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)...
Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 Leon Edwards Age: 31 UFC Record: 12-2 Key Wins: Beat Nate Diaz, Vicente Luque, Donald Cerrone, and Rafael dos Anjos. Split decision over Gunnar Nelson. Striking: near plus plus (75) Power: near plus plus (75) Wrestling: near plus plus (75) Kamaru Usman Age:...
Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili Petr Yan Age: 29 UFC Record: 8-3 Key Losses: Split decision losses to Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling. Key Wins: Knocked out Douglas Silva de Andrade and Urijah Faber. Beat Cory Sandhagen, Jimmie Rivera, and John Dodson. Striking: plus (70) Power: above average (60)...
Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane Jon Jones Age: 35 UFC Record: 20-1 Key Wins: Knocked out Alexander Gustafsson. Submitted Lyoto Machida and Rampage Jackson. Beat Dominick Reyes, Anthony Smith, Daniel Cormier, and Glover Teixeira. Split decision over Thiago Santos. Striking: plus (70) Power: above average (60) Grappling: plus (70)...
Ryan Spann vs Nikita Krylov Ryan Spann Age: 31 UFC Record: 8-3 Key Wins: Knocked out Dominick Reyes, Misha Cirkunov, and Lil’ Nog. Submitted Ion Cutelaba and Devin Clark. Split decision over Sam Alvey. Striking: plus (70) Power: plus (70) Grappling: near plus (65) Nikita Krylov Age: 30 UFC...