Marlon Moraes Drops Main Event

Marlon Moraes was unable to secure another title shot, dropping Saturday's main event to Cory Sandhagen via second-round technical knockout. Moraes only reeled off 14 significant strikes in the six minutes of action. With the division so top-heavy for contention, it might take another fight or even two to earn a title shot. With that […]

Cory Sandhagen Scores Huge TKO Victory

Cory Sandhagen went into the Octagon and did what was needed to earn the second-round technical knockout. Sandhagen landed a huge leg kick, which caught the top of Marlon Moraes' head, sending him head over feet. He followed up with the ground-and-pound until the referee stopped the bout, declaring Sandhagen the winner. Sandhagen also netted […]

Makwan Amirkhani Drops Decision On Saturday

Makwan Amirkhani just couldn't get Edson Barboza to the mat when he needed to on Saturday and dropped a unanimous decision to Barboza. The victor of this contest was going to be determined by who could implement their game plan better. Amirkhani landed three takedowns, but they were all in survival mode and never really […]

Edson Barboza Takes Much-Needed Victory In Dominant Decision

Edson Barboza earned a dominant unanimous decision in Saturday's co-main event, defeating the rising star of Finland, Makwan Amirkhani. The first round was a feeling-out process, but the action picked up in the second round. Barboza showcased his superior striking ability, flooring Amirkhani twice. Though he was taken down three out of six times, the […]

Ben Rothwell Starts Strong But Unable To Take The Decision

Ben Rothwell, who was riding a two-fight winning streak, was unable to clinch his third in a row, dropping the unanimous decision to the Polish striker Marcin Tybura. Rothwell had strong striking numbers on the night, landing 89 significant strikes (95 total strikes), with 63 of those strikes landing to the head of Tybura. The […]

The Polish Power of Marcin Tybura Propels Him To Victory

After a bit of a slow start, Marcin Tybura slowly picked off long-time UFC veteran Ben Rothwell to take the unanimous-decision victory on Saturday. Through the 15 minutes of battle, Tybura landed 94 significant strikes (155 total strikes) and landed one of his attempted three takedowns. With the win, Tybura has now won three in […]

Mark Perez Drops Second Bout In A Row

Mark Perez immediately put the pressure on Dricus Du Plessis straight out of the gates on Saturday, but eventually the tables were turned and Perez ate a left hook, which knocked him out 3:22 into the first round. In that time frame, Perez was able to land 16 significant strikes. With the loss, Perez has […]

Dricus Du Plessis Shines With First-Round Knockout

Former KSW and EFC welterweight champion Dricus Du Plessis dominated in his UFC middleweight debut, knocking out his opponent in the first round with a big left hook. As expected, Du Plessis entered the Octagon ready to strike. Though the contest only lasted 3:22, Du Plessis landed 26 significant strikes, and 15 of those strikes […]

Alan Baudot Suffers Quick Knockout In Debut

Alan Baudot, who entered the night with only one career loss, was unable to make it out of the first round with English striker Tom Aspinall. Baudot was only able to reel off three significant strikes before the defeat. This was a very tough test for a debut, and it should be kept in the […]

Tom Aspinall Dominates With First-Round Knockout

Tom Aspinall was at it again, scoring his second knockout in the first round in as many UFC bouts. Aspinall landed 16 significant strikes (17 total strikes) in 1:45 of action. The action was highly paced from the beginning and ended with Aspinall dropping Alan Baudot with the big blow. The English striker is absolutely […]

Youssef Zalal Unable To Move To 4-0

Youssef Zalal was unable to remain perfect in 2020, dropping a unanimous decision to open up Saturday's main card. The striking totals were not high, considering it was a full 15-minute bout. Zalal only landed 17 significant strikes (40 total strikes). He was shut out on his two takedown attempts but was really hurt in […]

Newcomer Ilia Topuria Scores Huge Victory

Ilia Topuria scored a massive victory in his debut, derailing undefeated rookie Youssef Zalal. Topuria took all three judges' scorecards for the 29-28 victory across the board. Statistically, the numbers were quite low on the striking end, with Topuria landing 13 significant strikes (39 total strikes). He did score big points in the takedown department, […]

Cory Sandhagen In Need Of Big Win In Main Event

Cory Sandhagen (12-2) has a huge opportunity in front of him, needing a big rebound after dropping his last bout by first-round submission. Statistically, Sandhagen has a very high significant-strike rate, averaging 6.95 significant strikes per minute. His absorption rate is probably higher than he wants it to be at 4.08 significant strikes absorbed per […]

Marlon Moraes Can Re-Enter Title Picture With Huge Win

Marlon Moraes (23-6-1) can make a huge statement with a victory in the main event of Saturday's card. Magic has recorded a knockout in 10 of his 23 wins, along with six submissions. The former WSOF champion rebounded after his loss to champion Henry Cejudo, taking a split decision in his bout against Jose Aldo. […]

Makwan Amirkhani Can Continue Impressive Run

Makwan Amirkhani (16-4) rebounded well from his loss to top contender Shane Burgos by finishing Danny Henry with a first-round anaconda choke for the victory. The SBG Ireland product has a dangerous ground game, with 11 of his 16 wins coming by finish. His opponent, Edson Barboza, is the opposite and is a deadly one-shot […]

Edson Barboza Hoping To Get Back To His Winning Ways

It's no secret that American Top Team product Edson Barboza (20-9) will attempt to kick out the base of his opponent and then look for the knockout blow. Though Barboza has lost five of his last six bouts, he is always one strike away from winning the contest. Check out his wheel-kick knockout of the […]

Marcin Tybura Has Chance To Score Third Win Of 2020

Polish heavyweight Marcin Tybura (19-6) will look for his third win of 2020 as he battles long-time UFC veteran Ben Rothwell. Throughout his career, 13 of Tybura's 19 victories have come by the finish. He is a diverse finisher, with seven wins coming by submission and six by knockout. After losing four of five, Tybura […]

Ben Rothwell Looking For A Statement Win Saturday

Ben Rothwell (38-12), marking his 11th year in the UFC, returns after a May split-decision win over Ovince St. Preux to challenge Marcin Tybura for his second win of 2020. Impressively, 34 of Rothwell's 38 career victories have come by finish, with 22 of those coming by knockout. Throughout his extensive time in the Octagon, […]

Dricus Du Plessis Set To Make Highly Anticipated Debut

Former EFC Worldwide and KSW welterweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (14-2) will make his highly anticipated debut on this weekend's main card. All 14 of Du Plessis' victories have come by finish, with nine of those coming by submission. He does have a huge knockout of note, and that was a second-round knockout of KSW […]

Markus Perez Has A Chance To Shine On Main Card

Markus Perez (12-3) is currently 2-3 inside the Octagon and would love nothing more than to secure a victory against a debuting fighter. Perez has finished nine of his 12 victories with either a knockout or submission. Both of Perez's UFC wins have come by submission. If he wants to be victorious over newcomer Dricus […]

Alan Boudot Stepping In On Late Notice For UFC Debut

Alan Boudot (8-1) is ready to showcase his striking skills as he receives the call to fill in to compete against hot prospect Tom Aspinall. Boudot is a finisher as well, finishing all eight of his bouts, with seven of those by KO/TKO. Boudot has fought around the world but does not have that big […]

Tom Aspinall Looking To Continue To Ride The Momentum

Tom Aspinall (8-2) came in hot to the Octagon, winning his debut in July by first-round knockout. That improved his first-round knockout streak to four in a row, with all eight of his victories coming by finish. His two losses are also by finish, showing that Aspinall goes for it all inside the cage. In […]

Ilia Topuria Debuts On Late Notice

Ilia Topuria (8-0) is set to make his UFC debut on late notice against the streaking featherweight Youssef Zalal. Topuria is a dangerous finisher, with all eight of his wins coming by finish and seven of those by submission. His last two bouts were fought under the Brave CF banner in which Topuria had strong […]

Youssef Zalal Looking To Go 4-0 Inside The Octagon

Youssef Zalal (10-2) is on a hot streak in the UFC, winning all three of his bouts thus far inside the Octagon. Though Zalal may only be averaging 2.07 significant strikes per minute, he averages an astounding 6.00 takedowns per 15 minutes. All three of his bouts have gone to a decision, which were all […]

Irene Aldana Unable To Get The Job Done Saturday

Irene Aldana (12-6) was unable to win her third fight in a row on Saturday, dropping the night's main event to Holly Holm by decision. Aldana was unable to really get her striking going, only landing 69 significant strikes compared to Holm's 154. Robles was unable to get the bout to the mat at any […]

Holly Holm Dominates To Take Main-Event Victory

Holly Holm (14-5) scored in the striking and ground game to take the unanimous decision over rising star in the division, Irene Aldana. Holm scored 154 significant strikes (187 total strikes) and landed five takedowns. Though Holm took all five rounds, Germaine de Randamie fought on the card as well and won in much more […]

Yorgan De Castro Unable To Get The Decision Nod

Yorgan De Castro (6-2) came into the co-main event on Saturday as the favorite, but he was unable to get the decision victory over Carlos Felipe. Though his total strikes outpaced Felipe's, his significant-strike count was actually 30 less. De Castro collected 48 significant strikes (113 total strikes.) De Castro also controlled Felipe with 3:13 […]

Carlos Felipe Outstrikes Yorgan De Castro

Carlos Felipe (9-1) earned his first UFC victory on Saturday night by taking the unanimous decision over Yorgan De Castro. Felipe did not have as many total strikes as De Castro, but he won in the significant-strike department, landing 78 (88 total strikes.) As expected, no takedowns were landed in this bout. Felipe was only […]

Julianna Pena Unable To Get Past The Division's No. 1 Contender

Julianna Pena (9-4) returned to the Octagon for the first time in 15 months and was met with one of the division's most dangerous strikers in the top-ranked Germaine de Randamie. Pena held her own, landing three of her five attempted takedowns against the former UFC featherweight champion. Pena's striking numbers were not that far […]

Germaine de Randamie Solidifies Her Claim As No. 1 Contender

Germaine de Randamie (10-4) did everything needed to solidify herself as the next opponent to take on Amanda Nunez for the UFC bantamweight championship. Known for her world-class striking, de Randamie earned her first-ever career submission by locking in a guillotine choke on the ground-savvy Julianna Pena. Statistically, the numbers for de Randamie and Pena […]