Shavkat Rakhmonov Continues To Dominate

We will be sure to see Shavkat Rakhmonov's No. 15 rank climb after his dominant second-round submission win over Neil Magny in Saturday's co-main event. In 9:58 of action, Rakhmonov tallied 19 significant strikes (56 total strikes) compared to the 11 significant strikes of Magny. He used his superior ground game to dominant Round 2 […]

Alan Baudot Now Winless In Last Four Octagon Appearances

The rough road in the UFC continues for Alan Baudot, who is now winless in his last four UFC appearances -- 0-3 with a no-contest. The stoppage in his fight on Saturday came at the 3:04 mark of the second round. In 8:04 of total action, Baudot landed 49 significant strikes (56 total strikes), which […]

Josh Parisian Earns First UFC Knockout Victory

The lone heavyweight bout on Saturday's main card did not disappoint, with Josh Parisian scoring a second-round knockout over French striker Alan Baudot. In 8:04 of action, Parisian tallied 42 significant strikes (102 total strikes) and had seven fewer significant strikes than Baudot, but 46 more total strikes. Parisian was also successful with his wrestling […]

Christos Giagos Takes First-Round Submission Loss Saturday

After Saturday's first-round submission loss, Christos Giagos has now lost back-to-back matchups in the Octagon via first-round finish. In 3:05 of total action, Giagos only landed two significant strikes (13 total strikes). Giagos rose from an early takedown, but Thiago Moises was able to grab his back and lock in the rear-naked choke for the […]

Thiago Moises Scores First-Round Submission Victory Saturday

Able to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Thiago Moises earned a first-round submission win against Christos Giagos on Saturday. Strikes were not a big statistical scoring point for Moises, as he only landed three significant strikes (seven total strikes) in 3:05 of action. After scoring an early takedown, Moises grabbed the back of his opponent […]

Nate Maness Suffers Big Defeat On Saturday

Entering Saturday's contest against Umar Nurmagomedov, Nate Maness was 3-0 in the UFC and was on a nice run. In Saturday's contest, he was dominated and suffered a unanimous-decision loss (25-30, 26-30, 27-30). In 15 minutes of action, Maness only landed two significant strikes (46 total strikes) compared to the 74 significant strikes (128 total […]

Umar Nurmagomedov Dominates In Saturday's Action

With an absolute dominating performance, Umar Nurmagomedov improved to 3-0 in the UFC with his lopsided defeat of Nate Maness on Saturday's main card. In 15 minutes of action, Nurmagomedov landed 74 significant strikes (128 total strikes) compared to the two significant strikes landed by Maness. He also landed three of his four takedowns and […]

Rodolfo Vieira Takes Decision Loss

Now 3-2 in the UFC (8-2 overall) after Saturday's decision loss, Rodolfo Vieira went all 15 minutes with a streaking opponent in Chris Curtis. In 15 minutes of action, Vieira landed 86 significant strikes (90 total strikes), 23 fewer than his opponent. The biggest statistical failure leading to Vieira's loss was the fact that he […]

Chris Curtis Continues Undefeated Run With Decision Win

Chris Curtis opened up the main card of action on Saturday with a solid unanimous-decision win (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) against a tough opponent in Rodolfo Vieira. In 15 minutes of action, Curtis tallied 109 significant strikes (128 total strikes) and stuffed all 20 of Vieira's takedown tries. We knew coming into this one that Curtis […]

Arman Tsarukyan Looking For Sixth Straight Win

With back-to-back Performance of the Night fights, Arman Tsarukyan (18-2) is set for Saturday's main event against a very tough task in Mateusz Gamrot. Tsarukyan has won five straight fights since his decision loss to Islam Makhachev in April of 2019. With the majority of his 18 career victories coming by the finish, 12 have […]

Mateusz Gamrot Set For First Main-Event Showing In UFC

Former KSW double champion Mateusz Gamrot (20-1) is set for his first UFC main event when he battles Arman Tsarukyan on Saturday. After a controversial split-decision loss in his UFC debut, Gamrot has won his last three bouts, all by finish. Overall in his career, 13 of his 20 wins have come via the finish, […]

Shavkat Rakhmonov Looking To Continue Undefeated Streak

On an impressive run since joining the UFC, undefeated former M-1 welterweight champion Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0) is set for Saturday's co-main event against Neil Magny, who is tied for first in the UFC's welterweight division in victories. 3-0 in the UFC, all three of Rakhmonov's victories have come via the finish. Overall in his career, […]

Neil Magny Faces Massive Task On Saturday

With a win in Saturday's co-main event, Neil Magny (26-8) can become the winningest welterweight in UFC history by breaking his tie with Georges St. Pierre at 19 wins. That victory will have to come against the undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov. 5-1 in his last six contests, Magny has won all of those fights by decision. […]

Alan Baudot Looks For First UFC Win

Winless in the UFC thus far (0-2), Alan Baudot (8-3) faces Josh Parisian in Saturday's lone main-card heavyweight matchup. Though he's winless in the UFC thus far, Baudot has proven to be a dangerous striker, with seven of his eight professional wins coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings does see the Black Samurai as the favorite with […]

Josh Parisian Looking To Showcase On The Main Card

Flip-flopping wins for losses since joining the UFC, Josh Parisian (14-5) would like to get to .500 in the Octagon when he battles Alan Baudot on Saturday. With two wins on the Contender Series, Parisian typically finishes his victories, with 10 of his 14 career wins coming by knockout/TKO and both of his Contender Series […]

Christos Giagos Hoping To Rebound From Last Outing

Looking to rebound from a first-round knockout loss in September of last year, Christos Giagos (19-9) steps into the Octagon against Thiago Moises on Saturday and is looking to send his opponent on a three-fight losing streak. A veteran of the UFC since 2018, Giagos has scored 11 finishes in 19 of his career wins, […]

Thiago Moises Hopes To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak

Hoping to avoid three straight losses in the UFC, Thiago Moises (15-6) enters the Octagon on Saturday against Christos Giagos. Previously on a three-fight winning streak, Moises has lost bouts to Islam Makhachev and Joel Alvarez. A dangerous finisher, six of his 15 career wins have come by submission, with an additional three coming via […]

Nate Maness Set For Toughest Task To Date Saturday

Although Nate Maness (14-1) enters Saturday's contest 3-0 in the UFC with over half of his wins ending in a finish, he's a massive underdog to the dominant Umar Nurmagomedov. Maness can win via submission, decision or with a knockout/TKO win. Most recently, he earned a second-round KO/TKO win over Tony Gravely in September of […]

Umar Nurmagomedov Returns To Octagon

Impressive thus far in his UFC run, Umar Nurmagomedov (14-0) will look to remain undefeated when he takes to the Octagon on Saturday to battle Nate Maness. A dangerous fighter on the mat, seven of his 14 career wins have come by decision. He is an aggressive style of wrestler who often dictates the pace […]

Rodolfo Vieira Looking For Third UFC Win Saturday

Jiu-Jitsu ace Rodolfo Vieira (8-1) returns to the Octagon on Saturday and is looking to secure back-to-back wins after his submission win in July of last year. One of the most dangerous fighters on the mat, seven of his eight professional MMA wins have come by submission. The multi-time world champion is an underdog at […]

Chris Curtis Looks To Remain Undefeated

Looking to win his eighth straight fight to move to 3-0 in the UFC, Chris Curtis (28-8) will open up Saturday's night of action against Rodolfo Vieira. Curtis has shown he can translate his knockout power to the UFC, with both of his Octagon wins coming via knockout/TKO. Fourteen of his 28 career wins have […]

Calvin Kattar Unable To Get A Split-Decision Nod

Unable to win his fourth straight main-event appearance, Calvin Kattar dropped a very close split decision (47-48, 48-47, 47-48) to Josh Emmett on Saturday night. In 25 minutes of action, Kattar out-struck Emmett, landing 130 significant strikes (131 total strikes) while stuffing all four of Emmett's takedown tries. Ranked No. 4 coming into the matchup, […]

Josh Emmett Earns Main-Event Split Decision

In a truly back-and-forth battle in Saturday night's main event, Josh Emmett edged Calvin Kattar in a split decision (47-48, 48-47, 47-48). In 25 minutes of action, Emmett connected on 107 significant strikes but was out-struck by Kattar, who landed 130 significant strikes. Emmett has now won five fights in a row, with the last […]

Tim Means Fights Hard But Suffers Second-Round Submission Loss

Tim Means' 46th professional fight did not go as planned, as he suffered a D'Arce choke submission loss in the second round of his co-main-event matchup with Kevin Holland on Saturday. In 6:28 of action, Means tallied only 21 significant strikes (25 total strikes) compared to the 36 significant strikes (53 total strikes) of Holland. […]

Kevin Holland Finishes With Big D'Arce Choke

After a literal last-second cancellation of Saturday night's co-main event featuring Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon, Kevin Holland and Tim Means found themselves in the night's spotlight. Holland took advantage of the position, earning a D'Arce choke at the 1:28 mark of the second round. In 6:28 of total action, Holland tallied 36 significant strikes […]

Albert Duraev Unable To Get To The Third Round

Albert Duraev's 10-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday night at the hands of Joaquin Buckley via second-round TKO stoppage (doctor stoppage). In 10 minutes of action, the former ACB champion reeled off only 10 significant strikes (17 total strikes) compared to the 27 significant strikes (30 total strikes) landed by Buckley. Duraev […]

Joaquin Buckley Inflicts Damage Saturday

Now a winner of three fights in a row and five of his last six, Joaquin Buckley did exactly what he's been known to do when he walked out with a big victory on Saturday. In 10 minutes of action leading up to a stoppage, Buckley tallied 27 significant strikes (30 total strikes) and stuffed […]

Guram Kutateladze Unable To Get The Nod Saturday

In a matchup where the statistics were almost identical, the judges ruled that Guram Kutateladze did not do quite enough to get a split-decision win over Damir Ismagulov on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Kutateladze tallied 78 significant strikes (80 total strikes) compared to Ismagulov's 79 significant strikes (83 total strikes). Kutateladze did have […]

Damir Ismagulov Continues To Impress

In a close back-and-forth lightweight battle, former M-1 champion Damir Ismagulov continued his run in the UFC and is now a perfect 5-0. Taking a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27), Ismagulov barely out-struck Guram Kutateladze with 79 significant strikes (83 total strikes) compared to Kutateladze's 78 significant strikes (80 total strikes). Ismagulov was also unsuccessful […]

Julian Marquez Suffers Big Loss Saturday

Unable to secure a three-fight winning streak, Julian Marquez had his night ended via first-round TKO against Gregory Rodrigues on Saturday. In 3:18 of action, Marquez only tallied 13 strikes compared to the 49 significant strikes he absorbed. Though Marquez was able to score a flash knockdown, Rodrigues returned to his feet almost immediately and […]