Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-11, Jussier Formiga vs Ben Nguyen gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 20-5-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He fought twice last year losing to Ray Borg (Jussier Formiga vs Ray Borg) and defeating Yuta Sasaki (Jussier Formiga vs Yuta Sasaki).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a mma record of 16-6-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Louis Smolka in 2016 (Smolka vs Nguyen) but then he has won over Geane Herrera (Nguyen vs Herrera) and Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen). Formiga vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold – UFC 221. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-27, pretty good finish between Ronaldo Jacare Souza and Derek Brunson 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He fought twice last year beating Tim Boetsch (=Souza vs Boetsch) and losing to Robert Whittaker (=Jacare vs Whittaker).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Robert Whittaker (=Whittaker vs Brunson) and Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Brunson), but then he has won over Dan Kelly (=Brunson vs Kelly) and Lyoto Machida (=Brunson vs Machida). In their first fight Jacare defeated Brunson via ko in just one round (August 18, 2012 – Jacare vs Brunson I); this second fight is the main event of “UFC on Fox 27: Jacare vs Brunson 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-30, good finish between Dan Hooker and Marc Diakiese: it gets three stars.
Dan Hooker entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.50 lightweight in the world. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but he came back to win in 2017 with Ross Pearson (=Pearson vs Hooker).
His opponent, the Bamma Lw champion Marc Diakiese, has a mma record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Drakkar Klose in July (via split decision, Diakiese vs Klose); before this bout, in March, he had beat Teemu Packalen. Diakiese vs Hooker is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm – UFC 219. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-19, good fight between Daniel Kelly and Elias Theodorou: it gets three stars.
The black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Daniel Kelly entered this fight with a mma record of 13-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 middleweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2017 beating Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Kelly) and losing to Derek Brunson (=Brunson vs Kelly).
His opponent, the Tuf Nations Mw tournament winner Elias Theodorou, has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2017 defeating Cezar Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Theodorou) and losing to Brad Tavares (=Theodorou vs Tavares). Dan Kelly vs Theodorou is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura – UFC Fight Night 121. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, fight not so exciting between Derek Brunson and Lyoto Machida: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Robert Whittaker (=Whittaker vs Brunson) and Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Brunson), but then he came back to win with Dan Kelly (=Brunson vs Kelly).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official record of 22-7-0 (50% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 27, 2015 when he was defeated by Yoel Romero (=Machida vs Romero); before this bout he had also lost to Luke Rockhold (=Machida vs Rockhold). Brunson vs Machida is the main event of UFC Fight Night 119. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-16, good fight between Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Krzysztof Jotko entered this fight with a pro record of 19-2-0 (37% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against David Branch (=Jotko vs Branch). Before this bout he had won over Brad Scott, Tamdan McCrory and Thales Leites in 2016 (=Leites vs Jotko).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Uriah Hall, has an official mma record of 12-8-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive defeats, against Robert Whittaker (=Hall vs Whittaker), Derek Brunson (=Hall vs Brunson) and Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Hall 2). Uriah Hall vs Krzysztof Jotko is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs David Branch – UFC Fight Night 116. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-15, great fight between Tim Elliott and Louis Smolka: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Tim Elliott entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-7-1 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Pedro Nobre and losing to #1 Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Elliott).
His opponent, Louis Smolka, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Brandon Moreno (=Smolka vs Moreno) and Ray Borg (=Smolka vs Borg). Tim Elliott vs Louis Smolka is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-04, fight not particularly good between Rashad Evans and Daniel Kelly: it gets two stars.
The black belt in no-gi Bjj, Gaidojutsu and former Ufc light-Hw champion Rashad Evans entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Ryan Bader (=Evans vs Bader) and Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Evans).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Daniel Kelly, has an official record of 12-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 middleweight. He suffered his only defeat against Sam Alvey in 2015, after this bout he has won over Steve Montgomery, Antonio Carlos Jr (=Carlos Jr vs Kelly) and Chris Camozzi (=Camozzi vs Kelly). Daniel Kelly vs Rashad Evans is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 2 – UFC 209. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-04, pretty good finish between Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream world champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 41-15-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Reem’ fought twice last year beating Andrei Arlovski (=Overeem vs Arlovski) and losing to current #1 Ufc Hw champion Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Overeem).
His opponent, the 42-year-old (Overeem is six years younger) former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt, has an official record of 12-10-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt) and Stipe Miocic (=Hunt vs Miocic), but then he came back to win against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Hunt vs Silva 2) and Frank Mir (=Hunt vs Mir). After this bout he lost to Brock Lesnar but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since the WWE wrestler tested positive for clomiphene (=Lesnar vs Hunt). In their first bout Overeem defeated Hunt via submission (July 21, 2008); this second fight is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 2 – UFC 209. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-19, good fight between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Shawn Jordan in 2015 but then he has won five bouts beating Gabriel Gonzaga (=Lewis vs Gonzaga), Roy Nelson (=Nelson vs Lewis) and Shamil Abdurakhimov in 2016 (=Lewis vs Abdurakhimov).
His opponent, Travis Browne, has an official mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 heavyweight is Stipe Miocic). ‘Hapa’ fought three times last year defeating Matt Mitrione (=Browne vs Mitrione) and losing with Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Browne) and Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Browne 2). Travis Browne vs Derrick Lewis is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 105. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-11, Jussier Formiga vs Ben Nguyen gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
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