Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Brandon Davis

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	96 of 250	38%	100 of 255	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:52
Calvin Kattar	0	80 of 213	37%	127 of 260	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	34 of 95	35%	34 of 95	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
Calvin Kattar	0	15 of 52	28%	15 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	32 of 90	35%	32 of 90	0 of 2	0%	0	0:06
Calvin Kattar	0	21 of 64	32%	21 of 64	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	30 of 65	46%	34 of 70	1 of 2	50%	0	0:46
Calvin Kattar	0	44 of 97	45%	91 of 144	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	96 of 250	38%	46 of 181	14 of 33	36 of 36	95 of 249	0 of 0	1 of 1
Calvin Kattar	80 of 213	37%	61 of 184	11 of 21	8 of 8	71 of 204	0 of 0	9 of 9

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	34 of 95	35%	14 of 68	8 of 15	12 of 12	34 of 95	0 of 0	0 of 0
Calvin Kattar	15 of 52	28%	11 of 45	0 of 3	4 of 4	15 of 52	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	32 of 90	35%	15 of 66	4 of 11	13 of 13	32 of 90	0 of 0	0 of 0
Calvin Kattar	21 of 64	32%	16 of 53	4 of 10	1 of 1	21 of 64	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	30 of 65	46%	17 of 47	2 of 7	11 of 11	29 of 64	0 of 0	1 of 1
Calvin Kattar	44 of 97	45%	34 of 86	7 of 8	3 of 3	35 of 88	0 of 0	9 of 9

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	41 of 121	33%	45 of 125	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
Jeremy Stephens	0	70 of 129	54%	83 of 146	3 of 8	37%	0	0	2:38

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	10 of 26	38%	10 of 26	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
Jeremy Stephens	0	16 of 31	51%	16 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	6 of 25	24%	10 of 29	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
Jeremy Stephens	0	26 of 41	63%	39 of 58	3 of 5	60%	0	2:36
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	25 of 70	35%	25 of 70	0 of 0	---	0	0:01
Jeremy Stephens	0	28 of 57	49%	28 of 57	0 of 3	0%	0	0:02

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	41 of 121	33%	20 of 92	11 of 16	10 of 13	41 of 121	0 of 0	0 of 0
Jeremy Stephens	70 of 129	54%	43 of 95	12 of 17	15 of 17	60 of 117	1 of 1	9 of 11

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	10 of 26	38%	2 of 14	3 of 5	5 of 7	10 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
Jeremy Stephens	16 of 31	51%	6 of 19	4 of 5	6 of 7	16 of 31	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	6 of 25	24%	3 of 21	1 of 1	2 of 3	6 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0
Jeremy Stephens	26 of 41	63%	18 of 30	4 of 6	4 of 5	17 of 30	0 of 0	9 of 11
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	25 of 70	35%	15 of 57	7 of 10	3 of 3	25 of 70	0 of 0	0 of 0
Jeremy Stephens	28 of 57	49%	19 of 46	4 of 6	5 of 5	27 of 56	1 of 1	0 of 0

Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov

Round 1
The last preliminary bout is a very intriguing featherweight bout between veteran Jeremy Stephens and rising prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov. The referee in charge of this fight is Mark Smith. Magomedsharipov lands a low kick as Stephens moves forward. He clips him with a long straight left but Stephens returns fire with a low kick of his own. Magomedsharipov lands another low kick. He then lands a heavy body kick on the torso of Stephens, who returns fire with another low kick. Stephens looks to land a right hook to the body but Magomedsharipov counters with a left hook of his own. Magomedsharipov lands a nasty low kick that has the crowd gasping at the brutal sound of it landing. Stephens continues to move forward but Magomedsharipov is having good success countering as he moves closer. Magomedsharipov grabs the fence and lands a side kick on Stephens and the referee warns him not to grab the cage. Magomedsharipov lands a hard straight left as Stephens walks towards him then lands a brutal low kick to the groin of Stephens. The referee calls timeout, but Stephens is ok and the fight resumes. Off the break Magomedshairpov looks to land a Showtime kick off the cage. He doesn’t land it but he does land a really hard kick to the body of Stephens. The round is soon over.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov
Cole Shelton scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov

Round 2
Round two begins. Stephens lands a hard low kick and continues to march forward. The referee warns Magomedsharipov not to land any more low blows on Stephens after a brief scare. Magomedsharipov just misses a rare hook kick. Instead, he lands a chopping low kick. Stephens returns with a hard left hook of his own. Magomedsharipov with a straight left down the pipe. Stephens lands a low kick of his own and then pushes forward and lands a straight right to the head of Magomedsharipov. That may have been the best strike of the fight for him. Magomedsharipov lands a brutal left hook to the body of Stephens. Magomedsharipov gets in close and grabs a single leg and then switches to a body lock takedown and gets Stephens to the mat. Stephens is able to get up but Magomedsharipov is pushing him against the fence and working hard to take the back of Stephens. He has one hook in now and Stephens could be in trouble. Magomedsharipov now has back mount with two hooks in. He lands a hard elbow to the back of the head of Stephens and the referee warns him not to do that. Magomedsharipov has over a minute to work and get the submission now and he’s in a great position to do so. Magomedsharipov lands a hard elbow that hurts Stephens and causes him to roll over. Magomedsharipov is now in full mount and he switches to back control now with two hooks in. Magomedsharipov lands some hard elbows from the back and rolls Stephens over. The 10-second clapper signals and the round is over but Magomedsharipov shoves him in the face after the final horn and the referee is forced to separate the fighters.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov
Cole Shelton scores the round: 10-9 Magomedsharipov

Round 3
It’s now round three and realistically Stephens needs a finish if he wants to get his hand raised. Like the first two rounds, Stephens is the one moving forward but Magomedsharipov continues to move side-to-side and evade the strikes of Stephens. Magomedsharipov lands another hard kick to the body, and now a low kick. Stephens tries to land a right hook but Magomedsharipov moves away once again. Stephens has Magomedshairpov against the fence and lands a straight right that has the crowd buzzing for a second. But once again Magomedsharipov moves away from danger. Jab from the Russian. Stephens returns with a left hook and Magomedsharipov circles away. Stephens lands a right hook behind his ear. Magomedsharipov dives down for an ankle pick but Stephens hits him with a clubbing right hand and Magomedsharipov backs up. Stephens is finally having some success and is touching the chin of Magomedsharipov with his hands with just a minute left in the fight. Magomedsharipov returns fire with a left hook. Now they are standing in the center of the Octagon and trading short punches. Magomedsharipov lands two hard left hooks that really hurt Stephens. He then changes levels and goes for double leg takedown. Stephens is able to stuff it and after a last-second flying head kick attempt by Magomedsharipov the round and fight are now over.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Stephens (29-28 Magomedsharipov)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Stephens (29-28 Magomedsharipov)
Cole Shelton scores the round: 10-9 Stephens (29-28 Magomedsharipov)

The Official Result
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

WIN vs Brandon Davis

Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar) R2 3:46 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 08, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	38 of 53	71%	47 of 62	6 of 7	85%	1	0	3:59
Brandon Davis	0	27 of 69	39%	29 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 30	70%	22 of 31	1 of 1	100%	0	0:43
1	Brandon Davis	21 of 62	33%	22 of 63	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	17 of 23	73%	25 of 31	5 of 6	83%	1	3:16
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 7	85%	7 of 8	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	38 of 53	71%	26 of 40	4 of 4	8 of 9	25 of 37	5 of 7	8 of 9
Brandon Davis	27 of 69	39%	8 of 37	7 of 15	12 of 17	24 of 66	3 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 30	70%	15 of 23	2 of 2	4 of 5	20 of 28	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Brandon Davis	21 of 62	33%	6 of 34	6 of 14	9 of 14	20 of 61	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	17 of 23	73%	11 of 17	2 of 2	4 of 4	5 of 9	4 of 5	8 of 9
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 7	85%	2 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 3	4 of 5	2 of 2	0 of 0

WIN vs Kyle Bochniak

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · Apr 07, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	97 of 217	44%	114 of 237	5 of 11	45%	0	0	3:49
Kyle Bochniak	0	43 of 163	26%	44 of 164	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:40

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	41 of 91	45%	41 of 91	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Kyle Bochniak	15 of 61	24%	15 of 61	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	30 of 70	42%	37 of 78	2 of 5	40%	1:47
2	Kyle Bochniak	10 of 42	23%	10 of 42	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	26 of 56	46%	36 of 68	3 of 6	50%	2:02
3	Kyle Bochniak	18 of 60	30%	19 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:40

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	97 of 217	44%	75 of 188	11 of 14	11 of 15	89 of 207	1 of 2	7 of 8
Kyle Bochniak	43 of 163	26%	34 of 149	9 of 13	0 of 1	42 of 162	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	41 of 91	45%	26 of 70	7 of 10	8 of 11	40 of 89	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Kyle Bochniak	15 of 61	24%	10 of 55	5 of 6	0 of 0	15 of 61	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	30 of 70	42%	23 of 62	4 of 4	3 of 4	25 of 64	0 of 0	5 of 6
2	Kyle Bochniak	10 of 42	23%	8 of 36	2 of 5	0 of 1	9 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	26 of 56	46%	26 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0	24 of 54	0 of 0	2 of 2
3	Kyle Bochniak	18 of 60	30%	16 of 58	2 of 2	0 of 0	18 of 60	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Sheymon Moraes

Submission (anaconda choke) R3 4:30 · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	34 of 70	48%	60 of 101	11 of 15	73%	1	1	9:49
Sheymon Moraes	0	18 of 31	58%	23 of 38	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:07

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	13 of 29	44%	21 of 38	3 of 3	100%	0	0	2:26
1	Sheymon Moraes	8 of 18	44%	10 of 20	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	16 of 28	57%	31 of 44	3 of 5	60%	0	1	4:20
2	Sheymon Moraes	2 of 2	100%	4 of 5	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:07
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	5 of 13	38%	8 of 19	5 of 7	71%	1	0	3:03
3	Sheymon Moraes	8 of 11	72%	9 of 13	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	34 of 70	48%	28 of 57	1 of 6	5 of 7	14 of 37	0 of 0	20 of 33
Sheymon Moraes	18 of 31	58%	7 of 17	7 of 9	4 of 5	17 of 30	0 of 0	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	13 of 29	44%	10 of 22	0 of 3	3 of 4	9 of 22	0 of 0	4 of 7
1	Sheymon Moraes	8 of 18	44%	2 of 10	3 of 4	3 of 4	8 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	16 of 28	57%	15 of 25	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 4	0 of 0	16 of 24
2	Sheymon Moraes	2 of 2	100%	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Zabit Magomedsharipov	5 of 13	38%	3 of 10	0 of 0	2 of 3	5 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 2
3	Sheymon Moraes	8 of 11	72%	5 of 7	3 of 4	0 of 0	7 of 10	0 of 0	1 of 1

WIN vs Mike Santiago

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 4:22 · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 02, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	24 of 67	35%	32 of 77	2 of 7	28%	0	0	2:25
Mike Santiago	0	45 of 65	69%	70 of 97	1 of 3	33%	2	2	4:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 51	41%	24 of 54	1 of 6	16%	0	0	2:16
1	Mike Santiago	27 of 40	67%	40 of 54	0 of 2	0%	0	1	0:27
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	3 of 16	18%	8 of 23	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:09
2	Mike Santiago	18 of 25	72%	30 of 43	1 of 1	100%	2	1	3:38

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	24 of 67	35%	6 of 40	7 of 14	11 of 13	10 of 46	14 of 21	0 of 0
Mike Santiago	45 of 65	69%	34 of 52	8 of 10	3 of 3	25 of 41	8 of 11	12 of 13

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 51	41%	5 of 28	5 of 10	11 of 13	7 of 31	14 of 20	0 of 0
1	Mike Santiago	27 of 40	67%	18 of 29	8 of 10	1 of 1	18 of 29	8 of 10	1 of 1
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	3 of 16	18%	1 of 12	2 of 4	0 of 0	3 of 15	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Mike Santiago	18 of 25	72%	16 of 23	0 of 0	2 of 2	7 of 12	0 of 1	11 of 12

Brandon Davis - Fight History

LOSS vs Leomana Martinez

Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · Oct 15, 2022

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Leomana Martinez	2	87 of 161	54%	87 of 162	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:45
Brandon Davis	0	76 of 181	41%	84 of 189	1 of 3	33%	0	0	1:31

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Leomana Martinez	0	31 of 55	56%	31 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	Brandon Davis	0	24 of 57	42%	24 of 57	0 of 1	0%	0:04
2	Leomana Martinez	2	37 of 62	59%	37 of 62	0 of 0	---	0:03
2	Brandon Davis	0	29 of 55	52%	29 of 55	0 of 1	0%	0:28
3	Leomana Martinez	0	19 of 44	43%	19 of 45	1 of 4	25%	0:39
3	Brandon Davis	0	23 of 69	33%	31 of 77	1 of 1	100%	0:59

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Leomana Martinez	87 of 161	54%	45 of 108	25 of 34	17 of 19	82 of 154	3 of 5	2 of 2
Brandon Davis	76 of 181	41%	43 of 139	16 of 24	17 of 18	69 of 170	3 of 4	4 of 7

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Leomana Martinez	31 of 55	56%	12 of 31	12 of 15	7 of 9	31 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Brandon Davis	24 of 57	42%	14 of 44	5 of 8	5 of 5	23 of 56	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Leomana Martinez	37 of 62	59%	21 of 43	10 of 13	6 of 6	32 of 55	3 of 5	2 of 2
2	Brandon Davis	29 of 55	52%	14 of 39	4 of 5	11 of 11	29 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Leomana Martinez	19 of 44	43%	12 of 34	3 of 6	4 of 4	19 of 44	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Brandon Davis	23 of 69	33%	15 of 56	7 of 11	1 of 2	17 of 59	2 of 3	4 of 7

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Oct 9, 2022 (6 days before fight)

Leomana Martinez

Angelo picks Leomana Martinez, citing his cleaner technique, power, and heart shown in the Ronnie Lawrence fight. He notes that Brandon Davis has a wrestling advantage and took Giga Chikadze down three times, but Mana showed incredible resilience and never stops coming forward. He trusts Mana to fight for the win.

"I gotta go with Mana here because of that cleaner technique and I know that if he gets into trouble he's not going to stop"

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Big Brady Expert Confident picked Oct 9, 2022 (6 days before fight)

Leomana Martinez

Big Brady picks Leomana Martinez to win by first-round knockout. He highlights Martinez's power (finished all regional wins in the first round, knocked out Ricky Turcios) and notes that Brandon Davis was knocked out in his last fight and has been hurt before. He believes Davis's takedown threat is minimal and that Martinez's power will be too much. He calls Martinez the more dangerous striker.

Martinez wins by first-round knockout

"I think Mana puts him out here"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Lean picked Oct 12, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Leomana Martinez

Cody picks Martinez but is not confident. He notes Martinez has huge power and a nasty left hook, and could knock Davis out. However, he acknowledges Davis is a volume puncher and could push the pace. He thinks Martinez might win by knockout but is not willing to bet heavily.

"I'm gonna take Mana Martinez I got a feeling that he might even be able to knock about but I'm not going to get greedy."

Bookie Beatdown

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Lean picked Oct 11, 2022 (4 days before fight)

Leomana Martinez

Martinez is the better striker with power, and his cardio has improved. Davis has suspect takedown defense and could be a live underdog if he gets the fight to the mat. However, Martinez's takedown defense is a concern; if he can keep it standing, he should win by knockout. The host is not betting the moneyline but likes Martinez inside the distance at +240.

Leomana Martinez inside the distance +240

"give me Martinez inside the distance plus 240 hope that can cash"

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Lean picked Oct 12, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

Paul leans towards Davis as a dog, noting Davis has fought high-level competition and has a junkyard dog style. He thinks Davis can push the pace, score takedowns, and potentially win if he survives the first round. However, he is on the fence and might switch back to Martinez.

"I'm leaning towards the dog with you right now... Brandon Davis dog number four I think he can hopefully push a pace on Mana."

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Oct 11, 2022 (4 days before fight)

Leomana Martinez

The MMA Guru picks Leomana Martinez, refusing to fall for Brandon Davis as an underdog. He criticizes Davis as hit-or-miss and notes his poor weight cut to 135. He believes Martinez will hold his own in grappling and win on the feet, catching an aggressive Davis and finishing by TKO in the first round.

prediction: TKO in round 1

"I'm not falling for the Brandon Davis Underdog I'm picking Mana Martinez"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Danaa Batgerel

TKO (elbows and punches) R1 2:01 · UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · Oct 16, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Danaa Batgerel	1	22 of 51	43%	22 of 51	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
Brandon Davis	0	7 of 27	25%	7 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Danaa Batgerel	1	22 of 51	43%	22 of 51	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
1	Brandon Davis	0	7 of 27	25%	7 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Danaa Batgerel	22 of 51	43%	20 of 45	1 of 3	1 of 3	20 of 43	0 of 2	2 of 6
Brandon Davis	7 of 27	25%	4 of 22	1 of 3	2 of 2	7 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Danaa Batgerel	22 of 51	43%	20 of 45	1 of 3	1 of 3	20 of 43	0 of 2	2 of 6
1	Brandon Davis	7 of 27	25%	4 of 22	1 of 3	2 of 2	7 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

Angelo Bodetti Expert Hesitant picked Oct 13, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Danaa Batgerel

Angelo picks Batgerel but is hesitant because the fight is closer than the odds suggest. He notes Batgerel is a sniper on the feet with speed and power, and his scrambling ability allows him to get back up if taken down. Brandon Davis has a path to victory via wrestling and jiu-jitsu, but his takedown offense is just okay. Angelo believes Batgerel's speed and power on the feet will be the difference, but he sees value in Davis if his wrestling has improved.

plus 3.5 points on Brandon Davis, Brandon Davis wins inside distance/decision no action, less more on monkey knife fight

"I gotta go with dana as the pick but there is some real value with brandon davis if you think he's been working on that wrestling"

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Big Brady Expert Hesitant picked Oct 11, 2021 (5 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

Big Brady picks Brandon Davis as an underdog, citing Davis's size advantage, reach, and takedown ability. He notes Batgerel has power but weaker competition, and Davis can mix in takedowns as seen against Giga Chikadze. He expects a close decision win for Davis.

by decision

"i'm actually gonna side with the dog again in terms of a pick and brandon davis to upset the knob backer"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Oct 13, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

Cody picks Davis as a live underdog, citing his durability, cardio, and well-rounded skills. He notes that Batgerel is an explosive banger who has not fought past the first round in two years, while Davis has fought high-level competition and has a never-say-die mindset. He believes Davis can weather the early storm and take over as the fight goes on.

"i'm gonna go with brandon davis as another underdog selection"

Bookie Beatdown

Daniel Levi Expert Lean picked Oct 14, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Danaa Batgerel

Daniel slightly leans with Batgerel because he has been more active in the UFC and handled lower-level opponents decisively. However, he sees Brandon Davis as a live dog due to his size (3 inches taller, 72-inch reach) and durability—Davis has never been knocked out. Daniel expects a competitive stand-up fight and suggests the line may be too wide, making it a dog-or-pass situation.

"i'm gonna slightly lean with the knob back gary just because he's been more active inside the ufc's octagon"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Oct 12, 2021 (4 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

Davis has veteran savvy, a good chin (never KO'd), and a takedown advantage. Batgerel is a muay Thai striker but his overall MMA game is lacking, and Davis can mix in takedowns and submissions. Davis by decision is the main prediction, but a submission prop at plus money is also attractive.

Davis by decision +275, Davis inside distance +365, Davis by submission (hoping for +800 or better)

"i like his veteran ability to come in there and give a guy like tanabat grill some issues... i think that ace in the in his back pocket is that takedown and i do believe he will be successful in …"

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Lean picked Oct 13, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

Paul agrees with Cody, noting that Batgerel has zero takedown accuracy and is primarily a striker, while Davis is a well-rounded generalist who can mix in takedowns. He thinks Davis's durability and experience against tough opponents give him an edge.

"i could definitely see brandon davis pulling off the upset here"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Hesitant picked Oct 12, 2021 (4 days before fight)

Brandon Davis

The MMA Guru initially leans toward Danaa Batgerel but switches to Brandon Davis after reconsidering. He notes Davis's cardio, reach advantage, and ability to handle power, while questioning Batgerel's loss to Hiyala Teng. He predicts a third-round submission or decision win for Davis, but admits uncertainty.

third round submission or decision win

"i'm going with brandon davis to beat dang the batgirl because it's staring me in my face and every time i ignore these urges i lose"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Giga Chikadze

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Giga Chikadze	0	34 of 99	34%	36 of 103	3 of 7	42%	0	0	3:02
Brandon Davis	0	59 of 119	49%	71 of 133	1 of 2	50%	0	1	1:11

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Giga Chikadze	3 of 5	60%	4 of 8	1 of 2	50%	0	2:09
1	Brandon Davis	20 of 29	68%	32 of 43	1 of 2	50%	1	1:11
2	Giga Chikadze	14 of 35	40%	14 of 35	1 of 2	50%	0	0:33
2	Brandon Davis	21 of 42	50%	21 of 42	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Giga Chikadze	17 of 59	28%	18 of 60	1 of 3	33%	0	0:20
3	Brandon Davis	18 of 48	37%	18 of 48	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Giga Chikadze	34 of 99	34%	20 of 77	5 of 9	9 of 13	26 of 91	3 of 3	5 of 5
Brandon Davis	59 of 119	49%	44 of 91	8 of 16	7 of 12	43 of 99	0 of 0	16 of 20

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Giga Chikadze	3 of 5	60%	2 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 2	1 of 3	0 of 0	2 of 2
1	Brandon Davis	20 of 29	68%	16 of 25	4 of 4	0 of 0	4 of 9	0 of 0	16 of 20
2	Giga Chikadze	14 of 35	40%	6 of 24	3 of 6	5 of 5	11 of 32	1 of 1	2 of 2
2	Brandon Davis	21 of 42	50%	19 of 35	2 of 6	0 of 1	21 of 42	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Giga Chikadze	17 of 59	28%	12 of 51	1 of 2	4 of 6	14 of 56	2 of 2	1 of 1
3	Brandon Davis	18 of 48	37%	9 of 31	2 of 6	7 of 11	18 of 48	0 of 0	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Brandon Davis vs. Giga Chikadze

Round 1
At featherweight, Davis (10-7, 2-4 UFC) tries to ruin the debut of highly touted kickboxer Chikadze (7-2, 0-0 UFC). Serving as the referee is Rebin Saber. The two come out tentative, not committing on anything, and it is Davis that tries to get his kicks going early on. Chikadze leaps forward and throws a long one-two that backs Davis away. The kickboxer switches stances to disrupt his opponent and scores a left hand, but Davis ignores it and looks to drag the fight down. Chikadze gets away with grabbing the fence to defend the takedown, but the American eventually gets his man down. Stepping over into three-quarter guard, Davis gets back to half guard as Chikadze scrambles and flails to get out of a bad position. Slowly, Davis pulls himself into mount, but Chikadze sits up and reverses position. On top, Chikadze throws hard, and then chains several strong punches to the body that causes Davis to immediately try to buck position. The Georgian hammers down several more heavy punches until Davis manages to get to his feet. After a brief separation, Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets Chikadze down in the waning seconds of the round. The horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze

Round 2
Round 2 begins with Davis grinning from ear-to-ear, as he trades jabs with kickboxer. Chikadze wings a right hand that clips Davis, but Davis wears it well. Seeing the success, Chikadze fires another that catches the American right on the chin. Davis's beard holds up, although he continues to take jabs until he has had enough, and shoots in for a single leg takedown. Chikadze evades it and the two continues to swing at each other. Chikadze scores with his patented "Giga kick" to the body, catching Davis flush to the liver and stunning him briefly. Davis recovers and throws a right hand back, but he is slower on the draw than the kickboxer, who is ready with a counter. Chikadze starts to throw a looping right hand to respond to a jab, and Davis backs off. The American scores a few leg kicks, and Chikadze chains together several powerful punches that causes Davis to actually goad Chikadze into throwing more. Chikadze cracks "Killer B" with a huge left hand that staggers the American, but other than a little wobble, he is still on his feet. Perhaps on instinct, Davis shoots for a double and gets Chikadze down. Davis throws three knees to the midsection, and as Chikadze stands up he races forward with a flying knee that falls short of the target, and the time expires.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze

Round 3
Davis kicks off the round with several sharp jabs, and a leg kick that gets countered by Chikadze. Davis wings a right hand that Chikadze ducks out of the way, although he does sting the Georgian with a low leg kick. As the two trade leg kicks, Chikadze waves him on a la Frank Dux vs. Paco in "Bloodsport," but Davis does not oblige him. Instead, Chikadze just continues to pepper the lead leg with more kicks, while Davis wades forward to swing wild punches that largely do not connect. The American stings Chikadze with a jab, but Chikadze fires back with a big head kick that is just blocked in time. Davis shoots in for a takedown, and Chikadze stuffs it and continues things on the feet. The American is relentless, trying for another takedown, but Chikadze is well out of the way. Chikadze motions Davis on, tempting him to stand and trade, so Davis swings with all his might with a right hand that Chikadze easily ducks out of the way, sending Davis falling into the cage like Ronda Rousey against Holly Holm. Chikadze strings a long combination together that forces Davis to smile, and the two taunt one another. This does not last long, since Davis shoots for a single leg takedown that Chikadze easily stuffs. The Georgian swings up with a head kick that glances off Davis' forehead, and with seconds to go Davis goes for one final takedown. He lands it, and the horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze (30-27 Chikadze)
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze (30-27 Chikadze)
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Chikadze (30-27 Chikadze)

The Official Result
Giga Chikadze vs. Brandon Davis is Ruled a Split Draw (29-28, 28-29, 29-29) -- after the commission reviewed the scorecards, a correction has been issued:
Giga Chikadze def. Brandon Davis via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

LOSS vs Kyung Ho Kang

Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Kyung Ho Kang	1	50 of 101	49%	120 of 180	3 of 6	50%	0	0	6:20
Brandon Davis	0	77 of 187	41%	114 of 231	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:24

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Kyung Ho Kang	1	23 of 42	54%	38 of 60	1 of 2	50%	1:15
1	Brandon Davis	0	23 of 70	32%	30 of 81	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Kyung Ho Kang	0	16 of 41	39%	17 of 42	0 of 1	0%	1:10
2	Brandon Davis	0	32 of 71	45%	41 of 82	1 of 1	100%	0:24
3	Kyung Ho Kang	0	11 of 18	61%	65 of 78	2 of 3	66%	3:55
3	Brandon Davis	0	22 of 46	47%	43 of 68	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Kyung Ho Kang	50 of 101	49%	46 of 96	1 of 1	3 of 4	42 of 89	0 of 0	8 of 12
Brandon Davis	77 of 187	41%	32 of 126	17 of 20	28 of 41	62 of 163	4 of 6	11 of 18

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Kyung Ho Kang	23 of 42	54%	20 of 38	1 of 1	2 of 3	23 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 1
1	Brandon Davis	23 of 70	32%	6 of 45	3 of 4	14 of 21	22 of 68	1 of 1	0 of 1
2	Kyung Ho Kang	16 of 41	39%	15 of 40	0 of 0	1 of 1	16 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Brandon Davis	32 of 71	45%	12 of 45	10 of 11	10 of 15	28 of 66	3 of 4	1 of 1
3	Kyung Ho Kang	11 of 18	61%	11 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 7	0 of 0	8 of 11
3	Brandon Davis	22 of 46	47%	14 of 36	4 of 5	4 of 5	12 of 29	0 of 1	10 of 16

WIN vs Randy Costa

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 1:12 · UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Brandon Davis	0	35 of 88	39%	40 of 93	0 of 0	---	1	0	1:16
Randy Costa	0	46 of 101	45%	49 of 104	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:37

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Brandon Davis	29 of 69	42%	33 of 73	0 of 0	---	0	1:08
1	Randy Costa	34 of 79	43%	36 of 81	0 of 0	---	0	0:11
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 19	31%	7 of 20	0 of 0	---	1	0:08
2	Randy Costa	12 of 22	54%	13 of 23	0 of 0	---	0	0:26

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Brandon Davis	35 of 88	39%	20 of 67	6 of 11	9 of 10	30 of 82	5 of 6	0 of 0
Randy Costa	46 of 101	45%	37 of 89	8 of 11	1 of 1	44 of 98	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Brandon Davis	29 of 69	42%	17 of 51	3 of 8	9 of 10	25 of 64	4 of 5	0 of 0
1	Randy Costa	34 of 79	43%	27 of 70	6 of 8	1 of 1	32 of 76	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 19	31%	3 of 16	3 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Randy Costa	12 of 22	54%	10 of 19	2 of 3	0 of 0	12 of 22	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Zabit Magomedsharipov

Submission (Suloev Stretch kneebar) R2 3:46 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 08, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zabit Magomedsharipov	0	38 of 53	71%	47 of 62	6 of 7	85%	1	0	3:59
Brandon Davis	0	27 of 69	39%	29 of 71	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 30	70%	22 of 31	1 of 1	100%	0	0:43
1	Brandon Davis	21 of 62	33%	22 of 63	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	17 of 23	73%	25 of 31	5 of 6	83%	1	3:16
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 7	85%	7 of 8	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zabit Magomedsharipov	38 of 53	71%	26 of 40	4 of 4	8 of 9	25 of 37	5 of 7	8 of 9
Brandon Davis	27 of 69	39%	8 of 37	7 of 15	12 of 17	24 of 66	3 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zabit Magomedsharipov	21 of 30	70%	15 of 23	2 of 2	4 of 5	20 of 28	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Brandon Davis	21 of 62	33%	6 of 34	6 of 14	9 of 14	20 of 61	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Zabit Magomedsharipov	17 of 23	73%	11 of 17	2 of 2	4 of 4	5 of 9	4 of 5	8 of 9
2	Brandon Davis	6 of 7	85%	2 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 3	4 of 5	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Enrique Barzola

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Enrique Barzola	0	51 of 94	54%	89 of 149	10 of 15	66%	1	0	7:14
Brandon Davis	0	29 of 87	33%	39 of 102	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:53

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Enrique Barzola	17 of 33	51%	24 of 40	3 of 7	42%	0	1:19
1	Brandon Davis	15 of 35	42%	18 of 39	0 of 0	---	0	0:35
2	Enrique Barzola	15 of 25	60%	39 of 58	5 of 6	83%	1	4:04
2	Brandon Davis	1 of 4	25%	7 of 13	0 of 0	---	0	0:18
3	Enrique Barzola	19 of 36	52%	26 of 51	2 of 2	100%	0	1:51
3	Brandon Davis	13 of 48	27%	14 of 50	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Enrique Barzola	51 of 94	54%	33 of 72	5 of 9	13 of 13	27 of 59	5 of 9	19 of 26
Brandon Davis	29 of 87	33%	18 of 72	2 of 4	9 of 11	28 of 85	1 of 1	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Enrique Barzola	17 of 33	51%	7 of 20	3 of 6	7 of 7	15 of 29	2 of 3	0 of 1
1	Brandon Davis	15 of 35	42%	9 of 28	1 of 1	5 of 6	15 of 34	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Enrique Barzola	15 of 25	60%	13 of 23	0 of 0	2 of 2	0 of 4	2 of 3	13 of 18
2	Brandon Davis	1 of 4	25%	0 of 3	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Enrique Barzola	19 of 36	52%	13 of 29	2 of 3	4 of 4	12 of 26	1 of 3	6 of 7
3	Brandon Davis	13 of 48	27%	9 of 41	1 of 3	3 of 4	12 of 47	1 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Steven Peterson

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Brandon Davis	0	73 of 286	25%	82 of 296	1 of 10	10%	0	0	1:49
Steven Peterson	0	114 of 285	40%	119 of 291	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:39

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Brandon Davis	26 of 109	23%	26 of 109	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Steven Peterson	39 of 106	36%	39 of 106	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Brandon Davis	20 of 72	27%	29 of 82	1 of 4	25%	1:40
2	Steven Peterson	28 of 70	40%	33 of 76	0 of 1	0%	0:39
3	Brandon Davis	27 of 105	25%	27 of 105	0 of 5	0%	0:09
3	Steven Peterson	47 of 109	43%	47 of 109	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Brandon Davis	73 of 286	25%	55 of 257	12 of 18	6 of 11	65 of 271	6 of 12	2 of 3
Steven Peterson	114 of 285	40%	83 of 243	12 of 19	19 of 23	108 of 278	6 of 6	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Brandon Davis	26 of 109	23%	17 of 97	5 of 5	4 of 7	26 of 109	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Steven Peterson	39 of 106	36%	19 of 80	6 of 10	14 of 16	39 of 106	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Brandon Davis	20 of 72	27%	12 of 60	7 of 10	1 of 2	12 of 58	6 of 11	2 of 3
2	Steven Peterson	28 of 70	40%	24 of 64	3 of 3	1 of 3	23 of 64	5 of 5	0 of 1
3	Brandon Davis	27 of 105	25%	26 of 100	0 of 3	1 of 2	27 of 104	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Steven Peterson	47 of 109	43%	40 of 99	3 of 6	4 of 4	46 of 108	1 of 1	0 of 0

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