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Technique
Volkanovski vs Evloev breakdown: three takedowns, 35 seconds
Volkanovski vs Evloev breakdown from the UFC 333 stats: three Evloev takedowns bought 35 seconds of control, and all three judges still went 10-9 Volkanovski.
Oct 27, 2026 · 7 min read
Recaps
FNC 34 and Jungle Fight 156 results: Bojković, Bruna, Martins win
FNC 34 and Jungle Fight 156 results: Bojković knocked out Eskiev in 50 seconds in Skopje, and Bruna and Martins won the Fight do Milhão finals in São Paulo.
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Investigations
Projected UFC rankings after UFC 333: Reyes up, Yakhyaev in
Projected UFC rankings after UFC 333: seven places move in four divisions, from Dominick Reyes passing Murzakanov to Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev entering at No. 15.
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Editorials
Volkanovski's next challenger should come out of Sterling vs Vallejos
Volkanovski's next opponent after UFC 333: he or Evloev has beaten five of the six featherweights ranked behind them. Why Sterling vs Vallejos should decide it.
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read
News
UFC Fight Night card, start times, how to watch Moicano vs Nolan
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Nolan full card, start times in ET, PT, GMT and CET, and how to watch Renato Moicano vs Tom Nolan in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read
News
OKTAGON 96 card, start times and how to watch Gogoladze vs Ayari
Full OKTAGON 96 card, start time in CET and ET, and how to watch Amiran Gogoladze vs Jessin Ayari for the welterweight title in Munich on October 31.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Investigations
UFC 333 predictions graded: fans vs our model vs the odds
UFC 333 predictions graded: the betting favorite won 10 of 13, fans and our AI model 8 each, yet the model scored best on probability. Every bout, every number.
Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min read
Technique
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3: 0 for 39 on takedowns after round two
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3 breakdown: Merab landed 5 of 19 takedowns in the first two rounds at UFC 333, then 0 of 39. The round-by-round numbers behind Yan's win.
Oct 24, 2026 · 6 min read
News
UFC 333 payouts: how much did Volkanovski, Yan and every fighter make?
UFC 333 payouts and bonuses: four $100,000 awards, $839,500 verified, and our estimate of every fighter's night, led by Volkanovski at about $1.09 million.
Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Recaps
UFC 333 results: Volkanovski stops Evloev, Yan beats Merab again
UFC 333 results: Volkanovski, 38, stops unbeaten Movsar Evloev in round 2, Petr Yan rallies past Merab Dvalishvili 48-47, plus every undercard result.
Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Recaps
BKFC Clearwater results: Reber edges Street, Coltrane KOs Murphy
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater results: Ryan Reber beat Justin Street by unanimous decision despite being outlanded 57 to 48, plus every result and punch count.
Oct 24, 2026 · 5 min read
News
ACA 209 card, start times and how to watch Odilov vs Frolov
ACA 209 full card, start times and how to watch Faridun Odilov vs Artem Frolov on Friday, October 30 in Dushanbe, plus Gaforov vs Bunes.
Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Previews
UFC 333 Fan Parlay: the crowd's five picks pay 10.59x
UFC 333 fan picks and odds: 64 of 80 voters back Volkov over Kuniev, the books say 52%. Five picks stack to a 10.59x Fan Parlay. Not betting advice.
Oct 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Technique
Volkanovski vs Evloev: how Evloev takes the belt at UFC 333
How Evloev beats Volkanovski at UFC 333: one takedown a round, the Makhachev blueprint from 2023, and why he has to shoot in the first round, not the third.
Oct 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Previews
UFC 333 predictions: fans back both champions, our model doesn't
UFC 333 predictions for all 14 fights: our pick'em fans back Volkanovski and Yan, our AI model backs Evloev and Dvalishvili, and the odds sit in between.
Oct 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Previews
BKFC Clearwater, FNC 34, Jungle Fight 156: weekend predictions
BKFC Clearwater, FNC 34 and Jungle Fight 156 predictions: Reber vs Street odds, Eskiev vs Bojković in Skopje, and two Fight do Milhão finals in São Paulo.
Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Investigations
UFC 333 prelims: where our model and the sportsbooks split
UFC 333 prelims predictions: our model makes underdog Jacob Malkoun the favorite and loves Colby Thicknesse far more than the odds do. All eight bouts compared.
Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Technique
Volkanovski vs Evloev: how the champion wins at UFC 333
Volkanovski vs Evloev at UFC 333: leg kicks, range, his own wrestling and rounds four and five. How the champion wins, told in his own UFC numbers.
Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Investigations
UFC 333 predictions: model backs Reyes and Keita against the odds
UFC 333 predictions: our AI model takes underdogs Dominick Reyes and Losene Keita, and is far surer of Alexander Volkov than the odds are. The receipts.
Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Technique
Kavanagh vs Temirov: how UFC 333's flyweight coin flip breaks
Kavanagh vs Temirov at UFC 333 is a -110 pick'em, but the two paths to a win look nothing alike. Reach, wrestling, Temirov's power and the third round.
Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Technique
Timmy Cuamba vs Louis Jourdain: How Cuamba Won With Four Takedowns
How Timmy Cuamba beat Louis Jourdain at UFC Fight Night Edmonton: 4 of 4 takedowns, 3:36 of first-round control and a second-round submission at 2:48.
Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min read
Investigations
Volkanovski vs Evloev: 10 UFC Wins, All 10 on the Scorecards
Volkanovski vs Evloev odds are a coin flip, but our model gives Evloev 66.5 percent at UFC 333. All 10 of his UFC wins went to the judges: the 30 cards.
Oct 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Previews
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3 Odds: What Changed Between Fights 1 and 2
Yan vs Dvalishvili 3 odds have Yan at -175, but our model gives Dvalishvili 57.1 percent at UFC 333. Fight 1 vs fight 2: 11 takedowns, then 2 of 29.
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Editorials
Jasudavicius beat Blanchfield. Now give her a top-two opponent
Jasudavicius vs Blanchfield: a +270 underdog won two rounds on the mat and all three cards in Edmonton. Why the UFC flyweight queue should now run through her.
Oct 19, 2026 · 6 min read