2019 MMA fight – Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen – full fight Video RIZIN 15

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-21, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ben Nguyen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall, Hiromasa Ogikubo and Darrion Caldwell in 2018 (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a record of 16-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 flyweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Wilson Reis (Ben Nguyen vs Wilson Reis); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen). Horiguchi vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka 2 – Rizin 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Ben Nguyen vs Wilson Reis – fight Video UFC FN 142

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, fight not so exciting between Ben Nguyen and Wilson Reis: it gets two stars.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen entered this fight with a pro record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Wilson Reis, has a mma record of 22-9-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Demetrious Johnson (Johnson vs Reis), current #1 Flw champ Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Wilson Reis) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Wilson Reis). Nguyen vs Reis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Jussier Formiga vs Ben Nguyen – fight Video UFC 221

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3 Star RatingReview 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!

2017 MMA fight – Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen – fight Video UFC FN 110

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, good start between Tim Elliott and Ben Nguyen: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Tim Elliott entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2016 (=Johnson vs Elliott) but he came back to win in 2017 against Louis Smolka (=Elliott vs Smolka).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a mma record of 15-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Louis Smolka (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and winning over Geane Herrera (=Nguyen vs Herrera). Ben Nguyen vs Tim Elliott is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Ben Nguyen vs Geane Herrera – fight Video UFC FN 101

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-27, good pace with some nice exchanges: Ben Nguyen vs Geane Herrera gets three stars.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen entered this fight with a mma record of 14-6-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 flyweight in the world while his opponent, Geane Herrera, has an official record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. Both fighters have fought and lost once in 2016: Nguyen has been defeated by Louis Smolka (=Smolka vs Nguyen) while Herrera has lost to Ali Bagautinov. Nguyen vs Herrera is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Derek Brunson – UFC Fight Night 101. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Louis Smolka vs Ben Nguyen – fight Video UFC FN 91

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, great performance by both fighters: Louis Smolka vs Ben Nguyen is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Louis Smolka entered this fight with a record of 10-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 flyweight the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Cariaso vs Louis Smolka). He suffered his only loss when he faced Chris Cariaso in 2014 (=Cariaso vs Smolka), after this fight he has won three times beating Patrick Holohan in his last one (=Holohan vs Smolka).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has an official mma record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Chavalit Sityodtong in 2010 but since then he has collected eight consecutive victories. Smolka vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!