Heavyweight (265)
[#11] Mark Hunt (13-12-1, -231) vs. [#19] Alexey Oleynik (58-11-1, +187)
Mark Hunt is the All-Time #23 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Mark Hunt (1-2-0)
2018-02-10: L vs. [#3HW+] Curtis Blaydes (10-1-0) via UD (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
2017-06-10: W vs. [#5HW+] Derrick Lewis (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:51 of round 4
2017-03-04: L vs. [#9HW+] Alistair Overeem (43-17-0) via KO (Knee) in 1:44 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Alexey Oleynik (2-1-0)
2018-05-12: W vs. [#41HW+] Junior Albini (14-4-0) via Submission (Ezekiel Choke) in 1:45 of round 1
2017-11-04: L vs. [#3HW+] Curtis Blaydes (10-1-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 1:56 of round 2
2017-07-08: W vs. [#21HW+] Travis Browne (18-7-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:44 of round 2
Odds Favorite (Implied): Mark Hunt – Win%: 66.70
Elo Favorite (Standard): Mark Hunt (1793.13) [+81.80] – Win%: 59.23
Elo Favorite (Modified): Mark Hunt (1804.31) [+23.74] – Win%: 52.60
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mark Hunt 217, Alexey Oleynik 126
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Mark Hunt leads 2-1
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#10] Jan Blachowicz (22-7-0, -111) vs. [#12] Nikita Krylov (24-5-0, -111)
Last 3 Fights: Jan Blachowicz (3-0-0)
2018-03-17: W vs. [#14LHW] Jimi Manuwa (17-4-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2017-12-16: W vs. [#67LHW] Jared Cannonier (10-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-10-21: W vs. [#63LHW] Devin Clark (9-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:02 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Nikita Krylov (3-0-0)
2018-05-19: W vs. [#34LHW] Fabio Maldonado (24-12-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:33 of round 2
2017-10-13: W vs. [#66LHW] Emanuel Newton (26-13-1) via KO (Knee) in 0:43 of round 1
2017-08-26: W vs. [#171LHW] Maro Perak (26-8-1) via TKO (Punches) in 0:36 of round 2
Odds Favorite (Implied): Jan Blachowicz – Win%: 50.00
Elo Favorite (Standard): Nikita Krylov (1815.71) [+4.85] – Win%: 50.55
Elo Favorite (Modified): Jan Blachowicz (1834.07) [+1.45] – Win%: 50.16
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jan Blachowicz 182, Nikita Krylov 119
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#50] Marcin Prachnio (13-3-0, +280) vs. [#64] Magomed Ankalaev (10-1-0, -360)
Last 3 Fights: Marcin Prachnio (2-1-0)
2018-02-24: L vs. [#13LHW] Sam Alvey (33-10-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:23 of round 1
2017-08-05: W vs. [#86LHW] Gilberto Galvao (30-6-1) via KO (Punch) in 1:23 of round 1
2016-08-27: W vs. [#181LHW] Jake Butler (7-3-0) via TKO (Knees) in 2:30 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Magomed Ankalaev (2-1-0)
2018-03-17: L vs. [#41LHW] Paul Craig (10-2-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 4:59 of round 3
2017-10-04: W vs. [#417LHW] Celso Ricardo da Silva (13-7-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:09 of round 1
2017-05-21: W vs. [#73LHW] Wagner Prado (14-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:33 of round 1
Odds Favorite (Implied): Magomed Ankalaev – Win%: 74.83
Elo Favorite (Standard): Marcin Prachnio (1636.26) [+88.74] – Win%: 60.00
Elo Favorite (Modified): Marcin Prachnio (1616.62) [+4.64] – Win%: 50.51
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marcin Prachnio 203, Magomed Ankalaev 182
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#17] Rustam Khabilov (22-3-0, -507) vs. [#52] Kajan Johnson (23-12-1, +371)
Last 3 Fights: Rustam Khabilov (3-0-0)
2017-09-02: W vs. [#51LW] Desmond Green (21-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2016-12-10: W vs. [#103LW] Jason Saggo (12-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-09-03: W vs. [#63LW] Leandro Silva (21-7-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Kajan Johnson (2-1-0)
2018-07-28: L vs. [#19LW] Islam Makhachev (16-1-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:43 of round 1
2018-03-17: W vs. [#53LW] Stevie Ray (21-8-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2017-09-09: W vs. [#92LW] Adriano Martins (28-10-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:49 of round 3
Odds Favorite (Implied): Rustam Khabilov – Win%: 79.73
Elo Favorite (Standard): Rustam Khabilov (1979.71) [+244.96] – Win%: 75.38
Elo Favorite (Modified): Rustam Khabilov (1996.45) [+322.46] – Win%: 80.40
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rustam Khabilov 378, Kajan Johnson 49
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Kajan Johnson leads 1-0
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Welterweight (170)
[#57] Alexey Kunchenko (18-0-0, -430) vs. [#60] Thiago Alves (22-12-0, +339)
Thiago Alves is the All-Time #17 ranked Welterweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Alexey Kunchenko (3-0-0)
2018-03-30: W vs. [#183WW] Alexander Butenko (46-13-3) via TKO (Punches and Knees) in 4:04 of round 3
2017-10-27: W vs. [#199WW] Sergey Romanov (14-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:35 of round 1
2017-03-03: W vs. [#152WW] Maxim Grabovich (8-5-0) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Thiago Alves (1-2-0)
2018-02-18: L vs. [#24WW] Curtis Millender (16-3-0) via KO (Knee) in 4:17 of round 2
2017-04-08: W vs. [*] Patrick Cote (23-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-11-12: L vs. [#37LW] Jim Miller (29-12-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Odds Favorite (Implied): Alexey Kunchenko – Win%: 78.07
Elo Favorite (Standard): Alexey Kunchenko (1925.96) [+199.19] – Win%: 71.30
Elo Favorite (Modified): Alexey Kunchenko (1945.17) [+219.54] – Win%: 72.33
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexey Kunchenko 169, Thiago Alves 209
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#35] Mairbek Taisumov (26-5-0, -421) vs. [#51] Desmond Green (21-7-0, +319)
Last 3 Fights: Mairbek Taisumov (3-0-0)
2017-09-02: W vs. [#205LW] Felipe Silva (8-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:24 of round 1
2016-04-10: W vs. [#54LW] Damir Hadzovic (12-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:44 of round 1
2015-06-20: W vs. [#32LW] Alan Patrick Silva Alves (15-1-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 1:30 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Desmond Green (1-2-0)
2018-06-01: W vs. [#240LW] Gleison Tibau (32-13-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
2018-02-03: L vs. [#35WW] Michel Prazeres (25-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-09-02: L vs. [#17LW] Rustam Khabilov (22-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Odds Favorite (Implied): Mairbek Taisumov – Win%: 77.19
Elo Favorite (Standard): Mairbek Taisumov (1853.16) [+65.53] – Win%: 57.43
Elo Favorite (Modified): Mairbek Taisumov (1882.17) [+154.91] – Win%: 66.33
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mairbek Taisumov 378, Desmond Green 106
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#21] Petr Yan (9-1-0, -594) vs. [#87] Jin Soo Son (10-2-0, +419)
Last 3 Fights: Petr Yan (3-0-0)
2018-06-23: W vs. [#179BW] Teruto Ishihara (10-6-2) via TKO (Punches) in 3:28 of round 1
2017-09-30: W vs. [#103BW] Matheus Mattos (12-1-1) via KO (Punches) in 2:27 of round 3
2017-04-15: W vs. [#44BW] Magomed Magomedov (14-2-0) via UD ()
Last 3 Fights: Jin Soo Son (3-0-0)
2018-04-28: W vs. [#284BW] Toshiaki Kitada (22-11-4) via TKO (Punches) in 2:39 of round 2
2017-10-21: W vs. [#214BW] Makoto Kamaya (31-16-4) via UD ()
2017-05-13: W vs. [#285BW] Kazuhide Shirota (8-8-4) via UD ()
Odds Favorite (Implied): Petr Yan – Win%: 81.62
Elo Favorite (Standard): Petr Yan (1721.82) [+157.34] – Win%: 67.24
Elo Favorite (Modified): Petr Yan (1795.42) [+238.79] – Win%: 73.99
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Petr Yan 84, Jin Soo Son 140
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#20] Andrei Arlovski (27-16-0, +108) vs. [#40] Shamil Abdurakhimov (18-5-0, -131)
Andrei Arlovski is the All-Time #17 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Andrei Arlovski (2-1-0)
2018-06-09: L vs. [#17HW+] Tai Tuivasa (8-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2018-03-03: W vs. [#26HW+] Stefan Struve (28-11-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2017-11-11: W vs. [#41HW+] Junior Albini (14-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Shamil Abdurakhimov (2-1-0)
2017-11-25: W vs. [#91HW+] Chase Sherman (11-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:24 of round 1
2016-12-09: L vs. [#5HW+] Derrick Lewis (20-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:42 of round 4
2016-10-01: W vs. [#80HW+] Walt Harris (11-7-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Odds Favorite (Implied): Shamil Abdurakhimov – Win%: 54.11
Elo Favorite (Standard): Shamil Abdurakhimov (1649.74) [+25.03] – Win%: 52.85
Elo Favorite (Modified): Andrei Arlovski (1657.02) [+17.42] – Win%: 51.90
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Andrei Arlovski 98, Shamil Abdurakhimov 294
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#24] Krzysztof Jotko (19-4-0) vs. [*] Adam Yandiev (9-0-0)
Last 3 Fights: Krzysztof Jotko (0-3-0)
2018-04-14: L vs. [#16MW] Brad Tavares (17-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:16 of round 3
2017-09-16: L vs. [#15MW] Uriah Hall (13-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:25 of round 2
2017-05-13: L vs. [#9MW] David Branch (22-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Adam Yandiev (3-0-0)
2015-10-10: W vs. [*] Dmitry Voitov (17-7-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 4:34 of round 1
2015-06-06: W vs. [*] Valdas Pocevicius (34-33-4) via SUB in 1:35 of round 1
2015-05-16: W vs. [#507MW] Donald Njatah Nya (17-9-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:39 of round 1
Elo Favorite (Standard): Krzysztof Jotko (1699.76) [+267.07] – Win%: 77.21
Elo Favorite (Modified): Krzysztof Jotko (1749.84) [+300.04] – Win%: 78.81
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Krzysztof Jotko 154, Adam Yandiev 1071
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#75] Merab Dvalishvili (7-4-0, -426) vs. [#139] Terrion Ware (17-7-0, +322)
Last 3 Fights: Merab Dvalishvili (1-2-0)
2018-04-21: L vs. [#19BW] Ricky Simon (15-1-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 5:00 of round 3
2017-12-09: L vs. [#39BW] Frankie Saenz (13-5-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-06-02: W vs. [#48BW] Raufeon Stots (10-1-0) via KO (Spinning Back Fist) in 0:15 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Terrion Ware (0-3-0)
2018-03-17: L vs. [#32BW] Tom Duquesnoy (16-2-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2017-12-01: L vs. [#38BW] Sean OMalley (10-0-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-07-08: L vs. [#26BW] Cody Stamann (17-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Odds Favorite (Implied): Merab Dvalishvili – Win%: 77.36
Elo Favorite (Standard): Merab Dvalishvili (1393.63) [+19.91] – Win%: 52.27
Elo Favorite (Modified): Merab Dvalishvili (1458.67) [+45.92] – Win%: 55.01
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Merab Dvalishvili 147, Terrion Ware 182
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#23] C.B. Dollaway (17-8-0, +187) vs. [#42] Artem Frolov (11-0-0, -234)
Last 3 Fights: C.B. Dollaway (2-1-0)
2018-03-03: W vs. [#50MW] Hector Lombard (34-9-1) via DQ (Punches After the Bell) in 5:00 of round 1
2017-07-07: W vs. [#42LHW] Ed Herman (23-13-0) via UD (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
2015-12-19: L vs. [*] Nate Marquardt (35-19-2) via KO (Punch) in 0:28 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Artem Frolov (3-0-0)
2018-06-01: W vs. [#98MW] Joe Riggs (48-18-1) via TKO (Knee Injury) in 0:46 of round 2
2017-10-27: W vs. [#130MW] Caio Magalhaes (10-6-0) via UD ()
2017-05-19: W vs. [#236MW] Talekh Nadzhafzade (7-2-1) via TKO in ? of round 1
Odds Favorite (Implied): Artem Frolov – Win%: 66.78
Elo Favorite (Standard): C.B. Dollaway (1776.26) [+43.53] – Win%: 54.95
Elo Favorite (Modified): Artem Frolov (1779.03) [+65.05] – Win%: 57.07
Days Since Last Pro Fight: C.B. Dollaway 196, Artem Frolov 106
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
– The Elo Favorite rating info includes any considered fight-specific advantages, such as home advantage.
– The Elo Win% is approximate and includes the favorites probability share of a draw occurring.
Fight Card Statistics
Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Mark Hunt
Highest Stored DD Rating: Rustam Khabilov
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Mark Hunt vs. Alexey Oleynik
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Very Good [***½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Fair [**½]
Run Date: 2018-9-9