Mike Trizano Unable To Turn It Around

After starting his professional career 7-0, it's been a rough ride for Mike Trizano since joining the UFC and experiencing an uptick in competition. Trizano has lost three of his last four fights, including suffering a third-round TKO loss to the debuting Lucas Almeida on Saturday. In 10:55 of action, Trizano tallied 31 significant strikes […]

Lucas Almeida Shines In Debut Saturday

The finishes continued to roll on the main card with Lucas Almeida making it a perfect 4-for-4 to that point on Saturday's card by earning a third-round knockout victory over Mike Trizano. Earning the stoppage at the 55-second mark in the third round, Almeida tallied 75 significant strikes (94 total strikes) in 10:55 of total […]

Poliana Botelho Has Night Ended With First-Round Submission

The struggle continues for Poliana Botelho, who has now lost three fights in a row and four of her last five bouts. On Saturday, she suffered a first-round submission loss to the debuting Karine Silva on the main card of action. In 4:55 of action, Botelho secured 19 significant strikes but was taken down and […]

Karine Silva Impresses In Debut With First-Round Submission

The third main-card bout of Saturday night saw a third straight first-round finish, this time being led by Karine Silva. Earning the first submission on the main card, Silva earned the D'Arce choke at the 4:55 mark of Round 1 against Poliana Botelho. In 4:55 of total action, Silva collected 17 significant strikes (23 total […]

Zarrukh Adashev Suffers First-Round Knockout Saturday

The road in the UFC may have come to a dead end for Zarrukh Adashev after he suffered a first-round knockout on Saturday's main card of action. The end came just 1:01 into the bout with Ode Osbourne ending the contest. In 61 seconds of action, Adashev only landed seven significant strikes. Adashev tried to […]

Ode Osbourne Secures First-Round Knockout

Kicking off the main card with back-to-back first-round knockouts, Ode Osbourne earned a quick victory on Saturday by knocking out Zarrukh Adashev in 1:01. In that time frame, Osbourne tallied seven significant strikes. The win gave Osbourne his second win in three bouts, with two of those wins coming via first-round knockout. Osbourne has fought […]

Askar Mozharov Suffers Defeat In UFC Debut

It was not the debut he hoped for, but Askar Mozharov made his UFC debut in his 36th career professional fight on Saturday. 4:40 is all it took for Alonzo Menifield to secure a TKO over Mozharov, in which Mozharov only collected two significant strikes (11 total strikes) and was taken down twice. Mozharov has […]

Alonzo Menifield Kicks Off Main Card With Knockout Win

On a main card packed with finishes, Alonzo Menifield started off Saturday night with a first-round knockout over a very dangerous newcomer in Askar Mozharov. 4:40 into the first round is all it took for Menifield to find the finish. In that time frame, Menifield tallied 19 significant strikes (55 total strikes) and landed two […]

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Set For Main-Event Spotlight

After bursting onto the scene with four straight knockout wins in the UFC, Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-3) has gone 2-2 since then against tougher competition, with both of those victories coming as knockouts. With 12 wins in his MMA career, 11 of those have come via knockout/TKO. With an extensive kickboxing background, Rozenstruik is always a […]

Alexander Volkov Looking For Career Win No. 35

The seventh-ranked heavyweight, Alexander Volkov (34-10), will enter Saturday's main event for his 45th professional contest when he faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik. With a 74% finishing rate based on 34 victories -- 25 of those have come via the finish and 22 via knockout/TKO. Since 2020, Volkov has gone 3-3, with two of those three wins […]

Movsar Evloev Ready For Co-Main-Event Stage

The 13th-ranked featherweight, Movsar Evloev (15-0), can make a huge jump in the rankings when he battles 10th-ranked Dan Ige in Saturday's co-main event of action. Undefeated as a professional with 15 wins -- eight of those have come by decision -- showing his ability to control the pace of the contest. He is also […]

Dan Ige Hoping For Big Co-Main-Event Showing

Saturday's co-main event of action will see Dan Ige (15-5) hope to prevent a three-fight losing streak when he battles Movsar Evloev. Since his 2017 Contender Series victory, Ige has tallied a 7-4 record, with all four of his losses coming by decision -- four of his wins have come via decision. DraftKings sees 50k […]

Lucas Almeida Prepared To Continue His Winning Ways

With every single one of his professional victories coming with a finish, Lucas Almeida (13-1) is set for his UFC debut in Saturday's main card of action. His lone loss was in a Contender Series showing in September of last year, where he took a decision loss. With all 13 wins coming via the finish, […]

Mike Trizano Set To Face A Difficult Debuting Fighter

TUF 27 alumni Mike Trizano (9-2) is hoping to rebound from a February decision loss when he faces Lucas Almeida on Saturday's main card of action. 1-2 in his last three bouts, Trizano has faced stiff competition, with his losses to Grant Dawson and Hakeem Dawodu. None of Trizano's victories have come via the finish, […]

Karine Silva Looking To Impress In UFC Debut

Riding a five-fight winning streak heading into her UFC debut, Karine Silva (14-4) is set for her debut on the main card of Saturday's action and will face off against Poliana Botelho. Dominant thus far in her career, all 14 of her professional wins have come via the finish, with eight of those coming by […]

Poliana Botelho Can Get Back On Track With A Big Win

Fighting under the UFC banner since 2017, Poliana Botelho (8-4) has had a rough patch, losing back-to-back bouts. She's hoping to avoid a third straight loss when she meets Karine Silva on Saturday's main card. When she does win, it's normally emphatic, with six of her eight wins coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Botelho as […]

Zarrukh Adashev Looking For Back-To-Back Wins

It has been a struggle in the UFC for Zarrukh Adashev (4-3), who suffered back-to-back losses in his first two appearances. His first victory finally came in his last appearance in July of last year, when he earned a unanimous decision over Ryan Benoit. It's still early in his career, and two of his four […]

Ode Osbourne Looking For Back-To-Back Wins

Ode Osbourne (10-4) is set for Saturday's main card of action and is looking for a victory against fellow flyweight Zarrukh Adashev. Set for his fifth Octagon appearance since a Contender Series victory in July of 2019, Osbourne has flip-flopped wins and losses. With 10 professional victories in his career, eight of those wins have […]

Ukrainian Striker Askar Mozharov Set For Big UFC Debut

Askar Mozharov (19-12) is an absolute striking force from the Ukraine and is set to make his highly anticipated UFC debut on Saturday. A proven finisher, 17 of his 19 career wins have come via finish, with 11 of those coming via knockout/TKO. The majority of those knockout wins have came within the first round, […]

Alonzo Menifield Set For First Octagon Appearance Of 2022

Looking for his third win in four outings, Alonzo Menifield (11-3) is set to open up Saturday's main card of action against Askar Mozharov. Coming onto the scene strong after his Contender Series victory, Menifield earned first-round knockout victories in his first two contests. His next two bouts were losses, followed by two UFC victories. […]

Holly Holm Suffers Split-Decision Loss

In what many considered a controversial judging decision, Holly Holm walked out of the Octagon with a loss in Saturday's main event, suffering a split-decision loss to Ketlen Vieira. In 25 minutes of action, Holm out-struck her opponent by landing 96 significant strikes (188 total strikes) while missing all six of her takedown tries. With […]

Ketlen Vieira Takes Main Event Over Former Champion

Surprising many, Ketlen Vieira was awarded a split-decision victory over former featherweight champion Holly Holm in Saturday's main event of action (47-48, 48-47, 47-48). In 25 minutes of action, Vieira landed 85 significant strikes and 122 total strikes (66 fewer total strikes and 11 fewer significant strikes than Holm). She was also only able to […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Takes The Loss In Co-Main Event

The struggle continues for the 35-year-old welterweight, as Santiago Ponzinibbio dropped his third bout in four fights, suffering a split-decision loss to Michel Pereira in Saturday night's co-main event. In 15 minutes of action, Ponz tallied 105 significant strikes but only landed one of his four takedown tries on the night. Depending on Ponz's next […]

Michel Pereira Wins Big Co-Main-Event Matchup Saturday

Continuing his hot run in the welterweight division, Michel Pereira earned a huge split-decision win to earn his fifth straight victory in the Octagon on Saturday. In his toughest contest inside the UFC, Pereira defeated top-tier fighter Santiago Ponzinibbio in the night's co-main-event bout. In 15 minutes of action, Pereira tallied up 110 significant strikes […]

Dusko Todorovic On The Wrong Side Of A Finish

It was a tough Saturday night in the Octagon for Dusko Todorovic, who fell victim to the main card's only finish, a first-round knockout. Near the end of the first round, Todorovic took a hard right elbow from Chidi Njokuani. In 4:48 of action, Todorovic tallied five significant strikes. Now 2-3 since appearing on the […]

Chidi Njokuani Earns Only Finish On Saturday's Main Card

A perfect 4-for-4 now in the UFC, Chidi Njokuani scored the only finish on the main card on Saturday by knocking out Dusko Todorovic in the first round of action. In 4:48 of action, Njokuani landed 14 significant strikes (19 total strikes), including a big right elbow that connected and ended the contest. Njokuani has […]

Polyana Viana Unable To Secure Third Straight Victory

On a hot run entering Saturday's contest with back-to-back first-round submission victories, Polyana Viana was unable to get that third straight win, dropping a unanimous decision to Tabatha Ricci. In 15 minutes of action, Viana actually out-struck Ricci by landing 36 significant strikes (126 total strikes). Viana lost the fight in the takedown game, only […]

Tabatha Ricci Captures Victory With Unanimous Decision

On a main card full of decisions, Tabatha Ricci earned the only unanimous-decision win, defeating Polyana Viana. Through 15 minutes of action, Ricci collected only 33 significant strikes (72 total strikes), which were both lower totals than her opponent. Her ground game made up the difference statistically, as she landed five takedowns with over nine […]

Eryk Anders Suffers Split-Decision Loss

Betting on himself did not help out Eryk Anders, who suffered a split-decision loss in Saturday night's opening bout on the main card. Anders took the loss (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) against Jun Yong Park. In 15 minutes of action, Anders only tallied 65 significant strikes compared to Park's 105 significant strikes. His takedown game was […]

Jun Yong Park Takes Main-Card-Opening Victory

It was a Saturday night of close bouts, with three of the five main-card bouts ending with a split decision. The night started with Jun Yong Park taking a split decision from Eryk Anders. In 15 minutes of action, Park out-struck Anders by landing 105 significant strikes and stuffing 21 of Anders' 24 takedown tries. […]