Lando Vannata Can Avenge 2017 Draw With Bobby Green

Lando Vannata (11-4-2) will enter the Octagon for the 10th time Saturday night. Vannata and his opponent, Bobby Green, will tangle for the second time. Their 2017 bout was a split draw. Groovy is a standup fighter just like Green, with 93% of his strikes coming in the standup game or in the clinch. Vannata […]

Bobby Green Has A Chance To Avenge His 2017 Draw

Bobby Green (25-10-1) will look to capitalize on last month's win to earn his second win of 2020. Green has been a part of the UFC since 2013, entering the Octagon for the 12th time Saturday night. Seventeen of Green's 25 career wins have come by finish. Green has a very solid 5.15 significant strikes […]

Trevin Giles Looking To Put Together Two Wins In A Row

Trevin Giles (12-2) won his last bout after losing back-to-back bouts via submission. Giles defeated James Krause by split decision in February. Giles averages 3.61 significant strikes per minute. He has a solid takedown defense at 73%. Also, Giles lands 29% of his strikes on the ground. Giles has a DraftKings salary of $7,300 for […]

Kevin Holland Faces Big Test Saturday Night

Kevin Holland (17-5) will face a tough test in fellow Texas middleweight Trevin Giles on Saturday night on the main card. Holland is currently 4-2 in the UFC, rebounding nicely from his loss to middleweight rising star Brendan Allen. Holland knocked out Anthony Hernandez in 39 seconds in May. A solid striker, Holland has a […]

Jonathan Martinez Looking To Rebound After Previous Loss

Jonathan Martinez (11-3) will look to rebound after a tough split-decision loss this past February. Martinez can end the bout at will, with eight of his 11 wins coming by finish. Seventy-five percent of his strikes come in the clinch or standing. He also has 3.67 significant strikes per minute. DraftKings has him listed at […]