Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a pro record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Hayder Hassan, has a record of 6-1-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate); both fighters have never won via submission. Usman vs Hassan is the welterweight final of The Ultimate Fighter 21; undercard of Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson – UFC TUF 21 Finale (American Top Team vs Blackzilians). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2015 MMA fight – Kenny Garner vs Aslambek Musaev – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 55
Kenny Garner entered this fight with a mma record of 14-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Aslambek Musaev, has an official record of 4-1-0 (75% finishing rate). Both fighters lost in 2014: Garner was defeated by Sergei Kharitonov in his last bout (=Kharitonov vs Garner) while Musaev was beat by Brett Rogers but then he came back to win against Glin Claude. Garner vs Musaev is on the undercard of Denis Smoldarev vs Maro Perak – M-1 Challenge 55. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Tim Boetsch vs Thales Leites – full fight Video UFC 183
Tim Boetsch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-7-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2014 losing to Luke Rockhold (=Rockhold vs Boetsch) but then he defeated Brad Tavares (=Boetsch vs Tavares).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thales Leites, has an official record of 24-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Matt Horwich, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts (four in the ufc); he beat Francis Carmont in his last fight (=Leites vs Carmont). Boetsch vs Leites is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz – UFC 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Renan Barao vs Mitch Gagnon – full fight Video UFC FN 58
Review: 2014-12-20, fight not particularly good between Renan Barao and Mitch Gagnon: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a pro mma record of 32-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Urijah Faber in their rematch (=Barao vs Faber 2) but then he was defeated by TJ Dillashaw losing his Ufc Bw title (=Barao vs Dillashaw).
His opponent, Mitch Gagnon, has a record of 12-2-0 (92% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Bryan Caraway (=Caraway vs Gagnon); since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Roman Salazar (=Gagnon vs Salazar). Barao vs Gagnon is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs CB Dollaway – UFC FN 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Erick Silva vs Mike Rhodes – fight Video UFC FN 58
Review: 2014-12-20, Erick Silva vs Mike Rhodes gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-5-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 welterweight while his opponent, Mike Rhodes, has an official record of 6-3-0 (67% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2014: Silva defeated Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato) but then he was defeated by Matt Brown (fight of the year candidate, Brown vs Silva) while Rhodes lost to George Sullivan and Robert Whittaker. ‘Indio’ Silva vs Rhodes is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs CB Dollaway – UFC FN 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Konstantin Gluhov vs Damian Grabowski – full fight Video M-1 53
Review: 2014-11-25, pretty good finish between Damian Grabowski and Konstantin Gluhov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. Damian Grabowski entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Konstantin Gluhov, has an official record of 28-14-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. Grabowski vs Gluhov is on the undercard of Marcin Tybura vs Denis Smoldarev. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Rick Story vs Leonardo Mafra Texeira – fight Video UFC Ufn 45
Review: 2014-07-16, fight not particularly exciting between Rick Story and Leonardo Mafra Texeira: it gets two stars. Rick Story entered this fight with a mma record of 16-8-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 welterweight in the world but he lost five out of his last eight fights, in his last bout he was defeated by Kelvin Gastelum.
His opponent, Leonardo Mafra Texeira, has a record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate), he debuted in the Ufc in 2012 but he was beat by Thiago de Oliveira Perpetuo and he has never fought again for the Ultimate Fighting Championship; after that loss he won five consecutive bouts. Story vs Mafra is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ben Askren vs Bakhtiyar Abbasov – full fight Video ONE FC 16
Review: 2014-05-30, good fight between Ben Askren and Bakhtiyar Abbasov: it gets three stars. The undefeated Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect record of 12-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 successfully defending the Bellator Ww title against Karl Amoussou in January (=Askren vs Amoussou) and Andrey Koreshkov in July (=Askren vs Koreshkov); then on November Bellator released Askren and on December he signed a 2 year (6 fights) contract with ONE Fighting Championship.
His opponent, the combat sambo world champion Bakhtiyar Abbasov, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate), he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Igor Sliusarchuk at ProFc 13, since then he has won nine consecutive fights. Askren vs Abbasov is the main event of “ONE FC 16: Honor and Glory”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Tito Ortiz – full fight Video Bellator 120
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Tito Ortiz gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a mma record of 50-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard for the Bellator Mw title (via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 13 consecutive wins and managed to win the Bellator belt defeating Maiquel Falcao in 2013 (=Shlemenko vs Falcao). In this bout (against Ortiz) the Russian moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division.
His opponent, Tito Ortiz, has a record of 16-11-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Forrest Griffin in their third bout (=Griffin vs Ortiz 3). Ortiz was the Ufc light heavyweight champion from April 2000 (when he defeated Wanderlei Silva) to September 2003 (beat by Randy Couture) but now he is 39 years old (10 years older than Shlemenko) and he lost seven out of his last nine fights. Shlemenko vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Yushin Okami vs Svetlozar Savov – full fight Video WSOF 9
Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good fight between Yushin Okami and Svetlozar Savov: it gets three stars. Yushin Okami entered this fight with a mma record of 29-8-0 (49% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Okami) but then he lost to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and he was released from the Ufc (=Okami vs Jacare).
His opponent, Svetlozar Savov, has a record of 12-4-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 21, 2012 when he defeated Bojan Velickovic. Okami vs Savov is on the undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!