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Investigations
ONE Friday Fights 170 Went to Split Decision Four Times
Four of the twelve decisions at ONE Friday Fights 170 went split, nearly double the show's own historical rate. Here is the fight by fight breakdown.
Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Technique
ONE Samurai 3: What Actually Happened in Yokohama
ONE Samurai 3 breakdown: six of ten fights in Yokohama ended before the judges, from a come-from-behind knockout to a two-attempt submission.
Sep 12, 2026 · 6 min read
News
ONE Friday Fights 171 card, start times and how to watch
ONE Friday Fights 171 start times and how to watch from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on Friday, September 18, ahead of ONE's full matchup announcement.
Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Recaps
BKFC 93 results: Perdomo's 14-second KO, judges settle the rest
BKFC 93 results: Leonardo Perdomo knocked out Bear Hill in 14 seconds while four other fights on the Hollywood card needed the judges' scorecards.
Sep 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Editorials
David Martinez vs. Dan Ige: an 82 Percent Mismatch at Noche UFC
Vegas prices David Martinez as an 81 percent favorite over Dan Ige at Noche UFC, and our model agrees at 82, yet it is the least previewed fight on the card.
Sep 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Technique
Blaydes vs Cortes Acosta: The Model Doesn't Trust the Line
Vegas prices Waldo Cortes Acosta a two-thirds favorite over Curtis Blaydes at UFC Noche. Our model has it near a coin flip, and the wrestling numbers say why.
Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Previews
BKFC 93, Oktagon 93 and Three More Cards This Weekend
BKFC 93, Oktagon 93, ACA 207, FNC 33 and ONE Samurai 3 land inside 36 hours. Records, odds and picks for every main event on this crossover weekend.
Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Editorials
Super Rizin 5 and the myth of the moving line
Super Rizin 5 odds review: the line moved on all eight fights and went 3-1 either way, while six of the eight were decided on the mat.
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min read
News
BKFC 93 loses three bouts two days out from Hollywood
BKFC 93 card changes: three bouts cancelled two days out, Chris Garcia vs Tyler Randall added, and the Hollywood card drops from eleven fights to eight.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Technique
Jean Silva vs Jose Delgado: read the takedown column
Jean Silva vs Jose Delgado breakdown for Noche UFC: ten knockdowns between them, but the takedown numbers say who really wins the main event.
Sep 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Recaps
Super Rizin 5 results: Shaidullaev outpoints A.J. McKee
Super Rizin 5 results and analysis from Osaka: Rajabali Shaidullaev decisions A.J. McKee, Mikuru Asakura knocks out Shinya Aoki in 159 seconds.
Sep 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Explainers
RIZIN data in Python: a tutorial for the schedule, results and stats
A step-by-step Python tutorial for RIZIN: the Japanese MMA schedule in local time, results, kickboxing bouts and round stats. Free API plan, no card.
Sep 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Recaps
Contender Series 91 results: Pasley starches Berisha in the main
DWCS 91 results and analysis: Quentin Pasley TKOs Arlind Berisha, Apollo Gomes upsets Kwon Won Il, and a knockdown plus four takedowns still lost a decision.
Sep 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Investigations
Noche UFC odds: not one underdog on the card has been backed
Noche UFC betting odds moved to the favorite in eleven of thirteen fights. Rafa Garcia drifted the furthest, and nobody will put a price on Brandon Moreno.
Sep 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Previews
Super Rizin 5 picks: the money is moving to A.J. McKee
Super Rizin 5 predictions and full card picks from Osaka: A.J. McKee challenges 18-0 Rajabali Shaidullaev, plus Mikuru Asakura vs Shinya Aoki and seven more.
Sep 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Investigations
What a Contender Series contract is actually worth
Contender Series data: 104 winners across 27 shows, 69 percent reached the UFC, 30 percent got three wins, seven are ranked today and none has fought for a title.
Sep 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Technique
Fiorot vs Grasso: the grappling numbers are backwards
Manon Fiorot vs Alexa Grasso breakdown: 33 takedowns conceded against 3, 54 minutes of control time, and why Noche UFC decides the next women flyweight title shot.
Sep 8, 2026 · 5 min read
News
Contender Series 92 card, start times and how to watch
Dana White Contender Series 92 full card, start times and how to watch Igor Cavalcanti vs Oscar Ravello on Tuesday, September 15 from the Apex in Las Vegas.
Sep 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Previews
Noche UFC has nine ranked fighters and no number on it
Noche UFC preview: Fiorot vs Grasso, Cortes Acosta vs Blaydes and nine ranked fighters on a Fight Night card, with odds, records and start times for September 12.
Sep 8, 2026 · 5 min read
News
DWCS 91 lost two matchups in ten days, and nobody announced it
DWCS 91 card changes: Martin Kozak and Colton Loud both lost their booked opponents days before Tuesday's Contender Series card. Our change log has the order.
Sep 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Previews
DWCS 91 predictions: full card picks for Pasley vs. Berisha
DWCS 91 predictions and picks for Tuesday's Contender Series card: Pasley vs. Berisha, Kwon Won Il's second audition, odds and a pick for all five fights.
Sep 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Editorials
DWCS 91: where our model and the betting market split
DWCS 91 odds vs our model: the books have Kwon Won Il at a coin flip and Martin Kozak at -474. We disagree on three of Tuesday's five Contender Series fights.
Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Technique
UFC Paris breakdown: Parnasse went high, Hooker went low
Dan Hooker landed 14 strikes against Salahdine Parnasse and 12 were leg kicks. A breakdown of the UFC Paris main event, the open stance and a plan that never paid.
Sep 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Editorials
UFC Paris scored: the favorites held, our numbers did not
We scored every UFC Paris prediction against the closing odds: our model went 8 of 14, the market 9 of 14, and three upsets beat both of us in Paris.
Sep 5, 2026 · 5 min read