Mike Rodriguez Does Everything Right But Gets The Loss

Mike Rodriguez did everything he needed to in the striking game but found himself stuck in a kimura submission in the third round by Ed Herman. Rodriguez more than doubled Herman's striking totals, landing 89 significant strikes and 114 total strikes, including multiple occasions where he landed strikes that dropped Herman. The hope is that […]

Ed Herman Has Lady Luck On His Side Saturday Night

Ed Herman squeaked by Saturday night, getting the third-round submission on Mike Rodriguez. The 39-year-old was dropped by a vicious knee when the referee incorrectly stopped the action because he thought it was a low blow. Herman was caught with another big knee that dropped him nearly as time expired in the second round. Short […]

Alan Patrick Unable To Score First Win Of 2020

Alan Patrick ran into a streaking Bobby Green on Saturday night. Green outstruck Patrick 109 to 38. He was also taken down a bit too often, only stuffing two of six attempts. Patrick did not compete in 2019, so he is still without a win since October of 2018. Nine of Patrick's 15 wins are […]

Bobby Green Continues Strong Season

2020 has been a tough year for nearly everyone on the planet, but Bobby Green is having a hot 2020 inside the Octagon. Winning his third bout this summer, Green defeated his opponent Alan Patrick by unanimous decision. Landing takedowns at will, Green scored four takedowns out of his six attempts. He also greatly out-struck […]

Kyle Nelson Unable To Get The Victory To Kick Off The Main Card

Kyle Nelson made it into the third round against hot prospect Billy Quarantillo, but he was unable to get the victory. Nelson only tallied 62 strikes, almost half of his opponent. The Monster was having early success against Quarantillo, possibly taking the first round. Nelson looked gassed at the end of the second round, though, […]

Billy Quarantillo Impresses On Saturday

Billy Quarantillo did exactly what was needed, scoring a big third-round knockout on Saturday. In just a touch over 10 minutes of action, Quarantillo landed 112 total strikes, along with landing one-third of his takedown attempts. After a tough battle in the first round which could have been taken by Kyle Nelson, the second round […]

Angela Hill With A Lot On The Line In Saturday's Main Event

Angela Hill (12-8) is not only the first African American female to headline a UFC card, but scoring a victory over eighth-ranked Michelle Waterson would push her up the women's strawweight division. Known as an aggressive striker, Hill averages 5.76 significant strikes per minute. This places her fifth all-time among strawweights. Prior to her May […]

Michelle Waterson Looking To Turn Things Around In Main Event

Though Michelle Waterson (17-8) has lost her last two bouts, she is never a strawweight to sleep on. Waterson is a dangerous striker with a 52% striking-accuracy rate, which is third all-time among strawweights. She also lands 3.64 significant strikes per minutes along with 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Twelve of her 17 career […]

Roxanne Modafferi In Need Of Rebound Win

Roxanne Modafferi (24-17) was unable to capitalize on her huge win over rising star Maycee Barber, dropping a unanimous decision to Lauren Murphy in June. The 37-year-old veteran does most of her damage drawing out the battle, winning 15 of her 24 career wins by decision. Many will argue that if Barber did not tear […]

Andrea Lee Looking To Rebound From Recent Split-Decision Losses

Andrea Lee (11-4) has suffered a couple heartbreaking losses recently, losing her last two bouts via split decision. After successful runs in LFA and Invicta FC, Lee bursted onto the UFC scene, winning her first two bouts by decision. Boasting a high-striking output, Lee averages 5.40 significant strikes per minute and absorbs strikes at a […]

Mike Rodriguez Looking To Continue His Hot Summer

Mike Rodriguez (11-4) had a successful August, defeating Marcin Prachno by first-round knockout. All 11 of his career victories have come by finish, with nine of those coming by knockout. Rodriguez has a decent strike rate, landing 4.17 significant strikes per minute, along with 79% of those strikes coming in the standup or in the […]

Ed Herman Looking To Keep Momentum Going

Ed Herman (24-14) is no stranger to the Octagon, making his 24th appearance under the UFC banner. Since moving up to light heavyweight, Herman is currently enjoying the revival of his career and is on the verge of his first three-fight winning streak in almost eight years. Landing just over 600 significant strikes in his […]

Kyle Nelson With A Tough Test To Move To .500 In UFC

Kyle Nelson (13-3) is coming off of his first UFC win after dropping his first two UFC bouts. Nine of those 13 career wins have come by finish, including a knockout of Khama Worthy on the regional scene in 2017. Alarmingly, Nelson only lands 2.73 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 6.35 significant strikes per […]

Billy Quarantillo Can Remain Undefeated With A Win

Billy Quarantillo (14-2) can earn his third win in the UFC if he is victorious on Saturday's main card. Quarantillo has won both of his UFC bouts since earning his contract through the Contender Series show. The New York native has scored finishes in 11 of his 14 career victories. He was actually on TUF […]

Augusto Sakai Unable To Pull Out Victory In Main Event

Augusto Sakai (15-2-1) was unable to succeed in his first big test in the UFC against Alistair Overeem on Saturday night. Ranked at No. 8 prior to the bout, Sakai may slip some in the top-15 rankings, but he still has the skills to compete with anyone in the top 15. The Brazilian actually out-struck […]

Alistair Overeem Shines In Main Event

Alistair Overeem (47-18) put on a show, defeating the Brazilian prospect Augusto Sakai via fifth-round knockout. Overeem piled up 92 significant strikes along with 106 total strikes. The takedown was also on point for Overeem, landing all three of his attempts. Through the near 25 minutes of action, Overeem tallied up a control time of […]

Alonzo Menifield Drops His Second Bout In A Row

Alonzo Menifield (9-2) dropped his second bout in a row, suffering a knockout at the hands of Ovince St. Preux on Saturday night. Menifield's aggressive style eventually got the better of him when he rushed in on St. Preux in the second round, catching a solid left hand that ended the bout. Though he has […]

Ovince St. Preux Shines In Return To Light Heavyweight Division

Ovince St. Preux (25-14) shined in his return to light heavyweight, dismantling prospect Alonzo Menifield. Though St. Preux only landed 33 significant strikes in nine minutes of action, one of those was a solid left hand that floored Menifield 4:07 into the second round. With Jon Jones vacating the light-heavyweight title and with this big […]

Zelim Imadaev Now 0-3 Inside The Octagon

With both fighters 0-2 inside the Octagon and in desperate need of a victory, Zelim Imadaev (8-3) ended up with the short end of the stick, losing via third-round submission to Michel Pereira on Saturday night. The Russian was only able to reel off 23 significant strikes in the near 15 minutes of action. More […]

Michel Pereira Dominates In Main-Card Showing

Michel Pereira (24-11) dominated against opponent Zelim Imadaev, defeating the Russian via third-round submission. The Brazilian striker landed 88 significant strikes and was successful in his lone takedown attempt. Late in the third round, Pereira took the back of Imadaev and landed a rear-naked choke for the victory. This was a much-needed win for Pereira, […]

Augusto Sakai Facing Huge Test In Saturday's Main Event

Augusto Sakai (15-1-1) will meet his toughest task to date when he headlines Saturday's main event against a legend of the sport in Alistair Overeem. The No. 8 UFC heavyweight will have a chance to make a big jump in the rankings if he can defeat the fifth-ranked Overeem. Eleven of Sakai's 15 professional wins […]

Alistair Overeem Poised To Push For UFC Gold

Alistair Overeem (46-18) will enter a professional mixed martial arts cage for the 65th time Saturday night. Overeem has been a part of the UFC since December of 2011 when he made an impressive organizational debut, knocking out Brock Lesnar. Forty one of his 46 career bouts have come by finish, with his knockout-to-submission rate […]

Alonzo Menifield Finally Set For Action

Alonzo Menifield (9-1) will look to rebound from his first professional loss as he battles the veteran Ovince St. Preux. The two were set to face off a few weeks ago, but St. Preux failed a COVID-19 test, pushing back the bout. Menifield came into the UFC on fire, winning his first two bouts by […]

Ovince St. Preux Back In Co-Main Event

Ovince St. Preux (24-14) was scheduled for a co-main event weeks ago, but due to a failed COVID-19 test, the bout was pushed back to this weekend. He will step into the Octagon for the second time in 2020 and is looking for his first win of the year. St. Preux is a long-time veteran […]

Karol Rosa With Chance To Shine On Main Card

The young Brazilian prospect Karol Rosa (13-3) has a chance to remain undefeated inside the Octagon and improve to 3-0 Saturday night. Rosa has an amazing strike rate, averaging 11.40 significant strikes per minute, with 97% of those strikes coming in the standup or clinch. She also absorbs 11.00 significant strikes per minute. Rosa is […]

Sijara Eubanks Set To Face Young Brazilian Prospect

Sijara Eubanks (5-4) is currently 3-2 in the UFC and can solidify herself with a big win on Saturday's main card. The 35-year-old fighter has finished four of her five wins. Eubanks has a decent strike rate of 4.95 significant strikes per minute. Eighty five percent of those strikes occur either in the clinch or […]

Zelim Imadaev In Need Of Victory Saturday Night

Zelim Imadaev (8-2) is in major need of a victory Saturday night, with both of his professional losses coming in the UFC. The Russian has yet to taste victory inside the Octagon. Imadaev has devastating power in his hands, with all eight of his professional wins coming by knockout -- five of those in the […]

Michel Pereira Making His 35th Appearance

Veteran Michel Pereira (23-11) will make his 35th professional appearance in a cage and fourth UFC appearance on Saturday. He's coming off of a tough outing against Diego Sanchez, where Pereira took the loss on a disqualification for an illegal kick that Sanchez was unable to recover from to continue. The Brazilian typically finishes his […]

Jalin Turner Hunting Second Win Of 2020

Jalin Turner (9-5) will arguably face his biggest task to date when he meets Thiago Moises to open up the main card of Saturday's event. Eight of his nine wins have come by knockout. Turner is also a live-by-the-sword, die-by-the-sword fighter, with several of his losses also coming by knockout. That is a recipe for […]

Thiago Moises Opening Up Saturday's Main Card

Since earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series, Thiago Moises (13-4) has flip flopped wins and losses in the UFC and currently sits at 2-2 in the organization. He is most recently coming off of a second-round victory over veteran Michael Johnson earlier this year in May. Nine of the Brazilian's 13 career wins […]