Sean O'Malley Looking For Third Straight Win

With back-to-back wins after his loss in August of 2020, Sean O'Malley (14-1) returns to action on Saturday looking for his third win of 2021 when he faces the experienced Raulian Paiva to open up the main card of UFC 269. Known for his dangerous striking, 11 of O'Malley's 14 career wins have come with […]

Rob Font Unable To Get The Victory Saturday

Riding high into Saturday's main event on a four-fight winning streak, Rob Font was unable to get the win, dropping a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo (45-50, 45-50, 46-49). Font actually out-struck Aldo by landing 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes), compared to Aldo's 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of main-event […]

Jose Aldo Earns Third Straight Victory

Though he actually did not dominate statistically, Jose Aldo dominated on the scorecards to take Saturday night's main event from Rob Font (45-50, 45-50, 46-49) in a decision. Statistically, Aldo tallied 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action, compared to the 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes) of Font. With the […]

Brad Riddell Suffers Loss In Co-Main-Event Spotlight

Brad Riddell's undefeated mark in the UFC (4-0) and seven-fight winning streak came to an end Saturday at the hands of the dangerous striker Rafael Fiziev via third-round knockout. In 12:20 of action with the dangerous striker, Riddell was able to land 59 significant strikes (62 total strikes) but was only able to land 25% […]

Rafael Fiziev Continues To Dominate With Third-Round Knockout

There is no doubt that Rafael Fiziev has the makings of a future UFC champion. The deadly striker did it again on Saturday night by earning a third-round knockout via wheel kick against a very tough foe in Brad Riddell in the night's co-main event. In 12:20 of action, Fiziev collected 66 significant strikes along […]

Jimmy Crute Has Rough Night In The Cage

It was a tough night at the office for Jimmy Crute on Saturday when he suffered his second knockout/TKO loss in a row, this time in less than one minute at the hands of  Jamahal Hill. In 48 seconds of action, Crute only landed six significant strikes. After winning four of his five contests by […]

Jamahal Hill Earns Big First-Round Knockout

Jamahal Hill ended the night of Jimmy Crute swiftly with a 48-second knockout in the first round of action on Saturday. Hill only tallied four significant strikes, but that's all it took in less than one minute of action. If it wasn't for the arm injury in his last outing, Hill would probably be undefeated […]

Leonardo Santos Drops Second Straight Bout

With back-to-back losses after not being defeated in the previous eight Octagon appearances, Leonardo Santos suffered a second-round submission at the hands of the very seasoned UFC veteran Clay Guida on Saturday. In 6:21 of action, Santos actually out-struck Guida by landing 41 significant strikes compared to Guida's 15. The issue was on the mat, […]

Clay Guida Continues To Impress With Submission Victory

Continuing to amaze, future UFC Hall of Famer Clay Guida earned a second-round submission 1:21 into the second round on Saturday. He went 2-for-7 on his takedown tries, but the resilient attack of his ground game allowed Guida to keep Leonardo Santos off-balance enough to get the victory. In 6:21 of action, Guida tallied only […]

Brendan Allen Suffers Tough Defeat Saturday

In a much-needed win for Louisiana native Brendan Allen, a defeat was unfortunately in the cards and he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Chris Curtis on Saturday's main card. In 8:02 of action, Allen tallied 43 significant strikes (44 total strikes) while missing on all three of his takedown tries. Keeping the bout upright […]

Chris Curtis Shines Against A Tough Foe

It was a huge victory for Chris Curtis on Saturday when he earned a second-round TKO victory over a hot prospect in Brendan Allen. In 8:02 of action, Curtis landed 61 significant strikes (64 total strikes) while stuffing all three of Allen's takedown tries. After landing a big right hand and following it up with […]

Rob Font's 20th Career Victory Could Come Saturday

4-0 in the UFC since December of 2018, Rob Font (19-4) finds himself in a main-event role Saturday to take on a future Hall of Famer in Jose Aldo. Font's four-fight winning streak kicked off against the now Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis. With 12 of his 19 career wins coming by the finish, this […]

Jose Aldo Can Add To His Legacy Saturday

Many may argue as to who the best featherweight in UFC history is, but no one can argue with the length of time that Jose Aldo (30-7) has reigned supreme in the world as the top featherweight. The former WEC and UFC champion will enter the Octagon for the 19th time when he faces Rob […]

Brad Riddell Hoping For A Huge Co-Main-Event Win

Entering the Octagon in Saturday night's co-main event with the same record as his opponent, Brad Riddell (10-1) is undefeated in the Octagon (4-0) and overall is on a seven-fight winning streak, including a decision win over Drew Dober in his last outing in June. The training partner of middleweight champion Israel Adesanya comes from […]

Rafael Fiziev Looks To Continue His Amazing Run

Rafael Fiziev (10-1) has been extremely exciting and dominating in the Octagon since his debut loss in April of 2019 with four straight wins over an impressive group of fighters. The Muay Thai Matrix moves like very few fighters in the sport and has the ability to end an opponent's night with a single strike. […]

Leonardo Santos Looking To Rebound From First UFC Loss

A member of the UFC since his time on TUF Brazil Season 2 in 2013, Leonardo Santos (18-4-1) has gone 7-1-1, with his lone loss actually coming in his last outing in a third-round TKO loss with one second left against Grant Dawson back in March. Santos is a dangerous submission finisher like his opponent, […]

Clay Guida Hoping To Secure 37th Career Victory

Very few fighters have the UFC resume of Clay Guida (36-21), who has competed in the Octagon since October of 2006. Set to complete his 15th year under the UFC banner, Guida is 2-4 since 2019 but fought a tough battle in his split-decision loss to the undefeated Mark O. Madsen back in August. With […]

Jamahal Hill Hoping For A Big Win Saturday

It has been a bit of a rocky road in the UFC for Jamahal Hill (8-1) since his July 2019 Contender Series victory, as he's gone 2-1 since that time. Most recently, he suffered a defeat (first-round TKO by injury) to Paul Craig back in July. A bit different finisher than his opponent Jimmy Crute, […]

Jimmy Crute Looking To Rebound This Saturday

2-2 in his last four Octagon appearances, Jimmy Crute (12-2) is coming off of a first-round TKO loss to top-tier contender Anthony Smith back in April. There is no doubt about it, if Crute gets the victory, it's normally in dominant fashion, with his last three UFC wins coming via first-round finishes. Overall in his […]

Chris Curtis Set For Second UFC Appearance

It took three years after his Contender Series victory before he received his UFC debut bout, but Chris Curtis (27-8) earned an impressive first-round TKO earlier this month. Taking on a second fight in less than a month, his opponent for Saturday night is one of the UFC's top middleweight prospects in Brendan Allen. With […]

Brendan Allen Looking For Third Straight Win Saturday

Another of Louisiana's top stars, Brendan Allen (17-4) rebounded from his loss to Sean Strickland with two straight victories this year. A dangerous finisher, 14 of his 17 career wins have come by finish, with nine of those coming by submission. Allen has had an impressive run in the UFC since joining the organization in […]

Miesha Tate Takes Main-Event Decision Loss Saturday

Miesha Tate was unable to build off of her July victory and dropped the main event by decision to Ketlen Vieira (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) on Saturday. After a nearly five-year layoff, Tate has fought twice in the second half of 2021 and held her own in the striking department statistically by outdoing Vieira in significant […]

Ketlen Vieira Impresses In Decision Victory

It was an impressive showing for Ketlen Vieira when she took Saturday night's main event over Miesha Tate (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). Keeping Tate at bay with her long strikes was the key to her success, landing 113 significant strikes (156 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action compared to Tate's 122 significant strikes. Ninety-five of […]

Michael Chiesa Tastes Defeat In Saturday's Co-Main Event

For the first time in a handful of years, Michael Chiesa has now suffered back-to-back losses, this time a unanimous-decision defeat to Sean Brady in Saturday's co-main event (28-29, 28-29, 28-29). Statistically, the striking numbers went in Chiesa's favor when he landed 29 significant strikes (71 total strikes) but only landed one takedown compared to […]

Sean Brady Takes Co-Main Event In Biggest Win Of Career

With his biggest victory to date, Sean Brady went the distance with Michael Chiesa and won a decision in Saturday night's co-main event (28-29, 28-29, 28-29). Statistically, the strikes may have not been on Brady's side -- only 18 significant strikes (51 total strikes) compared to Chiesa's 29 significant strikes -- but Brady scored big […]

Joanne Wood Continues Her Slump

It has been a tough run for Joanne Wood in the UFC since 2019, with this most recent loss on Saturday moving her to a record of 1-3 in her last four fights and 2-4 in her last six bouts. In 4:49 of action, Wood tallied 27 significant strikes (30 total strikes) but had her […]

Taila Santos Locks Up First-Round Submission Saturday

Not only did Taila Santos score the first finish of her UFC career on Saturday, but she also scored the only finish on the main card when she submitted Joanne Wood in the first round of their contest. In 4:49 of action, Santos tallied 30 significant strikes (36 total strikes) and didn't attempt a single […]

Kyung Ho Kang Unable To Earn Fourth Straight Win Saturday

It could have been a huge victory for Kyung Ho Kang on Saturday, but it was not meant to be as he dropped a unanimous decision to Rani Yahya (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Statistically, Kang landed more significant strikes (43), compared to Yahya's 27. The major discrepancy in the striking comes in the form of total […]

Rani Yahya Wins Three-Round Battle Saturday

With only one loss in his previous six bouts prior to Saturday, Rani Yahya continued his recent roll and took a unanimous decision from Kyung Ho Kang (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Statistically, Yahya only scored 26 significant strikes but had a much higher total output by netting 152 total strikes. A large reason for that was […]

Davey Grant Drops A Close Decision Saturday

Just one judge's nod away from being a victor in four of his last five bouts, Davey Grant was on the wrong side of Saturday's split decision with Adrian Yanez and lost the night's main-card opener (30-27, 28-29, 28-29). Statistically, the numbers were extremely close, with Grant landing 98 significant strikes compared to Yanez's 100. […]