The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Japanese jiu-jitsu Joseph Duffy entered this fight with a mma record of 13-1-0 (92% finishing rate) while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Ivan Jorge, has an official record of 26-4-0 (62% finishing rate). Duffy vs Jorge is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Thales Leites – UFC Fight Night 72. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC Performance of the Night
2015 best MMA fight – Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee – full fight Video UFC FN 71
The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered four consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2014, the last one against Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir), but after this bout he came back to win beating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir).
His opponent, Todd Duffee, has an official record of 9-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He lost twice in 2010, against Mike Russow and Alistair Overeem, but since then he has won three bouts winning over Anthony Hamilton in his last one (=Duffee vs Hamilton). Mir vs Duffee is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Josh Thomson vs Tony Ferguson – fight Video UFC FN 71
The former Strikeforce Lw champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-7-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Thomson) and Bobby Green (=Thomson vs Green).
His opponent, the TUF 13 tournament winner Tony Ferguson, has a record of 18-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Michael Johnson, since then he has won five bouts beating Gleison Tibau in his last one (=Ferguson vs Tibau). Thomson vs Ferguson is on the undercard of Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee – UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kamaru Usman vs Hayder Hassan full fight Video UFC TUF 21 Finale – 2015
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!
Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson full fight Video UFC TUF 21 – 2015
Jake Ellenberger entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-9-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 welterweight in the world. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, the last one against Kelvin Gastelum (=Ellenberger vs Gastelum), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Josh Koscheck (=Koscheck vs Ellenberger).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and jiu-jitsu Stephen Thompson, has an official record of 10-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2012 when he faced Matt Brown but since then he has won four consecutive fights beating Patrick Cote in his last one. Ellenberger vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC – The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale (American Top Team vs Blackzilians). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jorge Masvidal vs Cezar Ferreira full fight Video UFC TUF 21 Finale – 2015
Jorge Masvidal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-9-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has a record of 8-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 middleweight. Both fighters have lost their only fight of 2015: Masvidal was defeated by Al Iaquinta (via split decision, Iaquinta vs Masvidal) while Ferreira lost to Sam Alvey (=Alvey vs Ferreira). Masvidal vs Mutante Ferreira is on the undercard of Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson – UFC TUF 21 Finale (American Top Team vs Blackzilians). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor full fight Video UFC 189 – 2015
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world. The only man who stopped him twice was the #1 Ufc fw champion Jose Aldo: in 2012 (=Aldo vs Mendes) and in 2014 (=Aldo vs Mendes 2). After the second loss he came back to win beating Ricardo Lamas (=Mendes vs Lamas).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has the same record of 17-2-0 (but with 94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, but since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories (five in the Ufc) beating Dennis Siver in his last bout (=McGregor vs Siver). McGregor vs Mendes, main event of Ufc 189, is valid for the Ufc interim featherweight title (Mendes replaces Jose Aldo who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Brad Pickett vs Thomas Almeida full fight Video UFC 189 – 2015
Brad Pickett entered this fight with a mma record of 24-10-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 flyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Ian McCall (=Pickett vs McCall) and Chico Camus (=Pickett vs Camus).
His opponent, the undefeated Thomas Almeida, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 bantamweight; he has already fought once in 2015 beating Yves Jabouin (=Almeida vs Jabouin). Pickett vs Almeida is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor – UFC 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – fight Video UFC FN 70
The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against #1 Chris Weidman in 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida) and with Luke Rockhold in 2015 (=Machida vs Rockhold). Between these two fights he defeated CB Dollaway (=Machida vs Dollaway).
His opponent, the 2000 Olympic Mw silver medalist in freestyle wrestilng Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he fought against Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Tim Kennedy in his last one (=Kennedy vs Romero). ‘The Dragon’ Machida vs Romero is the main event of UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Santos vs Steve Bosse full fight Video UFC FN 70 – 2015
Thiago Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Santos) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Andy Enz.
His opponent, Steve Bosse, has a record of 10-1-0 (90% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 11, 2013 when he beat Caleb Grummet; he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. ‘Marreta’ Santos vs Bosse is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!