Sergei Pavlovich Can Secure Fifth Straight Win Saturday

Sergei Pavlovich (16-1) will face another tough heavyweight in the Octagon when he meets Tai Tuivasa on Saturday's main card of action. Pavlovich has been on a nice run of late, winning four straight fights against opponents such as Shamil Abdurakhimov and Derrick Lewis most recently. A devastating finisher, 13 of his 16 career wins […]

Tai Tuivasa Facing Off Against Dangerous Heavyweight

The heavyweight sluggers will take to the main stage Saturday when Tai Tuivasa (15-4) faces off against Sergei Pavlovich in the main card's lone heavyweight showdown. Prior to his most recent loss, Tuivasa won five straight bouts, with all five ending via knockout/TKO. Overall, 14 of Tuivasa's 15 career wins have come by KO/TKO. DraftKings […]

Jack Hermansson Looking For Victory Over Rising Star

Alternating wins for losses since 2019 (4-3), long-time UFC veteran Jack Hermansson (23-7) will make his 16th Octagon appearance when he battles Roman Dolidze on the main card of Saturday's lineup of bouts. In his lengthy MMA career, Hermansson has proven to be a prolific finisher, with 17 of his 23 career wins coming by […]

Roman Dolidze Set For Huge Test Saturday

With hopes of a four-fight winning streak in the balance, Roman Dolidze (11-1) will take to main-card action Saturday when he faces the dangerous veteran in Jack Hermansson. After a decision loss, Dolidze has won two of his last three Octagon contests by way of first-round finish. DraftKings sees Dolidze as the underdog with a […]

Kyle Daukaus Looking For Big Finish Saturday

Looking to get his UFC career on solid footing, Kyle Daukaus (11-3) will hope to get to .500 (2-3 with one no-contest) in the Octagon when he opens up Saturday's main card of action against Eryk Anders. With all of his professional losses coming in the UFC, Daukaus has noticed the rise in competition. He […]

Eryk Anders Hoping To Prevent Losing Skid On Saturday

Looking to get to .500 in the UFC and prevent a three-fight losing streak, Eryk Anders will open up Saturday's main card of action against Kyle Daukaus. The former Alabama University football national champion has proven he can finish fights, with nine of his 14 career wins coming by a finish -- eight of those […]

Ion Cutelaba Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss In Main Event

The rough road continues for Ion Cutelaba after suffering a second-round TKO stoppage loss in Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event. After a last-second change to the card, Cutelaba and Kennedy Nzechukwu had their matchup bumped up. Though, it took only six minutes for Cutelaba to fall victim again to a TKO stoppage. He has […]

Kennedy Nzechukwu Shines In Main Event Spotlight

After a last-second cancellation, Kennedy Nzechukwu fought Ion Cutelaba in the main event of UFC Fight Night. He looked good on Saturday, ending the fight in six minutes with a knockout. After back-to-back losses, Nzechukwu has now secured back-to-back wins, with both coming by KO/TKO. With the recent turnaround, Nzechukwu has plenty of momentum entering […]

Chase Sherman Escapes Finishing Loss And Makes It To Decision

After a decent first round and nearly getting finished with one minute left, Chase Sherman ended up with his fifth loss in six contests when he battled Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Saturday night. Sherman was greatly outstruck in 15 minutes of action, only tallying 66 significant strikes compared to Acosta's 147. While Sherman has struggled, he […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Remains Undefeated In The UFC

Waldo Cortes-Acosta did not get the knockout he hoped for but did score the victory against a veteran at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action with Chase Sherman, Acosta tallied 147 significant strikes, 81 more than his opponent. After a close first round, Acosta separated himself in the second and third […]

Andre Fialho Takes Second Loses In As Many Contests

After back-to-back wins, Andre Fialho has resorted to back-to-back losses after his third-round KO/TKO loss to Muslim Salikhov on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. In 11:03 of action, Fialho only tallied 17 significant strikes (29 total strikes) while absorbing 56 significant strikes (77 total strikes). Fialho is now 2-3 in his last five, with his two […]

Muslim Salikhov Returns To Winning Ways With TKO Stoppage

After having his five-fight UFC winning streak snapped, Muslim Salikhov rebounded with a third-round KO/TKO victory on Saturday. Salikhov tallied 56 significant strikes (77 total strikes) while landing a takedown. The win puts Salikhov back on the winning track and is worth monitoring moving ahead.

Danny Roberts Continues To Slide With First Round Loss

Hoping to avoid back-to-back losses, Danny Roberts did not have his night go as planned, suffering a first-round KO/TKO loss to the hot Jack Della Maddalena. In the 3:24 of action, Roberts could only total five significant strikes while absorbing 33 significant strikes. The loss gives Roberts four losses in his last six UFC outings.

Sergey Spivak Has A Huge Opportunity On Saturday

Sergey Spivak (15-3), the UFC's 12th-ranked heavyweight, has a huge opportunity to continue his climb up the ladder when he faces seventh-ranked Derrick Lewis in Saturday night's main event. Spivak has been on a hot streak of late, finishing his last two opponents by knockout/TKO. In fact, four of his six career UFC wins have […]

Derrick Lewis Returns To Main-Event Spotlight

Derrick Lewis (26-10) finds himself in familiar territory fighting in the main-card spotlight, and he's hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak in the UFC. In his last four bouts, Lewis has only won once. Alarmingly, all three of those losses have come by knockout/TKO. His opponent, Sergey Spivak, is looking for a third straight […]

Kennedy Nzechukwu Looking For Fifth UFC Win

Kennedy Nzechukwu (10-3) has the potential to earn his fifth UFC victory on Saturday and earn back-to-back victories after his third-round knockout back in July. Landing a touch more significant strikes per minute than his opponent, Ion Cutelaba, Nzechukwu will also have a four-inch height advantage and an eight-inch reach advantage over his opponent. DraftKings […]

Ion Cutelaba Hoping To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak

Looking to avoid a three-fight losing streak in which he has suffered back-to-back first-round submission losses, Ion Cutelaba (16-8-1) will face off against Kennedy Nzechukwu on Saturday's main card of action. Overall, the last couple of years have been tough on Cutelaba's record as he has a 1-4-1 mark over that time frame. DraftKings sees […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Makes Quick Turnaround

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (8-0) will look for his second victory in less than a month when takes to the Octagon for the second time on Saturday, this time facing Chase Sherman. Cortes-Acosta has finished half (four) of his professional victories by way of knockout/TKO. This could be another stepping-stone contest for Cortes-Acosta. Sherman was victorious in […]

Chase Sherman Faces Major Uphill Battle

Chase Sherman (16-10) is a veteran of the sport and can never be counted out, but his fight on Saturday looks like a potential lamb being led to slaughter when he faces an extremely dangerous upcoming heavyweight in Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Previously on a four-fight losing streak, Sherman earned a victory in his last matchup against […]

Andre Fialho Facing Off Against A Dangerous Striker

This is an interesting matchup of striking finishers with Andre Fialho looking to rebound from a June loss when he faces Muslim Salikhov on Saturday's main card of action. Prior to his loss, Fialho earned two first-round knockouts. Set for his fifth fight of 2022, Fialho has a chance to earn three victories and potentially […]

Muslim Salikhov To Open Saturday's Main Card Of Action

After reeling off five straight victories after dropping his UFC debut, Muslim Salikhov (18-3) will look to rebound from a second-round TKO loss when he faces off against Andre Fialho on the main card of Saturday's action. Proven to have knockout ability, 11 of his 18 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, with two of […]

Danny Roberts Looking To Rebound Saturday

Danny Roberts (18-6) will hope to avoid back-to-back losses on Saturday, but he will have to do so against a very dangerous knockout artist in Jack Della Maddalena. Roberts is 7-5 in the UFC and three of his last five bouts have ended in defeat, with two of them coming via finishes, a dangerous ingredient […]

Jack Della Maddalena Looks To Stay Hot Saturday

Looking to remain undefeated in the UFC since his Contender Series victory, Jack Della Maddalena (12-2) will face another tough task in the form of Danny Roberts. Impressing since his Contender Series decision win, Maddalena has won both of his UFC bouts via the finish, including a liver shot that ended the night of Ramazan […]

Israel Adesanya's Middleweight Reign Comes To An End

The reign of dominant middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has come to a temporary end after his fifth-round TKO loss to rival Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281 on Saturday. Though he was up on the judges' scorecards 3-1 heading into the fifth and final round, Pereira used his superior striking game to […]

Alex Pereira Captures Middleweight Crown At UFC 281

Proven to be the kryptonite of Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira captured the UFC's middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 281 on Saturday via fifth-round TKO. In just his eighth career MMA bout, Pereira now sits on top of the UFC throne. In 22:01 of action, Pereira out-struck Adesanya by landing 91 significant strikes […]

Carla Esparza Suffers Second-Round Submission Loss

The second reign of Carla Esparza as strawweight champion did not last as long as she would have liked, as she suffered a second-round submission in her first title defense against another former champion in Weili Zhang on Saturday. In 6:05 of action, Esparza only tallied six significant strikes (19 total strikes), but some of […]

Weili Zhang Recaptures Strawweight Championship

Our first of two title changes on Saturday night came in the co-main event, where former champion Weili Zhang recaptured her UFC strawweight title from Carla Esparza via second-round rear-naked choke at UFC 281. In 6:00 of action, Zhang collected 37 significant strikes (42 total strikes), dominating in that statistical category. After hurting the champion […]

Michael Chandler Suffers Submission Loss

After a potential first round of the year, Michael Chandler was unable to score off of his second-round performance and suffered a third-round submission loss to Dustin Poirier on the main card of UFC 281 on Saturday. In 12:00 of action, Chandler actually out-struck Poirier by landing 43 significant strikes (65 total strikes) and landed […]

Dustin Poirier Shines In UFC 281 Submission Victory

The Diamond continues to shine as Dustin Poirier earned a huge victory over another top-ranked lightweight in Michael Chandler on Saturday by securing a third-round submission via rear-naked choke. In 12:00 of total action, Poirier tallied 38 significant strikes (63 total strikes) while being slightly out-struck by Chandler. After a barn-burner of a first round, […]

Frankie Edgar Rides Off Into The Sunset

No doubt a future Hall of Famer with 30 UFC bouts (18-11-1), former UFC champion Frankie Edgar hung up his gloves after a first-round knockout loss to Chris Gutierrez on the main card of UFC 281 on Saturday. A perfectly timed knee was all it took to put out the former champion. Edgar has had […]