Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, great performance by both fighters: Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-1-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Urijah Faber in 2007, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts taking revenge on Faber in 2011 (=Cruz vs Faber 2) and in 2016 (=Cruz vs Faber 3); Cruz has also beat TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (=Dillashaw vs Cruz).
His opponent, the undefeated Cody Garbrandt, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Augusto Mendes (=Garbrandt vs Mendes), Thomas Almeida (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) and Takeya Mizugaki (=Garbrandt vs Mizugaki). Cruz vs Garbrandt is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Cruz’s second defense); undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good finish between Beneil Dariush and Daron Cruickshank but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world; he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Ramsey Nijem (=Dariush vs Nijem). After losing he came back to win beating Tony Martin and Carlos Diego Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Daron Cruickshank, has an official record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class; he lost in 2014 as well, against Jorge Masvidal, but then he defeated Anthony Njokuani. After this bout he faced KJ Noons but the fight ended in a no-contest (=Daron Cruickshank vs KJ Noons. Dariush vs Cruickshank is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, great start between Dominick Cruz and Takeya Mizugaki: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The former Ufc and Wec bantmaweight champion Dominick Cruz entered this fight with a record of 19-1-0 (37% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 1, 2011 when he defeated Demetrious Johnson and successfully defended the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson); Cruz suffered his only loss in 2007 when he faced Urijah Faber for the Wec Fw belt but he took revenge on him four years later at Ufc 132 (=Cruz vs Faber 2).
His opponent, Takeya Mizugaki, has a mma record of 20-7-2 (30% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw); he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Chris Cariaso, since then he won five consecutive bouts, the last one against Francisco Rivera (=Mizugaki vs Rivera). Cruz vs Mizugaki is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-06, pretty good fight between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn: it gets three stars. The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-1 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he moved down in this division last year but he lost the title shot against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar); after that bout he defeated Charles Oliveira (=Edgar vs Oliveira).
His opponent, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion (in 2000) and former Ufc lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn, has an official record of 16-9-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 8, 2012 when he was defeated by Rory MacDonald (=Penn vs MacDonald). In both their previous bouts Edgar defeated BJ Penn by unanimous decision (in 2010); this third fight is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale” – UFC Tuf 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-06, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Derrick Lewis vs Carlos Augusto Filho gets two. Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 10-2-0 (100% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Jack May.
His opponent, Carlos Augusto ‘Guto Inocente‘ Filho, has an official record of 6-2-0 (83% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 7, 2012 when he defeated Virgil Zwicker. Lewis vs Filho is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs BJ Penn 3 – UFC Tuf 19 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-06, great performance by both fighters: Dustin Ortiz vs Justin Scoggins gets three stars. Dustin Ortiz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 flyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout, against John Moraga (=Moraga vs Ortiz) but then he defeated Ray Borg.
His opponent, the undefeated Justin Scoggins, has a record of 9-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class, he fought once in 2014 beating Will Campuzano. Ortiz vs Scoggins is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs BJ Penn 3 – UFC Tuf 19 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-07-06, good fight with a good work on the ground: Mark Munoz vs Tim Boetsch gets three stars. Mark Munoz (12-3-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 middleweight in the world while Tim Boetsch (16-5-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.13. Munoz vs Boetsch is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman – UFC 162. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, good pace and nice submission (UFC Submission of the Night) in the second round: three stars. Urijah Faber (25-5-0) entered as the No.2 bantamweight in the world while Brian Bowles (10-1-0) entered as the No.5. Faber vs Bowles was on the undercard of Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-10-01, good fight between Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson, main fight of the “UFC Live 6”. Cruz defeated Johnson by unanimous decision retaining his UFC Bantamweight belt. Dominick Cruz (18-1-0) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Demetrious Johnson (9-1-0) entered as the No.6. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-02, pleasant fight between Matt Wiman and Dennis Siver (UFC 132 – Cruz vs Faber 2). Dennis Siver defeated Matt Wiman by unanimous decision but it was not a clear victory. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, great performance by both fighters: Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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