Tagir Ulanbekov Looking To Rebound From Recent Loss

Coming off having a five-fight losing streak snapped by a decision loss in March, Tagir Ulanbekov (13-2) returns to action to face Nate Maness on Saturday's main card of action. A dangerous ground finisher, seven of his 13 career wins have come by submission, with an additional six by decision. DraftKings sees the Dagestani as […]

Grant Dawson Set For A Tricky Test Saturday

Grant Dawson (18-1-1) will look to remain unbeaten in the UFC when he faces Olympic silver medalist wrestler Mark Madsen on Saturday. On a roll of late, four of Dawson's last five victories have been via the finish on his current 10-fight unbeaten streak. A dangerous finisher on the mat, 12 of his 18 career […]

Mark Madsen Looks To Remain Undefeated Saturday

Mark Madsen (12-0) will look to remain undefeated and go 5-0 in the UFC when he faces Grant Dawson to open up Saturday's main card of action. The former Olympic silver medalist wrestler dominates with his ground game, with half (six) of his professional victories coming by decision. DraftKings sees Madsen as the huge underdog […]

Calvin Kattar Takes TKO Loss In Saturday's Main Event

It was not the ending Calvin Kattar was hoping for on Saturday as he suffered an injury at the end of the first round that would eventually lead to a second-round TKO stoppage eight seconds into the second round. Kattar looked to be down on the scorecard early in the contest anyway heading into the […]

Arnold Allen Secures 12th Straight Win With Main-Event Victory

At 12 straight wins, Arnold Allen finds himself in prime position for a future title shot. Allen would have liked a more clear-cut victory on Saturday, but he picked up a second-round TKO just seconds into the round after the referee called a stop in the action. Near the end of the first round, Calvin […]

Tim Means Drops Split Decision In Co-Main Event

Though he weathered an early storm from co-main-event opponent Max Griffin on Saturday, Tim Means was unable to do enough in 15 minutes of action to earn a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 27-30). In 15 minutes of action, Means out-struck Griffin by nearly 87 total strikes but was not as damaging with his strikes as […]

Max Griffin Earns A Close Victory In Saturday's Co-Main Event

In the biggest victory of his career thus far, Max Griffin earned a split decision over long-time veteran Tim Means in Saturday's co-main event of action. In 15 minutes of action, Griffin tallied 42 significant strikes (56 total strikes) and was out-struck in the total-strikes department by 87. Griffin also earned three takedowns on six […]

Jared Vanderaa Continues Winless Streak After Decision Loss

With his losing streak increasing to five fights, Jared Vanderaa could be on his way out of the UFC if things do not improve. He dropped a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) to debuting fighter Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Saturday's main card of action. In 15 minutes of action, Vanderaa tallied 56 significant strikes, with 39 […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Earns Unanimous Decision In UFC Debut

It was a victory nonetheless for debuting heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta as he earned a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) over Jared Vanderaa in their main-card showing  on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Cortes-Acosta tallied 73 significant strikes, out-striking Vanderaa by 17. Cortes-Acosta put on a show for the fans and looks to be a […]

Josh Fremd Remains Winless After Submission Loss

Josh Fremd remains winless in the UFC after dropping his second bout on Saturday, this time via second-round submission. Having a few moments of standup battle in the first round, Fremd was caught attempting a takedown in the second round and had his night ended with a guillotine from Tresean Gore. In 5:49 of action, […]

Tresean Gore Locks In Submission Win On Main Card

After a very solid first round on Saturday, Tresean Gore locked in a second-round guillotine for the win, just as it looked as though he may have gassed out from his efforts. Forty-nine seconds into the second round, Gore caught Josh Fremd on a takedown try and locked in a submission for the win. The […]

Dustin Jacoby Has Unbeaten Streak Snapped Saturday

Though he was the leader on the stat sheets in the striking department, Dustin Jacoby was unable to do enough to earn a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) over Khalil Rountree on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Jacoby tallied 120 significant strikes (122 total strikes), with the second round clearly favoring Jacoby. The loss […]

Khalil Rountree Showcases His Striking Game

Though he was out-struck on the stat sheet, Khalil Rountree delivered the more solid striking performance to take a narrow split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) from Dustin Jacoby on Saturday. In 15 minutes of standup action, Rountree tallied 85 significant strikes (88 total strikes) and stuffed all three of Jacoby's takedown tries on the night. […]

Arnold Allen Can Get One Step Closer To Title Shot

Arnold Allen (18-1) will enter Saturday's main event on the doorstep of a future featherweight title shot if he can defeat veteran Calvin Kattar. A perfect 9-0 since entering the Octagon, Allen has defeated some top-tier, tough talent along the way. DraftKings sees Allen as a very slight favorite, though, with a salary of $8,200. […]

Calvin Kattar Looks To Impress In Saturday's Main Event

Unable to really get on a good winning streak since the end of 2017/beginning of 2018, Calvin Kattar (23-6) will enter Saturday's main event to face off against Arnold Allen. Kattar has flip-flopped wins and losses in his last three contests, going 1-2 in that time span. DraftKings has the 34-year-old as the very slight […]

Max Griffin Can Get Back On Track With Co-Main-Event Win

Max Griffin (18-9) will enter Saturday's co-main event looking to get back to his winning ways after losing a close split decision to the top-tiered Neil Magny. Prior to his loss, Griffin was on a three-fight winning streak. DraftKings shows Pain as the sizeable favorite with a salary of $8,800. Throughout his UFC career, Griffin […]

Tim Means Looking To Rebound In Saturday's Co-Main Event

Looking to rebound after having his three-fight win streak snapped, Tim Means (32-13-1) returns to main-card action when he faces Max Griffin in Saturday's co-main event. A dangerous finisher throughout his career, 24 of his 32 career wins have come via the finish, with 19 of them coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees the Dirty Bird […]

Jared Vanderaa Has An Uphill Battle On Saturday

Jared Vanderaa (12-9) has remained active in the UFC with seven bouts since 2020. The problem is he has only won two of those bouts (2-5), including losing four straight. On Saturday, there's a possibility that Vanderaa is being fed to a wolf in the form of Waldo Cortes-Acosta. DraftKings sees Vanderaa as a big […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Set For Huge UFC Debut Saturday

As advertised when he showed up on the Contender Series, Waldo Cortes-Acosta (7-0) remained undefeated as a professional by earning a first-round knockout. With experience in Bellator and LFA, Cortes-Acosta is far from your average debuting UFC fighter. Also with professional boxing experience, four of his seven career wins have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees […]

Josh Fremd Looking For First Octagon Win

With a decision loss in his UFC debut, Josh Fremd (9-3) will battle the struggling Tresean Gore, who has lost both of his Octagon appearances thus far. A finisher prior to entering the UFC, seven of his nine career wins have come via the finish, with four of them coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Fremd […]

Tresean Gore Eyeing First UFC Win Saturday

The Octagon has been a rough place for Tresean Gore (3-2), who has suffered his only two professional losses in both of his official UFC appearances. In dire need of a win, Gore is set to face off with Josh Fremd, who himself is reeling from a decision loss in his Octagon debut. Early in […]

Khalil Rountree Looking For Third Straight Victory

After dropping back-to-back bouts, Khalil Rountree (10-5) has turned it around by winning back-to-back fights, both by second-round knockout/TKO. On Saturday, he faces another dangerous striker in former kickboxing pro Dustin Jacoby, who has quite the knockout resume himself. Seven of Rountree's 10 career wins have come by KO/TKO, setting up a matchup destined for […]

Dustin Jacoby Looks To Continue Winning Streak

Without a loss since his return to the UFC after a stint in the kickboxing world, Dustin Jacoby (18-5-1) will look to remain undefeated in his ninth straight appearance (7-0-1) when he battles Khalil Rountree in Saturday's main-card opener. Obviously with a striking background, 11 of Jacoby's 18 career wins have come by knockout/TKO and […]

Charles Oliveira Unable To Regain Title At UFC 280

It was not the main-event showing Charles Oliveira was hoping for as he suffered a second-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 280 on Saturday. In 8:16 of action, Oliveira only tallied 19 significant strikes (25 total strikes) compared to that of Makhachev's 30 significant strikes (72 total strikes). The […]

Islam Makhachev Dominates To Become Champion

We may be in store for a long reign in the lightweight division with Islam Makhachev dominating former champion Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280 on Saturday to earn a second-round submission victory. Oliveira, who is the UFC's all-time leader in submission wins, was forced to tap out to Makhachev's arm-triangle choke […]

T.J. Dillashaw Falls Short With TKO Loss

His bid for another title defense fell short for challenger T.J. Dillashaw in Saturday night's co-main event, suffering a second-round TKO loss at UFC 280. After a takedown early in the first round that appeared to dislocate Dillashaw's shoulder, he was greatly out-struck, landing only 13 total strikes in 8:44 of total action compared to […]

Aljamain Sterling Continues To Impress In Title Defense

The king of the bantamweight division continues his reign as Aljamain Sterling secured a second-round TKO victory over former champion T.J. Dillashaw in the co-main event of UFC 280 on Saturday. In his second title defense, Sterling tallied 72 significant strikes (148 total strikes) in 8:44 of total action and landed five of his eight […]

Former Champion Petr Yan Falls Short At UFC 280

Former champion Petr Yan finds himself in tough terrain after Saturday's split-decision loss to Sean O'Malley, and he's now 1-3 in his last four contests. Though O'Malley held the significant striking edge, Yan led in total strikes by landing 97 strikes compared to O'Malley's 91. Yan also held O'Malley in his control for 5:44. Yan […]

Sean O'Malley Edges Out Petr Yan At UFC 280

In an extremely close back-and-forth matchup with a potential title shot on the line in the near future, Sean O'Malley pulled out a split-decision win against former champion Petr Yan at UFC 280 on Saturday (28-29, 29-28, 28-29). O'Malley held the significant striking edge by landing 84 strikes compared to Yan's 58, but overall he […]

Mateusz Gamrot Unable To Earn Fifth Straight Win

On one of the hottest runs in the UFC, Mateusz Gamrot was unable to earn his fifth straight on Saturday and dropped a unanimous decision to Beneil Dariush on the main card of UFC 280. In 15 minutes of action, Gamrot only collected 33 significant strikes compared to that of Dariush's 59. A big part […]