Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Jimmie Rivera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a record of 32-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Frankie Saenz (=Alcantara vs Saenz) and beating Leandro Issa.
His opponent, Jimmie Rivera, has a mma record of 18-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his second professional mma fight when he faced Jason McLean in 2008, since then he has won 17 consecutive fights winning over Pedro Munhoz in his last one. ‘Marajo’ Alcantara vs Rivera is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-17, pretty good fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a mma record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He won the Ufc Bw belt in 2014 defeating Renan Barao (=Barao vs Dillashaw I) and he defended it twice beating Joe Soto (=Dillashaw vs Soto) and Barao in their rematch (=Dillashaw vs Barao II).
His opponent, the former Ufc and Wec bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, has an official record of 20-1-0 (40% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 27, 2014 when he defeated Takeya Mizugaki (=Cruz vs Mizugaki); Cruz’s only loss occurred in 2007 when he faced Urijah Faber. Dillashaw vs Cruz, main event of UFC Fight Night 81, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-02, great performance by both fighters with an outstanding finish (candidate for mma Round of the Year 2016): Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit was the UFC Fight of the Night and it gets four stars (with a better first part of the bout it could be a candidate for mma Fight of the Year 2016).
Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-10-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced Johny Hendricks the first time (=Hendricks vs Lawler I) but then he has won four consecutive bouts taking revenge on Hendricks (in a fight valid for the Ufc Ww belt Hendricks vs Lawler II) and beating Rory MacDonald in his last fight (=Lawler vs MacDonald II).
His opponent, the black belt in gaidojutsu and former Ufc interim Ww champion Carlos Condit, has an official record of 30-8-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He lost to Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Condit vs Woodley) but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Thiago Alves (=Condit vs Alves). Lawler vs Condit, main event of UFC 195, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Lawler’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, good fight between Michael Johnson and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Michael Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-9-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He has fought twice in 2015 defeating Edson Barboza (=Barboza vs Johnson) but then he has lost to Beneil Dariush (=Johnson vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 17-10-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Gray Maynard in 2013 (=Maynard vs Diaz 2); after this bout he was defeated by dos Anjos (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Johnson vs Diaz is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-12, very nice fight between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Bjj Chris Weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He won the Ufc Mw belt in 2013 beating Anderson Silva (4-stars-fight, Silva vs Weidman I) and he defended his title three times: against ‘The Spider’ in their rematch (=Weidman vs Silva II), with Lyoto Machida in 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida) and Vitor Belfort in 2015 (=Weidman vs Belfort).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold, has a record of 14-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Vitor Belfort in 2013 (one of the best knockouts of the year, Belfort vs Rockhold) but since then he has won four consecutive fights defeating Lyoto Machida in his last one (=Machida vs Rockhold). Weidman vs Rockhold, co-main event of the “UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregor”, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Weidman’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-11, high pace and some very nice exchangesEdson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night)!
The Tuf 13 tournament winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Michael Johnson, since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Gleison Tibau (=Ferguson vs Tibau) and Josh Thomson in 2015 (=Thomson vs Ferguson),
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza, has an official record of 16-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2015 losing to Michael Johnson (=Barboza vs Johnson) and winning over Paul Felder (=Barboza vs Felder). Ferguson vs Barboza is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes – UFC Tuf 22 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-10, pretty good finish between Michael Chiesa and Jim Miller: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and tae-kwon-do Jim Miller entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Miller) and Beneil Dariush, but he came back to win in his last bout beating Danny Castillo.
His opponent, the Tuf 15 tournament winner Michael Chiesa, has a record of 12-2-0 (67% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost to Joe Lauzon in 2014 (=Chiesa vs Lauzon), but he has won in 2015 against Mitch Clarke (=Chiesa vs Clarke). Miller vs Chiesa is on the undercard of Rose Namajunas vs Paige VanZant – UFC Fight Night 80. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, fight not so exciting between Kelvin Gastelum and Neil Magny: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He suffered his first loss in January, against Tyron Woodley (by split decision, Woodley vs Gastelum), but then he came back to win against Nate Marquardt (=Gastelum vs Marquardt).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 16-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 welterweight. He has already fought three times in 2015 beating Hyun Gyu Lim (=Magny vs Lim) and Erick Silva (=Silva vs Magny), but between these two bouts he lost to Demian Maia. Gastelum vs Magny is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale” – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-15, epic fight with some tough exchanges and a spectacular finish: Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm is one of the best mma fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
Both undefeated, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce Bw champion Ronda Rousey entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 12-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while her opponent, the former Wbc, Wba, Wbf and Iba boxing champion Holly Holm, has an official record of 9-0-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. Both fighters have already fought twice in 2015: ‘Rowdy’ Rousey has beat Cat Zingano (4-stars-fight, Rousey vs Zingano) and Bethe Correia (=Rousey vs Correia) while Holm has won over Raquel Pennington (=Holm vs Pennington) and Marion Reneau (=Holm vs Reneau). Rousey vs Holm, main event of Ufc 193, is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title (held by Rousey). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-24, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Darren Till vs Nicolas Dalby gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Both undefeated, the Danish Nicolas Dalby entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Darren Till, has an official record of 13-0-0 (85% finishing rate). Dalby vs Till is on the undercard of Patrick Holohan vs Louis Smolka – UFC Fight Night 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
FOLLOW US ON
Since 2011, more than 26,100 fights rated and more than 101,800 votes collected!!
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features, to analyse our traffic and to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Read more
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Jimmie Rivera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
Review by 
Review by 
