- jrscolwell
- 1st Degree Iceman Belt
- Member Since 2020.12.05
My MMA Rankings
Top Middleweight MMA Fighters
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1
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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100++ One of the greatest strikers ever, and great TDD/defensive BJJ
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2
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper"
- 25-7-0
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100-<-95 Former champ, can beat everyone but Izzy
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3
- Jared Cannonier
- "Killa Gorilla"
- 17-6-0
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95+<- -90 Late 30s, dropped all the way from HW to jacked MW, moved to 8-5 UFC w/ destructive elbows KO of T95 Brunson, got wrestled but got back up and kept good gas tank
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4
- Marvin Vettori
- "The Italian Dream"
- 19-6-1
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95<-90
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5
- Derek Brunson
- "The One"
- 24-9-0
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90<-95<-90<-85 Late 30s, elite wrestler, 14-6 UFC, big late career surge and got TDs vs Cannonier but couldn't hold him down or do enough damage, ate lots of big shots in R2 and got finished w/ elbows
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6
- Sean Strickland
- "Tarzan"
- 28-6-0
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85<-80<- -75 Early 30s, 12-3 UFC w/ 7-3 @170 and 5-0 @185. Incredible fundamentals, picks apart w/ jab and mixes in right hand, great movement to stay just out of opps range, solid and consistent TDD, digs hooks and shucks, content to fight for points like he did to outwork T85 Hermansson, great job stuffing TDs.c
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7
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher"
- 49-9-2
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85<- -80 Mid-30s legend from Pride to UFC to Bellator, approaching 50 wins against awesome competition, dominant title defense against T35 Vanderford, big power in hands and nasty GnP, composed
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8
- André Muniz
- "Sergipano"
- 24-6-0
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80<-75<-65 Deadly BJJ, esp. armbars
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9
- Darren Till
- "The Gorilla"
- 18-5-1
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80<-90
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10
- Jack Hermansson
- "The Joker"
- 24-8-0
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80<- -85 Early 30s, 9-5 UFC against elite comp, great wrestler w/ nasty subs, solid striking but not his specialty and got picked apart over 5 rnds by T80 Strickland
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11
- Uriah Hall
- "Prime Time" | 17-11-0
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80<- -85
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12
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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80-
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13
- Brad Tavares
- 20-9-0
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75+
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14
- Nassourdine Imavov
- "Russian Sniper" | 13-4-0, 1 NC
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75<-60<-40<-45 Nasty mix of wrestling and striking, loss to Hawes was close
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15
- Chris Curtis
- "The Action Man" | 31-11-0, 1 NC
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75<-30<- -10 Was getting destroyed on feet but just needed one big counter to steal UFC debut. 2ND took more damage from Allen but showed power with every strike, was ripping body with left which set up big right, flurry of knees to body then head for finish. Could even drop to 170 but having insane underdog run at 185
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16
- Kelvin Gastelum
- 18-9-0, 1 NC
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75<- -80
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17
- Alex Pereira
- "Poatan" | 10-2-0
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70<-35<-15 Mid 30s, one of best KBs ever, controlled against cage for one round but still showed power with short strikes and never in real danger. Insane switch knee KO in 2nd to win UFC debut. 2ND Tough battle vs T65 Silva, ate some big shots and showed good TDD and clinch game, won 30-27 but all rounds pretty close
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18
- Krzysztof Jotko
- 24-6-0, 1 NC
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70<-65<-60<-75 Early 30s, went 13-0 on EURO regionals then 10-5 UFC but only 1 finish. Fast hands, good accuracy, escapes well from fence and ground, scores lots of points but doesn't swing big enough for KOs 2ND Outclassed T70 Meerschaert on feet, good boxing combos, great TDD and shot for good double-legs in R2, avoided SUBs, 1 step ahead everywhere for another DEC W, 11-5 UFC
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19
- Makhmud Muradov
- "Mach" | 26-8-0, 1 NC
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65<-75
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20
- Dricus Du Plessis
- "Stillknocks" | 21-2-0
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65<-60
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21
- Joaquin Buckley
- "New Mansa" | 18-6-0
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65<- -55<-50 Late 20s, KO artist w/ some insane highlights, good Bellator run @170, now 4-2 UFC after war w/ T45 Alhassan, showed improved wrestling, great combos and mixed to body, gassed in R3 and got beat up but hung on for split DEC W 2ND Southpaw, high output of hard shots from outset, head kicks, perfectly timed left hands and a knee on TDs from T55 Duraev, went for flashy spinning/jumping kicks, strong TDD and exploded well using fence when taken down R2, multiple KDs, enough damage to eye for Dr. stoppage after R2
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22
- Tom Breese
- 18-5-0
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65 Early 30s, tall and built, powerful hands and good BJJ, 5-3 UFC run but cut after anxiety/mental issues. Choked out T.5 in return to EURO regionals
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23
- Edmen Shahbazyan
- "The Golden Boy" | 13-4-0
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65<-75<-80 Great striker and started to add in wrestling but ran into 3 straight elite grapplers
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24
- Roberto Soldić
- "Robocop" | 20-4-0, 1 NC
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60 Absolute killer at both 170 and 185, KSW champ-champ after highlight KO of Cannibal Khalidov, 17 KOs in 20Ws, can do it with both hands and feet. Showed nasty and quick leg kicks, huge power in left hand, very fast boxing and switches targets well, built back to feet well when taken down and managed a reversal and TD of his own against elite grappler
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25
- Gregory Rodrigues
- "Robocop" | 15-5-0
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60<-35<-55<-45<-10 Early 30s, huge and jacked, insane BJJ, quick back takes from anywhere with tight body triangle and great transitions but needs a little more GnP. Little striking defense but iron chin, huge power and turned it up when opp. was hurt to go 2-0 UFC 2ND Battle w/ T15 Petrosyan, landed bigger shots but couldn't match volume, some success when he attempted TDs but not frequent, threatened w/ subs but no GnP and ended up w/ split L, I had him up 29-28 3RD Fantastic bounce-back vs T60 Marquez, quick hands and throws hard, was damaging with jab and rights, had opp on defensive for min+, showed BJJ background w/ fluid standing back take, nasty elbows against fence, tried knee and kick too, got into wild hook exchange but was more accurate, got R1 KO, 3-1 UFC
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26
- Roman Dolidze
- "The Caucasian" | 12-3-0
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60<-55<-50<-65 Early 30s, dropped from 205, 6-0 all finishes on regionals incl 2 strong opps for W and defense of WWFC title, 3-1 UFC w/ 2 DEC using grindy wrestling, likes to work from clinch. 2ND KD of T45 Daukaus w/ early hook, jumped on top control and maintained against fence, got knee up high for 70-sec KO, goes 4-1 UFC
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27
- Zak Cummings
- 25-7-0
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60
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28
- Magomedrasul Gasanov
- 20-2-0
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55<-40<-30 Late 20s Dagi, 13W streak mostly for ACA/B including title win and defense against T30. Dominant wrestler, throws power punches then ducks under for TDs, great manipulation of diff limbs/angles, always keeps weight on top to maintain control, threatens chokes but abandons quickly if chance of losing position, increased GnP output in recent fights, constant damage and dominant enough to force Dr. stoppage after R4, fantastic build/stamina. Both Ls by SUB early in career but greatly improved defense since
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29
- Rafael Lovato Jr.
- 11-0-0
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55
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30
- Gerald Meerschaert
- "GM3" | 36-17-0
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55<- -70<- -60 Mid 30s, elite choke artist, was outgrappled for 2+ rounds but pulled out a incredibly slick RNC, so fast in everything he does on the ground 2ND Falls to 9-7 UFC after being beaten everywhere by T65 Jotko. Slow on feet, few feints, limited range of strikes, good clinch work but got reversed and taken down, threatened a few subs off back but couldn't stick them, not an elite athlete
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31
- Johnny Eblen
- "Pressure" | 15-0-0
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55<-35<- -30<-20 Early 30s, continues to show insane power against good but not elite talents. 2ND Moved to 11-0 w/ dominant DEC over T35 Salter, picked apart w/ boxing on feet and controlled w/ wrestling on ground and cage
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32
- Lorenz Larkin
- "The Monsoon" | 25-8-0, 2 NC
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55<- -50 Mid 30s, fought 170/185/205, undef on US regionals and Strikeforce incl W vs prime Lawler 5-5 UFC incl Ws over Masvidal, Magny, and Ponz, started 0-2 Bellator incl failed title shot @170 but 5W streak since vs tough opps, all DEC. 2ND Destroyed T10 short-notice Stewart, constant left jab and powerful rights, KD w/ liver kick, patiently selects heavy ground punches and brutal knees to ribs, 2nd KD w/ slicing elbow and pounding for R1 KO W, 6W streak
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33
- Andrey Koreshkov
- "Spartan" | 27-5-0
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55+ Early 30s, elite striker w/ tons of exp, great run w/ Bellator including early title, crazy spinning kick to KO Recountre in 30 sec and go 15-4 Bellator, has previous spin kick KO. 2ND Moved 170->185 to dominate noob-crusher BRZ back in RUS, picking apart with every strike he threw, easily dug underhooks to defend TDs/take control, got own TD late R1 and landed shots from guard, continued wrestling R2, heavy punches and elbows on ground, got finish after passing to half-guard and loading up
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34
- Chidi Njokuani
- "Bang Bang" | 23-10-0, 1 NC
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55<-45<-30<-15 Early 30s, strong KB/MT, long regional career before UFC including RFA title @170 and 5-3 Bellator run, got R3 KO in DWCS then incredible 16-sec KO of T45 wrestler Barriault in debut, used long reach/height for clean jab then hard right cross, finished w/ hooks on ground 2ND Controlled early by wrestling from T40 Todorovic, threatened D'Arce from good sprawl but lost position, ate a few shots but worked to feet and hard knees to body from clinch, huge right elbow for R1 KO to go 2-0 UFC and 4 straight KOs
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35
- Brendan Allen
- "All In" | 24-5-0
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55<-45 Mid 20s, 3 regional Ls against future UFCs but tons of high-lvl finishes esp RNCs, won LFA belt on 3rd attempt, defended then won DWCS. Started 5-1 UFC w/ KO L to Strickland then KOed by Curtis in huge upset, rebound by moving to LHW for R2 RNC of Alvey. 2ND Good flurries of punches early vs T35 Malkoun, taken down repeatedly by single-legs, good technique to keep building back but mostly controlled, tried some guillotines but never close, good flow in top position. Got own TD R3, good damage w/ elbows, did enough R1 for narrow 29-28 DEC W
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36
- Phil Hawes
- "No Hype" | 12-6-0
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55<-50<-60<-50<-45 Early 30s, powerful wrestler whose boxing has improved immensely, 3-0 regionals then 0-1 TUF, 1-1 w/ WSOF then KOed on 2017 DWCS, 3 solid R1 finishes then R1 KO of KBer in 2020 DWCS. Started 3-0 UFC w/ quick KO then 2 DEC. 2ND Great quick jab and straights, way ahead in round but got caught with massive counter by Curtis for R1 L 3RD Fast and sharp vs T45 Winn, great jab and movement to keep range, mixed in hard rights, nasty step-in elbows, great TDD, mixed in teeps to body R2, unpredictable striking and got R2 standing TKO after dominance, 4-1 UFC
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37
- Anthony Hernandez
- "Fluffy" | 12-2-0, 1 NC
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55+ Late 20s, signature modified guillotine that he always attacks, slightly chunk but incredible cardio. Started 2-2 UFC w/ both Ws by SUB but both Ls also by finish. Incredible pace vs T25 Fremd, constant TDs and cycling through guillotine/D'Arce/Anaconda, nice aimed elbows and hard knees to body on ground, good scrambles and transitions
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38
- Anthony Rocco Martin
- 18-6-0
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55+ Early 30s, 8-0 US regionals then 9-6 UFC @155 then @170, surprise cut after fighting strong opps. Returned to regionals @185 and got easy R2 Anaconda of old can, beat him up easily on feet and didn't even raise hands, 1-sided
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39
- Ian Heinisch
- "The Hurricane" | 14-5-0
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55<-75
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40
- Rodolfo Vieira
- "The Black Belt Hunter" | 10-2-0
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50+
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41
- Caio Borralho
- "The Natural" | 15-1-0, 1 NC
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50 Late 20s, dominant in BRZ including Future title, won 2 2021 DWCS fights @185 and @205, dominated T35 Omadgadzhiev in all facets, powerful strikes but clearly happiest grappling, great sweet, good TDs, good top control and heavy GnP, excellent at taking back. Won tech DEC after stupid illegal knee
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42
- Albert Duraev
- "Machete" | 16-5-0
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50<-55<-45<-30 Early 30s, lots of finishes mostly chokes for ACB and won titles @170 and @185, classic smesh in 2021 DWCS for R1 SUB. 2ND Powerful hands, a little too willing to just strike but switched to wrestling after getting cracked, great transitions between diff TD attempts, quick transition to mount and dominant control for most of round, heavy elbows, peppering hammerfists, and looking to set up arm triangles but not giving up position to chase, clear DEC W vs Kopylov in UFC debut 2ND Ate big shots frequently from T55 Buckley, couldn't match speed or explosiveness on feet, somewhat obvious w/ TDs and ate hard counter strikes, landed some R2 but not much damage and limited control, Dr. stoppage after R2 for closed eye, 1-1 UFC
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43
- Julian Marquez
- "The Cuban Missile Crisis" | 9-4-0
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50<-60<-50 Early 30s, solid regional KOs mostly @205, R2 head kick of Hawes in 2017 DWCS, 3-1 UFC all Ws by choke and L split DEC, injury problems. 2ND Couldn't match speed or power of underrated T35 Rodrigues, ate lots of power punches and often survival mode, crazy toughness to keep throwing haymakers back but eventually took too much, R1 L, 3-2 UFC
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44
- Elias Theodorou
- "The Spartan" | 19-3-0
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50++ Early 30s, 8-3 UFC but not retained bec. usually went to DEC and not exciting, dominated 3 vets in return to regionals
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45
- Wellington Turman
- "The Prodigy" | 18-8-0
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50<- -45<-55 Mid 20s, elite BJJ, lots of SUBs of great comp in BRZ, took back standing early vs T55 Cirkunov, weathered storm to end round, taken down in R2 but insane transition to armbar for immediate tap of good grappler to go 3-3 UFC
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46
- Salamu Abdurakhmanov
- 15-2-0
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45+ Late 20s, powerful Caucus wrestler, whole career w/ Akhmat shows, only L by late KO to vet in 2015, won titles for AFS, WFCA, won and defended for ACA both chokes then 2.5 year layoff w/ injuries. Returned vs strong BRZ vet, exchanged low kicks, good fence control w/ short strikes, got stuffed and surprisingly reversed on very low TD attempts but kept scramble going and came out on top R2, moved to half guard then great jump to arm triangle on other side for R2 SUB, 8W streak
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47
- Jun Yong Park
- "The Iron Turtle" | 17-6-0
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45+<-50<-45 Early 30s, tons of finishes in Asia, choked out in UFC debut then 3 DEC Ws using durability and well-rounded skills 2ND Tough and well rounded but not elite anywhere. Good escape attempts from bottom, got wild when he thought he could finish, willing to brawl and KOed in R2 by Rodrigues to fall 3-2 UFC 3RD Good TDD vs T50 Anders, controlled against fence, upped output R2+3, landed cleaner shots inside but on back foot, narrow split DEC W
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48
- Aliaskhab Khizriev
- "The Black Wolf" | 14-0-0, 1 NC
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45<-35 Early 30s, 14-0 including lots of finishes in RUS and AMC 170lb title W, 1-min RNC in DWCS, tons of fights cancelled before UFC debut and took on short-notice T2.5 striker., dominated w/ wrestling, great weight placement to make opp work/return to canvas, looked confident on feet w/ good knees and uppercuts, solid chin to eat some shots. Great chain wrestling in R2, nice transition to take back/place hooks/get arm under chin all while opp was crawling for RNC W. Carries fat @185 and short, going to return to 170
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49
- Anatoly Tokov
- 32-4-0
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45+
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50
- Alessio Di Chirico
- "Manzo" | 13-7-0
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45<-60
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51
- Bruno Silva
- "Blindado" | 23-11-0
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45<- -65<-60<-30 Early 30s, wrestle controlled for 2 but did good job getting up then landed great combos in 3rd for win. Vicious shots to body, likes uppercuts but most come short, solid jab/straights and will mix in knees/kicks. 2ND was getting hammered by kicks early but just needed a clean 1-2 to stun opp then heavy and accurate GnP while standing for finish 3RD Showed good power and blitzes vs T35 Pereira, managed to stay close but lost all 3 rounds for clear DEC and took some heavy shots. Bad style matchup against insane striker
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52
- Eryk Anders
- "Ya Boi" | 16-8-0, 1 NC
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45<-50<- -70 Mid 30s, started 8-0 w/ LFA title, super powerful striker and great athlete but not at the same level on the ground, armbarred quickly by Muniz to go 6-6 UFC, bounces btwn MW+LHW 2ND Repeated single-legs to gain clinch control, pressure R1 to smother T45 Park, continued in R2+3 but ate some cleaner shots, swinging big but not as precise, lost close split DEC to fall 6-7 UFC
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53
- Bartosz Fabiński
- "The Butcher" | 16-6-0
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45<-50
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54
- Punahele Soriano
- "Puna" | 9-4-0
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40<-60<-65 Late 20s, college wrestler w/ huge power, 5 regional finishes then DEC against future UFC on DWCS, R1 KOs in first 2 then DEC Ls to fall 2-2 UFC. Most recently smothered by TD spam from T25 Maximov, showed good defense wrestling and dangerous power in few connections but no space in Rs 2/3
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55
- Misha Cirkunov
- 15-9-0
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40<-55<-70<-75 Mid 30s, dropping from 205. Muscular but couldn't do much when he had Jotko in clinch, lots of TD attempts but only got a few and couldn't keep control. Hesitant/lost while striking, slowed in 3rd. 2ND Great escape from standing RNC, landed nasty standing GnP and threatened N/S choke, TD in R2 but armbarred by T45 Turman to fall to 6-6 UFC
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56
- Kyle Daukaus
- "The D'Arce Knight" | 14-4-0, 1 NC
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40<-45<-40 Late 20s, started 9-0 including 5 D'arce, 3 RNC and a DEC in DWCS, defended CFFC title twice. Moved to 2-2 UFC w/ R1 D'Arce of T25 Pickett, showed great timing on TDs and set up choke from half-guard 2ND Knocked down early by hook from T55 Dolidze, worked back to feet but KOed w/ huge knee for 90-sec L, 2-3 UFC
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57
- Jack Marshman
- "Hammer" | 23-10-0
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40
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58
- Costello van Steenis
- "The Spaniard" | 14-3-0
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35
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59
- Abdul Razak Alhassan
- "Judo Thunder" | 12-6-0
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35<-45<-30<-55 Mid 30s, physical specimen w/ insane power and elite judo, 6 R1 KOS before signed to UFC, 5-4 UFC w/ all Ws by R1 KO. Overswings, opens holes for counters and TDs, wore out in R2 against T55 Buckley but found 2nd wind in R3, landed brutal GnP but not enough time to finish.
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60
- Isi Fitikefu
- "Doxz" | 8-1-0
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35
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61
- Derrick Krantz
- "D-Rock" | 26-12-0
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35+
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62
- Scott Askham
- 20-6-0
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35
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63
- Abus Magomedov
- 25-6-1
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35
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64
- Armen Petrosyan
- "Superman" | 8-3-0
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35<-15<- -5.5<-20 Early 30s, incredibly high-level striker, especially his kicks, but got his chin exposed once by lesser opp. Controlled against fence but got up every time he was taken down, immediately on attack once he found space for R1 head-kick KO. 2ND War against T55 Rodrigues, tons of volume esp. kicks to legs and body, good movement around edge of cage, threatened by subs but good work to escape. Won split DEC, I disagreed but v close
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65
- Rafał Haratyk
- "Polish Tank" | 19-5-2
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35<-25<-20<-15 Mid 30s, crazy upper-body power, now 5-1 ACA w/ 3 finishes including some great prospects. Powerful striker, can overswing but also nice short work inside, early knockdown of T15 Nemchinov and almost won w/ brutal elbows, used strength to win wrestling exchanges, won tech DEC after head clash
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66
- Andre Petroski
- 10-3-0
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35<-20<-15<-1 Early 30s, nothing but bombs on feet but pretty accurate and great power. Power takedowns and pretty good control on top, kept switching to chokes but couldn't get one right until end of 3rd to go 2-0 UFC vs unranked nobodies after 1-1 TUF. 2ND Huge upset of T50 Maximov, few sloppy strikes then locked Anaconda off expected TD, 45-sec SUB.
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67
- Alexander Shlemenko
- "Storm" | 64-15-1, 1 NC
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35++ Continues to do his wrestling dominance thing
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68
- Christian Leroy Duncan
- "CLD" | 10-1-0
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30<-15<-8<-5.5 Mid 20s, extensive IMMAF background with great wins but never won tournament. Highlight KOs of solid noobs to start career then took out elite BJJ (Currie) with nice knee+GnP. Got immediate rematch and showed wrestling to control for W. 2ND Fast RNC of veteran can-crusher 3RD goes 6-0 w/ R3 flying knee into GnP of T6 undef prospect to win CW title
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69
- Bryan Battle
- "The Butcher" | 10-2-0, 1 NC
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30<-20<- -.5 Late 20s, strong wrestler w/ good chokes who started 5-1 against noobs then 2-0 TUF, choked out replacement opp BJJ guy in UFC debut/TUF finale, then tough fight against T8.5 Gore to fully claim TUF win. Great volume, esp w/ push kicks to body and leg chops and did lots of damage in R1, got caught w/ big shots in R2, R3 mixed in wrestling w/ more volume to seal 29-28 DEC
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70
- Ibragim Magomedov
- 12-3-0
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30+<-20<-30<-25 Mid 20s Dagi, fighting strong comp since debut, more great wrestling then stupid knee to grounded opp. to fall 5-2 ACA/B 2ND showed good footwork and opportunistic striking against T9 then beautifully mixed in TD, massive bombs from back/side control for KO 3RD Good calf kicks, timed big overhand to stun washed-up Pallhares then fished w/ combo of punches to go 7-2 ACA
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71
- Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev
- 18-4-0
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30-+<-25 Early 30s Chech, 17/18 fights for ACB/A, great varied striker w/ strong wrestling, mostly goes to DEC bec of toughness of opps, 3 Ls by DEC and R4 Dr. stoppage against truly elite wrestlers, stoppage came most recently in title shot against T40 2ND Rebound w/ DEC W vs T20 striker Dipchikov, cautious striking, great single-leg entries, smothering control from top and enough short strikes to keep position
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72
- Mamed Khalidov
- "Cannibal" | 37-8-2
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30<-35 Early 40s and has been with KSW since beginning, was dominant/unbeaten for long stretches of career but been on bad run since 2018, including scary KO loss to Robocop Soldic to lose title.
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73
- Nick Maximov
- 8-2-0
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30<-50<-25<-20 Mid 20s, elite wrestling w/ collegiate background but one-dimensional, also competes in pro grappling. 8-0 including 2-0 UFC and DWCS W at HW. Decent hands, good strength, persistent GnP but puts self in bad positions chasing single-legs. 2ND smothering wrestling to control T60 Soriano, showed improving striking on feet but got caught with some power shots and switched to grind mode, most strikes knees to thighs. 3RD Quick show of solid boxing but caught in Anaconda by T20 Petroski and choked in 45-sec
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74
- Jacob Malkoun
- "Mamba" | 8-3-0
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30<-35<-30<-15 Mid 20s, short and stocky, relentless TDs, not always successful in R1 but keeps trying and uses insane cardio to smother opps for DEC Ws. Signed to UFC at just 4-0 and KOed in 20 seconds in debut, but 2 straight Ws since, most recently using GnP and smothering wrestling to beat T25 Dobson 29-28 after eating hard shots in R1. 2ND Improved popping jab, great single-leg TDs and top control, chains wrestling and doesn't let opp fully escape, some short shots but not enough in R1 to negate strikes on feet from higher-rated Allen, mostly controlled R3 but great scrambles from half-guard, never stops moving, DEC L to go 2-2 UFC
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75
- Duško Todorović
- "Thunder" | 12-4-0
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30<-40<-35<-55 Late 20s, 8-0 in Serbia w/ SBC title and 2 finishes of int-lvl opps, DEC W in DWCS. Good TD, worked well to escape gilly, advanced position methodically while landing shots, heavy GnP from mount and used hooks to flatten, caught a few times while standing but got R1 KO of Pitolo to go 2-2 UFC. 2ND Good wrestling early vs T45 Njokuani, escaped D'Arce, ate knees to body then KOed by brutal elbow to fall 2-3 UFC
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76
- Marc-André Barriault
- "Powerbar" | 16-7-0, 1 NC
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30<-25<-45<-35<-30 Early 30s, strong wrestler w/ good gas tank, 3-4 UFC but one of the Ws overturned for PEDs, first 3 Ls by close DEC but most recent 16-sec KO L to debuting T30, caught by clean 1-2 and chin couldn't handle it 2ND came out w/ forward pressure, got T35 Wright to shoot TDs, got up well, nice guillotine off one TD attempt
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77
- Austin Vanderford
- "The Gentleman" | 11-2-0
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30<-35<-30 Early 30s, great wrestler, started 11-0 but pasted by Mousasi in Bellator title shot
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78
- Vladimir Mineev
- 16-1-1
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30<-25 Got wrestled and pounded for 2 rounds but came back with snappy/persistent body+head kicks then threw great knees/elbows against fence for finish. Incredible conditioning
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79
- Artem Frolov
- 19-6-0
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30+<-35<-25 Early 30s, tons of finishes vs good RUS comp including M-1 title, started 3-3 ACA against very tough opps. 2ND Traded shots w/ T10 Pessoa until big right cross into aggressive but accurate flurry for R1 KO, 4-3 ACA w/ 3 KO Ws
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80
- Roman Kopylov
- 12-3-0
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30- Good striking, esp with jab+leg kicks, very resilient, showed improved TDD but not much off his back once it hit the ground
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81
- Murad Ramazanov
- 12-0-0, 1 NC
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25<-15 Dagi, dominated elite competition in RUS including Ruziboev, now 5-0 ammy + 11-0 pro w/ 3 Ws for ONE, grinding wrestler who only strikes to set up TDs but very effective at advancing position and mat returns, not as much GnP until 45 seconds left but dominated T10
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82
- Magomed Ismailov
- 18-3-1
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25<-40 2 rounds of dominance w/ wrestling and GnP but gassed really fast after dropping down from 205, looked desperate in 3rd and got pieced up then pounded on.
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83
- Nursulton Ruziboev
- "Black" | 34-8-2, 2 NC
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25+ Late 20s, absurd experience, fantastic athlete w/ lots of R1 SUBs and KOs, beaten tons of prospects but needs true int-lvl test
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84
- Deron Winn
- 7-3-0
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25<-45 Early 30s, extremely short and thick, should probably drop to WW, US national wrestler. 5-0 regionals w/ 4 KOs, mostly @205, 2-2 UFC w/ both Ws by DEC, some catchweights higher than 185. 2ND Dominated entirely by T50 Hawes, picked apart at range and sliced up w/ elbows close, few kicks but no real answers, waited too long to try TDs and got stuffed
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85
- Jordan Wright
- "The Beverly Hills Ninja" | 13-5-0, 1 NC
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25<-35<- -40 Early 30s, went 10-0 all finishes on US regionals, KOed quickly on DWCS but overturned to NC for weed, started 2-2 UFC either KO or get KOed. Aggressive, snappy kicks and good knees from Thai clinch but leaves hands too low and head high, got caught right on chin and crumpled. 2ND several good TDs vs T25 Barriault, landed a couple nice ground shots but left neck exposed and got guillotined in R1 to fall 2-3 UFC
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86
- Fabian Edwards
- "The Assassin" | 13-3-0
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25+<-30 Late 20s, 10-0 ammy then 9-0 pro start w/ 6 finishes, controlled by 2 straight grapplers for DEC Ls, explosive and aggressive 2ND Traded strikes and grappled w/ Machida, big left on break then hard follow-ups for R1 KO
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87
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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25<-75 Still has fast hands but mostly washed
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88
- John Salter
- 19-6-0
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25<-35<-45 Mid 30s, world class BJJ, 1-2 UFC early in career then huge W streak including lots of chokes for Bellator, challenged for title but lost then DEC L to streaking T35 Eblen
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89
- Abu Azaitar
- "Captain Morocco" | 14-4-1
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25<-40
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90
- Jamie Pickett
- "The Night Wolf" | 13-11-0
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25+-<-20<-30 Mid-30s, big and strong southpaw with crazy reach, needs more output. Decent TD defense but allowed self to be pressed against cage for long stretches. Good knees, can elevate. 2ND Used strength to grind out 2nd straight decision, this time against T15. Lots of clinches and drives to fence but not much output striking, couple quick takedowns but not much effect, has really diverse range of kicks, teep, calf, side to head, and roundhouse but needs to set up better because often slightly out of range 3RD Taken down easily/repeatedly by T40 Daukus, tapped to choke w/ 1 sec left in R1, was short-notice step up
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91
- Oskar Piechota
- "Imadło" | 11-3-1, 1 NC
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25
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92
- Saparbeg Safarov
- 10-3-0
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20
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93
- Dalton Rosta
- "Hercules" | 8-1-0
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20+<-10 Mid-20s, 6-0 all w/ Bellator and 7-0 ammy, finished 3 noobs then DEC over 3 solid regionals, most recent was can crusher on short notice. Very strong, good wrestling base and developing striking skills to match natural power, heavy GnP. Dominant DEC W
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94
- Mikhail Ragozin
- 22-6-0
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20<-15<- - - -10 Early 30s, also fights @205, tons of high-lvl Ws for RCC+M1 but also disappointing close Ls, mostly @LHW, more natural MW. Controls center and picks away with leg kicks and lead left hand, swarmed once he had his opponent hurt, tight shots with good accuracy. 1st round TKO of BRZ vet w/ UFC success but usually goes to decision. 2ND DEC over T10 veteran, had power/size advantage but was getting jabbed on feet, switched to TD spam and GnP to grind out win 3RD Hand speed and leg kicks to tag T4 wrestler on feet, prevented damage from clinch and escaped quickly or got TD off reversal, heavy top control and consistent cutting GnP, started shooting own TDs in space after feeling advantage, clear DEC W for 3W streak vs ranked opps
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95
- Paweł Pawlak
- "Plastinho" | 23-4-1
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20<-15<- -10 Early 30s, well-built kickboxer, 10-0 all finishes on POL regionals then 1-2 UFC @170 all DEC, won ACA cameo and Babilon champ w/ defense, DEC over T10 wrestler in KSW debut. 2ND Competitive split DEC W vs T15 Kesik, landed harder shots but had some trouble finding opp's distance, good job recovering from grapple attempts, 6-0-1 streak almost all DEC
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96
- Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
- 14-3-0
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20<-35<-9 Late 20s, dominant wrestler, always working methodically to advance position and deliver well-aimed GnP, dropped for heel hook with 50 seconds left and smoothly transitioned to deep kneebar to win DWCS. 2ND Good wrestling/initial TD but swept and dominated for rest of fight by Borralho, probably should have got DQ W for illegal knee that ended fight early. Flashed good striking but also big overswings w/ hand hand, likes leglocks
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97
- Dalcha Lungiambula
- "Champion" | 11-6-0
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20<-40<-60 Mid 30s, absurd muscle/power but can get wild and bad cardio, short for MW but has even fought @205. Dominant champ in South Africa, was beating up T6.5 Brundage and generated tons of power from short distances but left neck exposed on surprise TD attempt and got caught in guillotine, immediate tap to fall 2-3 UFC
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98
- Murad Abdulaev
- "Hunter" | 23-10-0
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20+ Strong but short vet, most of career @170 and carries some fat @185, WW champ for WFCA after DEC and some KOs in long RUS regional career, went 2-3 ACA mostly DEC vs elite comp then moved up to MW w/ DEC W over decent muscular BRZ regional. Constant composed forward pressure, good mix of kicks esp spin to body, content to stay at sparring pace and win from outside but exploded when he felt opp. was hurt
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99
- Josh Fremd
- 11-5-0
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20<-25<-9.5<-8<-15. Late 20s, lit up quick by Robocop Rodrigues in LFA title shot for 2nd L. Big and strong, can finish with anything, beaten couple quality prospects. 2ND Bounced back with decision over ranked gatekeeper. 3RD Choked out early-career T4 to earn UFC deal 4TH Short-notice vs T55 Fluffy, showed power on feet and great scrambling/toughness in R2, strong sub defense, but got wrestled and beat up in other rounds for DEC L
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100
- Charles Byrd
- "Kid Dynamite" | 10-7-0
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20
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101
- John Phillips
- "The Welsh Wrecking Machine" | 22-11-0, 1 NC
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20
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102
- Adam Yandiev
- "Beard" | 9-1-0
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15
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103
- Antonio Trócoli
- "Malvado" | 12-3-0, 1 NC
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15 Natural LHW, fought at 200lb catchweight and dominated decent regional after 2-year PED suspension from DWCS
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104
- Kerim Engizek
- 20-4-0
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15++ Early 30s, tons of finishes incl 8 out of 10W streak, can KO or choke. Was dominant WW champ in GER then moved up in 2021, most recently R1 GnP KO vs BRZ can-crusher to win EMC's inaugural title
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105
- Husein Kushagov
- 17-8-0
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15++ Power Caucus wrestler, short and jacked, 2 straight massive KOs with overhand right bombs against can-crusher and T10 after long DEC streak, not a ton of striking technique but can grind against cage and has vicious power
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106
- Valery Myasnikov
- "The Russian Hammer" | 17-3-2
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15+ Power puncher, went to war after 2-year injury layoff following failed ACA title shot, lead leg got chopped up but fought through it, good body work, tired in 3rd but still won DEC
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107
- Sharaf Davlatmurodov
- "Wolfhound" | 19-5-1
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108
- AJ Dobson
- 7-3-0, 1 NC
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15<-25<-5.5 Early 30s, hyper-aggressive and bombs in his hands. Very strong, tries to finish with GnP, now 2 RNC without any hooks. 2ND More refined striking, very fast/dangerous 1-2s and longer combos. Showed great TDD in R1 against T30 Malkoun but relied on athleticism, couldn't do it in later rounds and got pounded on ground for 28-29 DEC, first L, not much BJJ.
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109
- Antônio Braga Neto
- 9-3-0, 1 NC
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15
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110
- Nikola Dipchikov
- 23-11-0, 1 NC
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15<-20<-15<-20 Late 30s ACB/ACA veteran, great power/striking w/ lots of high-lvl finishes, KOed in title shot, rocked Honeycutt early with straight left then insane framed elbows from bottom for R1 KO 2ND Wrestled for DEC L by T30 Dzhanaev, showed striking danger late R1 but couldn't do anything off back and got smothered, goes 8-5 ACA/B
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111
- Khalid Murtazaliev
- 17-3-0
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15<- -35 Somehow lost decision to Anthony Adams
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112
- Nico Musoke
- "Nico" | 16-5-1
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15
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113
- Dustin Stoltzfus
- 15-5-0
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15<- -25 Showed strong wrestling and powerful ground striking against GM3 but rolled for leglock late and gave up position, got choked out.
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114
- Gadjimurad Abdulaev
- 8-0-0
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15
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115
- Aleksandar Ilić
- "Joker" | 15-6-0
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15<-10
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116
- Norbert Novenyi Jr.
- "Magic" | 7-0-0
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15
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117
- Ayub Gimbatov
- "Silent" | 10-1-0, 1 NC
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15
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118
- Faridun Odilov
- "Terminator" | 18-2-2
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15<- -10 Well-rounded, choked out power striker to win EFC title then quick KO of veteran for first defense
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119
- Ikram Aliskerov
- 15-1-0
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15<-10<-8 Late 20s Dagi, lots of KOs in 8-1 run for Brave w/ only L to Khamzat. DEC W over T10 Burrell in EFC/ America debut
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120
- Joseph Holmes
- "Ugly Man" | 8-4-0
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15<-10<-15<-10<-3<--1.5 Mid 20s, tall and rangy, good jab but struggled to use against southpaw. Dominant once it hits the ground, great BJJ for R2 RNC in DWCS 2ND quick KO of J. Pati in Fury 3RD UFC debut, finally met someone w/ same height/reach and got pushed around by T25 Pickett's wrestling, good jab but too willing to retreat and not enough output, 2nd time struggling against southpaw, gassed in R2 and didn't do much R3 4TH Couple good jabs then clean high knee to KD T15 Amedovski, quick GnP then RNC from awkward angle for 1-min SUB, goes 1-1 UFC
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121
- Cody Brundage
- 10-6-0
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15<-6.5<-5.5 Late 20s, strong wrestler, comeback in 3rd with good GnP but not enough to make up for 1st two rounds. Persistent despite obvious tiredness 2ND Ate tons of damage, rocked repeatedly by T40 Lungiambula but great chin/grit, beautiful tight guillotine on 1st opportunity to go 1-1 UFC
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122
- Vitaliy Nemchinov
- 13-3-0
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15- Strong wrestler w/ solid striking, started 9-0 in RUS regionals, now 3-3 ACA w/ Ws by DEC against decent talents and Ls against top, looking like solid gatekeeper. Dropped early and ate GnP from T25 Haratyk, more competitive R2 but at strength disadvantage, L by tech DEC after huge cut from head clash in R3
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123
- Patrik Kincl
- "The Inspector" | 28-10-0, 1 NC
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15<-10 Early 30s w/ 35+ fights, mostly @170, great ACB run, only 3 Ls since 2010 and all against strong int-lvl opps, moved up to 185 for DEC over T7.5 after KO L to Soldic in KSW title shot
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124
- Anthony Adams
- "SugaFoot" | 9-4-0
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15<-7.5
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125
- Fabio Aguiar
- "F5" | 18-4-0
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15<-10
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126
- Abusupyan Alikhanov
- 14-3-0
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10<-8.5 Outwrestled fellow strong grappler, lots of quality finishes with strikes and DEC over good vets
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127
- Eli Aronov
- "The Israeli Tank" | 6-1-0
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10<-.5 Mid 20s, short, elite Greco and freestyle wrestler, 5-0 against noobs incl Bellator cameo. 2ND Moved 205->185 for short notice and dominated T9.5 DWCS vet, incredibly muscular/strong, good double-leg entry and great variety of trips+throws against cage, good dirty boxing and mix of knees+elbows against cage, heavy top pressure w/ smooth pases and great scrambles for someone short and dense, heavy hammerfists and repeated nasty elbows to side of head, nearly got finish end of R1, quick transition to arm-triangle towards end of R2 for dominant SUB W.
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128
- Aaron Jeffery
- 14-5-0
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10+<-25<-15 Late 20s, 6-0 ammy, well-rounded athlete. Won SFT and LFA main events against prospects, one future UFC, then CFFC title against Huckbody to earn 2nd DWCS chance after sub L to elite MW. Was getting out-boxed so switched to clinch-heavy plan but not strong enough to control/get TDs. Good knees, showed urgency in 3rd and won rnd but not enough. 2ND Defended CFFC title against old but solid vet to bounce back, 4-rnd DEC
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129
- Dauren Ermekov
- "Kazakh" | 19-5-0
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10+ Ground out undefeated prospect
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130
- Romero Cotton
- "Bad News" | 6-2-0
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10+ Early 30s, elite college wrestler, short and super muscular, moved to 6-0 w/ 5 finishes all w/ Bellator w/ easy can-crush from GnP. Had some problems w/ injuries
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131
- Andrew Kapel
- 16-7-0
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10
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132
- Azamat Bekoev
- "King Pin" | 17-3-0
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10<-20 Mid 20s, dominated RUS regionals and good run w/ ACBYE, 2-2 ACA incl RNC of good wrestler but Ls to two best opps/better wrestlers
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133
- Gamzat Khiramagomedov
- "The Predator" | 10-5-0
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10<-8 Good ammy career, started 8-0 pro w/ 1st-rnd finishes of decent RUS fighters, choked out for only L in PFL cameo, clean 1-shot left hook to take out undef BRZ can-crusher
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134
- Maki Pitolo
- "Coconut Bombz" | 15-11-0
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10++<-30 Early 30s, power on feet with a couple nice calf kicks, good guillotine off takedown but had nothing once it got broken, pounded out to fall to 1-5 UFC despite always being exciting. 2ND Returned to regionals w/ DEC W vs v. exp high-lvl regional 3RD Huge left hook for 30-sec faceplant KO of T3.5 vet in EFC debut
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135
- Shamil Ramazanov
- 17-1-0
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10<-9.5<- -8<- -6.5 Late 20s, 15-0 pro +5-0 ammy. Lots of chokes and some decisions over range of opponents, some good records but no one elite yet. 2ND another quick choke of decent vet 3RD R2 KO of promising undef noob
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136
- Shamil Magomedov
- 12-0-0
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10<-6 Early 30s, 8-0 Dagi, KOed 1st 6 opps then DEC over 2 good regional guys. 2ND DEC over another good regional in EFC debut, now 9-0
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137
- Cezariusz Kęsik
- "Lubelski Czołg" | 14-4-0
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10<- -15 Early 30s, undef on POL regionals w/ tons of finishes, Non-stop pressure, great mix of knees and hands, little defense but ate shots well, recovered well when he looked gassed for R3 KO of good prospect to go 3-1 KSW 2ND Back-and-forth battle w/ T15 Pawlak, good grappling and landed some hard shots but edged out for split L, lots of stance switches
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138
- Shamil Abdulaev
- 15-1-0
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10+ Early 30s, good ammy and dominant on RUS regionals w/ tons of KOs of range of regionals, only L by split DEC to Abdurakhmanov in WFCA title shot. Returned from 2.5 year gap w/ R1 KO of journeyman
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139
- Gregory Babene
- "Blade" | 23-11-0, 1 NC
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10++ Late 30s w/ 30+ fights, BJJ master w/ tons of chokes and some KOs but inconsistent vs best opps, 0-2 KSW but 3-0 Bellator all SUB including int-lvl. 2ND Threatened early guillotine off mistake by T20 Shipman, couple good ground punches, huge right hook into left smashes against fence for R1 TKO, 7W streak and 4-0 Bellator
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140
- Yasubey Enomoto
- "The Swiss Samurai" | 23-15-0
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10-+ Well rounded vet in late 30s, has become gatekeeper to test if ready for international stage, quick hands but small for 185, gilly and leglock threats from bottom to create scrambles+ high guard to minimize damage but got ground out by T10 Ragozin for DEC L. 2ND High volume war vs T10 Smirnov, fast and accurate combos in pocket, solid kicks but won w/ hands, good slips, mixed in TDs R3, pushed fast pace and didn't tire
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141
- Hiroyuki Tetsuka
- "Japanese Beast" | 14-4-0
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10++ Early 30s, big power in upper body but throws everything too hard, not enough jab work. Good bodylock and single-leg TDs but rushed when given back and fell off. Started working body late and set up big flurry for W. 2ND Dominated tall T5 boxer w/ short shots from half guard, explosive TDs and maintained control but fell off back again during scramble, consecutive R3 KOs, perfectly timed/placed left hook
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142
- Markus Perez
- "Maluko" | 14-6-0
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10+<-35<-40 Better at 185, good BJJ and solid hands but not enough output/aggression. 2ND Moved back to MW and Brazil regionals for 30-sec guillotine of undef T.5
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143
- Damian Janikowski
- 10-5-0
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10+-+ Early 30s, world-class wrestler, whole 7-4 career w/ KSW, 6 Ws by KO but also KOed in 3 Ls. Got hurt early in most recent vs solid regional but landed clean overhand later in R1 and followed-up w/ accurate and powerful flurry for KO
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144
- Collin Huckbody
- "Young Huck" | 13-6-0
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10<- -15<-30 Turned down UFC contract, won then lost CFFC title, destroyed by Eblen after regional win, doesn't have elite chin/resilience.
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145
- Chris Honeycutt
- "The Cutt" | 14-8-0, 1 NC
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10<- -15<-35 Strong wrestler but chin ?, rocked early by straight punch, got panic TD but KOed by elbows from bottom
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146
- Will Fleury
- 12-3-0, 1 NC
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10 Early 30s, 4-2 Bellator w/ Ws vs good regionals/prospects and Ls to elite prospects, DEC over noob in return to regionals then DEC over previously-beaten T5 to claim UAE title
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147
- Bruno Santos
- "Carioca" | 19-5-1
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10
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148
- Sergei Martynov
- "Butcher" | 17-5-0
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10<-9<-7.5<-6.5 Early 30s, KO power, lots of wins over solid vets and prospects for RCC but loses when he tries to go international-level 2ND Goes to 3W streak w/ R2 KO of T1.5 BRZ, needs another chance vs top-lvl
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149
- Charlie Ward
- "Relentless" | 10-7-0
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10+ Early 40s, boxer and didn't start MMA until mid-30s, 0-2 UFC @170, both R1 KOs early in career, huge power in right hand and likes to brawl, moves to 7-1 Bellator w/ DEC W vs ok regional, traded strikes R1 but ate a hard shot to end it, took fight to ground and dominated. Weak competition and loses to best opps
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150
- Piotr Strus
- 16-8-2, 1 NC
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151
- Antônio Arroyo
- 10-6-0
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10<-20
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152
- Arseniy Smirnov
- 11-2-0
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10-<- -8 Early 30s, KOs or DEC, 7W streak for RCC against quality after only L 2ND High volume striking war vs T10 vet Enomoto, more leg kicks and mixes kicks well into combos but less volume and accuracy w/ hands, split DEC L, never been finished, tired R3 and got taken down twice
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153
- Cosmo Alexandre
- "Good Boy" | 9-1-0
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10
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154
- Tyler McGuire
- 12-2-0
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10-
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155
- Ed Ruth
- "EZ" | 8-3-0
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10
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156
- Kyle Stewart
- "Gunz Up" | 15-6-0
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10-+-<-8 Early 30s, 11-1 US regional w/ lots of finishes including DWCS, 0-2 UFC @170, 4-2 back on regionals w/ Ls to int-lvl opp and ranked vet, KOs of journeyman, quality ranked prospect, and decent ranked vet, then DEC W vs T10 Ottow, also UFC WW washout 2ND Overwhelmed by T50 Larkin in short-notice Bellator debut, not as fast, ate jabs and heavy body kick, destroyed on ground by knees to body and punches, gatekeeper but can't hang w/ elite
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157
- Rene Pessoa
- "Soldado" | 25-10-0
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10--<-8.5<-4 Early 30s, tall and well-built, war against T15 Russian, made good use of leg kicks early but got away from them after eating some hard counters, 3rd-rnd just throwing bombs back and forth, lost DEC to fall 3-2 ACA, normally SUB specialist 2ND Landed some decent early kicks and range-finder punches but rocked by big right from T30 Frolov, collapsed under flurry for R1 KO L, now 3-3 ACA
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158
- Sergey Guzev
- 20-4-0
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159
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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10 Old, no power left. Still throws tight long combos, digs hard to body. Heart not in it
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160
- Jesse Taylor
- "JT Money" | 33-17-0
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10 Super-veteran grappler with tons of subs, inconsistent record because fighting at high level, attitude and PED problems
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161
- Antônio dos Santos Jr.
- "Junior Alpha" | 9-4-0
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10
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162
- Tony Johnson
- 9-4-0
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163
- Daniel Madrid
- "DemiGod" | 18-7-0
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