Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-06-12, mma fight not so exciting: Belal Muhammad vs Demian Maia gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Maia vs Muhammad is on the undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori 2 – UFC 263. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-14, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-9-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against current #1 Ww Ufc champion Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), but then he has beat Lyman Good (Demian Maia vs Lyman Good), Anthony Rocco Martin (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin) and Ben Askren (Demian Maia vs Ben Askren).
His opponent, the black belt and three-time Bjj world champ Gilbert Burns, has a record of 17-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Dan Hooker in 2018 but then he has won four fights beating Alexey Kunchenko and Gunnar Nelson in his last two (Gunnar Nelson vs Gilbert Burns). Maia vs Burns is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Charles Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-26, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Ben Askren: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro record of 27-9-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), but then he has won over Lyman Good (Demian Maia vs Lyman Good) and Anthony Rocco Martin (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin).
His opponent, the former Bellator Ww and ONE FC champ Ben Askren, has an official mma record of 19-1-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2019 beating Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren) and losing his first bout, against Jorge Masvidal (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal). Maia vs Askren is the main event of UFC Fight Night 162 (UFC on ESPN+ 20). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-29, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Anthony Rocco Martin: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a mma record of 26-9-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), but he came back to win in February 2019 defeating Lyman Good (Demian Maia vs Lyman Good).
His opponent, Anthony Rocco Martin (black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well), has an official record of 16-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Olivier Aubin-Mercier in 2017 but then he has won four bouts beating Sergio Moraes in 2019. Maia vs Martin is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos – UFC on ESPN 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Lyman Good: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a mma record of 25-9-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 welterweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Maia), with Colby Covington (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington) and Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman).
His opponent, the former Bellator Ww champion Lyman Good, has an official record of 20-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. He lost to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 against Ben Saunders. Maia vs Good is on the undercard of Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2 – UFC Fight Night 144. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Maia) and with Colby Covington (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington); before losing to Woodley he had beat Carlos Condit (Maia vs Condit).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories beating Sean Strickland (Usman vs Strickland), Sergio Moraes (Usman vs Moraes) and Emil Weber Meek in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek). Maia vs Usman is the main event of UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, good fight between Demian Maia and Colby Covington: it gets three stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (=Woodley vs Maia). Before this fight he has beat Carlos Condit (=Maia vs Condit) and Jorge Masvidal (=Maia vs Masvidal).
His opponent, Colby Covington, has a record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won four bouts defeating Bryan Barberena and Dong Hyun Kim in his last two (=Kim vs Covington). Covington vs Maia is on the undercard of Derek Brunson vs Lyoto Machida – UFC Fight Night 119. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-29, disappointing fight between Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia: it gets two stars.The current Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-1 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He lost to Rory MacDonald in 2014 but then he has collected four victories, winning the Ufc title against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Woodley), and one draw, against Stephen Thompson at the end of 2016 (=Woodley vs Thompson I); after this bout he has beat Thompson in their rematch in 2017 (=Woodley vs Thompson II).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia, has a record of 25-6-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won seven bouts beating Carlos Condit (=Maia vs Condit) and Jorge Masvidal in his last two (=Maia vs Masvidal). Tyron Woodley vs Demian Maia is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Woodley’s third defense); undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2 – UFC 214. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-13, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Jorge Masvidal: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a mma record of 24-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won six bouts beating Matt Brown (=Maia vs Brown) and Carlos Condit in 2016 (=Maia vs Condit).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-11-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Masvidal) and Lorenz Larkin (=Masvidal vs Larkin) but then he has defeated Ross Pearson, Jake Ellenberger (=Ellenberger vs Masvidal) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Masvidal). Demian Maia vs Jorge Masvidal is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2 – UFC 211. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-27, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Carlos Condit: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional record of 23-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won five bouts beating Matt Brown in his last one (=Maia vs Brown).
His opponent, the black belt in gaidojutsu and former interim Ufc Ww champion Carlos Condit, has a mma record of 30-9-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Condit vs Woodley) and Robbie Lawler in 2016 (4-stars fight, Lawler vs Condit). Between these two fights he beat Thiago Alves (=Condit vs Alves). Maia vs Condit is the main event of UFC on Fox 21. Watch the video and rate this fight!
