Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-07, amazing performance by both fighters: Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the best mma fights of 2020 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night)! Moreover this match was named ‘Mma Fight of the Year 2020’ by our users (check out the full ranking here, 2020 Mma Fans Ranking).
The Ufc champion Zhang Weili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world. She suffered her only loss when she faced Meng Bo at her professional mma debut in 2013, since then she has won 20 consecutive bouts beating Jessica Aguilar, Tecia Torres (Tecia Torres vs Weili Zhang) and Jessica Andrade in her last three (Jessica Andrade vs Weili Zhang).
Her opponent, the former Wkn kickboxing and former Ufc strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has a record of 16-3-0 (31% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. She lost to Valentina Shevchenko in 2018 (Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk) but then she beat Michelle Waterson in 2019 (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Michelle Waterson). Zhang vs Joanna is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Zhang’s first defense); undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero – UFC 248. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-14, good fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, Tuf tournament winner and current Ufc Ww champion Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a mma record of 15-1-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman) and Tyron Woodley in his last three (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman).
His opponent, the former interim Ufc Ww and 2013 FILA 77 kg No-Gi grappling world champ Colby Covington, has an official record of 15-1-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Warlley Alves in 2015, since then he has won seven bouts defeating Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington), Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington) and Robbie Lawler in his last three (Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler). Usman vs Covington, main event of Ufc 245, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Usman’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on November 6, 2021 (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-09, pretty good fight between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Zabit Magomedsharipov entered this fight with a professional record of 17-1-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He suffered his only loss when he faced Igor Egorov in 2013, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts beating Brandon Davis (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Brandon Davis) and Jeremy Stephens in his last two (Jeremy Stephens vs Zabit Magomedsharipov).
His opponent, Calvin Kattar, has a mma record of 20-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Renato Moicano Carneiro last year (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar) but then he has beat Chris Fishgold and Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Calvin Kattar). Zabit vs Kattar is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 163 (UFC on ESPN+ 21). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, some good single shots between Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Jorge Masvidal in 2017 (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal); after this fight he has lost to Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, Vicente Luque, has an official record of 17-6-1 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but since then he has won six bouts beating Bryan Barberena (4-stars fight, Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena), Derrick Krantz and Mike Perry in 2019 (Mike Perry vs Vicente Luque). Thompson vs Luque is on the undercard of Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz – UFC 244. 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: 2019-10-12, 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: 2019-09-21, good fight between Carla Esparza and Alexa Grasso: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Ufc and Invicta FC champion Carla Esparza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.11 women’s strawweight in the world. She lost two consecutive bouts last year, with Claudia Gadelha and Tatiana Suarez, but she came back to win against Virna Jandiroba in 2019.
His opponent, Alexa Grasso, has a record of 11-2-0 (36% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. She was also defeated by Tatiana Suarez in 2018 (Alexa Grasso vs Tatiana Suarez) but then she has beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz in 2019. Esparza vs Grasso is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Fight Night 159 (UFC on ESPN+ 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, very high pace and tough exchanges between two of the best mma fighters in the world: Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Olympian wrestler Yoel Romero Palacio entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, both against current #1 Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker (Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker I and Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero II). Between these two bouts Romero beat Luke Rockhold (Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Oluwale Bamgbose (Paulo Costa vs Bamgbose), Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa) and Uriah Hall (Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa). Romero vs Costa is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-10, pretty good fight between Mike Perry and Vicente Luque: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Mike Perry entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-4-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world. He lost to Donald Cerrone at the end of 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry) but he came back to win against Alex Oliveira in April 2019 (Alex Oliveira vs Mike Perry).
His opponent, Vicente Luque, has a record of 16-6-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but since then he has won five bouts beating Bryan Barberena (4-stars fight, Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena) and Derrick Krantz in 2019. Perry vs Luque is on the undercard of Valentina Shevchenko vs Liz Carmouche 2 – UFC Fight Night 156 (UFC on ESPN+ 14). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-27, good fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Deiveson Figueiredo: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a record of 21-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Joseph Benavidez). He lost to Dustin Ortiz last year (Dustin Ortiz vs Alexandre Pantoja) but then he has won three fights defeating Wilson Reis in 2019 (Alexandre Pantoja vs Wilson Reis).
His opponent, Deiveson Figueiredo, has a mma record of 15-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Jussier Formiga da Silva in March (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo); before this bout, in 2018, ‘Daico’ Figueiredo had won over Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Deiveson Figueiredo). Pantoja vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar – UFC 240. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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