Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-08-12, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Cub Swanson vs Hakeem Dawodu gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Dawodu vs Swanson is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 12th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Vicente Luque vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC Vegas 78 (also known as UFC on ESPN 51). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-10-15, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Cub Swanson vs Jonathan Martinez gets two (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Martinez vs Swanson is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 15th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), in a 3-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araujo – UFC Vegas 62 (also known as UFC Fight Night 212 or UFC on ESPN+ 70). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-01, the mma fight Cub Swanson vs Giga Chikadze gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chikadze vs Swanson is on the undercard of Dominick Reyes vs Jiri Prochazka – UFC Vegas 25 (also known as UFC on ESPN 23). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-12, great performance by both fighters: Cub Swanson vs Kron Gracie gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-11-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world but he comes off four consecutive losses, the last one against Shane Burgos (Cub Swanson vs Shane Burgos); his last victory was with Artem lobov in 2017 (Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie, has a perfect record of 5-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Hideo Tokoro (Gracie vs Tokoro), Tatsuya Kawajiri (Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie) and Alex Caceres (Kron Gracie vs Alex Caceres). Swanson vs Gracie is on the undercard of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Michelle Waterson – UFC Fight Night 161 (UFC on ESPN+ 19). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-04, pretty good fight between Cub Swanson and Shane Burgos: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a pro record of 25-10-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one against Renato Moicano Carneiro (Cub Swanson vs Renato Moicano Carneiro); his last victory was with Artem lobov in 2017 (Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov).
His opponent, Shane Burgos, has an official mma record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Calvin Kattar (Shane Burgos vs Calvin Kattar) and beating Kurt Holobaugh. Swanson vs Burgos is on the undercard of Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone – UFC Fight Night 151 (UFC on ESPN+ 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-04, pretty good finish between Cub Swanson and Renato Moicano Carneiro: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and judo Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional record of 25-9-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, with Brian Ortega (Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson 2); before losing to Ortega, in 2017, he had beat Artem lobov (Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov).
His opponent, Renato Moicano Carneiro (black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well), has a mma record of 12-1-1 (42% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He also lost to Brian Ortega last year (Renato Carneiro vs Brian Ortega) but he came back to win in 2018 with Calvin Kattar (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar). Swanson vs Moicano is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2 – UFC 227. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, pretty good fight between Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-6-1 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway) while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo Cub Swanson, has a record of 25-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout with Brian Ortega (Frankie Edgar vs Brian Ortega and Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega). Before losing Edgar had beat Yair Rodriguez (Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez) while Swanson won over Artem lobov (Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov). In their first fight Edgar had beat Swanson by submission (November 22, 2014 – Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson I); this second fight is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee – UFC Fight Night 128. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-09, pretty good fight between Brian Ortega and Cub Swanson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night and UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Cub Swanson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Swanson) and current #1 Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway (=Swanson vs Holloway), but then he has won four bouts beating Artem Lobov in 2017 (=Swanson vs Lobov).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj Brian Ortega, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has beat Diego Brandao (=Ortega vs Brandao), Clay Guida (=Ortega vs Guida) and Renato Moicano Carneiro (=Carneiro vs Ortega). Ortega vs Swanson is the mian event of UFC Fight Night 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-22, nice and tough fight between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Swanson) and Max Holloway (=Swanson vs Holloway), but then he has won over Hacran Dias (=Swanson vs Dias), Tatsuya Kawajiri and Doo Ho Choi (4-stars fight, Swanson vs Choi).
His opponent, Artem Lobov, has an official record of 13-12-1 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2015 and 2016, against Ryan hall (=Lobov vs Hall) and Alex White, but then he has beat Chris Avila and Teruto Ishihara. Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 108. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, great action packed fight with some wild exchanges: Cub Swanson vs Doo Ho Choi is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional record of 23-7-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Swanson) and Max Holloway (=Swanson vs Holloway), but then he came back to win in 2016 against Hacran Dias (=Swanson vs Dias) and Tatsuya Kawajiri.
His opponent, Doo Ho Choi, has a mma record of 14-1-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Yusuke Kagiyama in 2010, since then he has collected 12 consecutive victories beating Thiago Tavares in 2016 (=Tavares vs Choi). Swanson vs Choi is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Anthony Pettis – UFC 206. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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