Despite Pickett being the far more experienced fighter in the sport of MMA, Nickal entered this fight as a sizeable favorite, and he made good on those odds with another dominant performance here, stopping Pickett in less than three minutes. [3], On July 2, 2022, Jim Miller became the first fighter to reach 40 fights in the UFC.[4]. One thing is for certain, Nickal will have everybodys attention as he continues making his rise up the ranks in the middleweight division. This card also featured a bout for the UFC Flyweight Championship, as, looked to defend her title for an eighth time, facing. Nickals grip was so tight that he just locked up the arm-triangle choke and Pickett was finally forced to tap out. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkies event hub for UFC 285. Ribovics ability to return to his feet every time was impressive, however, defense does not win you rounds, and Ribovics was in need of a significant moment of damage. Log in or Sign up. This was another round for Garbrandt. Shevchenkos nine-fight UFC winning streak at womens flyweight is the longest active streak in the division. Aldo successfully defended his title at UFC 129. Welcome to MMAJunkie's Quick Picks and Prognostications, where I'll be giving brief, fight-day breakdowns for . He is pressing forward more in this round. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA), a former bantamweight champion, will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. One minute remains in the opening round. Avg. [citation needed]. I thought this was a very dull fight, with very little activity from either fighter. Main Event, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV, UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass The main card for UFC 284 is available in the U.S. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost . Ganes lone professional loss came to the former heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, in a fight in which Ngannou opted to wrestle with Gane after two unsuccessful rounds of standing with him. LEOMANA MARTINEZ (10-3, 137) VS CAMERON SAAIMAN (7-0, 135) BANTAMWEIGHT. With his one submission attempt vs. Alexander Hernandez, Jim Miller has the most submission attempts in UFC history with 47. class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) The next event on the UFC schedule is UFC 285. BO NICKAL (3-0, 185.5) VS JAMIE PICKETT (13-8, 186) MIDDLEWEIGHT. Something went wrong. There were a number of exchanges in the clinch in which both fighters connected with heavy hooks and uppercuts. A right hand from Araujo landed with power, which was arguably the most damaging strike landed throughout the round. class (now known as Light Heavyweight). Dricus Du Plessis (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied with Alex Pereira, Roman Dolidze and Andre Petroski for the longest active streak in the division. Updated as of November 5, 2022 after UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Shevchenko lands 70.5 percent of her takedown attempts in UFC women's flyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history. Hill defeated Glover Teixeira to by unanimous decision to win the UFC light heavyweight title. Ribas was not connecting with the same level of power but seemed to be slightly ahead on the strike count, making for a very close round. The horn sounds to end round two. UFC 285 Report: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso, POST NEWS UPDATE: Terry Funk was asked to be part of Stadium Stampede at AEW Double or Nothing 2021, returned call too late, Jeff Jarrett calls The Acclaimed box-office, discusses what granddaddy ass adds to the presentation, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 2 of 58 Light Heavyweight takedowns in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) Shevchenkos four knockout victories in UFC womens flyweight competition are most in divisional history. He is 20-1 in the UFC with his last fight having been more than 3 years ago. Javid Basharat landed 95 of 130 attempts vs. Mateus Mendonca. Jones is averaging 4.30 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 57%. A judo specialist, Mayes lands 3.65 significant strikes per minute at 45% accuracy and logs 1.11 takedowns per 15 minutes at 53% accuracy. Both fighters found early success on the feet in the final round. Shavkat Rakhmonovs (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Michel Pereira (five). Blackshear pulled Basharat back to the ground, and practically took his back in in the process. Jones briefly caught him in a guillotine choke attempt, but Garbrandt quickly popped hi head out. Neither UFC nor ESPN report PPV buys with the new format. UFC 285 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. I thought this was a very strong outing for Ian Garry, who absolutely dominated the vast majority of this fight. Shutouts: Serghei Spivac prevents Derrick Lewis from landing any strikes or takedowns during their UFC Vegas 68 main event fight. Once again, Basharat escaped to his feet, but there were only two minutes remaining in the round, and Basharat had to get to work in order to steal back this round. Records reflect all UFC fights from UFC 28 to the present (UFC 28 was the first event to use the Unified Rules of MMA). Basharat threw a lead elbow before taking Blackshear back to the ground, and he maintained this position until the end of the round. Julian Marquez via TKO (strikes) Round 2, 4:12, Ian Garry def. Hes finished eight of those wins in Round 1. Shevchenkos nine victories in UFC womens flyweight competition are tied with Katlyn Chookagian for most in divisional history. Brunson fought a fantastic fight in the first round, using his wrestling to great effect while doing significant damage on the feet, but he was fatigued by the start of round two. In the headlining act, Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will finally return from a more than three-year layoff and make the move to heavyweight for a vacant title showdown with Ciryl Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC). UFC and ESPN do not report on pay-per-view buys starting with UFC 236. Everyone wants to tune in for main events and fights that feature popular names, but that means meaningful or potentially action-packed matchups from elsewhere on fight cards sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Andrei Arlovski is second to Miller with 39 UFC bouts. . class (now known as Light Heavyweight), Highest Percentage of Finishes - In a single event, Official UFC records have the bout time at 0:11, Dana White and UFC officials have admitted, Light Heavyweight bout in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Even if it didnt come in spectacular fashion, this was a much-needed win for Garbrandt, who had lost five of his last six fights since dethroning Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight Championship back in December of 2016. TD Def. Jones vs. Gane. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA), a former bantamweight champion, will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. Radzhabov wasted little time in returning Ribovics to the ground, however, and largely controlled Ribovics until the rounds final minute. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. She accomplished the feat at UFC 238. Takedowns by Mighty Mouse against John Moraga at UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga, the most takedowns landed in a bout in UFC history without a failed attempt. Jim Miller has 6:18:59 of UFC lightweight fight time. Erin Blanchfield has a control time percentage of 55.4 percent in UFC flyweight fights. This was a strange, awkward, wild fight, just as you would expect from these two fighters. Araujo seemed to have recovered, but Ribas had a strong position in half guard, and she attempted to make the most of the position, landing numerous short left hands. Last event's results: 3-1. The controls to perform a takedown below are based on the orthodox stance. Valentina Shevchenko -750 vs. Alexa Grasso +490. Du Plessis is now 5-0 in the UFC, and he will likely take Brunsons fifth-ranked spot in the middleweight rankings following this win. It took less than 30 seconds for Nickal to close the distance, snatch a leg and look to take the fight down to the canvas. Lastly, prior to Saturdays fight card, no UFC fighter in 2023 had secured a guillotine choke after dropping to guard. No Love is working from full guard position. Nelson landed five of 10 takedown attempts during the fight and had five minutes 34 seconds of total control time, compared to 3:58 for Choi. Get live play-by-play and official results from Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 in Las Vegas. The majority of Blackshears wins have come via submission, but the 28-year-old is happy to engage on the feet as long as his opponents are letting him dictate the pace of the fight. Ciryl Gane is a special talent in his own right, showcasing a level of striking and movement in the cage that is rarely seen at heavyweight. Roughly thirty seconds into the fight, Brunson caught a kick from Du Plessis and took him to the ground, where he began to work from side control. 19-18 Saaiman. Grasso has earned six of her seven UFC victories by decision. Shevchenko is the only fighter in UFC history to earn multiple knockouts stemming from the crucifix position. She'll look to add another title defense against a very hungry challenger. The run of lackluster Fight Night events from the UFC ends with this weeks UFC 285, which is loaded with enticing matchups all throughout the card. UFC 285 | Jake Gyllenhaal knocks out the middleweight champion for Road House remake (Video), Pros react after Cody Garbrandt defeats Trevin Jones at UFC 285. #OnThisDay in 2004 - Yves Edwards landed this UNBELIEVABLE headkick! Joness output was extremely low in this opening round, and Garbrandt was able to utilize his speed advantage to land his strikes before moving out of Joness range, leading to a lot of early success. Another good combination from Jones. Martinez was looking for an armbar off of his back, but Saaiman was wise to it, and this was a fairly dominant round for Saaiman after the point deduction in round one. A heavy jab from Saaiman knocked Martinez down, and Saaiman followed him to the ground, taking top position with two minutes to work. Shevchenkos seven consecutive UFC title defenses are most among current promotional champions. I feel at home, Nickal said afterwards. Yves was one of the best lightweight fighters of his era and has over 20 UFC fights, including UFC bouts against former UFC champions Tony Ferguson and Matt Serra. Gane dove for the single-leg takedown and scored it. Most Takedowns Landed - All fighters . The champion has landed the third-most takedowns in UFC lightweight history, and he still holds the record for the most takedowns landed in a fight . During the. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. After the fight, Garry expressed his interest in fighting on the Miami card in five weeks time and vowed to be a welterweight champion in a few years time. In the rounds final minute, Garry really went on the attack in pursuit of a finish, and it came after a flurry of strikes sent Song to the ground. Time Striking Grappling Last Update: 03/01/2023 07:43 GMT Total Fights. class (now known as Light Heavyweight), 4 of 4 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Since going pro in 2022, Nickal has competed three times, stopping all three of his opponents in the first round. ^ 8 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Forgive Cody Garbrandt for not wanting to engage in a firefight with Trevin Jones. Ribas did good work on the feet early in the final round, landing strong combinations to the head and lead leg of Araujo. It was a much-needed victory for Garbrandt, whos been reeling ever since losing the 135-pound title to rival T.J. Dillashaw five-and-half years ago at UFC 217. class . Cody! rang out in the early going. Result: Franklin wins via unanimous decision. Most Knockdowns Landed: Rinya Nakamura scores two knockdown on Toshiomi Kazama , Alonzo Menifield scores two knockdown on Jimmy Crute and Trevor Peek with two knockdowns vs. Erick Gonzalez. Ganes lone professional loss came to the former heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, in a fight in which Ngannou opted to wrestle with Gane after two unsuccessful rounds of standing with him. UFC 285 Report: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane Results. Mana Martinez via majority decision (29-26, 29-27, 28-28), Tabatha Ricci def. Song was a stationary target at times and wasnt doing enough offensively to trouble Garry, who was just teeing off on Song at times, doing considerable damage to his lead leg. 20-18 Garbrandt. DJ would score 74 takedowns in 18 UFC fights. Not listed in source, information fount in fighter's page. The fighters exchanged kicks throughout the first minute of the bout. While Marquez never went down, I thought this went on for far longer than it needed to, as Marquez really took a considerable amount of unnecessary damage in this position from Barriault, who just unleashed a seemingly never-ending onslaught of left hands and elbows on Marquez, who was barely defending himself by that point in the fight. Garry worked his jab while throwing kicks to the lead leg of Song, and he was pulling away with this round based on activity alone with ninety seconds remaining in the round. By Paul Gift @MMAanalytics Mar 1, 2023, 1:00pm EST / new Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation! 10-9 Garbrandt. . Penne looked to improve her position, and the fight moved to the cage, where the fighters began to battle in the clinch as Penne looked for a takedown of her own, but once again, it was Ricci who took Penne down, where Penne threw kicks off of her back from guard. JULIAN MARQUEZ (9-3, 186) VS MARC-ANDRE BARRIAULT (14-6, 185) MIDDLEWEIGHT. Garbrandt secured an early takedown in the second round, but Jones quickly popped back to his feet. Ribovics escaped to his feet but ate another hard shot as the fighters traded hands. Ribas rocked Araujo early in the second round, and she opted to take the fight to the ground in search of a submission finish. He lands a kick to the body of Garbrandt now. An absolute GRAPPLING CLINIC Searching for the choke all fight and @JoeSolecki gets the finish! The three-time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion had all eyes on him heading into his fight as the biggest favorite on the entire card and Nickal proved he deserved that level of respect. Du Plessis really seemed to be hurting Brunson with his strikes, and Brunsons body language was looking very poor as the round progressed, seemingly hurt as well as fatigued. Updated to August 13, 2022 (after UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz). Jim Miller participated in his 41st fight in the UFC. Dariush has successfully defended 13 of 16 takedown attempts. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 200. Basharat is taking his opponents down on. Basharat proceeded to make short work of most of the fighters he faced on the English regional scene, as he collected another four finishes through six fights. Grasso is 4-0 since she moved up to the UFC womens flyweight division in August 2020. 10-9 Basharat. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Basharats undefeated record and clear talent have plenty of eyes on him ahead of his UFC debut, but the 25-year-old also has the added pressure of how successful his brother has already been in the promotion. Overall picks for UFC main cards in 2023: 14-13-2. Unlike their first meeting in 2020, in which Masvidal accepted the fight on late notice and lost a one-sided decision, the 36-year-old slugger had no excuses following a full training camp. Most Takedowns in a UFC Fight 2 of 5 Khabib Nurmagomedov (top) Associated Press At UFC 160 in May 2013, Khabib Nurmagomedov won a unanimous decision over Abel Trujillo. Welcome to the MMA News Sleeper Scrap! Da Monster relies a lot on throwing 1-2s and usually doesnt maintain an especially high output of strikes, but hes constantly faking kicks to open up opportunities to land big shots. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images. Updated to December 17, 2022 (after UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland). Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21. @BrendanAllenMMA sinks in the RNC in the closing seconds! All #UFC285 Fight Results :. Cody Garbrandt with a good right. GSP 90 in 22. Most Takedowns Landed: Serghei Spivac lands six of eight takedown attempts on Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 68 and Jimmy Crute lands six of 12 takedown attempts on Alonzo Menifield. TD Avg. Malott is now 2-0 with the promotion after stopping Yohan Lainesse at the 4:15 mark of the first stanza. The 25-year-old does have a tendency to back up on a straight line when pressured, but his counter left hook or right hand are always ready to deter opponents from coming forward. 29-27 Ribas. 2 of 27 Light Heavyweight bouts in first deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Brunson opted to jump for a guillotine, which resulted in Du Plessis taking top position after escaping the submission. Saaiman was deducted a point by referee Herb Dean, but the fight continued after Martinez was given time to recover. HOOK, The Acclaimed, Daniel Garcia, Lucha Brothers & Mark Briscoe set for 3/4 AEW Dark, Ronda Rousey dealing with minor injury, not expected to miss much time, Kevin Matthews recalls pushing for Anthony Bowens & Kris Statlander to be brought into IMPACT Wrestling. I thought this was a 10-8 round for Ribas. The card was headlined by the return of, , as after a lengthy period of inactivity, the long-time Light Heavyweight Champion made the move up to heavyweight, to face, for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. The damage added up quickly, and Marquez found himself with his back to the cage for a considerable portion of the second round, where Barriault just teed off on him for an extended period of time. DJ's TD-to-fights ratio still better. They would add up to his takedown "attempts", hence why lower TD accuracy. [33] Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included. Malott secured the first arm triangle from half guard submission of the year for the UFC. On December 16, 1994, Royce Gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the UFC. UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Dec. 19, 2020 U-DEC 3 5:00 win. Du Plessis has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. WINNER: Farid Basharat by unanimous decision (29-28 all). Patience was the name of the game for Garbrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) on Saturday night at 285 as he took a smart approach to earn a unanimous decision win over Jones (13-10 MMA, 1-4 UFC), who performed as though the moment was too big for him. WINNER: Cameron Saaiman by majority decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-28). class (now known as Light Heavyweight), Most significant strikes landed - In a single bout, Most significant strikes landed - In a single event, Highest significant strike landed per minute, 8 of 58 Light Heavyweight takedowns in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Two championship fights top the card, and they feature arguably the greatest male and female athletes the sport has ever seen. Taila Santos is second with 46.3 percent. The confidence is obviously flowing. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27), Marc-Andre Barriault def. Martinez was looking to time-heavy counters, and was finding a decent level of success with his counter strikes, but was often missing big whenever he went on the attack himself. Songs lack of output continued to hurt him in the third round, as Garry overwhelmed him with his own activity. Penne quickly returned to her feet, but Ricci brought the fight back to the ground. Garbrandts output was not very high by this point in the fight either, but he was clearly ahead on the scorecards, and not the fighter in desperate need of a finish to win this one with time running out. This marked Radzhabovs UFC debut after a lengthy run in the PFL. Please enter a valid email and try again. Its becoming increasingly rare to see debuting fighters in the UFC that arent coming off the Contender Series, but DaMon Blackshear proves that success as a regional champion can still get you a short-notice call up. Turners five-fight stoppage streak in UFC competition is tied with Pavlovich for the longest streak among active fighters in the company. Check out his complete stat sheet to see where he stands in company history. Jones was the slightly busier fighter in round three, and actually had Garbrandt in a few spots of trouble when he committed to his attack, but it was too little, too late, and Garbrandt had his arm raised in the end after banking the first two rounds. Viviane Araujo (11-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned four of her five UFC victories by decision. Dan Tom. Shevchenko is one of nine fighters in history to end a UFC title fight with a knockout stemming from a head kick. Now 4-0 in his career, Nickal has an incredibly high ceiling to reach in MMA, although theres no rush to get to the top of the division as he gets more experience while adding more fights to his resume. The younger brother of current UFC bantamweight Javid Basharat, Farid Basharat will carry an undefeated record into his debut at UFC 285. UFC 285 Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout Viviane Araujo (11-4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Amanda Ribas (10-3-0, 2 KOs) . 2.^ Jos Aldo was awarded the Featherweight Championship at UFC 123 but did not fight in his first UFC bout until UFC 129, at which point he was 24 years and 233 days of age. This was largely a dominant performance from Saaiman, with his numerous fouls throughout the bout being his greatest enemy. Garbrandt seemed to hit cruise control in the third round, which put him in a little bit of trouble when Jones landed his best punch of the fight, a hard right hand, that stunned his opponent. Information found in fighter's page. 5 Star is doing a good job of preventing Cody from landing any punches. No Love is coming off a TKO loss to Kai Kara-France in his most recent effort in December of 2021 at UFC 269. 8. After a rough stretch of UFC Fight Night cards to cap February, the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets back to business with UFC 285 this Saturday at T . No Love back in the win column! STARDOM Triangle Derby I Finals Event Report, Full card announced for TJPW LIVE in Los Angeles. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkies event hub forUFC 285. He, too, is a DWCS alum and impressed fans with his talented and diverse . Jalin Turner is 13-5 in his fighting career and has gone 6-2 in fights with the UFC. Cody once again shoots in and is able to score a takedown. Amanda Ribas (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is 1-1 in UFC womens flyweight competition. - Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes Click on row to see detailed stats W/L Fighter . Updated as of February 12, 2023 after UFC 284. class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 5 submissions in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) This category only scores pay-per-view buys from The Ultimate Fighting Championship event held in Denver, CO (1993) to UFC 235. Ribovics countered a takedown from Radzhabov with a kimura, which allowed him to defend the attempt. Mateusz Gamrot -215 vs. Jalin Turner +172. Shevchenko is one of two womens flyweight champions in UFC history. Jones won that fight by unanimous decision against Dominick Reyes. Gane defends 62.8 of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, tied for the third-best rate in divisional history behind Jon Madsen (81.4 percent) and Matt Mitrione (64.6 percent). However, Tatiana Suarez changed that when she used that technique to submit Montana De La Rosa 2:51 into the second round of their flyweight scrap. In any bout; Fighter . An early shot from Martinez busted open Saaimans nose, and Saaiman seemed to be having trouble with his left leg after a calf kick from Martinez, causing Saaiman to stumble multiple times. Ganes average fight time of 16:07 in UFC heavyweight competition is second-longest in divisional history behind Blagoy Ivanov (16:26). The crown jewel of the UFCs first-quarter schedule for 2023 takes place Saturday with UFC 285. class (now known as Light Heavyweight), Light Heavyweight submission in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) For more on the numbers behind the two title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkies pre-event facts about UFC 285. Basharat won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 . Araujos average fight time of 16:26 in UFC womens fight competition is second-longest in divisional history behind Shevchenko (17:01). Garbrandt was able to defend himself well from his back, and the fight went the distance. Shevchenko's two fight-night bonuses for UFC women's. Radzhabov transitioned to half guard, but Ribovics was able to escape the position and returned to his feet before time expired. 69% of the takedown attempts against him. This went on and on, and eventually, referee Mark Smith had no close but to stop the fight, as Marquez was taking a concerning amount of damage without improving his position. Trevin escapes the position but eats a knee for his efforts. The UFC's 2019 contract with ESPN+ mandates a subscription to the over-the-top service which is the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-views in the United States in order to purchase the event. Welcome to POST Wrestling's coverage of UFC 285 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The variety of kicks hes willing to throw can confuse opponents into backing away or covering up, which also opens up chances for Blackshear to jump forward with flying knees. Saaiman continued to find success on the feet in the final round.