Timur Valiev Has A Big Opportunity

It will be a battle of unbeaten UFC bantamweights when Timur Valiev (17-2) returns to the UFC cage for the third time this Saturday. After his debut ended in a no-contest, Valiev returned in February to take a unanimous decision over Martin Day. Valiev typically takes his opponents deep into the bout and outlasts them […]

Raoni Barcelos Looking For Sixth Straight Win

On a quietly hot run in the UFC's bantamweight division, Raoni Barcelos (16-1) will enter UFC Vegas 30 on Saturday looking for his sixth straight victory to remain undefeated in the Octagon. Only tasting defeat once in his career, he has not lost since April of 2014. A typical finisher in his career, 10 of […]

Daniel Pineda Needs A Win To Stay Above .500

Six years passed between Daniel Pineda's (27-14) first and second stints in the UFC, but he looked impressive in his debut in August of last year, earning the TKO win over Herbert Burns. In his last outing, however, Pineda took a loss at the hands of Cub Swanson via second-round TKO. Hoping to avoid falling […]

Andre Fili Hoping For A Win In 30th Professional Bout

The last handful of bouts for Andre Fili (21-8) have flip-flopped wins and losses. Not really able to string a series of wins together, Fili has scored 12 finishes out of his 21 career wins when he does pull off the victory. Making his 30th professional MMA appearance, DraftKings sees Touchy as the favorite with […]

Tim Means Looks To Lock Up Third Straight Victory

The Dirty Bird Tim Means (31-12-1) looks to have found his stride once again, coming into Saturday's main-card bout on a two-fight winning streak. Stepping into the professional MMA cage for his 44th bout, 19 of his 31 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees the veteran as the favorite against Nicolas Dalby, who […]

Nicolas Dalby Looking For Third Straight Win

Nicolas Dalby (19-3-1) has made good on his second stint in the UFC, as he's currently 2-0. Not opposed to taking his opponent to the limit, just over half (10) of his 19 career wins have come by finish. Hoping his second stint will be the one that keeps him in the UFC, he will […]

Jai Herbert Looking To Put On A Show Saturday

Coming off of a loss in his UFC debut, Jai Herbert (10-2) will hope to score a huge career-defining victory when he steps into the cage with former title contender Renato Moicano on Saturday. Typically a dangerous striker and finisher, eight of his 10 career wins have come by the knockout. The former Cage Warriors […]

Renato Moicano Hoping For A Career-Changing Performance

After a promising start for Renato Moicano (14-4-1), it has been a rough road lately, as he's dropped three of his last four fights. In his last outing in December of last year, Moicano sustained a vicious knockout at the hands of Rafael Fiziev in the first round of their battle. Throughout his career, Moicano […]

Dan Ige Drops Decision To The Korean Zombie

After winning six fights in a row, Dan Ige (15-4) has now lost two of his last three after dropping the UFC Vegas 29 main event to Chan Sung Jung via unanimous decision. Statistically, Ige landed 80 significant strikes (137 total strikes) but absorbed 92 significant strikes from Jung. The wins have been tougher for […]

Chan Sung Jung Secures Main-Event Victory

It was a strong performance for Chan Sung Jung (17-6) on Saturday, as the Korean Zombie took a unanimous-decision victory over Dan Ige. Statistically, Jung outproduced Ige by landing 92 significant strikes (154 total strikes) along with securing three of his five takedown tries. The fourth-ranked Jung rebounded nicely from his loss to Brian Ortega […]

Aleksei Oleinik Drops Decision In Co-Main Event

Almost getting his opponent in the position he wanted, veteran Aleksei Oleinik (59-16-1) went the full three rounds on Saturday with Sergey Spivac but came out on the losing end of a unanimous-decision verdict. Needing the bout to go to the mat, Oleinik only attempted two takedowns on the night and only landed one. In […]

Sergey Spivac Outlasts Veteran In Co-Main Event

Sticking to the game plan proved to be the path to victory for Sergey Spivac (13-2), who defeated Russian veteran Aleksei Oleinik on Saturday in a three-round battle. Statistically, Spivac out-struck the veteran, landing 71 significant strikes (112 total strikes) while actually securing more control time than Oleinik at 4:51. This is a huge win […]

Davey Grant Unable To Beat Marlon Vera Twice

It was a tough night in the Octagon for Davey Grant (13-5) on Saturday, as he took a unanimous-decision loss to Marlon Vera. Though it was a great battle, Grant took more of a beating, absorbing 105 significant strikes compared to the 85 he landed. With the loss, Grant had his three-fight winning streak snapped […]

Marlon Vera Goes The Distance And Gets The Win

Though each of the three judges scored the fight differently (29-27, 29-28, 30-26), Marlon Vera (17-7-1) still walked out the victor in a tough-fought, three-round war with Davey Grant on Saturday. Grant seemed to be reeling off more strikes in the first round, but Vera appeared to do more damage with his shots. In the […]

Julian Erosa Unable To Win Third Straight In Octagon

Unfortunately for Julian Erosa (25-10), he took the loss, a first-round knockout, ending his chances at a third straight win inside the Octagon. Landing 10 significant strikes in 1:37 of action, he absorbed a bit more, taking 13 significant strikes from Seung Woo Choi, with 10 of those to the head. Erosa cannot let this […]

Seung Woo Choi Lands Big Shot For Knockout Victory

Since losing the first two bouts in his UFC contract, Seung Woo Choi (10-3) has yet to taste defeat again, earning a big knockout victory at UFC Vegas 29 to win his third straight bout on Saturday. Choi was firing bombs all night, and one particular shot in the second round was enough to send […]

Wellington Turman Falls Victim To First-Round Knockout

Wellington Turman (16-5) started out with the right idea to get Bruno Silva to the mat on Saturday. However, it just did not finish out in his favor, as he suffered a devastating knockout on the mat with Silva in the mount. Through 4:45 of action, Turman was only able to land one significant strike […]

Bruno Silva Secures First-Round Knockout In Impressive Debut

As we suspected in our matchup outlook, Bruno Silva (19-6) impressed in his UFC debut, securing a first-round knockout victory over fellow Brazilian Wellington Turman on Saturday. Turman tried to keep Silva on the mat for the majority of the battle, but Silva ended up in the top position, which was the beginning of the […]

Dhiego Lima Sustains Knockout Loss

Sticking to his game plan throughout the first round and into the second round on Saturday, Dhiego Lima (17-9) caught a heavy right hand from Matt Brown, suffering a TKO loss in the night's main-card opener. The leg strikes were working early for Lima early, as he landed 11 of his 23 significant strikes to […]

Matt Brown Scores An Impressive Knockout Victory

It was back to business as usual for the veteran Matt Brown (25-18) on Saturday when he secured a second-round TKO victory over Dhiego Lima. In a contest that saw Lima go conservative, Brown almost let the contest get away from him before landing the knockout blow in the second round. Through 8:02 of action, […]

Dan Ige Trying To Make A Run At The Title

After winning six fights in a row, Dan Ige (15-3) dropped a decision to Calvin Kattar in July of last year. He rebounded very nicely in March, though, earning a knockout victory over Gavin Tucker. Ige will try to start a new winning streak in hopes of earning a title shot in the main event […]

Chan Sung Jung Set For Main-Event Showing

Chan Sung Jung (16-6), known better as the Korean Zombie, steps back into the Octagon on Saturday in hopes of getting himself into the featherweight division's title talks. In his most recent outing, Jung suffered a decision loss to title contender Brian Ortega in October of last year. A big win could easily put him […]

Sergey Spivak Hoping To Shine In Co-Main Event

Saturday night is huge for Sergey Spivak (12-2), who will meet veteran Aleksei Oleinik in the night's co-main-event battle. Spivak is a very dangerous finisher, with 11 of his 12 wins coming by the finish. Though he is currently only 3-2 in the UFC, Spivak has won his last two bouts. DraftKings sees the 26-year-old […]

Aleksei Oleinik Looking To Get Back On Track

Saturday night's co-main event will feature one of mixed martial arts' longest-tenured veterans, as Russian heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik (59-15-1) enters the cage for his 76th professional fight. Throughout his lengthy MMA career, Oleinik has secured more submission victories (46) than most fighters have even entered the Octagon. However, it's been a tough ride for Oleinik […]

Davey Grant Trying To Lock Up His Fourth Straight Win

Looking to secure his fourth win in a row inside the Octagon, Davey Grant (11-4) steps into the cage with the always-dangerous Marlon Vera on Saturday. A dangerous finisher like his opponent, nine of Grant's 11 professional wins have come by the finish. His last two victories have come via the knockout. DraftKings sees Grant […]

Marlon Vera Hoping For A Big Win On Saturday

Marlon Vera (18-7-1) will enter the Octagon on Saturday for the first time in 2021, looking for his first win since his TKO victory over Sean O'Malley in August of last year. In his last outing, Vera dropped a unanimous decision to future Hall of Famer Jose Aldo. Vera is a very dangerous finisher, with […]

Seung Woo Choi Looking For Three-Fight Winning Streak

Seung Woo Choi (9-3) has turned around his UFC career nicely. After losing his first two UFC fights, he has won the last two by unanimous decision. A dangerous striker in his own right, five of his nine career wins have come by knockout/TKO. Set to face Julian Erosa, both Erosa and Choi have won […]

Julian Erosa Looking For Third Straight Win

Back on track since rejoining the UFC in the middle of last year, Julian Erosa (25-8) has won both fights by finish since his return. His last bout was a first-round knockout of rising star Nate Landwehr in less than one minute. Spanning his 11-year professional career, Erosa has finished 22 of his 25 career […]

Bruno Silva Ready To Make A Name For Himself

Another thunderous Brazilian striker is about to enter the Octagon as Bruno Silva (19-6) is set to make his UFC debut on the UFC Vegas 29 main card against Wellington Turman on Saturday. Currently on a four-fight winning streak, all four of his victories have come by knockout. That bout was for the M-1 Challenge […]

Wellington Turman Needs A Win To Return To .500

Flip-flopping wins and losses in his first three UFC bouts, Wellington Turman (16-4) would love nothing more than to earn a victory and get back to .500 inside the UFC on Saturday. Throughout his professional career, however, Turman has used submissions in seven of his 16 wins. DraftKings sees the Prodigy as the underdog with […]