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  1. 1

    Shamil "The Silent Assassin" Musaev
    Shamil Musaev
    "The Silent Assassin"
    17-0-1
    1994 - Russia - PFL

    Improved a lot during time off after being unable to get fights in KSW. Turned into an excellent counter puncher with some of the best spinning body kicks in the business. Counters really hard and has accuracy and power in everything he throws which he links into combination punching to boot. TDD is solid, able to hold off good wrestlers. Used to wrestle quite well offensively himself but unless he's against a really good striker I don't know that he'll bother.
  2. 2

    Logan "Storm" Storley
    Logan Storley
    "Storm"
    15-3-0
    1992 - USA - PFL

    Very good wrestler, who likes to get pressure on and strike way into shots. Works fine against most people, good positionally on top, sometimes content to cruise there. Kryptonite seems to be guys with really good TDD who start countering him well as he panics a bit and tries to get forward. Had a very hard time with that in both the Amosov and Musaev fights.
  3. 3

    Murad Ramazanov
    Murad Ramazanov
    12-0-0, 1 NC
    1995 - Russia - PFL

    Superb top grappler, great at keeping position, moves from half guard, to mount, to back and rinse and repeat if need be, never really expect guys to get up once they're underneath him for the rest of the round. Hasn't always seemed to be in a rush to finish guys but seems to have adapted to PFL format to get finishes and more points. Very good Dagi style cage wrestling, with the usual cage pushing, moving towards the back and looking for trips, hooks and drags. Not sure how comfortable he looks on the feet, but it's difficult to keep the dude there.
  4. 4

    Magomed "Prince" Umalatov
    Magomed Umalatov
    "Prince"
    15-0-0
    1992 - Russia - PFL

    Good power on the feet and good wrestling. Seems like he can tire late in fights, at least did against Lopez. Good bullying of Koreshkov in close to pick up the biggest win of his career.
  5. 5

    Joaquin "New Mansa" Buckley
    Joaquin Buckley
    "New Mansa"
    19-6-0
    1994 - USA - UFC

    Moving down to 170 was a great decision for this dude as his strength and athleticism can still shine through while having less big reach discrepancies. Still pretty short even at this weight, but if he's getting countered trying to get inside quickly to deliver his power he's going to be facing less power coming back the other way. Runs through a double leg pretty well when he wants to wrestle and pretty strong at the weight. Good donkey kong style smash ground and pound.
  6. 6

    Randy "Rudeboy" Brown
    Randy Brown
    "Rudeboy"
    19-5-0
    1990 - Jamaica - UFC

    Extremely solid fighter over the past few years aside from getting run over by JDM. Very good on the feet, keeps range well (sometimes by eye poking) and has a snappy and solid jab and cross which makes it hard to get inside on him. Solid takedown defence against the fence if he can back up to there, if he does get taken down he's got a good degree of urgency to get back up. Was calm when ZDS had his back and was in real trouble with the RNC, never panicked and worked his way into a better situation. Protected back take pretty well until there was a better attempt at getting it.
  7. 7

    Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov
    Andrey Koreshkov
    "Spartan"
    27-5-0
    1990 - Russia - PFL

    Looked like he might have lost a step against Umalatov. Still a decent striker, still has the spinning kicks. TDD wasn't all that hot and I'm not sure why he kept trying to throw up omaplatas from the bottom so hopefully he stops doing that going forward.
  8. 8

    Kevin "Trailblazer" Holland
    Kevin Holland
    "Trailblazer"
    26-11-0, 1 NC
    1992 - USA - UFC

    Moonlighting between 170 and 185 again though I think 170 is the best weight class for him the dude likes to stay active. Good cardio and pace, decent striker but can be caught out when he tries to strike with guys who are better than him and not use his grappling. When he does use his grappling against strikers he generally does well as he has nice chokes and he's also good from his guard and has got wins with either strikes or subs from there. Problem is he quite often only finds himself with world class grapplers who want to be there. Still a solid all rounder who can give most people problems.
  9. 9

    Elizeu "Capoeira" Zaleski
    Elizeu Zaleski
    "Capoeira"
    24-8-1
    1986 - Brazil - UFC

    Very good all round fighter with ability both on the feet and on the ground. Found the length of Brown a bit difficult, had to kind of leap in to try and make connection so might have an issue with long guys he can't take down too easily. Good from back body lock if he can get there and has good top BJJ, likes to look for the back and attacks chokes well. Takedowns against the fence from the front not so good.
  10. 10

    Adrian "Bartos" Bartosiński
    Adrian Bartosiński
    "Bartos"
    16-0-0
    1995 - Poland - KSW Champion

    Seems to have done everything he can do in KSW really. Physically an absolute unit, hits hard, comes straight at guys, usually goes thud, thud and into the offensive wrestling against the cage Has pretty strong leglocks and subs from the bottom. Fight against Igor was a little closer than I expected, was getting taken down more than I thought he would, but pulled out a kneebar.
  11. 11+

  12. 11

    Goiti Yamauchi
    Goiti Yamauchi
    29-6-0
    1993 - Brazil - PFL

    Fast and powerful at the weight, gets inside well and height difference against most guys at the weight doesn't seem to be too much of an issue.
  13. 12

    Khaos "The Oxfighter" Williams
    Khaos Williams
    "The Oxfighter"  |  15-3-0
    1994 - USA - UFC

    Returned to KO form against Harris having not had as many lately. Showed when he times one and lands clean he can still tear guys from conciousness. Takes his time to set it up with jabs to the body.
  14. 13

    Carlston "Moçambique" Harris
    Carlston Harris
    "Moçambique"  |  19-6-0
    1987 - Guyana - UFC

    Dangerous dude, really good from front headlock and has an especially good anaconda and d'arce so tough to shoot on incase you get stuck there. Striking doesn't always look pretty but he has solid power and he's knocked guys out before. Throws a weird down chopping right hand which kind of scoops downwards. Just got clipped against Khaos which you can't do.
  15. 14

    Neiman Gracie
    Neiman Gracie
    12-5-0
    1988 - Brazil - PFL

    Obviously high level BJJ, happy to pull guard to get there if need be as wrestling isn't that great. Serviceable Cordeiro striking, simple but fairly effective. Not so great defensively but tough and fights through it when he gets tagged.
  16. 15

    Cédric "Le Meilleur" Doumbé
    Cédric Doumbé
    "Le Meilleur"  |  6-1-0
    1992 - France - PFL

    One of the best kickboxers on the planet and adapting well to MMA. Obviously standing he's going to beat just about anyone. Has power on the feet and as such his kickboxing translates well. Adapted striking well to MMA by keeping face forward so can keep a low stance to allow him to sprawl well and tries to tempt guys to throw at him so he can counter hard. Has a solid enough sprawl on him, defends takedowns well against the cage and works back up well. Was doing better than I thought he would against Baki before the glass in foot stoppage.
  17. 16

    Jake "The Celtic Kid" Matthews
    Jake Matthews
    "The Celtic Kid"  |  20-7-0
    1994 - Australia - UFC

    Mostly getting more consistent if we ignore the loss to Semelsberger. Jake's gradually developed into one of those fighters who's just pretty good everywhere without really being exceptional at anything. His boxing and leg kicks are solid, his output and cardio are good, he's very scrappy and willing to throw down, come into the pocket and fire hard. He can wrestle a bit and his BJJ on top is pretty good also. Has some issues getting past long strikers I think. Morales was a problem when he unloaded and Rowe also was but he kind of gave Jake the fight by shooting on him for some reason.
  18. 17

    Phil "The Fresh Prince" Rowe
    Phil Rowe
    "The Fresh Prince"  |  10-5-0
    1990 - USA - UFC

    Frustrating guy sometimes, has a lot of ability but makes a lot of poor decisions. He's got a good jab and piston like cross, when he can come forward and back guys towards the cage and unload those weapons he can look great, he's good at deflecting oncoming attacks with his arms too. On the flipside he takes a while to get going and is too low output. Sometimes decides he wants to grapple which he really shouldn't even though I get he's been training it a lot it should be a last resort for him. Wrestling is awful and he can end up putting himself in bad positions with it and although his grappling has improved he still makes a lot of mistakes there.
  19. 18

    Nursulton "Black" Ruziboev
    Nursulton Ruziboev
    "Black"  |  34-9-2, 2 NC
    1993 - Uzbekistan - UFC

    Handled cut to 170 fine for the Buckley fight, didn't seem to be an issue cardio wise, just out skilled and wasn't able to compete physically against one of the few guys in the division that cutting down probably isn't going to give you much of a strength advantage over. Can be taken down but hits hard, snaps up necks and armbars off his back and is a dangerous finisher all round.
  20. 19

    Carlos "The Nightmare" Prates
    Carlos Prates
    "The Nightmare"  |  19-6-0
    1993 - Brazil - UFC

    Takes a minute to get going in a lot of fights but is a handful when he does. Has really solid leg kicks and good long accurate power strikes with a good variety of things he can hurt people with including the knees to the body. I like the way he reaches out to tie up hands to find openings to throw his own stuff. Upper body TDD is alright so at least takes a half decent wrestler to take him down. Can be hit a bit himself if someone can get inside on him without falling victim to the knees.
  21. 20

    Tahir "Tank" Abdullaev
    Tahir Abdullaev
    "Tank"  |  17-2-0
    1997 - Azerbaijan - UAE Warriors Champion

    Just a brute. Piles forward trying to hurt people, throws huge bombs, tries to ragdoll people around and looks for ground and pound and rags chokes. Very physical guy to deal with who'll break people if they can't get him off them. Great win to break Alkhasov to take the UAE Warriors title. Only real knock I've seen on him is he looked really frustrated and didn't seem to know what to do when Josh Togo just stayed on the back foot, picked at him and didn't engage him physically, didn't seem to have a way to force himself on that style.
  22. 21

    Alex "The Great White" Morono
    Alex Morono
    "The Great White"  |  24-10-0, 1 NC
    1990 - USA - UFC

    Fell apart uncharacteristically against Niko but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for that being an anomaly for now. Generally he's just a technically solid guy who's about as good as you can get while lacking athleticism like he does. Technically good everywhere, solid striking which is simple but effective. Good off his back and attacks subs from there, good on top and takes the back well. Can make up the athleticism difference to an extent but always going to have a problem with really explosive guys.
  23. 22

    Trey "The Truth" Waters
    Trey Waters
    "The Truth"  |  9-1-0
    1995 - USA - UFC

    Long languid style of fighting, keeps hands very low, but pretty calm under fire. Sharp counters with some pop on them and has decent tall man TDD against the fence. Has a sneaky standing guillotine when guys shoot on him, handled pace of an insane fight against Goff as well as could be reasonably expected.
  24. 23

    Igor Michaliszyn
    Igor Michaliszyn
    10-3-0
    1996 - Poland - KSW

    Very strong and roided. Good pickups and dumps, able to do it to even someone like Bartosinski. Pretty solid when gets on top and some decent boxing when on the back foot with decent power. Was doing quite well in KSW title fight until he got kneebarred.
  25. 24

    Shakhban Alkhasov
    Shakhban Alkhasov
    8-1-0
    1996 - Russia - UAE Warriors

    Cruised in his career up until he ran into Tahir Tank. When he's got things going his own way he has lovely wrestling, good back takes, very calm and sharp strikes and generally looks like a potential top guy. When Tank started pouring stuff back at him though he either completely collapsed mentally or death gassed and just completely fell out of the fight. Need to see an improvement on that.
  26. 25

    Zhakshylyk "Kyrgyz Bars" Myrzabekov
    Zhakshylyk Myrzabekov
    "Kyrgyz Bars"  |  12-2-0
    1999 - Kyrgyzstan - ACA

    Extremely boring but very effective. Has a good double leg and is good at controlling legs on the side of the cage, whatever position his opponent is in he's picking their legs up to stop them getting a decent base and it just looks annoying. Doesn't really strike much but even if he's getting a bit tired from all the wrestling he'll back up into the cage and play possum a bit to get a connection. Going to have issues with good wrestlers who are better strikers than him.
  27. 26

    Nikolay Aleksakhin
    Nikolay Aleksakhin
    29-8-0, 1 NC
    1991 - Russia - ACA

    Very disappointing return to ACA as he got absolutely grapple******. Always been a good fighter on the feet but now he's in ACA he really needs to work at get ups and separating if he's going to have any success there.
  28. 27

    Nikolay Veretennikov
    Nikolay Veretennikov
    12-4-0
    1989 - Kazakhstan - United Fight League Champion

    US based Kazakh killer who usually gets the job done early, won the UFL grand prix with three early finishes. Gets wins both by strikes and by sub, hits hard and grapples well. Unlucky to run into Michael Morales on the Contender Series and is a UFC level guy for me.
  29. 28

    Niko "The Hybrid" Price
    Niko Price
    "The Hybrid"  |  16-7-0, 2 NC
    1989 - USA - UFC

    I thought his chin was completely gone but he did eat a few shots from Morono without issue although Alex isn't the biggest puncher. Does a lot of stupid stuff in the grappling at times but is usually able to muscle his way out of things. Output not great but does crack pretty hard, cardio is good as can kind of keep a spazzy pace going Dricus style although I'm not sure he beats Alex if you give Alex a full camp.
  30. 29

    Anderson "Astro da Maldade" Nascimento
    Anderson Nascimento
    "Astro da Maldade"  |  17-3-0, 1 NC
    1986 - Brazil - Jungle Fight Champion

    Very physical dude who's a late bloomer and seems to be peaking in his late 30's. Strong BJJ, solid chin and comes forward behind hard shots to get into his grappling. Wore out and finished an undefeated Cesar Mendes to take the Jungle Fight belt.
  31. 30

    Thad "The Silverback" Jean
    Thad Jean
    "The Silverback"  |  7-0-0
    1998 - USA - PFL

    Big for weight, nice sniping striking, good power, calm and waits for opportunities well Good straight punches and high kick. Clearly beating the lower level guys he's fought, seems ready to take on a higher level of competition, should be in the 2025 PFL season.
  32. 31

    Jaleel "The Realest" Willis
    Jaleel Willis
    "The Realest"  |  16-6-0
    1992 - USA - Bellator

    Running into some tough competition lately in the likes of Ramazan and Doumbe. Has that one great night where he was able to keep it on the feet and beat Crutcher with good boxing, but once he gets to the top level he seems like he's not quite good enough at grappling to stop good grapplers and not quite good enough at striking to beat good strikers.
  33. 32

    Geovanis "Fênix" Palacios
    Geovanis Palacios
    "Fênix"  |  7-0-0
    1996 - Cuba - LFA

    Cuban suplex machine training at Fight Nerds in Brazil. Very strong and talented wrestler, one of the few guys who seems to be able to legitimately suplex dudes in MMA although he does need to work on controlling them afterwards. Stand up style is similar to Borralho although he isn't as evasive yet, seems to be able to take a shot though. Explosive with own striking yet and when gets timing down on it I think he'll be cracking guys.
  34. 33

    Billy Goff
    Billy Goff
    9-3-0
    1998 - USA - UFC

    This dude does not give a single **** and I love it. Looks like an absolute nightmare to fight. Doesn't have good defence and is prone to getting countered but he is just going to pile at you at a high pace as long as he can trying to knock you out. Obviously gets tired doing that, but he makes the pace of the fight so tough that it's hard to see both guys not being gassed. Has pretty good, fast kicks too which he throws hard to the leg and a very nice front kick to the chin.
  35. 34

    Bassil "The Habibi" Hafez
    Bassil Hafez
    "The Habibi"  |  9-4-1
    1992 - USA - UFC

    I do think the JDM fight made him look a bit better than he is as JDM basically let him into the fight a lot but he's still decent and has shown he might have the potential to transfer over from being a solid regional guy into being a solid UFC guy. He's good at following his jab up with a hard overhand, but he is a bit repetitive with that combo and throws it far more than anything else. He's got decent offensive double legs and he's solid on top, if he gets taken down himself he has a good urgency to get back up. He does slow down a bit later in fights and gets a bit sloppier once he gets to that stage. Definitely a better fighter than when he was losing splits to Evan Cutts though.
  36. 35

    Islam "The Ripper" Dulatov
    Islam Dulatov
    "The Ripper"  |  10-1-0
    1999ish - Germany - Oktagon

    Fast improving prospect who's very aggressive and beats the **** out of people in on the feet with hard, accurate and straight punches. Prepared to go into the guard of BJJ players so he can beat the **** out of them there too. Looks ready for better competition.
  37. 36

    Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo
    Themba Gorimbo
    "The Answer"  |  13-4-0
    1991 - Zimbabwe - UFC

    Doing better than I thought he would in the UFC but still not sure he's that good. Quite good wrestling against people who aren't really good wrestlers but going to find it harder with people that are, does have some pop on the feet. Likes cage grinding where needs to.
  38. 37

    Christian Eckerlin
    Christian Eckerlin
    16-6-0, 1 NC
    1986 - Germany - Oktagon

    Solid fighter who's only recent loss is to UFC vet Leandro Buscape. Has a good jab which he can use to control aggressive fighters and a nice cross to bring behind it when he decides it's the right time, selects shots pretty well and is nice and patient. Good ground and pound when ends up on top. Played matador to Broz very well.
  39. 38

    "Chuck Buffalo" Charles Radtke
    Charles Radtke
    "Chuck Buffalo"  |  9-4-0
    1990 - USA - UFC

    Decent generalist, found it tough against a really good specialist in the Prates fight but will generally do well against specialists who have a big deficiency in one area like Blood Diamond. Can do everything reasonably but takedowns aren't good enough against people with solid TDD. Throws left hook really hard, found good leg kicks difficult to deal with.
  40. 39

    Kody Steele
    Kody Steele
    6-0-0
    1995 - USA - Fury FC

    Seems to be getting there, striking improving, getting some decent accumulative power behind his shots now and wearing guys down. Grapples at a decent level, likes to try and stick to people on the cage and try and get to the back. Rounding his game out nicely.
  41. 40

    Luis "The Stache" Hernandez
    Luis Hernandez
    "The Stache"  |  4-0-0
    1996 - USA - Fury FC

    Also known as the 3 second high kick cop. Absolutely crushed everyone he's fought so far whether standing or on the ground and stepped up a bit against a 3-0 guy and trashed him too. Physically seems an absolute specimen, strong, fast and powerful. BJJ looks good, maybe trusts it a little too much as is willing to put himself in bad positions with kimura traps but able to use them to sweep so far. Top game looks good and tight, decent heavy pressure, good back taker and a nice squeeze on his chokes.

    Looks like someone who'll make it to the UFC to me.
  42. 41

    "Suga" Michał Michalski
    Michał Michalski
    "Suga"  |  12-5-0
    1989 - Poland - KSW

    Heavy swinger who looks to swing dudes back to the fence and get them out of there early, has a lot of early finishes against reasonable competition so it works for him pretty well. No idea why he's called Suga as that is not his fight style.
  43. 42

    Joseph Luciano
    Joseph Luciano
    9-2-0
    1993ish - Australia - Beatdown Promotions

    Solid offensive grappler, likes to get on top of guys with his solid wrestling and takes his time, looking to hold them down, force the back take and look for a choke.
  44. 43

    Bartosz Leśko
    Bartosz Leśko
    13-5-2
    1996 - Poland - KSW

    Not bad once he can get into a fight, good grappler who can wrap up the back and get subs, striking not terrible offensively either. Problem is he fights way too tall, leaves his chin way out there and multiple dudes have found it and knocked him spark out.
  45. 44

    Louis "Spartacus" Glismann
    Louis Glismann
    "Spartacus"  |  12-3-0
    1991 - Denmark - Oktagon

    Terrible striker, very hittable and own strikes **** too. Makes up for it by being a very good scrambler. Loves to roll through off leg attacks to get on top, also very good at rolling through to get to top when guys almost fully take his back which only Stanton really does as well as he does. Takedown defence is terrible, but that's where he wants to be anyway so that doesn't really matter. Cardio for grappling is very good too. Kind of limited in that he's screwed if he's stuck on the feet with someone but if he can get into the grappling or if his opponent is stupid enough to go there with him voluntarily then he's got a chance.
  46. 45

    Lucas "Sonic" Marques
    Lucas Marques
    "Sonic"  |  18-4-0
    1996 - Brazil - Centurion FC

    Won recent Centurion one night tournament and looked solid enough doing it. Nothing special but fairly solid, fights at a steady pace, decent enough leg kicks. Top game looks good if he can get guys down and has an okay double leg. Just a reasonably good Brazilian regional guy really.
  47. 46

    Laureano "Pepi" Staropoli
    Laureano Staropoli
    "Pepi"  |  13-6-0
    1993 - Argentina - PFL

    Improved since getting cut from the UFC and started training with Glover. Got a decent run in beating solid mid tier Euro guys in Ares. Return to high level competition against Murad didn't go well, but has always struggled with cage pushes so was always going to find that hard.
  48. 47

    "Tiburón Blanco" Alan Domínguez
    Alan Domínguez
    "Tiburón Blanco"  |  11-6-0
    1996 - Mexico - PFL

    Developed a pretty solid BJJ games over the years after getting subbed a lot early on. Relies on chin to get inside but it's pretty good and I've seen him take a few shots square to it without flinching. Dude is good at back takes and hunting for chokes. On a loss avenging tour as Lux champion having got losses against Antonio Suarez and Nayib Lopez back.
  49. 48

    Łukasz "Brutal" Siwiec
    Łukasz Siwiec
    "Brutal"  |  9-4-0
    1991 - Poland - Oktagon

    Stocky dude who bombs very hard and has fairly solid wrestling. Main issue is that he carries a lot of muscle and while that helps him early it does tend to slow him down late in fights. Also his gameplans can be questionable, I felt like he could have beaten Glismann on the feet but he decided to grapple with a grappling specialist instead. Still all his recent losses are decisions against very good European tier guys and he ended the John Hathaway comeback.
  50. 49

    Aleksandr "Мugiwara" Vasiliev
    Aleksandr Vasiliev
    "Мugiwara"  |  12-2-1
    2000 - Russia - RCC

    Good striker, got Diaz style boxing mixed with high kicks and gets some good volume off. Takedown defence isn't good enough, ends up on his back against most decent wrestlers. Does have decent offensive wrestling himself so sometimes rounds come down to who shoots first.
  51. 50

    Mickey Gall
    Mickey Gall
    7-6-0
    1992 - USA - UFC

    I thought he was just coming back for a payday to fight out his contract or something against Hafez but he actually fought better than I thought he would. Does seem to have been working on his striking a bit although the jab he's incorporated is a bit slow and I'm not sure it actually makes him any better. I feel he's better when he just pushes forward and throws rather than worrying about turning into some kind of technical wizard on the feet. Still has a very solid chin which he needs because he doesn't really get his head off the centre line well.

    Wrestling isn't great all round which makes it hard for him to use his BJJ much but his pushing trip takedown in space is decent. If he gets taken down by someone who's good enough on top to avoid subs then he's good at using his BJJ to create space to get back up.
  52. 51

    Miroslav "Inkvizitor" Brož
    Miroslav Brož
    "Inkvizitor"  |  17-4-1
    1988 - Czechia - Oktagon

    Big hook swinger, loves to wildly charge forward with hooks but very open when doing it. Likes to talk a lot of **** to people while fighting but I'm not sure if they understand him or not. Decent volume and aggression but liable to lose to good technicians.
  53. 52

    Nayib "Cachorro" López
    Nayib López
    "Cachorro"  |  16-2-0
    1993ish - Mexico - Lux Fight League

    Pretty one dimensional dude who likes to get on top and hold guys down while slowly working for submissions. His own takedown defence isn't too great so he can end up on his back against better grapplers and he's not a bottom game wizard so he ends up stuck there. Really tough guy though, he'll hang in there all fight and make the other guy really work to try and get him out of there. Umalatov was tiring trying to finish him and in his recent Lux title fight he won the 5th round after getting dominated the rest of the time.
  54. 53

    Jakhongir Jumaev
    Jakhongir Jumaev
    11-4-0
    1992 - Uzbekistan - UAE Warriors

    Doing better at 170 than he did at 155. On a decent run with some finishes and got his biggest win when catching Andre Fialho with a big hook.
  55. 54

    Andre Fialho
    Andre Fialho
    16-9-0, 1 NC
    1994 - Portugal - UAE Warriors

    Relied on his durability a lot but I think his UFC run has beaten that out of him unfortunately as he can't handle shots like he could last time he was on the regionals. Still has the power himself, but he's always eaten punches and if he can't handle them anymore then that's not great.

    Looks handsome with hair though.
  56. 55

    Mukhiddin Mamazhonov
    Mukhiddin Mamazhonov
    7-0-0
    1992ish - Uzbekistan - Muradov Professional League

    Seems to have started his career very late for some reason but looks like a very good fighter. He's one of the gang of really dextrous legged Central Asians with lovely kicks that he can flick up at any angle from different ranges. Seemed calm and had really good power. Only seen him demolish a Brazilian can crusher who had nothing for him but looked good.
  57. 56

    Romain Debienne
    Romain Debienne
    10-5-0
    1997ish - France - PFL

    Alright striker, throws most stuff hard and is a finisher Good snappy high kick. Got tagged up by Jean, but that was a high level prospect. Maybe a bit impatient if against a good counter striker. On a good run before that, only losing to uber Middleweight prospect Matej Penaz before PFL in his post covid run, other losses were early in career.
  58. 57

    Jean-Paul "Mufasa" Lebosnoyani
    Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani
    "Mufasa"  |  7-2-0
    1999 - USA - LFA

    Probably a little bit small for welterweight, might have to face that as a reality when steps up in comp again. BJJ black belt but doesn't always wrestle, seems happy to develop striking. Strikes on back foot, has good high kick on him. Got grinded on by Jacobi Jones so I'll have my doubts until he beats a similar fighter.
  59. 58

    "Lion King" Bahatebole Batebolati
    Bahatebole Batebolati
    "Lion King"  |  10-1-1
    1997 - China - LFA

    Not sure what the UFC sees in him but they clearly see something as they keep bringing him back to RUFC. Pretty average, but does press forward most of the time. Striking not great but okayish, wrestling background but not really great at that either.
  60. 59

    Han Seul "Spade" Kim
    Han Seul Kim
    "Spade"  |  13-6-0
    1990 - South Korea - Double G

    Went the opposite direction in his second RUFC fight and decided to try and sit back rather than get in a brawl. Does have some sharp counters when he actually throws them but pretty much let the fight pass him by and lost just by virtue of the other guy being slightly more aggressive.
  61. 60

    Donovan "Vegas" Desmae
    Donovan Desmae
    "Vegas"  |  18-10-0
    1991 - Belgium - Interim Levels Fight League Champion

    Solid journeyman with good boxing, gets good combos off with nice forward pressure and is nicely balanced with a bit of pop. Very tough to finish and has taken a bunch of good prospects the distance.
  62. 61

    Luis Francischinelli
    Luis Francischinelli
    3-0-0
    Brazil - LFA

    Lanky, humongously tall dude for the weight. Got some nice sharp hands which he drills hard down the middle and finds the chin well. Not really been tested yet.
  63. 62

    Tyler "TV" Veal
    Tyler Veal
    "TV"  |  5-0-0
    1996 - USA - Anthony Pettis FC

    Looks pretty decent. Big for welterweight, fights pretty calm and composed. Edges forward to get into wrestling range and likes to try and get to a back body lock and drag people down from there although his control isn't quite there yet. Double leg pretty solid, striking okay, picks his punches pretty well, but very selective and not high volume. Decent high kick, not sure enjoys it when he gets pushed back on the back foot. Looks a fairly safe fighter too, not someone I'd trust to push for a finish unless he needs one.
  64. 63

    Babuli Tsoloev
    Babuli Tsoloev
    4-0-0
    1998 - Russia - Fight Nights Global

    Holy **** this dude is jacked, I have absolutely no idea what **** he's taking but it's from a good chemist. He looks like a superhero, but then he takes people down and kind of controls position and does ground and pound which he's not bad at but it's not as exciting as he looks like he should be. Dominant enough against low level guys though.
  65. 64

    Joseilton "Mazola" Santos
    Joseilton Santos
    "Mazola"  |  8-0-0
    1996 - Brazil - Demo Fight Champion

    Fast hands, has a habit of just following guys around throwing a fast 1-2 though. Cardio seems fine, slows down a bit but not too badly for an explosive guy. Looks fine on the bottom, gets feet on hips and looks to get up. Seems competent in the wrestling. Not overly impressive, but looks okay if a bit limited.
  66. 65

    Andreeas "Judoka" Binder
    Andreeas Binder
    "Judoka"  |  9-2-0, 1 NC
    1996 - Ireland - Levels Fight League

    Pretty average fighter, struggling a bit to get low level guys out of there. Limited in the striking, pretty rudamental MMA style, quite small at 155 and going to struggle with long guys. Better in the grappling with an okay double leg, reasonable control and attempts to flatten guys out.
  67. 66

    Jordan "Le Fauve" Zébo
    Jordan Zébo
    "Le Fauve"  |  5-1-0
    2000 - Welterweight - Ares

    Very strong and athletic but also very spazzy. Can throw guys about but makes a lot of positional mistakes and tends not to be able to hold them down for extended periods. Better than he looked when he decided to open with a low kick against Doumbe, but seems he's always going to rely on his physical gifts.
  68. 67

    Mirali Huseynov
    Mirali Huseynov
    8-3-0
    1995 - Azerbaijan - A1 Combat

    Fighting out of AKA, solid wrestler defensively and has some good power. Helped in the Smith fight by him charging at him with no defence but found the chin and flatlined him. Good powerful hooks.
  69. 68

    Leonardo "Kazuya" Limberger
    Leonardo Limberger
    "Kazuya"  |  16-9-0
    1994 - Brazil - Centurion FC

    Too small for welterweight but I imagine he'll go back to lightweight. He's not that old but he seems pretty washed to me anyway. Feels a bit gun-shy, gets taken down much more easily than when he was on the come up and his chin looks shakier. Seems getting run through the ACA ringer has ruined him.
  70. 69

    Joey "The Hitman" Hart
    Joey Hart
    "The Hitman"  |  6-1-0
    1997 - USA - LFA

    Long guy, decent jab, likes to go for the Thai Plum and has some good knees down the middle from there. Finished all his wins, does have a loss against an 0-1 guy but that dude was a Russian who hadn't fought in 5 years and had presumably been training in the interim.
  71. 70

    Ashley "The Beast" Reece
    Ashley Reece
    "The Beast"  |  9-3-0, 1 NC
    1988 - England - United Fight League

    Pretty small for the weight, likes to try and out cardio guys, does okay but has lost against anyone decent he's fought. Got to final of UFL GP but got cracked early in the final.
  72. 71

    Ali "V.I.P." Zebian
    Ali Zebian
    "V.I.P."  |  10-5-0
    1994 - USA - Combat FC

    Meat and potatoes regional dude. Not a bad wrestler, serviceable striking and cardio. Not particularly good anywhere but not bad anywhere either. Was beating Oliveira before DQ.
  73. 72

    Leonardo Blasco "Blastrigger"
    Leonardo Blasco
    "Blastrigger"  |  21-8-0
    1995 - Venezuela - Levels Fight League

    Pretty average dude who pads record with low level fighters and generally gets finished by higher level guys. Wants to try and wrestle, striking defence not sophisticated enough to avoid decent shots.
  74. 73

    Sinjen "The Saint" Smith
    Sinjen Smith
    "The Saint"  |  5-1-0
    1992 - USA - A1 Combat

    Training partner of Payton Talbott, tries to use a similar pressure, pressure break the guy style but has no regard for defence at all and it was his undoing against Huseinov as trying to do it against a guy with a bit of power got him KO'd. Will probably break a lot of lighter hitters fighting in this style but needs to adapt for guys with power.
  75. 74

    Yann Oliveira
    Yann Oliveira
    6-0-0
    USA - Combat FC Champion

    Looks pretty garbage to me. Main plus point is he does blast leg kicks in pretty hard, but he has one of those standup games that looks like it's something he thinks is good from sparring **** people in the gym, but just not very quick and doesn't cover his head. Likes takedowns but not that great at them and sloppy positionally, gets reversed and really bad on the bottom. Was losing to Zebian before the eye poke and feels ripe for being exposed.
  76. 75

    Victor "The Striking Viking" Kuiks
    Victor Kuiks
    "The Striking Viking"  |  5-2-0
    1993 - Netherlands - LFA

    Looked better against JSB than he did in Mexico. Still not very good though. Likes to get on the pressure and try and strike, just not able to really cut off the cage and land consistently. Is more than happy to come forward all fight trying.
  77. 76

    John "Greek Emperor" Palaiologos
    John Palaiologos
    "Greek Emperor"  |  20-13-1
    1987 - Greece - Oktagon

    Mid Euro level gatekeeper. Has a pretty dangerous guard which he can catch low level guys with, throws a lot of stuff up, but he's not defensively tight with it and good guys will just beat him up or pass off it.
  78. 77

    Maxim Viktorov
    Maxim Viktorov
    10-3-0
    1999ish - Russia - RCC

    Didn't look too good against Vasiliev. Likes to come forward and showed some decent offensive wrestling in the first and managed to keep his man down despite getting hit a lot when coming in. Own takedown defence not good and spent the rest of the fight getting taken down and then being stuck on his back for the rest of the round.
  79. 78

    Jaden Ortega
    Jaden Ortega
    2-0-0
    2002ish - USA - Combate Global

    Looked alright in fully putting the Jimmie Pace hype to bed, but I'm not convinced it wasn't more just Pace being terrible than anything else. Seemed fundamentally fine, everything in the right place striking wise and able to hold his own in the cage clinches. Gas tank seemed okay and pulled away a bit in the last round. Not sure he's much of a prospect but worth keeping an eye on.
  80. 79

    Jimmie "Jimbo Slice" Pace Jr.
    Jimmie Pace Jr.
    "Jimbo Slice"  |  3-2-0
    1996 - USA - Combate Global

    Mouthy Goat Shed hypejob who's train has completely crashed at this point. Couldn't handle a minor step up in competition. Throws terrible weird pushed arm hooks on the feet, almost like he's throwing a discus. Tries to charge into the clinch with them but doesn't do a good job of changing levels against the cage and has been turned around by pretty low level guys there. Looks vulnerable to getting countered the way he runs in but his chin does seem pretty solid the times I've seen him get cracked clean. Cardio doesn't seem good either.

    Talks a good game though.
  81. 80

    Jonathan "The Pastor" Veluz
    Jonathan Veluz
    "The Pastor"  |  7-1-0
    Philippines - Beatdown Promotions

    No idea what this guy is doing at welterweight, looks like a fat featherweight at best. Was racking up finishes against cab drivers in low level Filipino promotions but didn't look remotely competent in first class against Luciano, taken down easily, looked like he had no idea what he was doing on the bottom, gave his back and got tapped.
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