Fight Matrix

Sports Betting Vs. Casino Games: Which One Should You Choose?

Posted on February 15, 2021 by A. J. Riot

We are aware of the fact that both casino and sports betting are two of the most popular types of entertainment. However, when talking about the potential benefits of both, can we say that one is better than the other? What makes fellow bettors and casino players prefer one to another? And are is there any logic behind it all? Let’s dig a little deeper to find out more.

Which One is More Profitable?

Although both casinos and sportsbooks function similarly, earning money from the two might be different after all. Even if both are considered gambling and “games of chance”, sports betting might be a better option when it comes to profit. In other words, if you are an avid bettor and you do a detailed analysis of the circumstances, you might end up winning. All the wagering experience and following the performance of certain clubs of athletes could in fact be beneficial. However, in order to win big, you will need to run across great odds, meaning that you will still end up in a risky situation. After all, the bookies know what they are doing.

Keep Reading

The Best UFC Champions By Weight Class

Posted on February 14, 2021 by A. J. Riot

There is always a lot of discussion about who the greatest fighters in history are. In the UFC, we’ve seen some immense talent come and go over the years, but some fighters stand taller than others. Regardless of who the best in the sport is today, certain members of the UFC have a resume that can’t be denied. These are the best fighters in UFC history by weight class.

Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic

After beating Daniel Cormier in the trilogy fight last August, Miocic can now almost certainly claim to be the greatest heavyweight in UFC history. He has defended the title a record number of times and beat most of the best heavyweights today. While MMA fans may argue that Fedor Emelianenko is the greatest in the sport, he was never a part of the UFC. Miocic stands as the king of the hill and is still building his legacy.

Keep Reading

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Saturday, March 14th 2026: Pancrase 361

[#4 SW] Yuta Miyazawa

[#9 SW] Kanji Funada

Last Fight Date: 11/09/2025 [Pancrase]
Last Opponent: [#32 SW] Tateo Iino
Last 5: W W L W W

Last Fight Date: 4/27/2025 [Pancrase]
Last Opponent: [#51 SW] Takafumi Ato
Last 5: W W W W W

Friday, March 20th 2026: PFL Madrid: Van Steenis vs. Edwards 2

[#8 MW] Costello Van Steenis

[#12 MW] Fabian Edwards

Last Fight Date: 7/19/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#13 MW] Johnny Eblen
Last 5: W L W W W

Last Fight Date: 8/21/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#27 MW] Dalton Rosta
Last 5: W L W W W

Sunday, April 12th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA

[#25 W115] Natalia Kuziutina

[#7 W105] Ayaka Hamasaki

Last Fight Date: 8/16/2025 [Ural Fighting Championship]
Last Opponent: [#77 W115] Rose Conceicao
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 11/23/2025 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#14 W105] Ye Ji Lee
Last 5: W L W L W

Featured Fighters

[#242 LW]	Rustambek Nurzhanov	[#2 LW]	Charles Oliveira
[#18 FW]	Kyoma Akimoto	[#840 LW]	Daniel Holt
[#1 LW]	Ilia Topuria	[#5 LW]	Max Holloway
[#43 LW]	Drew Dober	[#46 FW]	Patrick Mix
[#362 HW]	Tony Lopez	[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev

Current MMA Rankings Updated (02-14-2021)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jason

Fight Matrix Program – UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns (2021-02-13)

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jason

Welterweight Championship (170)
[#1/#2DD/#3P4P] Kamaru Usman (17-1-0, -276) vs. [#4] Gilbert Burns (19-3-0, +220)
Kamaru Usman is the All-Time #5 ranked Welterweight and #35 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Kamaru Usman (3-0-0)
2020-07-11: W vs. [#3WW] Jorge Masvidal (35-14-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
2019-12-14: W vs. [#2WW] Colby Covington (16-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:10 of round 5
2019-03-02: W vs. [#8WW] Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) via UD (50-44, 50-45, 50-44)

Last 3 Fights: Gilbert Burns (3-0-0)
2020-05-30: W vs. [#8WW] Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) via UD (50-45, 50-44, 50-44)
2020-03-14: W vs. [#10WW] Demian Maia (28-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:34 of round 1
2019-09-28: W vs. [*] Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Kamaru Usman	-276		70.13%
Elo K170	Kamaru Usman	2441.67	+199.00	71.28%
Elo Modified	Kamaru Usman	2388.27	+187.57	69.45%
Glicko-1	Kamaru Usman	2457.81	+178.96	73.70%
WHR	Kamaru Usman	2223.89	+207.94	72.11%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kamaru Usman 217, Gilbert Burns 259
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 2 win(s) against common opposition.
.

Women Strawweight (115)
[#12] Alexa Grasso (12-3-0, -142) vs. [#17] Maycee Barber (8-1-0, +116)

Last 3 Fights: Alexa Grasso (2-1-0)
2020-08-29: W vs. [#55FLY] Ji Yeon Kim (9-3-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-09-21: L vs. [#4SW] Carla Esparza (17-6-0) via MD (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
2019-06-08: W vs. [#25SW] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Maycee Barber (2-1-0)
2020-01-18: L vs. [#16FLY] Roxanne Modafferi (25-18-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2019-10-18: W vs. [#20FLY] Gillian Robertson (9-5-0) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 3:04 of round 1
2019-03-23: W vs. [#40FLY] J.J. Aldrich (8-4-0) via TKO (Knees and Punches) in 3:01 of round 2

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Alexa Grasso	-142		55.89%
Elo K170	Alexa Grasso	1527.33	+50.72	55.77%
Elo Modified	Alexa Grasso	1538.91	+23.58	52.58%
Glicko-1	Alexa Grasso	1512.19	+0.16	50.02%
WHR	Alexa Grasso	1516.08	+80.95	59.14%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexa Grasso 168, Maycee Barber 392
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.

Middleweight (185)
[#10] Kelvin Gastelum (15-6-0, -221) vs. [#18] Ian Heinisch (14-3-0, +177)
Kelvin Gastelum is the All-Time #30 ranked Middleweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Kelvin Gastelum (0-3-0)
2020-07-18: L vs. [#9MW] Jack Hermansson (21-6-0) via Submission (Heel Hook) in 1:18 of round 1
2019-11-02: L vs. [#6MW] Darren Till (18-3-1) via SD (29-28, 30-27, 27-30)
2019-04-13: L vs. [#1MW/#9DD/#4P4P] Israel Adesanya (20-0-0) via UD (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)

Last 3 Fights: Ian Heinisch (1-2-0)
2020-06-06: W vs. [#46MW] Gerald Meerschaert (31-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:14 of round 1
2019-12-14: L vs. [#16MW] Omari Akhmedov (21-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-08-17: L vs. [#12MW] Derek Brunson (21-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Kelvin Gastelum	-221		65.60%
Elo K170	Kelvin Gastelum	1858.24	+60.85	56.91%
Elo Modified	Kelvin Gastelum	1892.96	+77.25	58.37%
Glicko-1	Kelvin Gastelum	1956.10	+66.95	59.52%
WHR	Kelvin Gastelum	1777.46	+37.22	54.24%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kelvin Gastelum 210, Ian Heinisch 252
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.
Keep Reading

The Greatest Heavyweight Champion of All Time

Posted on February 8, 2021 by A. J. Riot

For most people, Muhammad Ali is the name that comes to mind when boxing is mentioned. That’s because Ali is among the greatest boxers of all time, having entertained fans worldwide alongside other talented fighters during his time. However, the face of boxing all over the world has significantly changed since the days of Muhammed Ali, but the sport isn’t short of talented fighters. Even better, boxing fans can wager on their favorite athletes on Betway88 while watching their favorite bouts.

Here are the world’s biggest heavyweight champions of all time:

Keep Reading

Current MMA Rankings Updated (02-07-2021)

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Jason

Spinanga

Factoid of the Day: Fighters w/ Pro Fights in the Most Countries

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Jason

While the success rate of finding a good idea on the Sherdog forums is comparable to panning for gold in the sewer system, every once in a while, you’ll get lucky! I thought this was a fairly good idea for a “factoid” blog post.

Moise Rimbon has fought in the most countries, 24!

The rest of the Top 10 are below:

22 Ivica Truscek
18 Jeff Monson
17 Antony Rea
17 Jean-Francois Lenogue
17 Adnan Alic
17 Maksym Soroka
16 Valdas Pocevicius
16 Jason Jones
16 Francis Carmont
16 Dragan Pesic

With 20 or more pro fights, Gregor Herb has the most impressive country to pro fight ratio.
13 countries in 24 fights. Impressive! Rimbon is second.

With 10 or more pro fights, amazingly.. Christophe Van Dijck has fought in 13 countries in 14 pro fights.

All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (02-02-2021)

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Jason

casino utan svensk licens

Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov (2021-02-06)

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Jason

Heavyweight (265)
[#6] Alistair Overeem (47-18-0, +151) vs. [#8] Alexander Volkov (32-8-0, -183)
Alistair Overeem is the All-Time #14 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Alexander Volkov is the All-Time #39 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Alistair Overeem (2-1-0)
2020-09-05: W vs. [#17HW+] Augusto Sakai (15-2-1) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 0:26 of round 5
2020-05-16: W vs. [#22HW+] Walt Harris (13-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:00 of round 2
2019-12-07: L vs. [#5HW+] Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-1-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:56 of round 5

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Volkov (2-1-0)
2020-10-24: W vs. [#22HW+] Walt Harris (13-9-0) via TKO (Body Kick and Punches) in 1:15 of round 2
2020-06-20: L vs. [#3HW+] Curtis Blaydes (14-2-0) via UD (48-47, 48-46, 49-46)
2019-11-09: W vs. [#42HW+] Greg Hardy (7-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Alexander Volkov	-183		61.87%
Elo K170	Alistair Overeem	1972.62	+40.94	54.66%
Elo Modified	Alistair Overeem	1979.81	+22.01	52.41%
Glicko-1	Alistair Overeem	2059.20	+18.12	52.61%
WHR	Alistair Overeem	1914.56	+37.36	54.26%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alistair Overeem 154, Alexander Volkov 105
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alistair Overeem leads 6-5
.

Bantamweight (135)
[#2] Cory Sandhagen (13-2-0, -435) vs. [#5] Frankie Edgar (24-8-1, +325)
Cory Sandhagen is the All-Time #42 ranked Bantamweight fighter.
Frankie Edgar is the All-Time #16 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cory Sandhagen (2-1-0)
2020-10-10: W vs. [#7BW] Marlon Moraes (23-8-1) via TKO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) in 1:03 of round 2
2020-06-06: L vs. [#3BW] Aljamain Sterling (19-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:28 of round 1
2019-08-17: W vs. [#22BW] Raphael Assuncao (27-8-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Frankie Edgar (1-2-0)
2020-08-22: W vs. [#9BW] Pedro Munhoz (18-5-0) via SD (48-47, 46-49, 48-47)
2019-12-21: L vs. [#9FW] Chan Sung Jung (16-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:18 of round 1
2019-07-27: L vs. [#2FW/#6DD] Max Holloway (22-6-0) via UD (50-45, 49-46, 48-47)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Cory Sandhagen	-435		77.55%
Elo K170	Cory Sandhagen	2038.31	+42.04	54.79%
Elo Modified	Cory Sandhagen	1964.70	+33.49	53.66%
Glicko-1	Cory Sandhagen	2024.71	+64.21	59.14%
WHR	Frankie Edgar	1831.61	+4.19	50.48%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cory Sandhagen 119, Frankie Edgar 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.

Women Bantamweight (135)
[#10] Macy Chiasson (6-1-0, -218) vs. [#19] Marion Reneau (9-6-1, +173)

Last 3 Fights: Macy Chiasson (2-1-0)
2020-02-15: W vs. [#44BW] Shanna Young (7-3-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
2019-09-28: L vs. [#14BW] Lina Lansberg (10-5-0) via UD (29-27, 29-28, 29-27)
2019-05-04: W vs. [#32BW] Sarah Moras (6-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:22 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Marion Reneau (0-3-0)
2020-06-20: L vs. [#4BW] Raquel Pennington (11-8-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2019-03-09: L vs. [#9BW] Yana Kunitskaya (13-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2018-07-14: L vs. [#8FW] Cat Zingano (11-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Macy Chiasson	-218		65.17%
Elo K170	Macy Chiasson	1474.88	+183.33	69.79%
Elo Modified	Macy Chiasson	1595.01	+263.65	76.03%
Glicko-1	Macy Chiasson	1507.61	+150.28	70.37%
WHR	Macy Chiasson	1487.64	+115.38	62.88%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Macy Chiasson 357, Marion Reneau 231
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.
Keep Reading

Current MMA Rankings Updated (01-31-2021)

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Jason

Current MMA Rankings Updated (01-24-2021)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Jason

The best casino games and sports betting

Posted on January 24, 2021 by A. J. Riot

Playing any kind of game can be a thrilling pastime activity, especially if you are into intriguing card games and competitive sports. Even when most people are not actually good at a real sport, but extremely knowledgeable of various sports and players, that’s the more reason to engage in sports betting. Just like with sports betting, most casino games offer an abundance of fun, excitement, and lucrative finishes. From slots, roulette, blackjack to ultimate sporting bet experience, here are thorough insights of best casino games and sports betting that will help make your enjoyment even more enticing and profitable.

Keep Reading

The Height Of Khabib’s Career: What is Next in 2021?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by A. J. Riot

It does not take a genius for one to know who Khabib Nurmagomedov is. He has taken over the headlines for the past few years, and for all the right reasons-his greatness. Born in 1988, Khabib is a 32-year-old fighting machine and one of the staples in MMA betting. All the fans that he has procured over the years hear and see rumours of him fighting off bears when he was a child (yes, really), in addition to additional intense fighting rumours that he actually went through. So, you can call this a short but sweet biography of everything he has managed to build for himself thus far.

It was only a few weeks ago that Khabib defeated Justin Gaethje within the second round and then shocked the world with his announcement to retire. Great figures like him genuinely deserve tons and tons of stories told about him within the history books, so let us start with this one! Continue reading for all the facts, figures and information you ever wanted to know about the number one pound-for-pound fighter.

Keep Reading

Fight Matrix Program – UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 (2021-01-23)

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Jason

Lightweight (155)
[#2/#8DD] Dustin Poirier (26-6-0, +243) vs. [#8] Conor McGregor (22-4-0, -311)
Dustin Poirier is the All-Time #11 ranked Lightweight and #50 ranked Absolute fighter.
Conor McGregor is the All-Time #24 ranked Lightweight and #43 ranked Absolute fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Dustin Poirier (2-1-0)
2020-06-27: W vs. [#7LW] Dan Hooker (20-9-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-46)
2019-09-07: L vs. [*] Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:06 of round 3
2019-04-13: W vs. [#2FW/#5DD] Max Holloway (22-6-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Last 3 Fights: Conor McGregor (2-1-0)
2020-01-18: W vs. [#19WW] Donald Cerrone (36-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:40 of round 1
2018-10-06: L vs. [*] Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 3:03 of round 4
2016-11-12: W vs. [*] Eddie Alvarez (30-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:04 of round 2

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Conor McGregor	-311		72.19%
Elo K170	Dustin Poirier	2300.20	+84.60	59.55%
Elo Modified	Dustin Poirier	2219.99	+62.89	56.84%
Glicko-1	Dustin Poirier	2286.08	+72.99	60.35%
WHR	Dustin Poirier	2086.52	+19.08	52.18%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Dustin Poirier 210, Conor McGregor 371
Previous Match-up Record: Conor McGregor leads 1-0-0
Wins Against Common Opposition: Dustin Poirier leads 5-3
.

Lightweight (155)
[#7] Dan Hooker (20-9-0, -128) vs. [#9] Michael Chandler (21-5-0, +104)
Dan Hooker is the All-Time #49 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Michael Chandler is the All-Time #19 ranked Lightweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Dan Hooker (2-1-0)
2020-06-27: L vs. [#2LW/#8DD] Dustin Poirier (26-6-0) via UD (48-47, 48-47, 48-46)
2020-02-22: W vs. [#12LW] Paul Felder (17-6-0) via SD (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
2019-10-05: W vs. [*] Al Iaquinta (15-6-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Last 3 Fights: Michael Chandler (2-1-0)
2020-08-07: W vs. [#87WW] Ben Henderson (28-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:09 of round 1
2019-12-29: W vs. [#44LW] Sidney Outlaw (15-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:59 of round 1
2019-05-11: L vs. [#4FW] Patricio Freire (31-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:01 of round 1

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Dan Hooker	-128		53.38%
Elo K170	Michael Chandler	2069.96	+41.31	54.70%
Elo Modified	Michael Chandler	2029.58	+86.42	59.35%
Glicko-1	Michael Chandler	2095.22	+108.85	65.17%
WHR	Michael Chandler	1973.74	+111.59	62.48%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Dan Hooker 210, Michael Chandler 169
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
.

Women Flyweight (125)
[#9] Jessica Eye (15-8-0, -103) vs. [#18] Joanne Calderwood (14-5-0, -121)
Jessica Eye is the All-Time #43 ranked Women’s fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Jessica Eye (1-2-0)
2020-06-13: L vs. [#7FLY] Cynthia Calvillo (9-2-1) via UD (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
2019-12-14: W vs. [#10FLY] Viviane Araujo (10-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-06-08: L vs. [#1FLY/#3DD/#3P4P] Valentina Shevchenko (20-3-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 0:26 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Joanne Calderwood (1-2-0)
2020-08-01: L vs. [#4FLY] Jennifer Maia (18-7-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:29 of round 1
2019-09-07: W vs. [#23FLY] Andrea Lee (11-5-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
2019-06-08: L vs. [#3FLY/#10DD] Katlyn Chookagian (15-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

System	Favorite	Rating	Rating Diff	Win %
Betting Odds	Joanne Calderwood	-121		51.90%
Elo K170	Jessica Eye	1546.86	+76.55	58.65%
Elo Modified	Jessica Eye	1532.37	+66.82	57.26%
Glicko-1	Jessica Eye	1497.87	+76.55	60.84%
WHR	Jessica Eye	1451.24	+36.13	54.12%

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jessica Eye 224, Joanne Calderwood 175
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Jessica Eye leads 2-1
.
Keep Reading

1xbet

Current MMA Rankings Updated (01-20-2021)

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Jason