Amanda Nunes vs Irene Aldana Aldana came into the Chiasson fight as a 2 to 1 favorite, probably because the market thought she had 75 striking. But that instead the strikes were close to equal and she showed 70 striking instead. What did surprise me is how much improved...
Kai Kara France vs Amir Albazi I think Albazi’s striking is a 65 now. He showed 60 striking in the 1st round of his last fight with Costa, hurt Costa in the 2nd and then it was one way traffic after that. But when Albazi started to land more...
MacKenzie Dern vs Angela Hill Did Hill’s striking level up to a 70 grade in her win over Ducote? Or has Jessica Penne’s striking regressed to a 50? Because if Penne has 50 striking, it would explain Ducote being able to out class her with 60 striking and how...
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Jailton Almeida If you want to see the difference between 75 grappling and 70 grappling, watch Curtis Blaydes vs Abdurakhimov. And Blaydes finished the fight via ground and pound, in the mount. But he had to work to get there. He didn’t get a dominant position...
Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo When Dominick Cruz is at his best, he has 75 striking. He even showed it in his last fight with Chito Vera. I had Cejudo with 70 striking going into his fight with Cruz. Cejudo had beat Moraes and the striking was close to...
Song Yadong vs Ricky Simon 75 might seem to be an aggressive number to grade Simon’s striking, but I stand by it. He’s proved it enough times. Especially the way he beat Shore on the ground. Yadong is pound for pound one of the best young fighters in the...
Sergei Pavlovich vs Curtis Blaydes Pavlovich now has five 1st round knockouts in a row in the UFC. The market priced him as having 75 striking and he delivered on that, landing 16 shots to 2. But of course, the obvious question is whether his striking would hold up...
Max Holloway vs Arnold Allen Max Holloway Age: 31 UFC Record: 19-6 Key Losses: Split decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski. Key Wins: Knocked out Brian Ortega, Jose Aldo (twice), Anthony Pettis, and Charles Oliveira. Beat Yair Rodriguez, Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Stephens and Ricardo Lamas. Striking: near plus plus (75)...
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2 Alex Pereira Age: 35 Pro Record: 7-1 UFC Record: 4-0 Key Wins: Knocked out Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland, Andreas Michailidis and a 6-0 wrestler. Beat Bruno Silva. Striking: near plus plus (75) Power: near plus plus (75) Wrestling: near plus (65) Israel Adesanya...
Cory Sandhagen vs Marlon Vera Cory Sandhagen Age: 30 UFC Record: 8-3 Key Wins: Knocked out Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, and Iuri Alcantara. Submitted Mario Bautista. Beat Yadong Song and Raphael Assuncao. Split decision win over John Lineker. Striking: near plus plus (75) Power: near plus plus (75) Wrestling: plus (70)...