Frankie Saenz Looking For Win In First Bout Of 2020

Frankie Saenz (12-6) will hope to get the win in his first bout of 2020. Competing only once in 2019, Saenz suffered a knockout defeat in the first round to Marlon Vera. Prior to that bout, Saenz only competed once in 2018 but won via unanimous decision. Ninety percent of Saenz's strikes come standing or […]

Gerald Meerschaert Will Step Up In Weight Saturday Night

Gerald Meerschaert (31-13) will move up to light heavyweight for his bout Saturday night against Ed Herman. Eighty-eight percent of Meerschaert's strikes come while standing or in the clinch. His takedown defense is not great, though, at 47%. Since the start of 2018, GM3 is only 3-4 in the UFC, including a knockout loss last […]

Ed Herman With A Chance To Earn Three In A Row

Ed Herman (24-14) has been a mainstay in the UFC since Season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2006. Making the move to light heavyweight in 2018 has given Herman new life. He mixes up his strikes well with 44% of them standing, 26% in the clinch and 29% on the ground. He also averages […]

Nathan Maness Making Debut Against Tough Opponent

Nathan Maness (11-1) will make his Octagon debut in a very tough test in that of Ray Borg. Six of his career 11 wins have come by finish. His lone loss is to former UFC fighter Taylor Lapilus. Maness has won three fights in a row and is on a bit of a run right […]

Ray Borg Returns To The Octagon For The Second Time In 2020

Ray Borg (13-5) will step into the Octagon for bout No. 13. Now at bantamweight, Borg averages 3.89 takedowns per contest along with only 1.52 significant strikes per minute. Coming off of a loss in May of this year, Borg needs a win to hang around in the bantamweight division. Listed at $9,000 on DraftKings, […]

Eric Spicely Positioned For First UFC Win In Three Years

Eric Spicely (12-5) will step into the Octagon for the 10th time on Saturday night. He currently owns a UFC record of 2-5. Eighty-six percent of Spicely's strikes come while standing, similar to his opponent. He has a higher significant-strikes rate than his opponent with 3.71 significant strikes per minute. After losing to Darren Stewart […]

Markus Perez Looking To Get Back On Track

Markus Perez (12-3) is currently 2-3 in the UFC. The former LFA middleweight champion has nine finishes in 12 of his career victories. Perez has landed a large percent of his strikes in the clinch, sporting a 33% striking distribution. Sixty-one percent of his strikes have come in the standup game. He only lands 2.75 […]

Timur Valiev Will Have Many Eyes On His UFC Debut

Timur Valiev (16-2) will have the eyes of the UFC world upon him Saturday night when he makes his debut. The Jackson-Wink MMA Russian wrestler went undefeated in PFL and has won several bouts in other large organizations like Fight Nights Global. Aside from his professional debut, his only other professional loss came to Chris […]

Jamall Emmers Has Sights Set On First UFC Victory

Jamall Emmers (17-5) dropped a very close split-decision loss in his UFC debut back in March and has his sights on a victory. In his debut, Emmers landed 54 significant strikes and two takedowns. Seven of his 17 wins have come by knockout, always leaving the possibility of a knockout victory on the table. Slotted […]

Cody Durden Making UFC Debut On Very Late Notice

Cody Durden (11-2) will make his UFC debut in less-than-ideal circumstances. Durden will enter the Octagon on six days notice against a UFC veteran in Chris Gutierrez. Ten of Durden's 11 victories have come by finish, with five by knockout and five by submission. His last bout was less than two weeks ago on July […]

Chris Gutierrez Looking For Fourth Win In A Row

Chris Gutierrez (15-3-1) will be entering the Octagon looking for his fourth win in a row in the UFC. After dropping his organizational debut in November of 2018, Gutierrez has reeled off three wins in a row. Eight of Gutierrez's 15 career wins have come by finish, with seven of those coming by knockout. Earlier […]

Darren Till Fights Hard But Loses Tough Decision

Darren Till fought hard against the former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, but he was unable to earn the decision victory. Till could only reel off 41 significant strikes. Regardless of who Till fights next, he is always worth the consideration to start. He has very solid striking skills and the ability to end the bout […]

Robert Whittaker Gets Back On Track With Decision Win

Robert Whittaker got back to his winning ways, defeating Darren Till by unanimous decision. Potentially earning a shot at the middleweight title, Whittaker out-punched Till with 100 total strikes, 69 of those registering as significant strikes. On the takedown end of things, Whittaker only landed two of 13 attempts. It's more than likely that Whittaker […]

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's Career Comes To An End

Pride FC and UFC veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira called it a career after his split-decision loss to fellow Brazilian Shogun Rua. Nogueira ends his career with a 23-10 record, being noted as one of the sport's pioneers. He made his professional career debut almost 20 years ago in 2001. After a successful Pride FC run […]

Shogun Rua Sweeps Trilogy Against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Shogun Rua won a hard-fought contest against fellow MMA rival Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Rua landed 54 significant strikes and 78 total strikes. He also landed a couple of takedowns, going 2-for-4 in the takedown department. Twenty seven of those significant strikes were to the head, while 16 were to the legs. Still looking strong, Rua […]

Alexander Gustafsson Unsuccessful In Heavyweight Debut

Alexander Gustafsson was unable to get the victory in his return-from-retirement bout. The former light heavyweight contender moved up in weight class, facing new challenges. The first challenge came in the former heavyweight champion in Fabricio Werdum. As expected, the contest was brought to the mat rather quickly and Gustafsson was over-matched by the submission […]

Fabricio Werdum Spoils Alexander Gustafsson's Division Debut

After a tough split-decision loss earlier this year in May, Fabricio Werdum came back with style, earning a first-round submission over former light heavyweight title contender Alexander Gustafsson. Only needing 2:30 to dismantle Gustafsson, Werdum earned a hard-fought takedown about two minutes into the bout. The submission specialist locked in the armbar, forcing Gustafsson to […]

Marina Rodriguez Loses First Career Bout Saturday Night

After starting out 2-0-2 in the UFC, Marina Rodriguez dropped her first career bout against the former strawweight champion, Carla Esparza. Rodriguez was unable to stop the takedown, being driven to the mat five out of nine times. She did land a solid 91 strikes, including an elbow from the bottom in the first round, […]

Carla Esparza Gets it Done In Split-Decision Victory

Carla Esparza did just enough Saturday night to defeat the previously unbeaten Marina Rodriguez. Esparza only landed 33 significant strikes but had a solid 118 total strikes. Her wrestling game was solid as well, landing five of her nine takedown attempts on the night. She totaled 8:54 of ground-control time of the 15-minute bout. The […]

Gadzhimurad Antigulov Drops Third Straight UFC Bout

Gadzhimurad Antigulov accomplished the dreaded third loss in a row Saturday night to Paul Craig. After a solid takedown, Antigulov was trapped by Craig's triangle choke, making him the third victim of Craig by this finishing submission. Antigulov landed 11 significant strikes and caused a cut to Craig, but ultimately he was forced to tap […]

Paul Craig Lands Third UFC Triangle Choke For Victory

Paul Craig landed a third triangle choke in the UFC in his first-round victory over Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Antigulov landed a takedown, which put Craig on his back. Craig is a very talented ground fighter when on his back, however. Craig is one of those fighters that is very hard to figure out in the spectrum […]

Peter Sobotta Unable To Get The Decision Saturday

Peter Sobotta entered the Octagon with a very similar game as that of his opponent, Alex Oliveira. Sobotta was able to land 29 significant strikes and was 0-for-3 on his takedown attempts. The German fighter has now lost his second bout in a row. 4-3 in the UFC, Sobotta will probably stick around for a […]

Alex Oliveira Rides High Into Second Victory In A Row

Alex Oliveira put on a solid performance, earning his second victory in a row after dropping three in a row. Cowboy landed 45 significant strikes but did an amazing drop distributing his 48 total strikes throughout the body. The significant strikes broke down to 19 to the head, 16 to the body and 10 to […]

Rhys McKee Dominated In UFC Debut

Rhys McKee's UFC debut did not go as planned. He was the second victim of the UFC phenom known as Khamzat Chimaev. McKee landed zero strikes. He was unable to make any contact with Chimaev during the three minutes that the bout lasted. McKee could be a potential lineup starter in the future, but we […]

Khamzat Chimaev Wins Second Bout In 11 Days

Khamzat Chimaev displayed another dominating performance in his second UFC appearance. Both appearances took place within 11 days of each other. Just over three minutes into the first round, Chimaev dominated Rhys McKee, winning by TKO. Chimaev landed 40 significant strikes in the three minutes of action. He was also 1-for-2 on his takedowns, controlling […]

Jai Herbert Suffers Controversial Knockout Loss

Jai Herbert's debut in the UFC did not go as hoped. Taking on the veteran in Francisco Trinaldo, Herbert was defeated by third-round knockout. Many believed that the bout should have been stopped after Herbert hit the mat after the devastating blow from Trinaldo. Herbert landed the same number of strikes as Trinaldo (37), with […]

Francisco Trinaldo Wins With Huge KO Victory

The 41-year-old Francisco Trinaldo pulled out a huge knockout victory over Jai Herbert. A minute and 30 seconds into the third round, Trinaldo landed the blow that dropped Herbert. Controversy arose as many believed the bout should have been stopped at that point. Commentator and former UFC fighter Dan Hardy stated his dismay with referee […]

Khamzat Chimaev Could Fight Again In August

Welterweight Khamzat Chimaev could fight once again relatively soon, potentially taking on his next opponent as early as UFC 252. The 26-year-old has been on a roll as of late by winning two fights over a 10-day span, with his latest victory coming at the expense of Rhys McKee via first-round knockout at UFC Fight […]

Jesse Ronson Makes Good On Second Chance In UFC

Jesse Ronson was given a second chance in the UFC, and he did not disappoint this time around. Six years after losing a split decision to Kevin Lee, Ronson returned to the Octagon on a mission, winning by first-round submission against Nicolas Dalby. In less than three minutes of action, Ronson landed 30 significant strikes. […]

Mike Grundy Unable To Get The Win With Gritty Performance

Mike Grundy dropped his first UFC bout after his stellar knockout in his debut against Nad Narimani. Grundy was successful in the wrestling department, landing six takedowns on 15 attempts. The strike count needs to come up though if he plans to be a future fantasy success, only landing 20 significant strikes in 15-minutes of […]