Roman Bogatov No Longer Undefeated After UFC Debut

Roman Bogatov, the former M-1 Challenge champion, suffered a loss at the hands of Leonardo Santos in his organizational debut. With half of Bogatov's victories coming by submission, it's important to his game to get his opponent to the mat. He was only 1-for-11 on takedowns, which will never give you the opportunities you need […]

Leonardo Santos Takes Decision In A Wild Three-Rounder

Leonardo Santos remains unbeaten (7-0-1) in the UFC, with a unanimous-decision victory. Santos landed a solid 111 strikes, with 66 classified as significant strikes. After an uneventful first round, Santos landed a series of strikes on Roman Bogatov that nearly ended the contest. Santos gased out and Bogatov took control at the end of the […]

Short Notice Call Does Not Pan Out For Maxim Grishin

Maxim Grishin had a rough go of it in his UFC debut against a very tough Marcin Tybura. Tybura did his best to neutralize Grishin's standup game by keeping him on the mat. 15 of Grishin's 30 victories have come by knockout, so that had to be in Tybura's mind. Grishin was only able to […]

Heavyweight Veteran Marcin Tybura Pulls Out A Decisive Win

Marcin Tybura, who was entering his 11th bout at UFC 251, controlled the bout for the most part on the mat. His opponent, Maxim Grishin, was a very late notice replacement and it showed against the tough Tybura. With a couple of minutes to go in the contest, Tybura landed a big takedown that sealed […]

Zhalgas Zhumagulov Takes The Loss But Has Solid Outing

Zhalgas Zhumagulov walked out of the Octagon on the losing side of three 29-28 judges cards, but kept the contest close in his organizational debut. He landed 66 significant strikes and 73 total strikes. Coming off of a four-fight winning streak, Zhumagulov takes his first defeat in three years. Zhumagulov pulled off a 4.4 significant […]

Raulian Paiva Pulls Off Close Decision Victory

In a closely contested battle, Raulian Paiva was able to squeak by Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC 251. The first round looked to have gone to Paiva with his stout body kicks. Round two was a bit more closely contested, going to his opponent. The third round was very close, with each fighter having their moment […]

Despite Missing Weight, Vanessa Melo Still Can't Pull Off Victory

With the loss Saturday at UFC 251, Melo may be receiving her walking papers, dropping her third bout in a row. Melo is now 0-3 in the UFC and was dominated by Karol Rosa. Melo had a few bright moments in the third round, but not enough to take the round. Statistically, Melo landed 78 […]

Karol Rosa Dominates Fellow Brazillian

Karol Rosa put on quite the show, dominating fellow Brazillian, Vanessa Melo, who came into the bout five pounds over the allowed limit. Rosa landed a very strong 177 strikes, with 120 of those being significant strikes. Rosa also threw in two takedowns on the night. One judge gave Rosa a 30-26 while the other […]

Martin Day Falls To 0-2 In UFC

After a pretty close contest halfway through the third round at UFC 251, Martin Day was dropped with a devastating left hand by Davey Grant that ended his night. Day's striking numbers were trending pretty good, landing 90 strikes, with 86 of those being significant strikes. Day puts himself in a rough spot, losing his […]

Davey Grant Starts The Night With An Emphatic Knockout

Davey Grant started off UFC 251, the first event on Fight Island, in style. Halfway through the third round, Grant masterfully threw a left hook that floored his opponent. Regardless of the knockout, Grant looked like he would skate through the matchup with the decision. Grant landed 111 strikes and 99 significant strikes. He also […]

Jorge Masvidal With A Chance To Pull Off A Miracle

Jorge Masvidal (35-13) has seen a true resurrection in his career, earning his first UFC title shot in his 49th professional bout. It's no secret that Masvidal has some of the best MMA boxing in the sport, shown by his 16 career knockouts. He also owns the fastest knockout in UFC history with his five-second […]

Kamaru Usman Trying To Build His Legacy

Kamaru Usman (16-1) has not lost since his second professional bout, and he is not showing signs of losing anytime soon. The Nigerian Nightmare is utilizing his MMA wrestling to a science. After a successful run on The Ultimate Fighter for Team Blackzilians, Usman has gone 10-0, running down anyone in his path. In his […]

Max Holloway Has A Chance To Recapture Featherweight Crown

Max Holloway (21-5) has a chance to avenge his title loss this Saturday at UFC 251. The last man to beat Holloway at featherweight since Conor McGregor in 2013, Alexander Volkanovski, will have his hands full with a hungry Holloway. Holloway is known to push the pace with a blistering 6.66 significant strikes per minute. […]

Alexander Volkanovski Out To Prove He's The Real Deal

Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) will make his first title defense against the man he defeated, Max Holloway. Volkanovski has a solid 57% striking accuracy along with a very nice 6.15 significant strikes per minute. The former 200-plus-pound rugby player has scored 11 knockouts as well as three submission victories in his career. Since coming to the […]

Jose Aldo With A Chance To Reclaim Gold

Jose Aldo (28-6) has a chance to claim UFC gold in his second weight class. Coming off of two losses in a row, Aldo will face a tough opponent in Petr Yan. Sixteen of his 28 victories have come by knockout, though as of late Aldo has been on a 3-5 skid. The 33-year-old has […]

Petr Yan One Win From UFC Gold

Petr Yan (14-1) is just one win away from claiming the UFC bantamweight championship. He will not have an easy task, as he is set to face arguably the greatest featherweight of all time, Jose Aldo. Since joining the UFC in June of 2018, Yan has been on a run, winning all six bouts. Most […]

Rose Namajunas Could Avenge Title Loss With Victory

Rose Namajunas (8-4) returns to action against the woman who defeated her for her title in Jessica Andrade. Don't let her record fool you, though. Those four losses are to some of the very best strawweights in history. Prior to the Andrade defeat, Namajunas defeated the former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk in back-to-back bouts. She […]

Jessica Andrade Begins Journey To Earn Back Her Title

Jessica Andrade (20-7) is back in the Octagon after losing her strawweight title to Weili Zhang in August of 2019. Andrade will step back into the cage with the woman she defeated for the title in May of 2019 in Rose Namajunas. With 14 of her 20 wins coming by finish, she is always a […]

Amanda Ribas Looks To Continue Climb Up Strawweight Ladder

Amanda Ribas (9-1) is currently the division's 14th-ranked fighter and has been on an undefeated run since joining the UFC. Her last two bouts were huge unanimous-decision victories over Randa Markos and Mackenzie Dern, respectively. Six of her nine victories have come by finish. Ribas' significant strikes per minute are much stronger than her opponent, […]

Paige VanZant Needs A Win To Stay On Track

Paige VanZant (8-4) is coming off a submission victory over less-than-stellar competition in Rachael Ostovich in January of 2019. VanZant has hit a bit of a road bump lately, winning only two of her last five bouts. Her striking accuracy is decent at 52%. She is also landing 3.40 significant strikes per minute, but her […]

Rizin Veteran Jiri Prochazka Making UFC Debut

Jiri Prochazka (26-3-1) will make his UFC debut in his 31st professional bout. The Rizin veteran was 11-1 with the Japanese-based organization from 2015 to 2019. His power has been on full display, winning his last eight in a row by knockout, with seven of those eight coming in the first round. Overall, 23 of […]

Volkan Oezdemir Back To His Winning Ways

Volkan Oezdemir (17-4) is on a two-fight winning streak after losing three in a row to the top fighters of the division. In his last outing, Oezdemir gave the talented Aleksandar Rakic his first loss in the UFC. According to DraftKings, Oezdemir only scored 62 points in this contest. In his previous bout, he knocked […]

Muslim Salikhov Looks To Shake Up Welterweight Division

Unusual for a fighter from Dagestan, Muslim Salikhov (16-2) is a very dangerous striker, with 11 of his wins coming by knockout. Ninety-one percent of his strikes occur on his feet. Though he only lands 1.99 significant strikes per minute, his defense is even better at 1.42 significant strikes absorbed per minute. Salikhov is riding […]

Elizeu Dos Santos Looking To Add Another Tally

Elizeu Dos Santos (22-6) will make his 11th appearance inside the Octagon, sporting a very solid 8-2 UFC record. Half of his UFC victories have come by finish. After a loss to Jingliang Li in August of 2019, Dos Santos rebounded with a unanimous-decision victory over Alexy Kunchenko in March. According to DraftKings, he scored […]

Danny Henry Looks To Chop Down Competitors

Danny Henry (12-3), also known as The Hatchet, looks to rebound after a tough outing against the division's No. 10 fighter in Dan Ige. Ten of Henry's victories have come by finish, showing his ability to end a fighter's night without the judges. His last victory was a 39-second, first-round guillotine choke against the dangerous […]

SBG's Makwan Amirkhani Looking To Rebound

Makwan Amirkhani (15-4) is a dangerous submission fighter, with 10 of his victories coming by submission. During his seven-fight stint in the UFC, Amirkhani has only dropped two bouts. Mr. Finland also has a flair for the dramatic, with an eight-second flying knee knockout of Andy Ogle at UFC on Fox 14. He is also […]

Former M-1 Challenge Champion Roman Bogatov Joins UFC

Roman Bogatov (10-0) brings his undefeated record to the UFC and Fight Island. Half of Bogatov's victories have come by submission. Bogatov's last four victories have been against quite the seasoned talent with a combined record of 82-25. It's always a good sign to see a young talent defeat such seasoned opponents. DraftKings has Bogatov […]

Leonardo Santos Looks To Break Loose

Leonardo Santos (17-3-1) has quietly remained unbeaten in the UFC, sporting a record of 6-0-1 since June of 2013. The injury bug has been a problem with Santos having a gap in action almost three years, spanning from October of 2016 to June of 2019. He's coming off of a first-round knockout over an extremely […]

Seasoned Russian Maxim Grishin Finally Gets UFC Call

Maxim Grishin (30-7-2) will finally make his debut in the UFC after 12 years in the professional ranks. Grishin is a finisher for the most part, with 21 of his wins coming by finish and 15 of those being knockouts. Grishin hasn't lost since 2016 in which he was defeated in the fourth round by […]

Marcin Tybura Entering 11th UFC Bout On Fight Island

Marcin Tybura (18-6) has finished 13 of his eight victories. Six have come by knockout while seven have come by submission. The Polish heavyweight is making his 11th appearance inside a UFC cage. He has a decent striking accuracy at 53% through 10 bouts. His grappling accuracy is strong, too, which stands at 61%. Tybura […]