Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-21, good pace with some nice exchanges: the mma fight Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Higo vs Caldwell 2 is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith 2 – Bellator 259; in their first match the American defeated the Brazilian via submission in just one round (March 2, 2018 – Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo I). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Darrion Caldwell fight videos
AJ McKee vs Darrion Caldwell full fight Video Bellator 253 – 2020
The undefeated AJ McKee entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 16-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Derek Campos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, both against Kyoji Horiguchi (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I and Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell II), but then he has beat Henry Corrales and Adam Borics (Darrion Caldwell vs Adam Borics). Caldwell vs McKee, main event of Bellator 253, is the semi-final of the Bellator featherweight World Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2020 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Adam Borics – full fight Video Bellator 238
The former Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a pro record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, both against Kyoji Horiguchi (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I and Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell II), but then he has beat Henry Corrales.
His opponent, the undefeated Adam Borics, has a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Josenaldo Silva, Aaron Pico and Pat Curran. Caldwell vs Borics is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino – Bellator 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell 2 full fight Video Bellator 222 – 2019
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 27-2-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Hiromasa Ogikubo, Darrion Caldwell (in their first fight in December 2018, Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I) and Ben Nguyen in his last three (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Before losing to Horiguchi at the end of 2018, in the same year, he had beat Leandro Higo in March (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo) and Noad Lahat in August (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat). Horiguchi vs Caldwell 2 is valid for the Bellator Bantamweight title (Caldwell’s second defense); undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie – Bellator 222. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi – full fight Video Rizin 14
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II); after this bout he has won three fights beating Noad Lahat in his last one (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 25-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall and Hiromasa Ogikubo in 2018. Caldwell vs Horiguchi is valid for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight title; undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa – Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat – full fight Video Bellator 204
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II) and defeated Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell) and Leandro Higo (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Noad Lahat, has a record of 12-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 featherweight. He fought three times last year beating Lloyd Carter and Jeremiah Labiano but between these two fights he lost to Henry Corrales. Caldwell vs Lahat is the main event of Bellator 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo full fight Video Bellator 195 – 2018
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II) and defeated Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, Leandro Higo, has an official record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ Higo fought three times last year beating Steven Peterson and Joe Taimanglo but between these two bouts he lost to Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo). Caldwell vs Higo, main event of Bellator 195, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Caldwell’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on May 21, 2021 (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Eduardo Dantas vs Caldwell – full fight Video Bellator 184
The Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). ‘Dudu’ Dantas lost to Joe Warren in their first fight in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but then he has won four bouts taking revenge on Warren last year (=Dantas vs Warren 2) and beating Leandro Higo in 2017 (=Dantas vs Higo).
His opponent, Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 10-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Joe Warren, losing to Joe Taimanglo (=Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) and taking revenge on Taimanglo in their second bout (=Taimanglo vs Caldwell II). Darrion Caldwell vs Eduardo Dantas, main event of Bellator 184, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Joe Taimanglo vs Darrion Caldwell 2 – full fight Video Bellator 167
Joe Taimanglo entered this fight with a record of 23-6-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Darrion Caldwell, has a record of 9-1-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. In their first fight Caldwell has lost to Taimanglo (July 22, 2016 Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) while Joe’s last defeat occurred in 2014 against Rob Emerson; after this fight he has won four consecutive bouts beating also Sirwan Kakai in 2016 (=Taimanglo vs Kakai). Taimanglo vs Caldwell 2 is the main event of Bellator 167. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – full fight Video Bellator 159
The undefeated Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He has already fought once in 2016 winning over Joe Warren (=Warren vs Caldwell).
His opponent, Joe Taimanglo, has an official record of 22-6-1 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2013 and 2014, against Justin Wilcox (=Wilcox vs Taimanglo) and Robert Emerson, but then he has won three times beating Sirwan Kakai in his last one (=Taimanglo vs Kakai). Caldwell vs Taimanglo is the main event of the Bellator 159. Watch the video and rate this fight!