Mairbek Taisumov vs Damir Hadžović

Age 37

Height 5' 9"

Reach 73.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Age 39

Height 5' 9"

Reach 70"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Mairbek Taisumov

2.98 SLpM

39.0% Str. Acc.

3.03 SApM

64.0% Str. Def.

1.34 TD Avg

63.0% TD Acc.

88.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Damir Hadžović

3.34 SLpM

47.0% Str. Acc.

3.74 SApM

59.0% Str. Def.

0.91 TD Avg

54.0% TD Acc.

34.0% TD Def.

0.1 Sub. Avg

Mairbek Taisumov - Fight History

LOSS vs Carlos Diego Ferreira

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Carlos Diego Ferreira	0	51 of 160	31%	51 of 160	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:01
Mairbek Taisumov	0	109 of 326	33%	112 of 329	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:19

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Carlos Diego Ferreira	19 of 53	35%	19 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Mairbek Taisumov	12 of 73	16%	12 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Carlos Diego Ferreira	18 of 49	36%	18 of 49	0 of 2	0%	0:01
2	Mairbek Taisumov	33 of 108	30%	36 of 111	0 of 1	0%	0:19
3	Carlos Diego Ferreira	14 of 58	24%	14 of 58	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Mairbek Taisumov	64 of 145	44%	64 of 145	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Carlos Diego Ferreira	51 of 160	31%	40 of 139	5 of 13	6 of 8	51 of 160	0 of 0	0 of 0
Mairbek Taisumov	109 of 326	33%	77 of 271	25 of 46	7 of 9	107 of 323	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Carlos Diego Ferreira	19 of 53	35%	14 of 41	0 of 6	5 of 6	19 of 53	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Mairbek Taisumov	12 of 73	16%	7 of 62	4 of 9	1 of 2	12 of 73	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Carlos Diego Ferreira	18 of 49	36%	13 of 42	4 of 5	1 of 2	18 of 49	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Mairbek Taisumov	33 of 108	30%	22 of 90	9 of 16	2 of 2	33 of 108	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Carlos Diego Ferreira	14 of 58	24%	13 of 56	1 of 2	0 of 0	14 of 58	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Mairbek Taisumov	64 of 145	44%	48 of 119	12 of 21	4 of 5	62 of 142	2 of 3	0 of 0

WIN vs Desmond Green

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	0	27 of 82	32%	28 of 83	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
Desmond Green	0	27 of 83	32%	27 of 83	0 of 4	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Mairbek Taisumov	10 of 26	38%	10 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Desmond Green	9 of 30	30%	9 of 30	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Mairbek Taisumov	10 of 29	34%	11 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	Desmond Green	14 of 30	46%	14 of 30	0 of 2	0%	0:00
3	Mairbek Taisumov	7 of 27	25%	7 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Desmond Green	4 of 23	17%	4 of 23	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	27 of 82	32%	11 of 52	5 of 16	11 of 14	26 of 80	1 of 2	0 of 0
Desmond Green	27 of 83	32%	16 of 59	4 of 12	7 of 12	27 of 81	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	10 of 26	38%	2 of 13	3 of 6	5 of 7	10 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Desmond Green	9 of 30	30%	3 of 17	1 of 5	5 of 8	9 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Mairbek Taisumov	10 of 29	34%	5 of 18	1 of 6	4 of 5	9 of 27	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Desmond Green	14 of 30	46%	9 of 20	3 of 6	2 of 4	14 of 29	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Mairbek Taisumov	7 of 27	25%	4 of 21	1 of 4	2 of 2	7 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Desmond Green	4 of 23	17%	4 of 22	0 of 1	0 of 0	4 of 22	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Felipe Silva

KO (punch) R1 1:24 · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 02, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	1	2 of 4	50%	2 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
Felipe Silva	0	0 of 7	0%	0 of 7	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	Mairbek Taisumov	1	2 of 4	50%	2 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
1	Felipe Silva	0	0 of 7	0%	0 of 7	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	2 of 4	50%	1 of 2	0 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0
Felipe Silva	0 of 7	0%	0 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	2 of 4	50%	1 of 2	0 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Felipe Silva	0 of 7	0%	0 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Damir Hadžović

TKO (punch) R1 3:44 · UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	1	25 of 59	42%	25 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
Damir Hadžović	0	11 of 43	25%	11 of 43	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	Mairbek Taisumov	1	25 of 59	42%	25 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
1	Damir Hadžović	0	11 of 43	25%	11 of 43	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	25 of 59	42%	18 of 48	1 of 5	6 of 6	25 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0
Damir Hadžović	11 of 43	25%	9 of 40	1 of 2	1 of 1	11 of 42	0 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	25 of 59	42%	18 of 48	1 of 5	6 of 6	25 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Damir Hadžović	11 of 43	25%	9 of 40	1 of 2	1 of 1	11 of 42	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Alan Patrick

TKO (head kick and punches) R2 1:30 · UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne · Jun 20, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	1	23 of 43	53%	24 of 44	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:15
Alan Patrick	0	17 of 38	44%	17 of 38	0 of 7	0%	0	0	0:23

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Mairbek Taisumov	0	10 of 21	47%	11 of 22	0 of 0	---	0:03
1	Alan Patrick	0	14 of 27	51%	14 of 27	0 of 5	0%	0:23
2	Mairbek Taisumov	1	13 of 22	59%	13 of 22	0 of 0	---	0:12
2	Alan Patrick	0	3 of 11	27%	3 of 11	0 of 2	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	23 of 43	53%	15 of 34	7 of 8	1 of 1	14 of 29	1 of 1	8 of 13
Alan Patrick	17 of 38	44%	5 of 24	8 of 10	4 of 4	15 of 35	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	10 of 21	47%	5 of 15	5 of 6	0 of 0	9 of 20	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Alan Patrick	14 of 27	51%	4 of 15	7 of 9	3 of 3	13 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Mairbek Taisumov	13 of 22	59%	10 of 19	2 of 2	1 of 1	5 of 9	0 of 0	8 of 13
2	Alan Patrick	3 of 11	27%	1 of 9	1 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 9	1 of 2	0 of 0

WIN vs Anthony Christodoulou

KO (punches) R2 0:38 · UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson · Jan 24, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	0	37 of 59	62%	37 of 59	2 of 2	100%	0	0	1:00
Anthony Christodoulou	0	9 of 38	23%	9 of 38	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Mairbek Taisumov	29 of 51	56%	29 of 51	2 of 2	100%	0:57
1	Anthony Christodoulou	8 of 34	23%	8 of 34	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Mairbek Taisumov	8 of 8	100%	8 of 8	0 of 0	---	0:03
2	Anthony Christodoulou	1 of 4	25%	1 of 4	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	37 of 59	62%	26 of 44	5 of 6	6 of 9	28 of 44	1 of 3	8 of 12
Anthony Christodoulou	9 of 38	23%	6 of 33	0 of 0	3 of 5	9 of 36	0 of 1	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	29 of 51	56%	18 of 36	5 of 6	6 of 9	26 of 42	1 of 3	2 of 6
1	Anthony Christodoulou	8 of 34	23%	5 of 29	0 of 0	3 of 5	8 of 32	0 of 1	0 of 1
2	Mairbek Taisumov	8 of 8	100%	8 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 2	0 of 0	6 of 6
2	Anthony Christodoulou	1 of 4	25%	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Marcin Bandel

TKO (punches) R1 1:01 · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story · Oct 04, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mairbek Taisumov	1	9 of 10	90%	9 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
Marcin Bandel	0	3 of 7	42%	3 of 7	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	Mairbek Taisumov	1	9 of 10	90%	9 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
1	Marcin Bandel	0	3 of 7	42%	3 of 7	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mairbek Taisumov	9 of 10	90%	8 of 9	0 of 0	1 of 1	6 of 7	0 of 0	3 of 3
Marcin Bandel	3 of 7	42%	3 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mairbek Taisumov	9 of 10	90%	8 of 9	0 of 0	1 of 1	6 of 7	0 of 0	3 of 3
1	Marcin Bandel	3 of 7	42%	3 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Michel Prazeres

Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 · Mar 23, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Michel Prazeres	1	35 of 67	52%	66 of 106	3 of 11	27%	0	0	5:00
Mairbek Taisumov	0	26 of 91	28%	40 of 106	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:22

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Michel Prazeres	0	11 of 15	73%	32 of 44	2 of 4	50%	3:23
1	Mairbek Taisumov	0	1 of 5	20%	14 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Michel Prazeres	1	15 of 29	51%	17 of 31	0 of 1	0%	0:10
2	Mairbek Taisumov	0	9 of 37	24%	10 of 38	0 of 0	---	0:58
3	Michel Prazeres	0	9 of 23	39%	17 of 31	1 of 6	16%	1:27
3	Mairbek Taisumov	0	16 of 49	32%	16 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:18

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Michel Prazeres	35 of 67	52%	26 of 58	4 of 4	5 of 5	24 of 53	5 of 7	6 of 7
Mairbek Taisumov	26 of 91	28%	16 of 79	6 of 8	4 of 4	23 of 81	3 of 5	0 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Michel Prazeres	11 of 15	73%	7 of 11	2 of 2	2 of 2	3 of 6	3 of 3	5 of 6
1	Mairbek Taisumov	1 of 5	20%	0 of 4	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 2
2	Michel Prazeres	15 of 29	51%	12 of 26	2 of 2	1 of 1	13 of 27	1 of 1	1 of 1
2	Mairbek Taisumov	9 of 37	24%	6 of 34	2 of 2	1 of 1	9 of 33	0 of 1	0 of 3
3	Michel Prazeres	9 of 23	39%	7 of 21	0 of 0	2 of 2	8 of 20	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	Mairbek Taisumov	16 of 49	32%	10 of 41	4 of 6	2 of 2	13 of 45	3 of 4	0 of 0

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Damir Hadžović - Fight History

LOSS vs Terrance McKinney

KO R1 2:01 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · Feb 01, 2025

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Terrance McKinney	0	54 of 69	78%	69 of 90	0 of 0	---	1	1	1:00
Damir Hadžović	0	4 of 13	30%	4 of 13	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Terrance McKinney	0	54 of 69	78%	69 of 90	0 of 0	---	1	1	1:00
1	Damir Hadžović	0	4 of 13	30%	4 of 13	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Terrance McKinney	54 of 69	78%	53 of 67	1 of 2	0 of 0	8 of 18	0 of 0	46 of 51
Damir Hadžović	4 of 13	30%	3 of 9	0 of 3	1 of 1	4 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Terrance McKinney	54 of 69	78%	53 of 67	1 of 2	0 of 0	8 of 18	0 of 0	46 of 51
1	Damir Hadžović	4 of 13	30%	3 of 9	0 of 3	1 of 1	4 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Jan 26, 2025 (6 days before fight)

Terrance McKinney

Angelo picks Terrance McKinney despite his unreliability, citing his superior talent, wrestling, and striking. He notes that Damir Hadžović is older (38) and not as dangerous. He worries about McKinney's cardio and chin but believes he should win early. He suggests looking at round props rather than betting the moneyline at -335.

Suggests looking at round line (under 1.5) and prop bets.

"Terence mckin should win I'm picking Terence mckin to win I'm hoping these odds Titan though betting on Terence mckin at minus 335 is the the plot of a nightmare"

We Want Picks

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jan 27, 2025 (5 days before fight)

Terrance McKinney

Big Brady sees this as an easy matchup for Terrance McKinney, who has great wrestling and BJJ. Damir Hadžović has the worst takedown defense in the UFC and has been submitted before. Brady thinks McKinney will take him down and submit him in the first round, though he notes McKinney has terrible cardio if the fight extends. He predicts a first-round submission.

first round submission

"I'm going Terence mckenny to win this fight by first round sub if he gets out of the first round um it could very well be bad but I just don't see hadzovic lasting five minutes"

DFS by the Numbers

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jan 30, 2025 (2 days before fight)

Terrance McKinney

McKinney has a massive grappling advantage and will look to get the fight to the ground immediately. He is expected to take the back and secure a first-round submission, as he has done in all nine of his UFC fights. The fight is predicted to go under 1.5 rounds.

under 1.5 rounds

"McKenna should have a tremendous his grappling Advantage here and I'd be surprised if he does not look to get this fight to the ground almost immediately from there I expect him to go to the back get that first …"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jan 28, 2025 (4 days before fight)

Terrance McKinney

The MMA Guru picks Terrance McKinney to win by TKO in the first round. He believes McKinney has finishing potential while Hadžović does not, and that Hadžović is past his prime and likely to be decisioned. He notes McKinney's losses are brutal but expects him to get the job done here.

first round finish

"I'm going to go with Terrence mckin getting it done TKO first round I say first round finish for Terrence mckin"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Marc Diakiese

Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Marc Diakiese	0	13 of 32	40%	78 of 111	8 of 11	72%	0	0	13:35
Damir Hadžović	0	5 of 10	50%	20 of 25	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Marc Diakiese	2 of 3	66%	23 of 29	3 of 3	100%	4:45
1	Damir Hadžović	1 of 1	100%	6 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Marc Diakiese	8 of 19	42%	19 of 34	3 of 5	60%	4:17
2	Damir Hadžović	2 of 5	40%	10 of 13	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Marc Diakiese	3 of 10	30%	36 of 48	2 of 3	66%	4:33
3	Damir Hadžović	2 of 4	50%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Marc Diakiese	13 of 32	40%	8 of 25	0 of 2	5 of 5	7 of 25	2 of 2	4 of 5
Damir Hadžović	5 of 10	50%	3 of 7	0 of 1	2 of 2	5 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Marc Diakiese	2 of 3	66%	1 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 1
1	Damir Hadžović	1 of 1	100%	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Marc Diakiese	8 of 19	42%	6 of 16	0 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 14	2 of 2	2 of 3
2	Damir Hadžović	2 of 5	40%	1 of 3	0 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Marc Diakiese	3 of 10	30%	1 of 7	0 of 1	2 of 2	2 of 9	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Damir Hadžović	2 of 4	50%	2 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Jul 17, 2022 (6 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Angelo picks Marc Diakiese, noting he is the far better striker and coming off an impressive grappling win. He highlights Diakiese's power, leg kicks, and durability, while Hadžović is an okay striker with wins over fighters no longer in the UFC. He loves a Diakiese and Nathaniel Wood parlay.

parlay with Nathaniel Wood

"i love a mark de casey nathaniel wood parlay so i'm probably gonna smash those two together"

We Want Picks

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jul 18, 2022 (5 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Big Brady picks Marc Diakiese to win by decision. He notes Diakiese has a clear path: take down Hadžović, who has terrible takedown defense (37%) and suspect cardio. Diakiese showed he can wrestle for 15 minutes in his last fight. He expects Diakiese to control the fight with takedowns and win a decision.

Diakiese by decision

"i like dkc here quite a bit and i'd like to casey to once again win by decision"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Jul 20, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Cody picks Marc Diakiese, emphasizing his durability and wrestling. He notes Hadžović's only path is a puncher's chance, but Diakiese has a great chin. Cody thinks Diakiese will take Hadžović down at will and control the fight. He also likes Diakiese over 2 takedowns on PrizePicks.

Diakiese over 2 takedowns on PrizePicks

"i got dia casey i think he can make this look really easy"

Bookie Beatdown

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jul 20, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Daniel Levi picks Marc Diakiese, citing his wrestling and ability to grind out wins. He notes that Diakiese has a good blast double and can find ways to win, as long as he doesn't get too flashy. Levi also mentions that both fighters have calf kicks, but Diakiese's wrestling should be the difference. He hasn't forgiven Hadžović for a previous loss and sees limited improvement.

"i think he can come out here and grind out damir hadzovich so for that reason i'm picking him to win this fight"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jul 20, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Diakiese is a safe spot. He can grapple or strike with Hadžović, who is a one-dimensional brawler. Diakiese should take a smart approach, get takedowns, and win. Even on the feet, he can hold his own.

"I like the Casey here I think he's a pretty safe spot"

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Confident picked Jul 20, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

Paul picks Marc Diakiese, citing his wrestling improvements and takedown ability. He notes Hadžović has poor takedown defense and has been taken down many times. Paul thinks Diakiese will stick to a wrestling game plan and easily get takedowns. He also likes Diakiese over 2 takedowns on PrizePicks.

Diakiese over 2 takedowns on PrizePicks

"dear casey i think wins and i think it's wrestling he's gonna lean on again"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jul 18, 2022 (5 days before fight)

Marc Diakiese

The MMA Guru picks Marc Diakiese to win by KO. He notes Diakiese has shown grappling improvements and is still a good fighter. Hadžović is simple and fundamental on the feet, lacking finishing ability against decent opponents. Diakiese's unorthodox style will give him trouble, and he expects a KO statement.

"i'm going to call mark jacoby getting a good ko and getting a statement made on this card"

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WIN vs Yancy Medeiros

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Damir Hadžović	0	103 of 219	47%	109 of 227	2 of 2	100%	2	0	3:39
Yancy Medeiros	0	121 of 237	51%	125 of 241	2 of 3	66%	0	1	1:54

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Damir Hadžović	32 of 78	41%	34 of 80	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
1	Yancy Medeiros	33 of 66	50%	34 of 67	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:47
2	Damir Hadžović	45 of 99	45%	48 of 102	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:40
2	Yancy Medeiros	56 of 113	49%	59 of 116	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:47
3	Damir Hadžović	26 of 42	61%	27 of 45	2 of 2	100%	2	0	2:55
3	Yancy Medeiros	32 of 58	55%	32 of 58	0 of 0	---	0	1	0:20

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Damir Hadžović	103 of 219	47%	68 of 170	28 of 42	7 of 7	84 of 198	12 of 13	7 of 8
Yancy Medeiros	121 of 237	51%	101 of 215	10 of 12	10 of 10	107 of 214	14 of 23	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Damir Hadžović	32 of 78	41%	19 of 61	8 of 12	5 of 5	30 of 76	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Yancy Medeiros	33 of 66	50%	22 of 54	3 of 4	8 of 8	31 of 63	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Damir Hadžović	45 of 99	45%	27 of 72	16 of 25	2 of 2	38 of 91	7 of 8	0 of 0
2	Yancy Medeiros	56 of 113	49%	49 of 105	6 of 7	1 of 1	46 of 96	10 of 17	0 of 0
3	Damir Hadžović	26 of 42	61%	22 of 37	4 of 5	0 of 0	16 of 31	3 of 3	7 of 8
3	Yancy Medeiros	32 of 58	55%	30 of 56	1 of 1	1 of 1	30 of 55	2 of 3	0 of 0

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Jun 23, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Yancy Medeiros

Angelo picks Yancy Medeiros, noting that Medeiros has made big life changes by moving back to Hawaii and reinvesting in his career. He acknowledges Medeiros's aggressive style, good takedown defense, and competence on the ground, but also notes he is finishable. Angelo is less confident this time around compared to the first booking because he doesn't know what Medeiros has been doing since the fight was rebooked. He still leans Medeiros but is not as strong as before.

"i really love the auntie medeiros the first time jacob i think you you were with me on that train the first go-around has your mind changed are you still all about yancey in this fight or are you going …"

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Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jun 22, 2021 (4 days before fight)

Damir Hadžović

Big Brady picks Damir Hadžović to win by knockout, citing Medeiros's poor 46% striking defense and three knockout losses. He notes Hadžović's power and 77% finish rate, while acknowledging Medeiros's volume and reach advantage. He expects a standing fight since Medeiros rarely wrestles, and predicts a first or second round KO.

by KO, first or second round, line a bit wide

"i'm gonna take the mirror hazardous side i'm gonna take him to win actually by knockout i think he knocks out antsy medeiros"

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Cody Saftic Expert Lean picked Jun 23, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Yancy Medeiros

Cody picks Medeiros as a dog, citing his experience, reach advantage, and output. He notes Hadžović has poor takedown defense and is one-dimensional. Medeiros has fought a who's who and has the durability to survive early power shots. Cody thinks Medeiros can outwork Hadžović over three rounds. He also mentions that this fight was scheduled four weeks ago and Hadžović pulled out, which is a positive for Medeiros.

"i'm gonna go with the dog play on yancey all right and hope he doesn't get caught early"

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Jacob Lines Expert Lock picked Jun 23, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Yancy Medeiros

Jacob picks Yancy Medeiros as his lock of the week, citing 'Hawaiian tough' and his friendship with the Diaz brothers as reasons for confidence. He believes Medeiros will be hyped up and ready to go. Jacob does not provide detailed technical analysis but is very confident in the pick.

"block of the week nancy medeiros i always talk about hawaiian tough i'm putting my money where my big mouth is and i'm making hawaiian tough the lock of the week"

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MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jun 24, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Damir Hadžović

Hadžović is a powerful striker with good combinations. Medeiros has decent jiu-jitsu but his takedowns and grappling aren't good enough to keep Hadžović down. On the feet, Hadžović will land the more impactful shots and likely finish Medeiros in the second round via TKO. Medeiros is wild and loopy, while Hadžović is more technical.

Hadžović by TKO in round 2

"I think that has [__] will be able to kind of pretty much out point him and really land the much more impactful shots on the feet... I'm picking hats of each to win this fight and i actually think …"

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Paul Shaughnessy Expert Lean picked Jun 23, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Yancy Medeiros

Paul leans toward Medeiros but is not confident. He notes Medeiros' durability has been compromised by wars, but he has a reach advantage and experience. He thinks Hadžović has power but is one-dimensional. Paul is not sure about Medeiros' chin but thinks the dog price is worth a shot.

"i would go with the underdog auntie maduro so again uh you know this is a card underdogs are going to come through"

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The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jun 21, 2021 (5 days before fight)

Yancy Medeiros

The MMA Guru picks Yancy Medeiros based on his superior competition history, pace, cardio, and significant reach advantage (75.5 inches vs 70 inches). He expects a stand-up fight where Medeiros will outwork Hadžović over three rounds, winning by unanimous decision (30-27) through volume and consistent one-twos.

unanimous decision, 30-27

"i'm going to go with the pace cardio and massive reach advantage of yancy madeiros here"

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LOSS vs Renato Moicano

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 0:44 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Renato Moicano	0	1 of 2	50%	4 of 5	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:25
Damir Hadžović	0	1 of 5	20%	1 of 5	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	Renato Moicano	0	1 of 2	50%	4 of 5	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:25
1	Damir Hadžović	0	1 of 5	20%	1 of 5	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Renato Moicano	1 of 2	50%	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
Damir Hadžović	1 of 5	20%	0 of 4	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Renato Moicano	1 of 2	50%	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Damir Hadžović	1 of 5	20%	0 of 4	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 12, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Renato Moicano

Daniel is very confident in Moicano, citing his superior competition and skills. He thinks Moicano will dominate on the feet and on the ground, and predicts a first-round submission. He notes Hadžović is too slow and unathletic.

first round submission

"i'ma go at my condo here by first round submission"

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The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Mar 6, 2020 (8 days before fight)

Renato Moicano

The host picks Renato Moicano over Damir Hadžović. He notes that Moicano has a big win over Calvin Kattar and is moving up to lightweight, where he will have height and reach advantages. He criticizes Hadžović's UFC wins as unimpressive. He expects Moicano to win by finish, possibly submission or TKO in the second round.

finish in the second round (submission or TKO)

"I think he's gonna go out there he's still in his prime and get a big win by finish in various ways maybe a submission maybe a TKO in the second round against Amir has a [ __ ]"

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LOSS vs Christos Giagos

Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 01, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Christos Giagos	0	24 of 61	39%	42 of 87	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:05
Damir Hadžović	0	47 of 113	41%	67 of 141	6 of 13	46%	0	0	5:23

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Christos Giagos	4 of 16	25%	4 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:02
1	Damir Hadžović	17 of 41	41%	27 of 56	2 of 3	66%	2:27
2	Christos Giagos	6 of 20	30%	11 of 25	1 of 1	100%	0:10
2	Damir Hadžović	25 of 55	45%	28 of 60	2 of 4	50%	1:35
3	Christos Giagos	14 of 25	56%	27 of 46	0 of 0	---	1:53
3	Damir Hadžović	5 of 17	29%	12 of 25	2 of 6	33%	1:21

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Christos Giagos	24 of 61	39%	20 of 48	3 of 12	1 of 1	14 of 45	5 of 6	5 of 10
Damir Hadžović	47 of 113	41%	28 of 90	12 of 16	7 of 7	38 of 91	6 of 10	3 of 12

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Christos Giagos	4 of 16	25%	2 of 10	2 of 6	0 of 0	3 of 14	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Damir Hadžović	17 of 41	41%	10 of 32	4 of 6	3 of 3	13 of 27	1 of 3	3 of 11
2	Christos Giagos	6 of 20	30%	5 of 14	1 of 6	0 of 0	6 of 20	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Damir Hadžović	25 of 55	45%	17 of 46	5 of 6	3 of 3	20 of 49	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Christos Giagos	14 of 25	56%	13 of 24	0 of 0	1 of 1	5 of 11	4 of 4	5 of 10
3	Damir Hadžović	5 of 17	29%	1 of 12	3 of 4	1 of 1	5 of 15	0 of 1	0 of 1

WIN vs Polo Reyes

TKO (punches) R2 2:03 · UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 23, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Damir Hadžović	0	58 of 109	53%	70 of 121	2 of 3	66%	0	0	2:19
Polo Reyes	0	24 of 107	22%	26 of 109	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Damir Hadžović	29 of 65	44%	32 of 68	1 of 1	100%	0:55
1	Polo Reyes	22 of 88	25%	24 of 90	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Damir Hadžović	29 of 44	65%	38 of 53	1 of 2	50%	1:24
2	Polo Reyes	2 of 19	10%	2 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Damir Hadžović	58 of 109	53%	48 of 98	6 of 7	4 of 4	30 of 69	2 of 2	26 of 38
Polo Reyes	24 of 107	22%	13 of 88	4 of 12	7 of 7	24 of 105	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Damir Hadžović	29 of 65	44%	21 of 56	4 of 5	4 of 4	25 of 60	2 of 2	2 of 3
1	Polo Reyes	22 of 88	25%	12 of 73	3 of 8	7 of 7	22 of 86	0 of 2	0 of 0
2	Damir Hadžović	29 of 44	65%	27 of 42	2 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 9	0 of 0	24 of 35
2	Polo Reyes	2 of 19	10%	1 of 15	1 of 4	0 of 0	2 of 19	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Nick Hein

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 22, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Damir Hadžović	0	43 of 198	21%	43 of 198	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Nick Hein	1	71 of 155	45%	71 of 155	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Damir Hadžović	0	6 of 46	13%	6 of 46	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Nick Hein	0	12 of 37	32%	12 of 37	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Damir Hadžović	0	25 of 95	26%	25 of 95	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Nick Hein	0	30 of 56	53%	30 of 56	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Damir Hadžović	0	12 of 57	21%	12 of 57	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Nick Hein	1	29 of 62	46%	29 of 62	0 of 0	---	0:06

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Damir Hadžović	43 of 198	21%	32 of 182	8 of 12	3 of 4	43 of 198	0 of 0	0 of 0
Nick Hein	71 of 155	45%	48 of 127	12 of 17	11 of 11	68 of 152	2 of 2	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Damir Hadžović	6 of 46	13%	4 of 41	2 of 5	0 of 0	6 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Nick Hein	12 of 37	32%	7 of 29	2 of 5	3 of 3	12 of 37	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Damir Hadžović	25 of 95	26%	19 of 89	5 of 5	1 of 1	25 of 95	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Nick Hein	30 of 56	53%	17 of 42	7 of 8	6 of 6	30 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Damir Hadžović	12 of 57	21%	9 of 52	1 of 2	2 of 3	12 of 57	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Nick Hein	29 of 62	46%	24 of 56	3 of 4	2 of 2	26 of 59	2 of 2	1 of 1

LOSS vs Alan Patrick

Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 03, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Alan Patrick	0	28 of 45	62%	91 of 129	9 of 15	60%	0	0	12:29
Damir Hadžović	0	20 of 25	80%	67 of 81	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:48

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Alan Patrick	17 of 22	77%	45 of 65	6 of 9	66%	0	3:33
1	Damir Hadžović	12 of 14	85%	24 of 27	0 of 0	---	1	0:48
2	Alan Patrick	5 of 12	41%	26 of 39	1 of 2	50%	0	4:41
2	Damir Hadžović	1 of 2	50%	27 of 35	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Alan Patrick	6 of 11	54%	20 of 25	2 of 4	50%	0	4:15
3	Damir Hadžović	7 of 9	77%	16 of 19	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Alan Patrick	28 of 45	62%	20 of 35	5 of 7	3 of 3	8 of 18	3 of 4	17 of 23
Damir Hadžović	20 of 25	80%	5 of 8	15 of 17	0 of 0	6 of 9	11 of 12	3 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Alan Patrick	17 of 22	77%	14 of 18	2 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 4	2 of 3	12 of 15
1	Damir Hadžović	12 of 14	85%	4 of 6	8 of 8	0 of 0	2 of 2	7 of 8	3 of 4
2	Alan Patrick	5 of 12	41%	4 of 10	0 of 1	1 of 1	2 of 8	0 of 0	3 of 4
2	Damir Hadžović	1 of 2	50%	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Alan Patrick	6 of 11	54%	2 of 7	3 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 6	1 of 1	2 of 4
3	Damir Hadžović	7 of 9	77%	1 of 2	6 of 7	0 of 0	3 of 5	4 of 4	0 of 0

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