Nathaniel Wood entered this fight with a professional record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by Alan Philpott in 2016 but since then he has collected seven victories beating Luca Iovine, Johnny Eduardo and Andre Ewell in 2018.
His opponent, Jose Alberto Quinonez, has a mma record of 7-2-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2013 and 2014, against Davi Ramos and Alejandro Perez, but then he has won four bouts defeating Teruto Ishihara last year. Wood vs Quinonez is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2019 MMA fight – Curtis Millender vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos – fight Video UFC FN 146
Curtis Millender entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-0 (35% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Eddie Mendez in 2015 but since then he has collected nine consecutive victories beating Thiago Alves (Thiago Alves vs Curtis Millender), Max Griffin and Siyar Bahadurzada in his last three.
His opponent, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, has a record of 20-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Nicolas Dalby in 2015 but then he has won six bouts defeating Sean Strickland and Luigi Vendramini in 2018. Millender vs dos Santos is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 MMA fight – Kron Gracie vs Alex Caceres – fight Video UFC on ESPN 1
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 31, 2016 when he defeated Tatsuya Kawajiri (Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie); in September 2016, he had also beat Hideo Tokoro (Gracie vs Tokoro).
His opponent, Alex Caceres, has a record of 14-11-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.84 featherweight in the world. He lost to Wang Guan in 2017 but then he defeated Martín Bravo in 2018. Gracie vs Caceres is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Neiman Gracie vs Ed Ruth full fight Video Bellator 213 – 2018
Both undefeated, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Neiman Gracie entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (88% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.108 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the 3 times NCAA D1 wrestling champ and 4 times All-American Ed Ruth, has an official record of 6-0-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.121 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Gracie has defeated Dave Marfone, Zak Bucia and Javier Torres (Neiman Gracie vs Javier Torres) while Ruth has beat Chris Dempsey, Ion Pascu and Andy Murad. Gracie vs Ruth is the quarter-final of the Bellator welterweight World Grand Prix tournament; undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Charles Oliveira vs Jim Miller 2 – full fight Video UFC on Fox 31
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a professional record of 24-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder) but then he has beat Clay Guida and Christos Giagos.
His opponent, Jim Miller (black belt in Bjj as well), has a mma record of 29-12-0 (66% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one with Dan Hooker (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker); after this fight he has beat Alex White. In their first bout Oliveira was defeated by Miller via submission (December 11, 2010); this second fight is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira – fight Video UFC 231
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Chidi Njokuani vs John Salter – full fight Video Bellator 210
Chidi Njokuani entered this fight with a record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 middleweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Melvin Guillard (Melvin Guillard vs Chidi Njokuani) and Hisaki Kato but between these two bouts he was defeated by Andrey Koreshkov (Andrey Koreshkov vs Chidi Njokuani).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj John Salter, has a mma record of 15-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Rafael Lovato Jr (Rafael Lovato Jr vs John Salter). Before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Kendall Grove in July (John Salter vs Kendall Grove) and Jason Radcliffe in November. Njokuani vs Salter is the main event of Bellator 210. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Pannie Kianzad vs Macy Chiasson – fight Video UFC Tuf 28 Finale
Pannie Kianzad entered this fight with a mma record of 10-3-0 (30% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.12 women’s bantamweight in the world. She lost three consecutive fights between 2015 and 2018, against Tonya Evinger (Tonya Evinger vs Pannie Kianzad), Raquel Pa’aluhi and Sarah Kaufman but then she has beat Bianca Daimoni and Kerry Hughes.
Her opponent, the undefeated Macy Chiasson, has an official record of 2-0-0 (50% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko finishing rate) and she entered as the No.9 featherweight. She beat Miranda Dearing in 2017 and Allison Schmidt in 2018. Kianzad vs Chiasson is the final of The Ultimate Fighter 28 Women’s Featherweight tournament; undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Tuf 28 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Alexandre Pantoja vs Yuta Sasaki – fight Video UFC FN 140
Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He has already fought twice in 2018 losing to Dustin Ortiz (Dustin Ortiz vs Alexandre Pantoja) and beating Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja).
His opponent, Yuta Sasaki, has an official record of 21-5-2 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Jussier Formiga da Silva last year (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Yuta Sasaki) but he come back to win against Jenel Lausa in 2018. Pantoja vs Sasaki is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – UFC Fight Night 140. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – fight Video UFC 230
The former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw and Hw champion Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won six bouts beating Volkan Oezdemir (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir) and Stipe Miocic in 2018 (Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier). In 2017 he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 21-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but then, in 2018, he has won over Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura), Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis) and Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis). Cormier vs Lewis, main event of Ufc 230, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Cormier’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!