Eli Aronov vs Zachary Reese It’s hard to grade Reese. Four out of his five pro fights have lasted a minute and a half or less. And all five wins have been against poor competition. So all those quick finishes look good. But who knows what his cardio looks...
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs George Hardwick Al-Selwady seemed a bit one dimensional when I saw him fight. Didn’t really let his hands go but had success because his wrestling is at least a 60. Hardwick looks well round. Saw him against a 9-1 grappler with 55 grappling. Got nowhere close...
Rafael dos Anjos vs Vicente Luque Despite how dominant dos Anjos looked in the Barberena fight, look, it’s Barberena. He has 55 wrestling. Let’s not forget, dos Anjos has been dominated on the ground by the likes of Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, guys with 75 wrestling. Luque’s got...
Cesar Almeida vs Lucas Fernando Fernando’s striking looked really good against Contender vet Silva, really out classed him on the feet. I couldn’t find any video on Almeida, but he’s only got 3 pro fights. All three were 1st round KOs. Even if Almeida’s striking is better, I think...
Corey Sandhagen vs Rob Font The past few fights, Font went with a volume striking approach. Less power, but landing more shots. And for some reason, the judges showed no appreciation for that in the Aldo and Vera fights. They said Aldo and Vera landed more damage and said...
Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 2 Amazingly Fiziev closed as more than a 2 to 1 favorite over Gaethje, which means the market thought Fiziev’s striking was better, a 75 grade. But instead Gaethje edged him out on the feet, 84 to 81. But that just means Fiziev’s striking...
Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura Soft landing spot for Aspinall as Tybura isn’t much of a threat anywhere, except with his wrestling, which he won’t be able to really utilize with Aspinall. Striking could be close on the feet but Aspinall is going to have a massive speed and...
Holly Holm vs Mayra Bueno Silva Surprisingly, despite her being 41 years old, Holm’s wrestling is undeniably a 75. She showed traces of that in the Ketlen Vieira fight, controlling her in the clinch. But in her last fight with Santos, she was able to take Santos down and...
Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez Not only was Volkanovski supremely impressive in the Islam Mahachev fight, I also think he won. As a result, I think Volkanovski is the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world right now. That said, Rodriguez is absolutely a live underdog to win...
Sean Strickland vs Abusupiyan Magomedov Strickland’s striking reached a new level in his last fight with Imavov, I have it now as a 75, although the tool is right on the bubble between a 70 and 75. And part of Strickland’s success on the feet came from his cardio...