Hellowhosthat: Black Belt; Member Since 2020.06.27

My MMA Rankings

March 2024

Consensus Rankings: Official | Member Designed | This Ranking Updated 1 month, 1 day ago | All By Hellowhosthat

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1

Bhullar vs. Aliakbari
Amir Aliakbari | Disqualificaton | Round 3

2024 | ONE 166

Bhullar looked terrible, didn't seem like he wanted to be in there. Back pedalling all fight, barely throwing and ending up getting DQ'd for timidity.

Aliakbari fine given that he had an opponent who wouldn't engage with him. Closes distance pretty quickly when he wants to explode in with power jabs and crosses. None of his cardio issues in this one but not really made to work.
2

Brooks vs. Pacio II
Joshua Pacio | Disqualificaton | Round 1

2024 | ONE 166

Brooks quick back take and slam, illegal under ONE ruleset and got disqualified. Looked cool though.
3

Tang vs. Le II
Kai Tang | KO/TKO | Round 3

2024 | ONE 166

Tang just a good fighter. Nice and patient in this one, waited for his moments and started landing harder and harder stuff as rounds went on before getting the finish. Didn't really have any trouble with anything.

Le struggled a bit, just seemed to think prodding with kicks at range was going to work and struggled to engage at close range. Just seems a tough style fight for him,
4

Malykhin vs. de Ridder II
Anatoly Malykhin | KO/TKO | Round 3

2024 | ONE 166

Malykhin is just too much of a roidy terminator for RDR to deal with. Marches forward throwing hard, too good a wrestler to take down, cardio too good for issues with volume. Cuts off cage well. Does throw a little bit wild when he comes forward at times which could mean problems against someone who can counter really hard.

RDR is good at getting into the clinch but not real ideas to get Anatoly to the ground. Trying the throws but not really moving. Front kicks and clinch knees looked a bit better but lacked the physicality to compete with Anatoly.
5

Bagishvili vs. Otakulova
Sofiia Bagishvili | KO/TKO | Round 1

2024 | GFC 26

Easy fight for Bagishvili. Otakulova seemed game but lacked talent really, very sloppy and Soiphie physically outmatched her everywhere, faster hands, better wrestling, stronger. Did what she had to do against someone much worse than her.
6

Sazhiniani vs. Torres
Mikheil Sazhiniani | KO/TKO | Round 1

2024 | GFC 26

Sazhiniani looks a bit sloppy on the feet but pretty easy change and pretty brutally strong on the ground. Made easy work of outmuscling, flattening out and stopping a regional journeyman like Torres. Very urgent and aggressive with the GNP.
7

Martinez vs. Tartaletti
Julieta Martinez | Submission | Round 2

2024 | Samurai Fight House 15

Martinez looks to have potential, very young. Kicks very good, timed opponent ducking into them really well. Punches pretty good although does go a bit nuts sometimes, pretty fast though. TDD looks like it could be a bit suspect, throws self into leg entries on bottom, a little loose but good enough to sweep at this level. Takedowns and top game seem decent too, nice and active with ground and pound and snapped up armbar.

Tartaletti very low level.

10-9 Martinez clear
R2 Sub Martinez
8

Corvella vs. Amaro
Brandon Amaro | KO/TKO | Round 2

2024 | Samurai Fight House 15

Utter ******* carnage, both guys love offence but don't give a **** about defence. Amaro seemed to hit harder and have the better chin, both throw good variety of shots, Amaro really good kicks and knees up the middle, loves slapping backfists, anything really, just chucks himself in with reckless abandon and seems to have the gas tank to keep doing it. Thought Corvella did alright too but couldn't keep up with the chaos in the end.

10-9 Amaro clear
R2 Amaro KO
9

Radzhabov vs. Al-Selwady
Loik Radzhabov | KO/TKO | Round 3

2024 | UFC Fight Night

Al-Selwady took a while to get going, just circling left and throwing leg kicks while looking a bit panicked when Loik came at him. Good level changes, usual pretty poor control. Has a good right overhand he clipped Loik with a couple of times. Cardio good, looked like was taking fight over before he got caught.

Loik piles forward, sometimes a bit reckless in the way he jumps into things. Good power and can get guys to back up. Solid trips, was taken down a couple of times but generally pretty good at getting back up. Seemed to be slowing a bit but found huge shot to win.

10-9 Radzhabov clear
10-9 Al-Selwady clear
R3 Radzhabov KO
10

Klein vs. Cunningham
Ľudovít Klein | KO/TKO | Round 1

2024 | UFC Fight Night

Complete mismatch technically. AJ is a bit spazzy and low on technique but ridiculously toughness and exceptional chin. Tries to throw back but probably going to get beaten up a lot at this level.

Klein able to tee off at will really, nice boxing, solid power, would have put a lot of people down multiple times. Always has those head kicks. Nice combo selections. Ripped to the body with front kicks and hard hooks when couldn't knock zombie opponent out. Looked very good albeit against someone he shouldn't have been in there with.

11+

11

Duncan vs. Ribeiro
Christian Leroy Duncan | KO/TKO | RD 2 | UFC Fight Night

Easy work for Duncan, Riberio allowing him space to style in the first and took full advantage of it with widely varied offence. 2nd round decided to go and wrestle, good double leg against the cage, then easy mount and great ground and pound. Pretty much flawless.

Ribeiro had a bad night, shelled up a lot, couldn't deal with the variety of offence Duncan was bringing, only really tried leg kicks and overhands. Looked a fish out of water on his back too, very easily mounted and freely gave back.

10-9 Duncan very clear
R2 KO Duncan
12

Basharat vs. Zahabi
Aiemann Zahabi | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Much closer fight that I expected, Zahabi did well when coming forward and throwing more than one power shot after kind of giving the first round away. Very solid sprawl, read entries easily. Good pace of fight, pushing really hard in the third which seemed to get him the nod with the judges. Better fighter than I give him credit for.

Basharat needs to be going forward, good at maintaining distance with the front kicks and legs in general. Seemed a little off when being pressured by multiple punches, fairly easy for him to dodge a couple. Entries too obvious when he decided to wrestle, didn't look close to getting Zahabi down.

10-9 Basharat clear
10-9 Basharat very close
10-9 Basharat very close

Basharat 30-27 Zahabi

Can see why they gave it the other way on damage
13

Oliveira vs. Sopaj
Vinicius Oliveira | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night

Really good start from Sopaj, showing some good leg kicks, good timing and finishing on double legs. BJJ looked really good, very good mounting and backtakes. One mistake and tide turned in favour of Lokdog and had to take a beatdown. Gassed but fighting a couple of weeks earlier than he was training for. Took a lot of punishment off Lokdog going nuts but took a bad KO.

Wildness is his strength and his weakness, Throws everything 100%, wild, gets off balance a lot from overthrowing. No quit in him, good have taken an out when getting dominated midway through the 2nd. Instead built back up, turned in and completely turned the fight. GNP is ******* crazy hard. Leg kicks crazy hard once starts landing them. Ate of Sopaj's late. Throws really hard late in fights. Crazy athleticism for amazing KO

10-9 Sopaj clear
10-9 Lokdog close
R3 KO Lokdog
14

Anders vs. Pickett
Eryk Anders | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Anders looked slow and lumbering in this one, very counterable and just kind of leaning in for takedowns against the fence. Not very technical with his wrestling attempts but consistent with them and got it to the mat against a poor opponent. Looked like he would struggle with a better one.

Pickett had one decent moment with a knockdown but otherwise just backs into fence too much, doesn't disengage, has awful TDD.

10-9 Anders very close (can see the Pickett damage argument)
10-9 Anders clear
10-9 Anders clear

Anders 30-27 Pickett
15

Schnell vs. Erceg
Steve Erceg | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Nice boxing on the outside by Erceg, good combo punching and hanging with Schnell fine speed wise. Got caught a couple of times but against a good boxer and found a killer combo early in the 2nd for highlight reel KO

Schnell good boxer, good when comes forward and gets in close. Has good peeking head movement when comes in, needs it because when he gets tagged on the chin he goes down.

10-9 Erceg fairly close
R2 KO Erceg
16

Nurmagomedov vs. Almakhan
Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Umar briefly clipped but able to wrestle through it fine. Level changes lightning fast and finishes on any kind of entry great. Usual dominant top/back taking game.

Bezkat did alright, dangerous on feet, clipped Umar early, some good athleticism on early get ups but faded with that a bit. Dominated otherwise but consider who he was fighting.

10-9 Umar clear
10-9 Umar clear
10-8 Umar

Umar 30-26 Bekzat
17

Perez vs. Mokaev
Muhammad Mokaev | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Mokaev actually looked good on the feet, bit too keen to wrestle and rushing level changes. Perez had solid TDD but just dropping down into legs without really getting a proper angle. Would have been clearer had he blended the striking better with the wrestling.

Perez TDD looked excellent, just couldn't get enough damage off on the feet. Still looked like he wanted to be there, looks like leg kicks are still there, just forced to defend the wrestling a little too much. Still a close fight and still looks a good fighter.

Mokaev 10-9 clear
Perez 10-9 close
Mokaev 10-9 close

Mokaev 29-28 Perez
18

Petrino vs. Pedro
Vitor Petrino | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Petrino got all the athletic gifts but a little low output early and I though cost him the first round. Came on stronger throughout the fight, still a little raw but power and strength are there, controls pretty well when gets on top. Would like him to get after it a bit faster.

Tyson just too low output in this one really, leg kicks good early but didn't really do enough after than and couldn't get off bottom in third.

10-9 Pedro close
10-9 Petrino fairly clear
10-9 Petrino clear

Petrino 29-28 Pedro
19

Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
Jairzinho Rozenstruik | KO/TKO | RD 4 | UFC Fight Night

Gaziev just lacks striking, got the power but no way to land it on someone like Bigi Boy. Cardio fears proved founded, certainly doesn't look built for 5 rounders. Good when can get a rag on a pull up single but just trying to hang otherwise and not dynamic enough to get Bigi Boy moving. Showed some pretty clear limitations.

Bigi Boy had solid TDD against the fence, stayed safe the one time taken down and just worked behind fast jab to catch Gaziev as Shamil plodded forward, good solid performance.

10-9 Gaziev close
10-9 Rozenstruik close
10-9 Rozenstruik clear
10-9 Rozenstruik clear
Stopped at end of round 4
20

Nafuka vs. Bogdanović
Predrag Bogdanović | Decision | OKTAGON 54

Bogdanovic is okay, serviceable dude with serviceable top grappling. Likes to keep range and use front kicks a lot on the feet but not much power in strikes. Takedowns are okayish but did get stuck on the legs sometimes. Bit of a habit of giving back to try and turn around into a better position which he got away with here.

Na***a seems like a work in progress. Decently athletic but reacts to feints too much and makes too many mistakes in grappling. Feels like there's potential there though.

10-9 Bogdanovic clear
10-9 Bogdanovic very close
10-9 Bogdanovic clear

Bogdanovic 30-27 Na***a
21

Legierski vs. Kohout
Mateusz Legierski | Submission | Round 1 | OKTAGON 54

Solid performance from Legieski, decent wrestle boxing, came forward and caught Kogout with the hands and dropped him, good swarming when had him hurt. Wasn't sure should have gone for the back take when Kohout was hurt but proved me wrong by getting the sub from there eventually, nice patience and switching of grips on chokes.

Kohout got knocked down when he's supposed to be a striker by a blitz, didn't really look like had much on the ground but did defend the choke okay for a while.
22

Lengál vs. Torres
Daniel Torres | Decision | OKTAGON 54

Torres nice and aggresive early, came forward hard mixing leg kicks in with aggressive hooks. Managed to injure Lengal to the leg. Fairly safe for the most part when Lengal swinging wild at him. Superior in the grappling, pretty strong in the clinch, managed to ride top positions well and stay safe when occasionally ended up on back. Pretty easily tamed wild dude.

Lengal did a bad job defending leg kicks early which caused him issues all fight. Swings wild, don't like the way he bobs and weaves going backwards into the cage. Solid heart and kept trying. Dunno why he was trying to wrestle in the third when he needed a finish with open scoring.

10-8 Torres clear (with point deduction)
10-9 Torres clear
10-9 Torres clear

Torres 30-26 Lengal
23

Abdouraguimov vs. Grant
Abdoul Abdouraguimov | Decision | PFL Europe 1

Tough test for Lazy King, would have subbed most people I think but Jack insanely hard to submit. Throws leg kicks on feet but didn't look entirely comfortable although hooks not too bad. Still a bit prone to throwing something stupid and ending up on the bottom in a bad position, able to work way out and get on top against Jack eventually, but it might come to a point where he's in with someone who holds him there.

Jack's sub defence is brilliant, not tapping in things that looked deep but sometimes seemed a bit too content to not get tap rather than improve position and probably lost a couple of rounds due to that. Looked the better fighter on the feet.

10-9 Grant close
10-9 Abdoul close
10-9 Abdoul clear

Abdoul 29-28 Grant
24

Doumbé vs. Chamsoudinov
Baysangur Chamsoudinov | KO/TKO | RD 3 | PFL Europe 1

Baki looked decent on the feet, jab worked pretty well even against Doumbe although seemed to be limiting his striking to avoid the wrestling. Usual good mat returns, bit of a lack of control from Baki struggling to control someone as athletic as Cedric. Nice and patient.

Cedric better at defending grappling than I thought he would be. Striking obviously good, didn't throw kicks much, trying to counter by drawing strikes from Baki out well, good at seperating hands Leon style, good at getting up athletically and cardio held up pretty well even with all the get ups. Uses butterfly hooks well to create space.

Weird finish with the toe.

10-9 Baki clear
10-9 Doumbe close
R3 Baki TKO
25

Simões vs. Lubaya
Jean-Jacques Lubaya | Decision | EFC 111

Lubaya is a stocky boxer with good leg kicks mixed in. Loves coming forward, throws hard, maybe seems to lack one punch KO power. Sprawls pretty well on long distance shots, taken down when timed a couple of times. Scrambled up on athleticism. Seems pretty strong, tired in 3rd round but constantly on the gas in earlier rounds.

Simoes is solid, pretty competent everywhere, nice and long. Defensively aware, didn't get clocked clean that many times despite the level of offence being thrown at him. Doesn't hit hard enough to stop Lubaya coming forward all fight.

10-9 Lubaya clear
10-9 Lubaya clear
10-9 Lubaya clear

Lubaya 30-27 Simoes

No clue why it was a split.
26

Walker vs. Zulu
Nkazimulo Zulu | Submission | Round 3 | EFC 111

Solid performance from Zulu, dominated young opponent everywhere and looked an absolute couple of levels above. Rangey striking, good variety, kept opponent shut down defensively. Got himself on top whenever he got to the mat and picked up a nice mounted guillotine. Maybe he can get into the UFC after all.

Walker looked terrible, thought he was just starting slow but never got into the fight at all. Didn't seem willing to open up, shoots were way too obvious and dominated in the grappling too. Doesn't look ready for world level yet.

10-9 Zulu clear
10-9 Zulu clear
R3 sub Zulu
27

Honda vs. Zakirov
Sanzhar Zakirov | KO/TKO | Round 2 | ONE Friday Fights 54

Zakirov has very good kicks, pretty dextrous, can throw high and low pretty quickly and at various angles. Good level changes and wrestling off the single leg but top control is a little loose and Honda managed to get up multiple times. Cardio seems very good, able to work at a frenetic pace for 10 minutes to get opponent out of there. Mixes striking and level changes well together, good clinch knees too.

Honda's TDD not good enough on level changes, works up through turtle pretty well. Didn't deal with pressure and pace of the fight very well but was very high in all fairness.
28

Duysheev vs. Khan
Yryskeldi Duysheev | Submission | Round 1 | ONE Friday Fights 54

Duysheev has good level changes, pretty fast, let opponent up a few times though. Seems to prefer to grapple than strike by quite a bit, but read opponents stikes well to get his level changes. Good finish once got to back.

Khan throws hard with hands, TDD not good enough at least against this level of wrestling. Managed to work way up a few times but gave back doing it and got choked eventually.
29

Chevreuil vs. Hurtado
Melissa Hurtado | Submission | Round 1 | Ares FC 19

Hurtado seems to be a judoka, good trips, physcially strong, held top position fine and got some half decent damage off against a very low level opponent before making her pretty much give the arm up. Low level opponent as stated, but only about 25 and could have something.
30

Bouafia vs. Cainan
Ilian Bouafia | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Ares FC 19

Bouafia has a laser of a jab and cross. Very nice and poised, good feinting, balance and range management. Caused opponent to panic wrestle quickly and framed fine against the cage to get back to space and start picking him apart again. Looks a class act.

Cainan didn't look able to deal with Bouafia at all, couple of decent leg kicks but utterly outclassed.

Bouafia 10-9 clear
Caianan unable to continue.
31

Zébo vs. Graca
Jordan Zébo | Decision | Ares FC 19

Zebo the same ball of muscular spazziness as ever. Seems to have decided he wants to kickbox off the back foot for this one and slide away and circle a lot but not very good at it. Very strong and explosive, control as awful as usual, ends up in **** positions and has to muscle out of them.

Graca seems an alright kickboxer, managed to take advantage of a couple of positions that Jordan ****** up on the ground but overall pretty average.

10-9 Zebo close
10-9 Zebo fairly clear
10-9 Zebo fairly clear

Zebo 30-27 Graca
32

Pena vs. Scott
Louis Lee Scott | Decision | Ares FC 19

Really good breakout performance from Scott. Did a good job keeping the pressure on Demarte and staying in the range he wanted to be. Balance Thai style, uses all weapons well, good leg kicks, good teep. Got taken down a few times but refused to be held down for long. Good output for all five rounds as took over late with impressive cardio and adapted well to opponents offensive patterns

Pena looked equal on the feet early, but seemed a bit bereft of ideas once Scott figured him out. Good entries but struggled to hold Scott down in this one. Couldn't manage to get on front foot.

Pena 10-9 very close
Pena 10-9 very close
Scott 10-9 close
Scott 10-9 clear
Scott 10-9 clear

Scott 48-47 Pena
33

Ellis vs. Martins
Emily Martins | Submission | Round 2 | CFFC 130

Martins looks more comfortable on her feet than her sister. Happy to stand and strike with boxer and has decent movement. Takedowns looked good, heavy top control, good passing, mixes ground and pound with back takes and arm triangle set ups. Looks a really good prospect.

Ellis seems a bit limited to boxing, not able to compete on the ground but hands look okay
34

Latu vs. Potter
Phillip Latu | KO/TKO | Round 2 | CFFC 130

Latu throws everything 100%, looks very much a striker transitioning into MMA, did have a decent sprawl when a rocked Potter tried to panic wrestle, though his one attempt at an entry himself was awful. Throws big hooks, has pretty dextrous legs, threw an athletic spinning head kick even if it didn't land. Good body kicks. Seems to have good power when lands.

Potter mirrors a lot, got drawn into fighting Latu's fight even to the extent of copying the spinning head kick. Front kicks to the body were alright and he was doing fine in the first but got clocked in the 2nd.

10-9 Latu close
R2 Latu KO
35

Dorzhiev vs. Galvan
Israel Galvan | Submission | Round 2 | CFFC 130

Galvan little spark plug, throws everything super hard and looks very hard to hold down. Good back control and constant attacking of chokes once he got there, had to work through some pretty solid defence to get the finish. Doesn't look very technical on the feet but keeps coming forward and the way he throws makes him dangerous there. Impressive to take Dorzhiev down and to get back up quickly the times he got level changed on.

Dorzhiev had a good first round, good level changes and throws a nice straight to the body in his combos. Seemed to get poked in the eye in the 2nd which ref didn't stop which may or may not have impacted outcome. Couldn't get body triangle off and eventually Galvan worked through his choke defences.

Badmatsen 10-9 fairly clear
R2 Sub Galvan
36

Wamsley vs. Lebosnoyani
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani | KO/TKO | RD 1 | LFA 178

Lebos playing on the outside with leg kicks for a while, pretty give and take with that. Much faster than opponnent, eventually timed a nice overhand, finishing instincts once he had his man hurt were really good. Might be a bit small at 170 but time will tell. Lower level opponent to get used to the weight class.

Wamsley seems fairly tough and has okay leg kicks but just a fighter really.
37

Campbell vs. Diaz
Ozzy Diaz | KO/TKO | Round 1 | LFA 178

Ozzy was looking like **** until he wasn't. Getting controlled on the ground too much, not looking as fast as he used to at 185, got knocked down. Just suddenly turned it on at the end of the round, caught Chuck with a flying knee and good finishing instinct.

Chuck did well for a 40 year old. Fast for his age, dropped Ozzy on the feet and pretty safe in the guard until he got caught and finished.
38

Safari vs. Koren
Stav Koren | KO/TKO | Round 1 | LFA 178

Safari works at a high pace, good at getting to body locks and looking to pick up and trip. Control not particularly good, letting his opponent scramble up a bit easily. Wide open when got caught, left face open when thinking about level changing and paid for it. Could probably have won on another night.

Koren TDD not very good but getting back to feet well. Caught Safari with an accurate hook to wobble him and found follow up hooks pretty accurately to get the finish too. Not sure how good he is really.
39

Bianchini vs. Mashrapov
Diego Bianchini | Submission | Round 1 | LFA 178

Bianchini absolutely wild, throwing huge spinning stuff pretty fast. Ended up on bottom off a takedown but superb triangle, flowed through multiple defences and eventually switched to an armbar. Looks athletic as **** and very dangerous.

Mashrapov did a good job defending the triangle and doesn't look the tapping type, just got caught up in the madness here. No knock on him I don't think.
40

Jacob vs. Creighton
Jeff Creighton | Decision | LFA 178

Creighton a tough, high paced, good cardio wrestler. Not exceptional skill wise but pushes through, got hurt in first round and gradually took over fight, wearing through what was initially tough resistance as the takedowns got easier and easier as the fight went on. Will be able to grind out a fair amount of dudes like that on the regional level.

Jacob good kickboxer, nice tight hands, got outcardioed a bit but don't think has bad cardio, other dude was just bettere there. Decent power, able to hurt Creighton in the first. Upper body strength in clinches pretty good, able to cage push wrestler early, just struggled as he got tired and the wrestler didn't.

Close fight, basically decided on the last 15 seconds of round 2.

Jacob 10-9 clear
Creighton 10-9 close
Creighton 10-9 clear

Creighton 29-28 Jacob
41

Satybaldiev vs. Assis
Uran Satybaldiev | KO/TKO | Round 4 | LFA 178

Uran kind of sucks, but got the win here after Assis death gassed in the 4th. Credit wise he has a decent hard 1-2 down the pipe (he does leave his face open though) and his ground and pound is pretty decent donkey kong stuff. His wrestling is pretty **** though and he's absolutely awful from the bottom, really doesn't look like he knows BJJ at all well. Dude even got bump swept at one point. Seems to be able to tough out triangles.

Assis really good BJJ from top, gave up position for a few triangles which he seemed to gas himself squeezing for. Would have easily won a three rounder but cardio didn't hold up and started looking like he didn't want to be there when it got tough.

Assis 10-9 clear
Assis 10-9 clear
Assis 10-9 close
Uran R4 KO
42

Medvedev vs. Omargadzhiev
Boris Medvedev | Submission | Round 2 | RCC

Medvedev taken down a couple of times by Gadzhi's sucking in single legs but able to brute force his way back up. Throws hard on feet as usual and generally dangerous as ****. Nasty elbows when on top and able to finish a grappler like Gadzhi with a rear crucifix into a rear naked choke. World class fighter.

Gadzhi likes to throw hard if not technical and then jump on a single and try and pull the other leg in to sneak on top, pretty good at that, Medvedev too tanky for him, but looked okay.

10-9 Medvedev clear
R2 Sub Medvedev
43

Podlesniy vs. Valiev
Aleksandr Podlesniy | Decision | ACA 172

Valiev struggled more than I thought he would in this one. Struggling to deal with decent boxing coming down the middle. Likes to throw kicks too much sometimes, can be a bit spammy with them, does fire the leg kicks in hard though. Had to rely on wrestling to grind the third out.

Podlesniy has solid boxing and sprawl was mostly decent, just struggled to get up the few times he did end up on his back. Made Valiev work very hard.

10-9 Valiev close
10-9 Podlesniy fairly clear
10-9 Valiev fairly clear

Valiev 29-28 Poldesniy

Went other way, first round close, close fight.
44

Baydulaev vs. Karginov
Mehdi Baydulaev | Submission | Round 2 | ACA 172

Mehdi had some issues with Karginov on the feet, but Karginov is a tricky striker who lands flicky kicks from weird angles you wouldn't expect to be hit from that are fast. Dude is just a monster on the mat though, drags you down, tires you out and eventually flattens out on the mat and chokes you out. Karginov didn't do much wrong in the grappling for me, just against a monster.

10-9 Mehdi clear
R2 Mehdi sub
45

Koshkin vs. Abdurakov
Uzair Abdurakov | Decision | ACA 172

Koshkin doing what he does. Fighting off takedowns, staying on his feet against the cage and trying to seperate and get to space so he can swing those hammers. Did well landing on a persistent opponent in this one.

Uzair is better than I thought he was and can clearly hang at this kind of level. Struggled to hold Koshkin down, but happy to pile forward and swing big overhands on his way to get into the clinch which looked like they had real power on them. Got a bit overzealous with the knee for a point deduction, but overall I felt he fought well in a close, really good fight.

Koshkin 10-9 close
Koshkin 10-9 close
9-9 (with point decuction for Uzair)

Koshkin 29-27 Uzair

Close decision went other way.
46

Bogatyrev vs. Kornilov
Adam Bogatyrev | Submission | Round 4 | ACA 172

Bogatryev straight on the gas early, good first round by getting straight in Kirill's face and throwing hard and making him uncomfortable on the back foot and against the cage. Found it a little hard to keep up in the 2nd and 3rd and getting picked apart a bit by Kornilov doing what he does. Found the takedown in the 4th and did a great job of taking advantage of it with really heavy hips and back control to keep following through positions and get the finish. Pretty fast for a HW. Good job.

Kirill struggled a bit early as doesn't like to be on back foot too much I don't think. As usual looked good when getting to pressure with jabs and leg kicks and slowly picking apart. Pretty tough to take down and seemed to be trying to work way back up okay but made a bit of an amateurish mistake by going for the cross legged footlock which isn't going to work at this level and let Bogat get under the chin for the first time.

10-9 Bogatyrev clear
10-9 Kornilov clear
10-9 Kornilov fairly clear
R4 Sub Bogatyrev
47

Vagaev vs. Esengulov
Abubakar Vagaev | Decision | ACA 172

Vagaev is just a very solid fighter. TDD super solid, ready entries easily and used his low blocks and underhooks to shrug them off without much difficulty. Stayed on gas on the feet and used jab, solid cross and good knees up the middle to beat Edil up. Good pressure and pace throughout. Wrestling was there when he wanted to use it. Comfortable win.

Edil couldn't deal with this level of opponent really, entries too obvious. Put on back foot most of the fight. Did look okay when got on front foot, but didn't get there often enough. Good escapes from bottom when ended up there before got tired in champ rounds.

10-9 Vagaev clear
10-9 Vagaev clear
10-9 Vagaev close
10-9 Vagaev clear
10-9 Vagaev clear

Vagaev 50-45 Edil
48

Wood vs. Moroz II
Joanne Wood | Decision | UFC 299

Wood put on a decent scrap for the last fight of her career, stuck on the bottom for the first round without making much happen. 2nd round managed range much better, bit down and threw more, front kick to stomach good, nice and aggressive when she hurt Moroz.

Marina has good top grappling but lacks ways to get it there. Pretty awful clinching against the cage, had to strike with Wood. Offensively fine but lacks defensively on the feet.

Moroz 10-9 clear
JoJo 10-9 super close
JoJo 10-9 clear

JoJo 29-28 Moroz
49

Vergara vs. Almabaev
Asu Almabaev | Decision | UFC 299

Almabaev lighting level changes and really good top control, a ****** to get off you and if you do get up he's a ****** to seperate from. Good spin kicks on the outside which keeps him out of boxing range. A little sloppier with boxing but does close range with it quickly.

CJ a bit outclassed, good defensively but couldn't really keep Almabaev off him. Good get ups and defence though.

10-9 Almabaev clear
10-9 Almabaev clear
10-9 Almabaev clear

Almabaev 30-27 Vergara
50

Despaigne vs. Parisian
Robelis Despaigne | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 299

Parisian gets excited when Robelis slips, bum rushes him and gets KO'd by a backpedalling Robelis. Ridiculous power.
51

Pereira vs. Oleksiejczuk
Michel Pereira | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 299

Pereira just too fast and athletic for most guys. Really powerful with the speed and now he picks his spots a bit better he's a ******* nightmare. Good squeeze when he dived on the choke too, good targeting of the body. Dude is a prioblem.

Olek just not quick enough to deal with that type of athleticism. Bad style matchup for him to have to fight someone much quicker and with more weapons when he relies on handspeed.
52

Lins vs. Cutelaba
Philipe Lins | Decision | UFC 299

Lins did a good job with the leg kicks, main story of the fight. Wrestling better than I thought it was, able to take Cutelaba down a few times although Ion a bit compromised defensively. Struggled a bit with the gas tank in the third but had enough of a lead.

Patience doesn't work so well for Ion, sat back and ate leg kicks too much and by the time he wanted to push forward and be the usual Ion and just go after him he was too compromised to do so effectively.

10-9 Lins clear
10-9 Lins clear
10-9 Cutelaba fairly clear

Lins 29-28 Cutelaba
53

Munhoz vs. Phillips
Kyler Phillips | Decision | UFC 299

Great performance from Kyler, movement kept him out of any kind of effective range for Pedro to do anything. Really fast, really good combos, really great variety with the strikes, finds angles really well then moves off beautifully to get out of the way of things coming back. Got off back the one time he was taken down really well. Made a good fighter look average.

Pedro just no answer for the speed and movement of Kyler, couldn't find any opportunity to land his leg kicks. Didn't try to wrestle at all really. Tough as ever.

Kyler 10-9 super clear
Kyler 10-9 super clear
Kyler 10-9 clear

Kyler 30-27 Munhoz
54

Gamrot vs. dos Anjos
Mateusz Gamrot | Decision | UFC 299

Gamrot seemed to find the physicality of RDA a bit difficult sometimes. Might be something to watch against people with really good TDD. Timing on entries very good, also good at sucking in a single leg and turning the corner when it looks like a takedown has been defended. A little more tired than usual but a lot of hard work to try and hold RDA down.

RDA still looks good, caught Gamrot early, tough to hold down, does everything well technically. Used butterflies well to get up. Cardio still looks really good.

10-9 RDA clear
10-9 Gamrot clear
10-9 Gamrot fairly close

Gamrot 29-28 RDA
55

Cerminara vs. Barber
Maycee Barber | Decision | UFC 299

Maycee still sucks at range but seems less willing to stay there these days. Once she gets inside and gets into dirty infighting she's pretty strong and finds ways to land. Decent work in the clinch and kept up a good pace in a back and forth fight.

Chook was Chook, fine at range, a little outmuscled in close but still competitive in the clinch, plenty of turning and scrambling up quickly.

Barber 10-9 close
Chook 10-9 very close
Barber 10-9 close

Barber 29-28 Chook
56

Blaydes vs. Almeida
Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 299

Dominant first round from Jailton, so many options and trip variations to take him down with against the cage. One of the best cage wrestlers in the world. Got hammerfisted off a bad shot after rushing in the 2nd.

Blaydes stayed in it in the first round, always up quickly and then started hammering after learning from it in the 2nd for the finish.

Jailton 10-9 very clear
R2 Blayes KO
57

Yan vs. Song
Petr Yan | Decision | UFC 299

Yan doing what he does, slow first round then builds momentum. Excellent boxing, good TDD for the most part and mixes his own takedowns in well. Was a bit worried might have lost a step in the 1st but started building momentum and reminding me who he is.

Song hung well at an elite level, mixed it up well with Yan and landed some of his own shots. Just has slightly less boxing and technical variety than Yan which makes a difference.

Song 10-9 fairly clear
Yan 10-9 clear
Yan 10-9 clear

Yan 29-28 Song
58

Burns vs. Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena | KO/TKO | RD 3 | UFC 299

10-9 JDM close
10-9 JDM very close
R3 KO JDM

JDM gets taken down a lot but relies on good scrambling to stay out of trouble and get back up. Worked pretty well even on a high level grappler like Gilbert. Good sub defence. Pressure and boxing on the feet what we knew it was. Good cardio and finishing instinct when hurt Gilbert.

Burns takedowns fine, threatened back takes well, struggled with the speed and pace of JDM a bit but doesn't look done or anything.
59

Holland vs. Page
Michael Page | Decision | UFC 299

Liked MVP's foot sweeps off the turn in the clinch in this one. Threw spinning back elbow more than usual. Mitigated damage okay the couple of times he ended up on his back but Holland not really a wrestler. Usual MVP at range, hard to hit, super fast.

Holland couldn't deal with the speed of MVP, not good enough at wrestling to really force it. Frustrating night in a tough stylistic fight for him.

10-9 MVP clear
10-9 Holland very close
10-9 MVP clear

MVP 29-28 Holland
60

Poirier vs. Saint-Denis
Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 299

Poirier kept pulling ******* gilly again, had to go through the mire in the first round, TDD not great, gets in trouble on bottom but hard to actually finish and counter boxing when people try to pressure him is second to none.

BSD too concentrated on offence, fought at an insane pace, grappling great, back takes great, tried to pile into Dustin one too many times and found that there's certain shots you can't take clear on the chin.

10-9 BSD clear
R2 Poirier KO
61

O'Malley vs. Vera II
Sean O'Malley | Decision | UFC 299

Masterclass from Sean really, sniping from the outside, good volume, footwork and variety all 5 rounds. Landed plenty of powerful strikes but Chito iron chin.

Chito didn't really get going, had some moments when could make it ugly, too slow to cope with O'Malley on the outside, didn't really have any thought about trying to wrestle.

10-9 Sugar clear
10-9 Sugar clear
10-9 Sugar clear
10-9 Sugar clear
10-9 Sugar clear

Sugar 50-45 Chito
62

Nicoll vs. Kitano
Stewart Nicoll | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Beatdown Promotions 6

Nicoll is a good grappler, hangs off Kitano well, keeps getting mat returns until he can get the positions he wants, didn't matter if Kitano kept getting up, kept getting dragged straight back down. Looks a terror once he gets hold of you. Looked pretty decent counter striking too.

Kitano threw hard early, but once he was in the grappling mire he had no answer, few good get ups though.
63

Daidov vs. Abdurakhmanov
Murad Abdurakhmanov | KO/TKO | RD 2 | Octagon 56

Murad looks fairly solid, decent power, caught a couple of kicks well and bombed over the top which lead to the KO.

Daidov talented, good leg kicks and some decent long strikes himself but hangs chin too much which got him caught a couple of times here. Needs to work on the defence.

Daidov 10-9 fairly clear
R2 KO Abdurakhmanov
64

Martignoni vs. Bring
Michele Martignoni | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Cage Warriors 167

Martignoni looked good, Bring didn't really look in his class but good movement on the outside, darted in at the right times and landed good combos. Good finish with shot to temple. Looks much more comfortable back at 135.

Bring too low output, watching a lot and letting better opponent get off on him, never got into fight.
65

Qadrian vs. Zaccaria
Shirzad Qadrian | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Cage Warriors 167

Qadrian had a decent corner turning takedown through bad defence, solid once on top, nice enough passing and good ground and pound, turned it up towards the end of the round to finish.

Zaccaria didn't defend takedown well at all, too comfortable to stay on back, didn't really get close to anything and got pounded out when tried to look for leg.
66

Brown vs. Aronov
Omiel Brown | Submission | Round 2 | Cage Warriors 167

Bit sloppy from Brown but got it done. Rushed in and got tagged and dropped a couple of times. Maybe a bit chinny. Attacks chokes well but doesn't always get hooks in, good wrestling instincts when hurt. Guillotines still great obviously.

Aronov able to catch Brown swinging a couple of times. Okay defensive grappling but not enough to get out of trouble all fight. Striking at distance not great, spams naked leg kicks a lot.

10-9 Brown fairly clear
R2 Sub Brown
67

Becker vs. Togo
Josh Togo | Decision | Eternal MMA 83

Togo in trouble on the ground a bit early but picked up on the takedown attempts and got back to his usual back foot boxing. He's very good at moving around and picking guys apart when he can keep his range.

Becker really good when he got on top in the first, aggressive there and goes for subs, really good armbar attempt. A bit too limited on the feet against a more technical striker like Togo.

Becker 10-9 clear
Togo 10-9 clear
Togo 10-9 clear

Togo 29-28 Becker
68

Drilich vs. Enomoto
Anthony Drilich | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Eternal MMA 83

Drilich solid, good power for 125. Kept technique basic and tidy against an unorthadox opponent. Pretty patient, caught Enomoto with the big straight in the 2nd.

Enomoto plays around a lot, looked okay but not sure how seriously takes the sport, clowned too much and got caught in the end.

10-9 Drilich fairly close
R2 KO Drilich
69

Fraser vs. Johnston
Ben Johnston | Submission | Round 2 | Eternal MMA 83

Close fight early, Ben's got a good level kickboxing background, good body kicks. TDD a bit suspect but get ups and defensive BJJ seem pretty, good, seems athletic. Found RNC at a weird angle to get a good finish.

Fraser seems solid all rounder, decent aggressive boxing and level changes into wrestling. Very even fight until he got caught.

10-9 Fraser super close
R2 Sub Johnston
70

Gittins vs. Hernandez
Liam Gittins | Submission | Round 5 | Cage Warriors 168

Good performance from Liam. Put pressure on all fight and gradually wore his man down. Good use of leg kicks and body shots to do damage over course of fight. Dealt with wrestling attacks well and some good back takes and mounts. Cardio looked really good as opponent just wilted under him.

Hernandez too low output, too willing to get put on the back foot and let Liam get ahead, ate too many leg kicks and body shots and couldn't get into it. Likes leg entries, did come close with a kneebar at one point which needed a good escape but stupid decision to go for heel hook when had a good position got him some damage. Got broken and faded over the course of the fight

10-9 Gittins fairly clear
10-9 Gittins clear
10-9 Gittins very clear
10-8 Gittins
R5 Sub Gittins
71

Cullen vs. Cohen
Harel Cohen | Decision | Cage Warriors 168

Very gruelling fight, both guys had to work hard at a tough grappling pace for three rounds.

Cohen has very good bodylock trips, looks a ****** to fight physically, doesn't look to strike much, just wants to grab hold of guys and try and wear on them. Very gruelling fight style. BJJ seems okay, has skills in the arsenal but a little mistake prone and got swept a few times. Got tired in the third and entries got a lot more telegraphed and worse.

Gut check fight for Cullen, dug deeper than I've seen him do before. Got taken down a lot, had some decent half guard sweeps, likes to go under the leg with them so at risk of damage and did get a bad cut. Cardio held up well in a super tough fight and won the third. Couldn't seem to keep opponent off him enough to work striking.

10-9 Cullen super close
10-9 Cohen clear
10-9 Cullen clear

Cullen 29-28 Cohen

Went other way but first round razor thin.
72

Riley vs. De Jesus
Luke Riley | Decision | Cage Warriors 168

Really good passing of a good test from Luke, managed to land more than a fast opponent when both throwing at speed. Kept pressure on for most of the fight, kept the range he wanted, lands lovely straight shots and mixed body shots in really well. Good cardio, wears guys down. Thought was going to get through a fight without getting hurt but then did get cracked in the ribs at the end.

JDJ still a very solid journeyman, fast, good movement, can pick guys apart on the back foot. Struggled with Luke being faster than him. Hard to finish, has that flying knee in his back pocket if people try and advance to finish him.

10-9 Riley close
10-9 Riley clear
10-9 Riley clear

Riley 30-27 De Jesus
73

Clamp vs. Byfield
Andy Clamp | KO/TKO | Round 3 | Cage Warriors 168

Clamp is a decent grappler, very slow on the feet, throws awful leg kicks which he really should stop doing. When he gets on top he's a good back taker and controls position and gets some damage off though. Kind of like a LHW James Webb.

Byfield was awful. Hanging hand low while doing pretty much nothing on the back foot standing, kept getting taken down, loves giving back and then gassed out and got finished.

10-9 Clamp very close
10-9 Clamp clear
R3 KO Clamp
74

Szkaradek vs. Zdravkovic
Miljan Zdravkovic | KO/TKO | Round 2 | KSW 92

Zdravkovic fairly competent striker. Decent pop and keeps balanced when he throws, nothing outstanding but fundamentally sound. Taken down a few times but gets ups very quick and spent pretty much zero time on the ground.

Szkaradek likes to try and get clinches and trips off body locks, looks alright at that but couldn't hold Zdravkovic down. Striking is very lungy and leaves him a bit open and got him clocked. Pretty short for the division

10-9 Zdravkovic fairly close
R2 Zdravkovic KO
75

Rutkowski vs. Neves
Daniel Rutkowski | Decision | KSW 92

Rutkowski went the bullying cage push method for this one. Stronger than opponent so able to do with ease, did let a few chokes get wrapped on him but didn't ever seem in trouble. Throws enough to keep it against the cage but not doing a massive amount of damage.

Neves more flash than substance, likes silly strikes and meme chokes but can't stay off the cage.

10-9 Rutkowski clear
10-9 Rutkowski clear
10-9 Rutkowski clear

Rutkowski 30-27 Neves
76

Kuberski vs. Materla
Piotr Kuberski | KO/TKO | Round 1 | KSW 92

Kuberski keeps things pretty simple. Works behind jab, cross and leg kicks generally but does advance a bit more when he thinks Materla is in trouble and cracks pretty accurately to get him out of there. Fights very tall and chin a little hanging for my liking but Materla far too slow to capitalise on that.

Materla is shot, far too slow, chin doesn't seem to be there anymore. Needs to hang them up or at the very least just take vet fights.
77

Wikłacz vs. Jojua
Jakub Wikłacz | Decision | KSW 92

Wiklacz still has the grappling we knew he had. Cardio held up well. Sometimes puts himself in ******** positions to get into grappling but has the sweeps and wrestle up ideas to make that work up to a certain level. Striking okayish, pretty rangy, started using knees well on shorter opponent later in the fight which was a good adjustment. Prone to throwing lazy body kicks which are catchable and counterable and got him dropped though not sure was really hurt.

Good start to the fight for Jojua but didn't seem to have a plan B once Jakub worked him out. Solid wrestling, will be fine on top against most people I think, just hard with Jakub. Lost back a few times but excellent opponent in that regard. Short and stocky, comes in swinging hooks standing, not too much power I don't think, did drop Jakub off a caught kick but don't think he hurt him really badly. Faded a little but a lot of back and forth grappling. Looks like he'd beat most people in KSW at time of writing apart from the big two.

10-9 Jojua super close
10-9 Jojua fairly clear
10-9 Wiklacz clear
10-9 Wiklacz clear
10-9 Wiklacz clear

Wiklacz 48-47 Jojua
78

Anheliger vs. Grigoriou
Chad Anheliger | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Grigoriou looked absolutely terrible. Off balance with just about everything he tried to throw, gassed himself out trying to wrestle, absorbed way too many leg kicks early and then got himself behind. Got on top and won the first but tried to get on top again and gassed himself out doing it.

Chad lacks athleticism and power but kept pace on pretty well, cardio clearly there, landed leg kicks well and has decent movement. Still think he'll struggle against actual UFC quality but did fine here.

10-9 Grigoriou clear
10-9 Anheliger clear
10-9 Angeliger clear

Anheliger 29-28 Grigoriou
79

Moisés vs. Ramirez
Thiago Moisés | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night

Solid performance from Moises. Usual grappling, good at forcing back. Good leg kicks when opponent heavy on front leg. Levels above Mitch.

Ramirez too heavy on front leg and got chopped down there. TDD pretty average, defensive BJJ looked okay, reguarded a couple of times and escaped a deep RNC.

10-9 Moises very clear
10-9 Moises clear
R3 KO Moises
80

McKenna vs. Amorim
Jaqueline Amorim | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Amorim BJJ too good, kind of what I expect when people grapple with her, throws legs up to attack triangles and armbars very quickly.

Cory should not have grappled with her and she grappled with her.
81

Culibao vs. Silva
Danny Silva | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Silva on the gas straight away, caught and wobbled Josh straight away. Got countered a lot as much better offensively than defensively. Throws hard and very good at blasting opponent when got them backing towards cage. Good at shucking to back in clinch and wrestling isn't bad. Good gas tank and output, just countered a lot against someone with good back foot movement.

Culibao good at boxing on back foot, moves laterally well and gets counters off. Volume higher than usual. TDD not great but gets up pretty quickly. A little too easy to clinch up with.

Silva 10-9 fairly close
Culibao 10-9 clear
Silva 10-9 clear

Silva 29-28 Culibao
82

Osbourne vs. Filho
Jafel Filho | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Really good performance from Filho, nice whizzer roll through from dogfight to get on top. Then smothering patient grappling to get to mount/back playoff position, always threatening subs and GNP and eventually takes choke.

Ode not good enough at grappling defensively to escape from underneath someone of that kind of level.
83

Nunes vs. Chandler
Chelsea Chandler | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Chandler very awkward on the feet, but just about manages to avoid taking anything too clean from much shorter fighter in this one. Strong enough in the clinch, not particularly technical but manages to brute force Nunes down a few times. Pretty solid top control once she gets there.

Nunes very limited, too short for the division, comes in winging those wild overhands which she does throw pretty fast. TDD not too good in this one and lacked ideas off her back other than a very loose armbar.

10-9 Chandler fairly clear
10-9 Chandler clear
10-9 Nunes close

Chandler 29-28 Nunes
84

Davis vs. Levy
Mike Davis | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Davis looked fine, clearly a couple of levels above Levy. Seems to have improved back takes, would like to attack chokes more from there but turns out prefers arm triangle. Got good pressure on early to assert control of the octagon, knock his man down and go from there. Just needs to get in there more often.

Poor from Levy, likes his front and body kicks but about the only thing he did well, gave back too easily, got knocked down striking and too slow to address obviously dangerous situations in the grappling.

10-9 Davis very clear
R2 Sub Davis
85

Meerschaert vs. Barberena
Gerald Meerschaert | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

GM3 still looks a bit stiff on the feet and doesn't mix the striking with the entries too well so they're obvious a lot of the time. Persistent with it and still finds a way to get guys to the ground. Really good top control when he gets there, manipulated positions well and got Bryan to give back and tight squeeze on finish.

Bam Bam trying some lateral movement off the back foot which I don't think worked too well for him. Usual issues when he gets a good grappler on top of him.

10-9 GM3 clear
R2 Sub GM3
86

Kianzad vs. Chiasson II
Macy Chiasson | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Chiasson good back take and good squeeze on choke, ended up on bottom once but scrambled up fine. Strong enough to rotate Pannie and trip in clinches.

Bad style match up for Pannie, went pretty much like it did the first time. Relies a lot on strength so gonna struggle when girls are as strong or stronger.
87

Rodriguez vs. Dulgarian
Christian Rodriguez | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Dulgarian nightmare early, looks like Gregor Gillespie in the early going, excellent wrestling, powerful level changes, follows positions well, good back takes, does damage. Gassed badly late in the fight and nearly got finished but had enough heart to push through and survive when his body was giving out on him.

CeeRod good at defensive grappling, hard to finish, good gas tank, turned it on hard late in the fight, didn't quite have enough left to finish. Very good get ups which lead to tiring Dulgarian out.

10-8 Dulgarian
10-9 Dulgarian close
10-8 Rodriguez

Dulgarian 28-27 Rodriguez

Went other way, 2nd round debateable.
88

Nzechukwu vs. St. Preux
Ovince St. Preux | Decision | UFC Fight Night

OSP managed to lure Kennedy into a low paced fight for the first two rounds then turned it up in the first. Looks pretty slow but picks shots okay, managed to get Kennedy going backwards as fight went on.

Kennedy is so inconsistent, bad performance this time. Doesn't fight well going backwards, jab pretty good but getting cracked by even a slow 40 year old like OSP. Doesn't seem to know when to put his feet on the gas or understand when he's losing.

10-9 Nzechukwu very close
10-9 OSP close
10-9 OSP very close

OSP 29-28 Nzechukwu
89

Battle vs. Loosa
Fight Ends in a No Contest | UFC Fight Night

Bryan looking really good before the no contest. Getting pressure on, managing range really well, using great variety of offence, punches, kicks and knees. Stronger in the clinch and not letting Ange into the fight. Looking like he's improving all the time.

Ange couldn't really get into the fight. Couldn't get into the right range to make any of his offence work. Took an out.

10-9 Battle very clear
R2 no contest off Battle eye poke.
90

Tuivasa vs. Tybura
Marcin Tybura | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Marcin a bit hittable on the feet, but got enough offence off himself to keep it respectable. Took a while to get Tai off balance from having hands gripped to actually get him down, but once he had him down, took back excellently and got damage off until got neck.

Tai looks to have improved TDD slightly but really struggles once he's actually on his back. Willingly went back to turtle with Marcin on his back having been there already before the finish which made no sense to me. Always dangerous standing.
91

Damianny vs. Garvon
Eduardo Garvon | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Jungle Fight 124

Both dudes just come out swinging at each other like absolute madmen, particularly Damianny, but then something happens to Damianny's rib and the fight is over just as it looked like we were going to get an absolute war.
92

Nascimento vs. Mendes
Anderson Nascimento | KO/TKO | RD 3 | Jungle Fight 124

Nascimento kind of tanky, pushed a good pace and did a lot of culimative damage over the course of the fight against a game opponent. Gradually worse him down and stopped him. TDD suspect but BJJ and get ups seem fine. Strength advantage and able to muscle stuff and be in opponents face constantly.

Mendes game but not really phsycial enough. BJJ decent but not able to get it where he wanted against a stronger dude coming at him all the time. Hung in there as long as he could but ultimately physically overwhelmed. Very hittable.

10-9 Nascimento clear
10-9 Nascimento clear
R3 KO Nascimento
93

Souza vs. Santos
Willian Souza | Decision | Jungle Fight 124

Colorado is the kind of guy you can't let get comfortable in there. When he's ******* around and enjoying himself. Would like to see more urgency to finish though when he's outclassing a guy this clearly. Almost cost him in the 5th when he got briefly wobbled. Still when he steps in with long strikes he was lighting the dude up. Opponent a lot smaller and a clear gulf in class but looked back to form.

Santos game, too small really but tried to the end even though he was eating a lot of shots and beign outclassed throughout.

Colorado 10-9 clear
Colorado 10-9 clear
Colorado 10-9 clear
Colorado 10-9 clear
Colorado 10-9 close

Colorado 50-45 Santos
94

Bably vs. Pinson
Abraham Bably | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Bably just wants to wrestle, strikes are pretty poor charging hooks which look pretty soft. Lack of damage with GNP for the most part. Gas tank pretty good and charges into level changes well, good at switching from double to single and turning corner for takedowns. Not sure how he gets on against someone with decent TDD.

Pinson looked slow and couldn't stop Bably taking him down over and over. Didn't really get a chance to do anything.

Bably 10-9 clear
Bably 10-9 clear
Bably 10-9 clear

Bably 30-27 Pinson
95

Trainer vs. Neal
Luke Trainer | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Trainer TDD against cage looked good, is a bit too passive with his back to the cage and allows himself to be held there for long periods so needs to work on that. Landed good knees to body and leg kicks worked well. Front kick dangerous but that one can be a little slow. Good at getting up quickly and uses lock under butt well to stop takedown and turn if ends up on knees. Cardio held up pretty well against all the cage work.

Neal just doesn't do enough, very small for the division and can't really strike. When he does get inside he wants to wrestle where he's again very passive with the cage push, happy to just hold the dude there without doing anything and letting a decision slip away.

Trainer 10-9 super close
Trainer 10-9 clear
Trainer 10-9 clear

Trainer 30-27 Neal
96

Davis vs. Ownsworth
Alfie Davis | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Alfie has a habit of always fighting close. Big skill gap here but still ends up making it closer than he needed to. Showed off an awful guillotine and looked pretty **** off his back in general but doesn't usually end up there. Showed some decent offensive wrestling against lower level guy.

Ownsworth somehow managed to get dropped by Alfie Davis. Stiking defence pretty poor, gets tagged a lot. Is game and keeps coming, top BJJ not too bad, uses front headlock to get snapdowns quite well.

Davis 10-9 fairly clear
Davis 10-9 close
Davis 10-9 clear

Davis 30-27 Ownsworth
97

Clarke vs. Mafi
Ciaran Clarke | Submission | Round 3 | Bellator Champions Series

Pretty normal Clark vs jobber fight, Clark gets takedowns through poor TDD, gets top control without doing much damage, maintains it and eventually gets an arm triangle. Feels very protected.

Clarke 10-9 clear
Clarke 10-9 clear
R3 Clarke sub
98

Wilde vs. Sousa
Manoel Sousa | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Bellator Champions Series

Manumito lunges a lot, had a tough time finding a guy moving backwards well on the back foot like Tim, but he throws so ******* hard and keeps coming forward and doing it that he only has to land clean once and it's done.

Wilde was doing fine, hard to hit clean, moves well off the back foot, pretty strong in the clinch and picks his spots well, but it only takes one against someone who cracks like Manumito does.
99

Gallagher vs. Higo
Leandro Higo | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Higo obviously very good BJJ and has good wrestling when he actually pushes it. Dominated Gallagher in the grappling when he took it there, good back taker and got some decent damage off with the GNP in this one. Too passive in the 2nd for some reason and basically gave the round away on the feet.

Gallagher doesn't have great TDD so he's always going to struggle with guys who have better BJJ than him.

10-9 Higo clear
10-9 Gallagher close
10-9 Higo clear

Higo 29-28 Gallagher
100

Edwards vs. Jeffery
Fabian Edwards | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Horrible fight between two very similar cage grinders. Both did what they usually do. Edwards probably just about landed the cleaner shots but hard fight to pay attention to.
101

Pitbull vs. Kennedy
Patricio Pitbull | KO/TKO | Round 3 | Bellator Champions Series

Patricio might be slowing a little bit, harder work than normal against a guy like Kennedy and did get caught and dropped and looked in trouble for a minute. Seemed to piss him off though and turned it on in the same round getting really aggressive and going after Kennedy. Relentless once he got him hurt and really went after him with offence to take advantage of him being hurt to not let him back into the fight.

Kennedy I thought was fighting the wrong fight initially, then did wrestle a bit more. Patricio hard to take down though. Did catch and drop Patricio which I didn't expect but when he got tagged hard himself he didn't really seem to have the heart to hang in there.

10-9 Patricio fairly clear
10-9 Patricio very close
R3 Patricio KO
102

Anderson vs. Moore
Corey Anderson | Decision | Bellator Champions Series

Corey's striking looked like **** offensively and defensively in this one, but able to rely on wrestling and having a good gas tank for LHW to push through and win all the rounds in a pretty dull Corey Anderson performance.

Moore just not able to stop the takedowns, did manage to land a few decent strikes but sometimes did stupid **** like throw flying knees at someone trying to take you down and instigate a clinch himself.

10-9 Corey close
10-9 Corey clear
10-9 Corey clear
10-9 Corey clear
10-9 Corey close

Corey 50-45 Moore
103

Waters vs. Cooper
Ray Waters | Decision | Tuff-N-Uff 136

Took a while for Ray to get the wrestling figured out. Fell over a couple of times from high kicks for some reason. Much better at double legs and trying to get hands locked behind the butt than clinches, once he started figuring out how to enter those he's a problem as he's extremely explosive and strong. Nice use of knees up the middle when opponent tries to work up and he's hanging on the head.

Cooper still looks to have potential, does fight quite similar to Ray but couldn't deal with Waters wrestling over the full course of fight, although he did do a good job of it at times. Looks hard to move in the clinch.

10-9 Cooper very close
10-9 Waters clear
10-9 Waters clear

Waters 29-28 Cooper
104

Jones vs. Osorbek Uulu
Aziz Osorbek Uulu | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Tuff-N-Uff 136

Osborbek clearly carries power, gets aggressive right from the start, throwing hard shots down the middle, dropping opponent and quickly finishing with aggressive ground and pound from turtle. Arse kicking.
105

Sagliani vs. Hassanzada
Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada | KO/TKO | RD 3 | Tuff-N-Uff 136

Hassanzada still insanely hittable, hurt very early but is a proper warrior and fought through to survive being very badly hurt to make the first quite close. Good cardio and poured it on his opponent as the fight went on, drowning him with volume on the feet and effective if kind of spazzy wrestling with active ground and pound.

Sagliani has power but really struggled with the high pace of the fight, maybe didn't help that he tried hard to get Hassanzada out of there early.
106

Herculano vs. Douglas
Luiz Felipe Herculano | KO/TKO | RD 1 | LFA 179

Jesus Herculano looks good, just came out throwing hard leg kicks and high kicks, charged with accurate punches, dropped his man and obliterated him on the ground. Looks a crazy talent. Awesome finishing instinct and accuracy when he had his man hurt.
107

Soares vs. Junior
Mateus Soares | KO/TKO | Round 3 | LFA 179

Soares very fast twitch and explosive, can throw some truly spectacular stuff. Hasn't quite figured out how to land things consistently and really put it all together yet but crazy athletic talent.

Junior looked like a pretty normal dude in with a much more athletic kid.

10-9 Soares clear
10-9 Soares clear
R3 KO Soares
108

Matias vs. Martins
Richard Martins | KO/TKO | Round 2 | LFA 179

Martins kind of a slow starter in this one. Let opponent get ahead on kicks early before going to the clinch and slowing things down with knees. Similar in the second round but huge knee hurt opponent this time and on point with ground and pound to finish.

Matias looked okay, high volume of kicks. Looked reasonably strong in the clinch. Couldn't stay in the fight once hurt but looked badly hurt.

Martins 10-9 super close
R2 KO Martins
109

Viscondi vs. Saldanha
João Pedro Saldanha | Sub | RD 1 | LFA 179

Viscondi looks a good wrestler and top player until he ****** up going to the wrong side on a guillotine and got finished. Saldanha obviously sneaky on the bottom to find that and got a tight squeeze.
110

Oliveira vs. Gama
Michael Oliveira | KO/TKO | Round 3 | LFA 179

PQD came up against his first bit of resistance against a guy he couldn't just blitz out of there. His face being as open as it was when he was going for it early worried me and he looked a little susceptable to leg kicks but once he realised that it was going to take some patience to get this dude out of there he settled down, worked with jabs and kicks more and started to look like Michael Morales. Has more cardio than you expect from an explosive guy like that, able to keep pace and blitz twice in the third to finish.

Gama just tough as ****, took some huge shots and kept going, kept trying to throw back and kept trying to win.

PQD 10-9 clear
PQD 10-9 clear
R3 KO PQD
111

Oliveira vs. Machado
Felipe Oliveira | Decision | LFA 179

Oliveira has nice elbows, uses them standing to slice Machado up and close his eye. Faded a bit as the fight wore on and got dominated with the grappling in the third, doesn't look like he has a lot on the mat but good in close standing.

Machado comes forward aggressively, got wobbled badly early but has heart and hung in there, came back and was winning towards the end of the fight, good back taker.

Oliveira 10-9 clear
Oliveira 10-9 close
Machado 10-9 clear

Oliveira 29-18 Machado
112

Delano vs. Villalba
José Delano | Submission | Round 1 | LFA 179

Delano looked great in this one, very hard to hit clean, great defensive fighter all round. Just drifting away, seeing punches coming and moving head. Countering really well, landing cleanly when coming forward, good ground and pound when hurt Villaba, sensible to wait for choke rather than punch himself out on tough dude.

Villaba aggressive, comes forward and throws hard, just couldn't land on someone as defensively good as Jose. Tough, took a good bit to get him out of there when he was hurt.
113

Neto vs. Antunes
Vanilto Antunes | KO/TKO | Round 1 | LFA 179

Antunes can crack, does a good job stopping takedowns by striking too. Might not work against everyone but dished out punishment every time his opponent tried to double him against the cage. Really good cross down the middle to drop opponent and good killer instinct to stay on him till it was over. Good performance.

Neto wanted to wrestle, didn't look like wanted much to do with the power. Generally got to doubles fine but struggled to finish them. Seemed to accept defeat once clocked.
114

Austin vs. Wójcik
Jacinta Austin | Decision | OKTAGON 55

Jacinta looked quite stiff and hittable on the feet. Still strong in the clinch, good at holding back standing for a round. Good with knees and step in elbows.

Wojcik a bit more aggressive than I'm used to seeing her being, not a bad performance from her to give Jacinta a run for her money, but just lacks power.

10-9 Wojcik super close
10-9 Jacinta clear
10-9 Jacinta clear

Jacinta 29-28 Wojcik.
115

Usman vs. Parkin
Mick Parkin | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Parkin landed some decent leg kicks, doesn't really fight at a high pace, timed Usman telegraphing himself coming in a bit better. Doesn't do much, but still undefeated.

Usman closes distance quickly but telegraphs everything and lunges in, misses a lot. Ate a lot of leg kicks. Didn't wrestle at all for whatever reason.

10-9 Usman close
10-9 Parkin close
could go either way on the third.
116

Severino vs. Lima
André Lima | Disqualificaton | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Lima uses step in elbows really well. Good scrambling when taken down, throws stuff up from there too. Nice leg kicks. Having a tough time in the 2nd before getting bitten.

Severino a savage, excellent pressure, throws everything hard, gets a bit over excited sometimes and lets scrambles take place when he doesn't need to. No idea why he bit the dude when he was turning the tide.

R1 Lima very close
R2 DQ W Lima
117

Rendon vs. Zheleznyakova
Darya Zheleznyakova | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Dariya not sitting down on her punches as much as I remember from ARES, maybe Rendon just tough. Seems to get busted up easily facially. Needs to stop throwing those awful spinning backfists. TDD a bit suspect and got cage pushed a bit too much, could do with managing distance so she can get her boxing going more. Still did enough.

Rendon strong, doesn't mark up. Striking horrible, not aggressive enough to try and get to the grappling and when she did just cage pushed without doing anything.

Dariya 10-9 fairly clear
Dariya 10-9 fairly clear
Dariya 10-9 close

Dariya 30-27 Rendon
118

Nguyen vs. Errens
Jarno Errens | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Errens good volume and speed in close, accurate and mixes his targets up well. Used leg kicks well in this one, uppercut particularly good. Took a couple of minutes to get going in a couple of the rounds. Looked a bit uncomfortable on the bottom the one time he ended up there.

Nguyen decent offensively but getting lit up defensively. Got the **** kicked out of his leg and wasn't dealing with a faster striker well. Didn't want to wrestle and when tries to apply pressure follows rather than cutting the cage off.

10-9 Errens clear
10-9 Errens clear
10-9 Errens clear

Errens 30-27 Nguyen
119

Johns vs. Gibson
Miles Johns | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Johns usual style, decent everywhere, pace held up okay.

Cody slows as usual, put himself on bottom in the first which is usually his round. Not really fast enough to lean back the way he does defensively. TDD pretty decent.

10-9 Johns fairly clear
10-9 Johns very close
10-9 Johns fairly close

Johns 30-27 Gibson
120

Ramos vs. Erosa
Julian Erosa | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Erosa tagged early, very hittable and hurt, TDD not great, but wrapped up a nice gilly to get the finish.

Ramos looking faster, more powerful, better with the wrestling then puts himself in a gilly again.
121

Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Trey Ogden | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Trey not comfortable backing up, looked hittable against the fence. Times level changes well, pushed through takedowns and played safe on top but doing enough damage to keep it there.

Holobaugh pressed forward but once on his back his BJJ intuition seemed to keep him on his back as he didn't have get ups or any answer to Ogden's pressure passing not letting him get his legs involved.

10-9 Ogden clear
10-9 Ogden clear
10-9 Ogden clear

Ogden 30-27 Holobaugh
122

Pajuelo vs. Padilla
Fernando Padilla | Submission | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Padilla looked really good in this one. Keeps range well with kicks and long punches. Countered well when Pajuelo tried to charge in. Very aggressive with the ground and pound and snapped up the d'arce quickly as Pajuelo came up. Very impressive performance.

Pajuelo getting picked apart on the outside and started rushing things, got tagged rushing, got choked rushing up.
123

Quarantillo vs. Zalal
Youssef Zalal | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Zalal levelled up in his absence, really good calf kicks, dropped Billy with a knee, really good wrestling, excellent back takes and attacking of choke from there, came very close once before getting.

Billy struggled to deal with good leg kicks and a guy he couldn't effectively pressure. Couldn't get anything going and beaten easily.

10-8 Zalal
R2 Sub Zalal
124

Talbott vs. Saaiman
Payton Talbott | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

No slow start from Payton this time. Marching Cam down like a terminator from the off. Really good at intercepting with check hooks and knees whenever Cam tried to counter him. Good at catching kicks too. Good power as well as seeming to have a good chin, looks a nightmare to deal with.

Cameron just doesn't have the power to get the respect of someone like Payton. Couldn't keep him off him and got countered trying to make things happen. Unquestionable heart and toughness.

10-8 Payton
R2 KO Payton
125

Shahbazyan vs. Dobson
Edmen Shahbazyan | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Edmen didn't look good at all until he did. Got dropped, rushed positions in the grappling, struggled to get inside, but then found one big shot and still has that killer instinct.

Dobson was looking good with the speed, good boxing, clipped Edmen and hurt him. Avoids takedowns with athleticism, rushed back to feet a bit and should have lost back. Got sloppy once against a power puncher and paid for it but quite impressed overall
126

Williams vs. Tafa
Karl Williams | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Williams decided to strike for a bit for some reason, didn't look too good there. Kind of fortuitous to get a couple of takedowns off Tafa high kicks and knees. Good wrestling cardio even if looks slow on the feet, can still keep shooting in the 3rd when hurt a bit.

Tafa is Tafa, good power, TDD not really there, even if it was throws high kicks and gets off balance against wrestlers. Pretty lazy about trying to get up.

10-9 Williams clear
10-9 Williams clear
10-9 Williams fairly close

Williams 30-27 Tafa
127

Ribas vs. Namajunas
Rose Namajunas | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Rose doesn't look the same Rose to me. Technically still there, still solid and looks like she'd be hard to sub on top, but pace and aggression not really there, prone to taking foot right off the gas now.

Ribas scrappy as usual, herky jerky feinting and decent volume. Did better than I expected.

10-9 Rose clear
10-9 Rose clear
10-9 Ribas clear
10-9 Rose clear
10-9 Ribas clear

Rose 48-47 Ribas
128

Valenzuela vs. Vigil
Adam Vigil | Decision | Fury FC 88

Vigil very muscular and so roided he looks like he's in his 40s in his 20's. Strong obviously, good at muscling through takedowns, not technical but explosive with them. Striking is mainly big lungy punches, got countered a couple of times throwing them. Good cardio for his size, ground and pound got better as the fight went on.

Ivan is a little lazy on the feet, not as good a kickboxer as I thought he was, decent counters though. TDD awful and get ups even worse, once he's down he makes no effort to get back up.

10-9 Valenzuela close
10-9 Vigil very close
10-8 Vigil

Vigil 29-27 Valenzuela
129

Borrego vs. Wright
Jordan Wright | Decision | Fury FC 88

Never thought I'd see Jordan Wright go 5 rounds but here we are. Pushed a lot of cage pushing and wrestling in this one. Top control alright but BJJ kind of spazzy in terms of squeezing on the wrong things. Not much GNP damage. Takes forever to get it to the mat against the cage.

Borrego just couldn't stop the cage push and didn't do a great job of getting off his back. Decent enough striking for it to look like Jordan didn't want to be there with him.

10-9 Wright clear
10-9 Borrego fairly close
10-9 Wright clear
10-9 Wright very close
10-9 Wright clear

Wright 49-46 Borrego
130

Tsiptauri vs. Silvan
Vazha Tsiptauri | Decision | ACA 173

Tsiptauri just staying on the outside mainly throwing body kicks. Seemed comfortable at range so didn't shoot as much as he normally does. Able to read what Maycon was trying to do offensively quite well.

Frustrating night for Maycon, couldn't really find his range and couldn't get the fight to the mat, looking a bit out of ideas a lot of the time

10-9 Tsiptauri close
10-9 Tsiptauri close
10-9 Maycon close

Tsiptauri 29-28 Maycon
131

Maher vs. Doroshenko
Denis Maher | Submission | Round 3 | ACA 173

Maher getting tagged a bit early when Doroshenko was looping oddly timed hooks at him, leaves chin out there a little bit but did pick up on his timing and start landing jabs and threatening with high kicks on the feet. Good when able to take it to the mat, took back really quickly twice and never lost it, always threatening the chokes and eventually got one in the third.

Doroshenko is quicker than you expect on the feet, but takedown defence not enough to deal with Maher and gave back too quickly.

10-9 Maher clear
10-9 Maher fairly clear
R3 Sub Maher
132

Johnson Jr. vs. Felipe
Tony Johnson Jr. | Decision | ACA 173

Very close fight, Tony good at big doubles when he can get running with them. Felpie has better get ups than I remember. Felipe comes forward, looks like he's trying to throw hard but punches just don't seem that hard for HW.

10-9 Johnson clear
10-9 Felipe very close
10-9 Johnson very close

Johnson 29-28 Felipe
133

Frolov vs. Yankovskiy
Artem Frolov | KO/TKO | Round 2 | ACA 173

Good patient performance from Frolov, better everywhere, kept the pressure on, picked punches really well, mixed up the power, lovely pull counter cross a couple of times, really nice elbow off clinch break. Built up damage on opponent to the point he didn't want to be there, ref really should have stopped it a lot earlier.

Yankovskiy is an okay boxer but that's all he really has and he was against a better boxer, didn't seem like he thought he could win after a couple of minutes and the ref really should have gotten him out earlier.

10-9 Frolov clear
R2 KO Frolov
134

Rosas vs. Lewis
Keenan Lewis | Submission | Round 1 | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 19

Lewis looked better than his record suggested. Apparently a brown belt and seems a decent grappler, decent double leg and managed to turn on top a couple of times. Took advantage of mistake to grab choke.

Rosas very offense orientated, good when it goes well but makes a lot of mistakes going for it, one mistake lead to RNC, needs to tighten things up a bit but still has potential.
135

Juarez vs. Kaldar
Ernie Juarez | Decision | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 19

Juarez got stuck on his back more than I'd like. Also engaging in clinches when probably shouldn't have. Good when coming forward, throws pretty hard and reasonably fast. Willing to try and fight out of bad positions and didn't seem to let it get to him.

Kadar decent wrestler with decent top control, doesn't seem to have much standing. Could have won if had slightly better control.

10-9 Kaldar clear
10-9 Juarez clear
10-9 Juarez fairly close

Juarez 29-28 Kaldar
136

Richardson vs. Santalahti
Olli Santalahti | Decision | Cage Warriors 169

Olli's entries are pretty obvious and ends up hanging on singles on the floor too much. Striking is pretty much non existent. Really good control when he can get on top though, good back takes and transitions, hard to get off once he's locked on.

Richardson's TDD didn't hold up here, looked like he might be able to outlast him but couldn't stay off his back enough.

10-9 Santalahti very close
10-9 Santalahti clear
10-9 Santalahti clear

Santalahti 30-27 Richardson
137

Stewart vs. Pereira
Carlos Pereira | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Cage Warriors 169

Pereira can crack, very old but caught Stewart a couple of times when he swang wild at him. Had back for a while too and loves to go for face cranks.

No idea what Darren was doing in this fight, got cracked swinging recklessly, lost back for a whole round and looked like he had no back escapes at all, so goes back and starts swingling recklessly again and got knocked out.

10-8 Pereira
Pereira R2 KO
138

Currie vs. Aliu
Will Currie | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Cage Warriors 169

Currie really good ground and pound, seems to **** up when he tries to take the back a lot. Weird lean backs on his striking that might get him cracked at a higher level.

Aliu bit of a lack of heart, was beaten up fairly badly in the first but quit without giving it another go on the feet.
139

Kavanagh vs. da Silva
Lone'er Kavanagh | Decision | Cage Warriors 169

Kavanagh so ******* good, picks up on fast dudes timing very early and landing hard and knocking him down, good recovery from opponent. Looks hard to leg kick at least early, pulls leg back out of range well, finds angles beautifully. Tiring fight, pushed through and using wrestling well too, just good everywhere.

Shawn didn't lose much stock, still fast, just hard to land on. Really good get ups when taken down. Good knees and elbows in the clinch, just hard to land consistently on an uber prospect like Kavanagh.

10-8 Kavanagh
10-9 Kavanagh close
10-9 Kavanagh clear

Kavanagh 30-26 SDS
140

Vucenic vs. D'Anna
Jordan Vucenic | Submission | Round 2 | Cage Warriors 169

Comfortable from Jordan, better everywhere, able to deal with aggressive guy easy enough. On back briefly off mistake but looked comfortable off back. Good finish using GNP to set up kimura but not sure how high level that will work at.

D'Anna game and aggressive, just a gulf in class here, not too much to read into it from him.

10-9 Vucenic clear
R2 Sub Vucenic
141

Pacheco vs. Loughran
Caolán Loughran | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Would like Caolan to move his head a bit more when he's coming in given that he's at a reach advantage against just about anyone and got tagged a bit more than I'd like against someone like Angel. Did what he does though, got in the pocket, boxed well and landed well to the body and over the top and in combos, good ground control and ground and pound.

Pacheco is tough as ****, won't give up and will keep trying to win. Not sure the UFC is the place to do that.

10-9 Caolan clear
10-8 Caolan
10-9 Caolan clear

Caolan 30-26 Pacheco
142

Petroski vs. Malkoun
Jacob Malkoun | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Malkoun showed a decent jab, doesn't really throw much behind it. Close first round, got kind of a meme win.

Petroski throws wide, out of range a lot. Decent pace, probably edged the first. Decided to KO himself on Malkoun's hip

10-9 Petroski very close
Malkoun R2 KO
143

Aslan vs. Turkalj II
Ibo Aslan | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night

Ibo looked pretty ****. Throws bombs but very hittable, does carry power late in fight and did block entries pretty easily. A decent technical striker probably eats him alive though.

Pleasure man was being very aggressive, landed and took some good shots. Entries weren't good at all and just has no defence whatsoever, can always be chinned even when he's doing well.

10-9 Turkalj fairly clear
10-9 Ibo fairly clear
R3 KO Ibo
144

Matthews vs. Buzukja
Dennis Buzukja | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night

Buzukja countering pretty well, hands nice and sharp, seemed to carry more pop and putting combos in pretty well. Gave back easier than I'd like once but overall good performance from him.

Matthews I don't think is quite UFC level, got countered a lot, tough and comes forward and keeps trying but not really fast at this level, doesn't really have any pop either.

10-9 Buzukja clear
10-9 Buzukja fairly clear
R3 KO Buzukja
145

Arce vs. Burns
Julio Arce | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Usual Arce, nice counter punching, picks punches solidly, works body well, solid TDD. Came forward a bit more than usual and unleashed on Herbert to get him out of there. Looked good.

Herbert doesn't really have it at this level I don't think. Striking average, pretty hittable, entries too obvious against decent comp to get to his BJJ. Lacks mentally when things don't go his way.

10-8 Arce (with point deduction)
R2 KO Arce
146

Jandiroba vs. Godinez
Virna Jandiroba | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Loopy obviously good TDD, goes hard on whizzer, maybe too hard and gave back a couple of times but against good back taker. Looked comfortable on top against sweeps.

Virna jab okay, likes single legs and running into fence. Was struggling to get a good wrestler down but solid adjustment to step and drag legs to get Loopy to make mistake and give back, very good from there.

10-9 Loopy super close
10-9 Loopy super close
10-9 Virna clear

Loopy 29-28 Virna

Very close rounds, can see it the other way no problem
147

Landwehr vs. Emmers
Nate Landwehr | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Nate the train being Nate the train. If you're faster you can catch him early but you'd better get him out of there or he'll start getting it together, pick up your timing, march in close, walk you down and start hurting you on the inside.

Emmers nice and fast and accurate early, caught Nate well a couple of times, couldn't get him out of there and not that guy to stop Nate the train when he's coming back after getting through his initial struggle.
148

Njokuani vs. McKee
Chidi Njokuani | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Chidi more patient than usual, fired off and landed a lot of leg kicks. TDD held up pretty well, didn't tire at 170 too much which suprised me.

Rhys quite strong in clinch but takedowns not good enough for someone like Chidi, not enough commitment to really get to the legs against the cage. Ate a lot of leg kicks. Could have pushed a higher pace if he wanted to tire Chidi out.

10-9 Rhys close
10-9 Chidi close
10-9 Chidi clear

Chidi 29-28 Rhys
149

Algeo vs. Nelson
Kyle Nelson | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Nelson hits harder than I thought. Good swarming when had Bill hurt to land multiple accurate punches to get him out of there. Strikes really well on breaks when opponent doesn't accept it. Just seems to be better than I think he is.

Algeo very tough, good volume, comes forward as usual, just kept getting tagged in this one and instinct is to throw back hard rather than cover up which lead to his downfall here. Maybe slightly early stoppage.
150

Ruziboev vs. Dumas
Nursulton Ruziboev | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC Fight Night

Ruziboev times counters really well and throws them really hard. Took opportunity to finish Dumas after eyepoke but looks like he was going to win anyway.

Dumas seems to have a solid chin, walks forward, getting tagged a bit by more accurate guy and didn't really get chance to get his range before got finished.
151

Silva vs. Weidman
Chris Weidman | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Weidman looked better than he has in ages. Good volume, looked fit, wrestling looked good in round one. Still lands solid punches coming forward even though he gets tagged a bit. Think he would have won even without the eye pokes.

Bruno good when comes forward, read most takedowns okay but a bit stuck when ends up on his back. Gets tagged a bit but solid chin. Doubt he would have been stopped without eyepokes.

10-9 Weidman clear
10-9 Weidman very close
R3 KO (sort of) Weidman
152

Luque vs. Buckley
Joaquin Buckley | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night

Good performance from Buckley, seems to be getting better. Good pressure for the most part, swings a little bit wild sometimes but was landing too. Really good ground and pound when on top to get Luque out of there, looked heavy on sprawl too.

Luque okay during round one, solid counters and leg kicks still there. Either a terrible shot or guard pulling decision put him on bottom and then never really looked like he was trying to do anything with the guard before getting stopped.

10-9 Buckley very close
R2 KO Buckley
153

Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Manon Fiorot | Decision | UFC Fight Night

Fiorot really ******* strong, Erin didn't get anywhere near taking her down really. Happy to sit on back foot and land accurate counters. Can get takedowns herself easily enough if she wants to. Strong at turning against cage too. Cardio held up.

Erin couldn't hang with the striking really, is aggressive and pushes forward and would land on worse girls. Cardio excellent, kept coming, can't deny her heart.

10-9 Fiorot fairly clear
10-9 Fiorot clear
10-9 Fiorot clear
10-9 Erin close
10-9 Fiorot fairly clear

Fiorot 49-46 Blanchfield

Event		Start Time
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