Khamzat Chimaev Gets The Victory Saturday

The No. 11-ranked welterweight and rising star Khamzat Chimaev remained undefeated by defeating the No. 2 ranked Gilbert Burn in a unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Chimaev racked up 108 significant strikes (124 total strikes) and landed two of three takedown attempts. Chimaev got the war he needed […]

Tecia Torres Unable To Keep Her Streak Going

Rolling into UFC 273 on Saturday on a three-fight winning streak, Tecia Torres was unable to keep that streak going, suffering a split-decision loss to Mackenzie Dern on the main card of action. Torres did out-strike Dern, though, landing 76 significant strikes (78 total strikes) compared to Dern's 50 significant strikes. Torres was also successful […]

Mackenzie Dern Continues To Evolve

Unable to score any takedowns, Mackenzie Dern was still able to earn a split-decision over a tough, seasoned opponent at UFC 273 on Saturday in Tecia Torres. Through 15 minutes of action, Dern tallied 50 significant strikes (58 total strikes) and whiffed on all five of her takedown tries. Rebounding from her loss to Marina […]

Vinc Pichel Unable To Earn Fourth Straight Win At UFC 273

Riding a three-fight winning streak entering UFC 273 on Saturday, Vinc Pichel had his streak broken by suffering a decision defeat at the hands of undefeated Mark Madsen. Pichel did out-strike Madsen, though, tallying 68 significant strikes (88 total strikes) compared to Madsen's 39 significant strikes. The loss is only Pichel's second since joining the […]

Mark Madsen Remains Undefeated At UFC 273

Though he was out-struck statistically, Mark Madsen remained undefeated and improved to 4-0 with a decision win over Vinc Pichel on Saturday at UFC 273. Madsen's advantage came in the ground game, where he was a perfect 3-for-3 on his takedowns and controlled Pichel for 5:10 of the bout's 15 minutes. Though Madsen only tallied […]

Chan Sung Jung Enters UFC 273 With A Huge Opportunity

After missing four years from 2013 to 2017 for mandatory military services, Chan Sung Jung (17-6) has gone 4-2 since his return in 2017. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 273, he will have his biggest opportunity since his return with a chance to defeat Alexander Volkanovski and earn the UFC featherweight championship. […]

Alexander Volkanovski Set For Another Title Defense At UFC 273

Since joining the UFC, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (23-1) has been on a run nothing short of dominant, going 10-0 since his debut. Though only three of those 10 wins have come by finish, he has defeated some of the biggest names in the division. Overall in his career, Volkanovski has scored finishes in 14 […]

Petr Yan Has A Chance To Recapture His Crown

Losing his title due to an illegal knee in his March 2021 bout with now-champion Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan (16-2) will get a chance to re-capture his title in Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 273. After dropping the title, Yan defeated a tough competitor in Cory Sandhagen in October via unanimous decision. Aside from […]

Aljamain Sterling Set For First Title Defense

After winning the UFC bantamweight title in an awkward situation at UFC 259 in March of last year, champion Aljamain Sterling (20-3) will make his first title defense against the man he defeated, Petr Yan, in Saturday night's co-main event. Sterling has shown the ability to go the distance and get a decision (nine times) […]

Gilbert Burns Has A Chance To Derail A Major Hype Train

Gilbert Burns (20-4) has a huge opportunity at UFC 273 on Saturday to shoot up the rankings and into the title picture when he faces one of MMA's hottest rising stars in Khamzat Chimaev. A dangerous jiu-jitsu wizard, 14 of his 20 career wins have come by the finish, with eight of those via submission. […]

Khamzat Chimaev Can Continue His March To Welterweight Gold

Marching closer and closer to a welterweight title shot and one of 2021's hottest rising stars in all of mixed martial arts, Khamzat Chimaev (10-0) will face off with Gilbert Burns on Saturday night. A perfect 4-0 in the UFC, all four of Chimaev's victories have come by the finish, with three of them in […]

Tecia Torres Can Earn Fourth Straight Win At UFC 273

When it looked that Tecia Torres (13-5) could be on the downside of her career with a four-fight losing streak, she was able to turn it around and is currently on a three-fight winning streak. Her most recent victory was a decision win over Angela Hill in August of last year. Proving time and time […]

Mackenzie Dern Can Rebound From Her Last Outing

Mackenzie Dern (11-2) finished last year on a hot streak by riding a four-fight winning streak before that streak was snapped in October by Marina Rodriguez and a unanimous decision. The ADCC World Champion and World Jiu-Jitsu Champion is 6-2 since entering the UFC, with four of those wins coming by submission. DraftKings sees Dern […]

Mark Madsen Looking To Remain Undefeated

Former Olympic silver medalist in wrestling at the 2016 games, Mark Madsen (11-0) is set to kick off the main card of UFC 273 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. Coming off of a split-decision win over veteran Clay Guida in August of last year, Madsen is a perfect 3-0 in the Octagon, including a second-round […]

Vinc Pichel Set To Open The Main Card Of UFC 273

Since his time on The Ultimate Fighter 16 in 2012, Vinc Pichel (14-2) has had a solid run in the UFC by earning a record of 7-1, including victories in his last three contests. The only issue with Pichel on the big stage for fantasy managers is that only one of Pichel's seven UFC wins […]

Chris Daukaus Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

As the competition gets stiffer for Chris Daukaus, he is finding it harder and harder to earn a victory. In Saturday's main event from Columbus, Daukaus suffered a second-round knockout/TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes. In 5:17 of total action, Daukaus landed 13 significant strikes but absorbed 30. There is no doubt that Daukaus has Octagon […]

Curtis Blaydes Dominates In Saturday's Main Event

Getting it all done in Saturday's main event in the standup game, Curtis Blaydes finished Chris Daukaus in the second round by knockout/TKO. With no takedown attempts in 5:17 of total action, Blaydes did tally 30 significant strikes compared to just 13 for Daukaus. Ranked No. 4 in the UFC's heavyweight division, there are big […]

Joanne Wood Unable To Rebound On Saturday

Hoping to use Saturday night's co-main-event spot as a chance to rebound, Joanne Wood was unable to secure the win, dropping a first-round submission to Alexa Grasso. Though taking the loss, Wood outscored Grasso in the striking department by landing 34 significant strikes (61 total strikes) compared to Grasso's 16 significant strikes. Right now, Wood […]

Alexa Grasso Earns Big Submission Victory

Previously ranked No. 11 in the women's flyweight division, Alexa Grasso earned a strong finish in Saturday's co-main event, defeating seventh-ranked Joanne Wood by first-round submission. In 3:57 of action, Grasso tallied 16 significant strikes (50 total strikes) and landed both takedown tries on the night. The bout came to an end when Grasso locked […]

Matt Brown Unable to Get The Win Saturday

It was not the homecoming Matt Brown would have hoped for on Saturday when he dropped a split decision in a striking battle to Bryan Barberena on the main card of UFC's Saturday event in Columbus. In 15 minutes of non-stop action, Brown tallied 81 significant strikes compared to Barberena's 111 significant strikes. The takedown […]

Bryan Barberena Delivers Big Performance On Saturday

Earning back-to-back wins for the first time since 2016, Bryan Barberena defeated Matt Brown by split decision in Brown's home state of Ohio on the main card of Saturday's Columbus card. Barberena was very successful in the striking department, landing 111 significant strikes (186 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. In the fire-fight everyone […]

Askar Askarov Takes First Career Loss On Columbus Card

The professional undefeated streak of Askar Askarov came to an end Saturday when he suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Kai Kara-France on the Columbus card. In 15 minutes of action, Askarov tallied only 27 significant strikes compared to the 51 of Kara-France. The wrestling game was not working for Askarov, either, as he whiffed on […]

Kai Kara-France Enters Title Picture With Decision Win

Putting himself deep into the flyweight title picture, Kai Kara-France took Askar Askarov the distance and walked out with a unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday. Through 15 minutes of their bout, Kara-France tallied 51 significant strikes (64 total strikes) and missed his lone takedown try on the night. On the defensive end, Kara-France […]

Max Griffin Takes Close Split-Decision Loss In Columbus

Previously on a three-fight winning streak and hoping to make it four in a row, Max Griffin fell just short on Saturday by dropping a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to Neil Magny on the main card of the Columbus event. In 15 minutes of action, Griffin tallied 67 significant strikes (75 total strikes) and […]

Neil Magny Becomes UFC's All-Time Decisions Leader

Now the UFC's all-time leader in decision wins (13), Neil Magny took a very close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) over Max Griffin in their main-card battle on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Magny collected 54 significant strikes (104 total strikes) but was only able to land one of his nine takedown tries on […]

Viacheslav Borshchev Unable To Continue Winning Streak

It was not meant to be for Viacheslav Borshchev, who was looking to win his third straight fight in the UFC. In Saturday's main-card opener against Marc Diakiese, Borschev suffered a unanimous-decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). It was all about the takedowns in this one, with Borshchev being taken down on 11 of Diakiese's 18 […]

Marc Diakiese Impresses With Dominant Decision Win

Looking to be reinvigorated and ready for a run, Marc Diakiese opened up the main card on Saturday with a strong unanimous-decision win over a very tough opponent in Viacheslav Borshchev. In 15 minutes of action, Diakiese tallied 17 significant strikes (40 total strikes), but he really scored with his 11 takedowns and 12:24 of […]

Chris Daukaus Can Rebound Nicely With A Main-Event Victory

After coming off of his first UFC loss, Chris Daukaus (12-4) will look to rebound on a big stage in Saturday night's main event against a top contender in Curtis Blaydes. A big-time striker and finisher in the cage, 11 of his 12 wins have come by the finish, with 10 of those via knockout/TKO. […]

Curtis Blaydes Set For Main-Event Showing In Columbus

With only one loss since a defeat in 2018, Curtis Blaydes (15-3) will no doubt look to execute his wrestling and takedown game in Saturday's main event against Chris Daukaus in Columbus, Ohio. Though Blaydes can score takedown after takedown, he can also finish the bout to earn knockout points with nine of his 15 […]

Alexa Grasso Can Get Her Third Straight Win Saturday

With a chance to earn her third straight victory in Saturday night's co-main event, Alexa Grasso (13-3) will take on the struggling Joanne Wood in Columbus. A grinding-style finisher like her opponent, nine of her 13 career wins have come by decision, while the other four have come by knockout/TKO. After a rough 2-2 start […]