Amanda Ribas Looking To Get Back Into Title Hunt

Starting her UFC career on fire with a 4-0 record, Amanda Ribas (10-2) will look to rebound from her first UFC loss, a second-round TKO to main-eventer Marina Rodriguez back in January. Impressively, Ribas has decision wins over Randa Markos and Mackenzie Dern, as well as two submission wins over Paige VanZant and Emily Whitmire. […]

Dominick Reyes Loses By Second-Round Knockout

Dominick Reyes (12-3) has hit a career-worst three-fight losing streak, the only three losses in his career thus far. In Saturday's main event, his night came to an abrupt end when he took a Jiri Prochazka spinning back elbow in the second round of action. Through 9:31 of action, Reyes landed 63 significant strikes (68 […]

Jiri Prochazka Earns First-Round Knockout

The Czech Republic's Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1) impressed in the biggest way possible on Saturday, scoring a huge spinning back elbow for a knockout victory against a tough competitor in Dominick Reyes. In 9:31 of action, Prochazka landed 77 significant strikes (78 total strikes) along with landing his lone takedown. If anyone questioned the ability of […]

Cub Swanson's Night Ends In First-Round TKO

We knew entering this battle it would be a rough one for Cub Swanson (27-12), but this was a real rough one on Saturday. Just 63 seconds into the first round, Giga Chikadze earned the victory over the UFC/WEC veteran. After taking a liver kick, Swanson was floored and Chikadze followed it up with strikes, […]

Giga Chikadze Continues To Impress With 63-Second TKO

Sixty-three seconds is all it took for Giga Chikadze (13-2) to continue his early reign of dominance in the UFC's featherweight division on Saturday. A left kick to the liver dropped Cub Swanson, leading to the eventual finish of the bout with Chikadze earning the TKO stoppage win. The statistics do not tell the story […]

Dustin Jacoby Goes To A Draw With Fellow Striker Ion Cutelaba

Technically still without a loss since returning to the UFC, Dustin Jacoby (14-5-1) ended up with the split-draw finish in Saturday's battle with Ion Cutelaba. The judges' scorecards showed 29-28, 28-29 and 28-28. The 28-28 came from judge Tony Weeks, who probably gave Cutelaba a 10-8 first round for his dominant start out of the […]

Ion Cutelaba Ends Up With A Draw On Saturday

Ion Cutelaba (15-6-1) ended up walking out of the Octagon with a split draw on Saturday. The final scores were 29-28, 28-29 and 28-28. Judge Tony Weeks probably gave Cutelaba a 10-8 advantage in the first round, leading to his 28-28 card. Statistically, the numbers were rather close, with Cutelaba landing 71 significant strikes (111 […]

Krzysztof Jotko Drops Decision To Sean Strickland

Putting up a valiant effort was not quite enough for Krzysztof Joko to earn his fourth straight win, dropping the decision to the 15th-ranked Sean Strickland on Saturday's main card of action. He was significantly out-struck in this contest, as Jotko (22-5) only tallied 37 significant strikes compared to Strickland's 84 significant strikes. The 31-year-old […]

Sean Strickland Continues To Impress With Decision Victory

As expected, Sean Strickland (23-3) went the distance with fellow striker Krzysztof Jotko, earning the unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) on Saturday's main card of action between two dangerous middleweight strikers. Strickland absolutely dominated on the statistical end of the scoresheet, landing 84 significant strikes compared to Jotko's 37 significant strikes. Neither fighter attempted a […]

Cody Stamann Unable To Take The Decision On Saturday

Now on the first losing streak of his UFC career, Cody Stamann (19-3-1) has lost back-to-back bouts, with the latest being a unanimous-decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili to open up Saturday's main card of action. On the statistical end, Stamann landed 48 significant strikes (73 total strikes) but was taken down five times compared to […]

Merab Dvalishvili Earns Sixth Straight UFC Win

Now a winner of his last six bouts in a row, Merab Dvalishvili (13-4) took care of business on Saturday to open up the main card, defeating Cody Stamann via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). Statistically, Dvalishvili landed 71 significant strikes (178 total strikes) along with five takedowns on 11 attempts. Entering the contest ranked […]

Krzysztof Jotko Going For Fourth Straight Win

One of the toughest and best Polish fighters in mixed martial arts today, Krzysztof Jotko (22-4) has won his last three fights in a row after losing his three previous bouts. A member of the UFC since 2013, Jotko is 9-4 inside the Octagon. Through his career, 15 of his 22 career wins have come […]

Dustin Jacoby Impressing In Second Stint With UFC

Dustin Jacoby (14-5) returns to the Octagon on Saturday after a decision victory earlier this year in February. With a wealth of GLORY kickboxing experience under his belt, nine of Jacoby's 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. Jacoby's first stint in the UFC came in 2011 before returning to the UFC in October of […]

Ion Cutelaba Hoping To Turn His Luck Around

Known as the Hulk for good reason, Ion Cutelaba (15-6) enters the Octagon on Saturday looking to get back on track after back-to-back knockout/TKO losses to the same opponent. A member of the UFC since 2016, three of his four UFC wins have come in the first round, with a total of 12 of his […]

Giga Chikadze Can Earn Sixth Straight UFC Win

Running through the UFC thus far in his career, Giga Chikadze (12-2) has won all five of his Octagon showings so far and is coming off of a first-round TKO victory in November of last year. Prior to that knockout victory, all four of his UFC wins have come by either split decision or a […]

Cub Swanson Looking For Third Straight Victory

One of the most seasoned veterans under the UFC/WEC banner, featherweight Cub Swanson (27-11) enters Saturday's co-main event coming off of back-to-back victories after losing four previous bouts. Sixteen of Swanson's 27 career wins have come by a finish, with 11 of those by knockout/TKO. It looks like the 37-year-old may have resurrected his career […]

Jiri Prochazka With A Chance To Shine In Main Event

Jiri Prochazka (27-3-1) looked great in his UFC debut, earning a second-round knockout over Volkan Oezdemir in July of last year. Throughout his career, Prochazka has been known for his dangerous striking, earning knockouts/TKOs on 24 of his 27 career wins. The former RIZIN FC champion has earned a main-event spot in only his second […]

Dominick Reyes Hoping To Get Back Into The Title Picture

Hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Dominick Reyes (12-2) is trying to turn it around in 2021 and make another run at the light heavyweight crown on Saturday. His losses have come to the division's current champion, Jan Blachowicz, and arguably one of the greatest fighters of all time in Jon Jones. Reyes averages […]

Cody Stamann Hoping To Make A Run To The Top

Hoping to rebound from his most recent loss, Cody Stamann (19-3-1) is set to face a very tough opponent Saturday in Merab Dvalishvili. Stamann's UFC career started out strong, as he won his first three fights. His next bout was a submission loss to current champion Aljamain Sterling. Since that loss, Stamann hasn't lost his […]

Merab Dvalishvili Looking For Sixth Straight UFC Win

Riding a five-fight winning streak heading into Saturday's bout with Cody Stamann, Merab Dvalishvili (12-4) went 3-0 in the Octagon last year and will enter the UFC cage for the first time in 2021. Known for grinding his opponents out and pushing his own pace, Dvalishvili has won nine of his 12 victories by decision. […]

Luana Carolina Looks To Turn Fortunes Around

Luana Carolina (6-2) is looking to rebound from her first UFC loss in her lone bout of last year. Prior to the loss, Carolina scored a unanimous-decision victory after a victory to earn her UFC contract through the Contender Series. Her inactivity over her career could become an issue fighting in the world's top mixed […]

Poliana Botelho Opens Up Main Card Saturday

Coming off of a loss in her lone bout of last year, Poliana Botelho (8-3) opens up Saturday's UFC card in a battle with Luana Carolina. Currently, Botelho is 3-2 in the Octagon, but she does have a 33-second knockout in the UFC. Botelho has shown she has the striking ability to end a contest, […]

Jorge Masvidal Falls Short In Second Title Match

Falling short in back-to-back title attempts, Jorge Masvidal (35-15) had a quick end to his night on Saturday, taking a huge right hand from defending champion Kamaru Usman in the second round. Through 8:58 of action, Masvidal actually out-struck Usman, landing 31 significant strikes (56 total strikes), but he was taken down on both of […]

Kamaru Usman Continues His Dominance With Another Victory

Continuing his reign of dominance over the UFC's welterweight division, Kamaru Usman (19-1) walked out of the Octagon with a perfect UFC record of 14-0 after his most recent fight on Saturday. Through 8:58 of action, Usman landed 21 significant strikes (32 total strikes) and also landed both of his takedown attempts. Though Usman landed […]

Weili Zhang Suffers First UFC Loss

Having not tasted defeat since her professional debut, strawweight champion Weili Zhang (21-2) lost to Rose Namajunas in Saturday's co-main event via first-round knockout. The bout only lasted 78 seconds, leading to Zhang only tallying five significant strikes. Don't look for the now-former champion to be down and out, though. She is a very skilled […]

Rose Namajunas Becomes Two-Time Champion

Seventy eight seconds is all it took for Rose Namajunas (10-4) to earn her second championship in the women's strawweight division on Saturday. Five significant strikes, including a big head kick, is all it took to dethrone Weili Zhang. Namajunas has scored victories over the biggest names to ever come through the strawweight division. It's […]

Jessica Andrade Unable To Earn The Gold

Jessica Andrade (21-9) learned on Saturday that it wasn't so easy to drop weight and try to defeat the flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko. Andrade made it out of the first round but suffered a second-round TKO loss. Through 8:19 of action, Andrade landed 10 significant strikes (47 total strikes) but was taken down on all […]

Valentina Shevchenko Continues Dominance

Opening up Saturday night's trio of championship bouts and continuing her run of dominance, Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) defeated challenger Jessica Andrade via second-round TKO. Through 8:19 of action, Shevchenko tallied 32 significant strikes (90 total strikes) along with going a dominant 7-for-7 on takedowns. Shevchenko has shown her dominance at the flyweight level and could […]

Chris Weidman Sustains Gruesome Injury

Suffering one of the most gruesome injuries a fighter can sustain, Chris Weidman (15-6) had an unfortunate ending to his Saturday night. Just 17 seconds into the contest, Weidman threw the first strike (a leg kick), which was checked by Uriah Hall, leading to Weidman sustaining a nasty leg break. The break was very similar […]

Uriah Hall Takes First-Round Victory In Wild Turn Of Events

Uriah Hall (18-9) won his battle with former champion Chris Weidman on Saturday without attempting a strike, landing a takedown or attempting a submission. Just 17 seconds into the round, Hall checked a leg kick from Weidman, leading to a gruesome leg break for Weidman. From a fantasy perspective, there is nothing you can take […]