Anthony Birchak

Loss

vs Tony Gravely

UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Apr 17, 2021

TKO (punch) R2 1:31

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Tony Gravely	2	39 of 75	52%	61 of 105	4 of 6	66%	0	0	4:34
Anthony Birchak	0	18 of 45	40%	30 of 59	0 of 1	0%	1	1	0:27

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Tony Gravely	1	32 of 65	49%	50 of 88	3 of 5	60%	0	0	3:20
1	Anthony Birchak	0	14 of 35	40%	26 of 49	0 of 1	0%	1	1	0:27
2	Tony Gravely	1	7 of 10	70%	11 of 17	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:14
2	Anthony Birchak	0	4 of 10	40%	4 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Tony Gravely	39 of 75	52%	31 of 65	5 of 6	3 of 4	17 of 33	1 of 5	21 of 37
Anthony Birchak	18 of 45	40%	11 of 34	4 of 8	3 of 3	11 of 36	3 of 5	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Tony Gravely	32 of 65	49%	27 of 59	3 of 3	2 of 3	12 of 27	1 of 3	19 of 35
1	Anthony Birchak	14 of 35	40%	10 of 28	2 of 5	2 of 2	9 of 30	1 of 1	4 of 4
2	Tony Gravely	7 of 10	70%	4 of 6	2 of 3	1 of 1	5 of 6	0 of 2	2 of 2
2	Anthony Birchak	4 of 10	40%	1 of 6	2 of 3	1 of 1	2 of 6	2 of 4	0 of 0

Expert Picks (6)

BI

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Apr 15, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Tony Gravely

Big Brady picks Tony Gravely to win by dominant decision. He believes Gravely's wrestling will be too much for Birchak, and that Gravely will have no problem getting takedowns. He acknowledges Gravely's submission losses but notes they came against elite grapplers. He thinks Birchak is not on that level and that Gravely should control the fight. He expects a 30-27 unanimous decision with takedowns and control time, and mentions a possible finish.

"give me gravy to win by decision"

DFS by the Numbers

CO

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Apr 14, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Tony Gravely

Cody thinks Gravely's chain wrestling and takedown volume will overwhelm Birchak. He notes that Birchak has poor takedown defense and has been submitted multiple times. He expects Gravely to rack up takedowns and control time, possibly getting a submission in the third round. He is very confident.

Gravely by submission, Gravely as a DraftKings play

"i think tony gravely on your lineup man i think he's got the capability to go out there and score 10 takedown"

Bookie Beatdown

DA

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Apr 16, 2021 (1 day before fight)

Tony Gravely

Daniel Levi confidently picks Tony Gravely, stating that Anthony Birchak is past his prime and not UFC caliber. He praises Gravely's wrestling and power, noting that his submission defense is better than perceived. Levi expects Gravely to win by unanimous decision, possibly with a finish by grinding down Birchak. He also mentions that Birchak was brought in on short notice and is outmatched.

unanimous decision

"i'm gonna go grably here to get it done probably unanimous decision"

Half the Battle

MM

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Apr 16, 2021 (1 day before fight)

Tony Gravely

Manpreet is confident Gravely will win by decision, highlighting his wrestling pressure and top control. He notes that Birchak is content to fight off his back and has poor takedown defense, as seen in his recent loss. He believes Gravely will grind out a decision, making the decision prop a strong play at plus money.

Gravely by decision +245; fight goes the distance +150

"i think that gravley definitely wins this fight i think he takes this to the ground uh controls this fight"

MMA Lock of the Night

PA

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Confident picked Apr 14, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Tony Gravely

Paul agrees that Gravely's wrestling will be the key. He notes that Birchak is past his prime and has been submitted by lesser grapplers. He expects Gravely to dominate with takedowns and control. He is confident in Gravely winning.

"tony gravely i think that his chain wrestling probably wins him out the day"

Bookie Beatdown

TH

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Apr 11, 2021 (6 days before fight)

Tony Gravely

The MMA Guru picks Tony Gravely to win by third-round TKO via ground and pound. He believes Gravely is an underrated bantamweight prospect with good grappling and stand-up skills. He notes that Birchak has good jiu-jitsu awareness and won't be submitted, but expects Gravely to wear him down in later rounds. He emphasizes that Gravely's losses are to high-level opponents, which shows confidence from his coaches.

third round TKO via ground and pound

"i think he'll go out there and get a third round tko against anthony burkhack due to ground and pound"

THE MMA GURU

Loss

vs Gustavo Lopez

UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
Nov 07, 2020

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 2:43

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Gustavo Lopez	0	26 of 43	60%	33 of 50	2 of 3	66%	1	0	1:06
Anthony Birchak	0	17 of 40	42%	18 of 41	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	Gustavo Lopez	0	26 of 43	60%	33 of 50	2 of 3	66%	1	0	1:06
1	Anthony Birchak	0	17 of 40	42%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Gustavo Lopez	26 of 43	60%	17 of 33	9 of 10	0 of 0	15 of 27	5 of 7	6 of 9
Anthony Birchak	17 of 40	42%	8 of 27	5 of 9	4 of 4	12 of 33	3 of 5	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Gustavo Lopez	26 of 43	60%	17 of 33	9 of 10	0 of 0	15 of 27	5 of 7	6 of 9
1	Anthony Birchak	17 of 40	42%	8 of 27	5 of 9	4 of 4	12 of 33	3 of 5	2 of 2

Expert Picks (2)

DA

Daniel Levi Expert Lean picked Nov 6, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Gustavo Lopez

Daniel Levi slightly leans toward Gustavo Lopez, thinking he is the hungrier fighter and has more to prove. He notes that Anthony Birchak has already had his UFC opportunity and has been inconsistent. Levi mentions Lopez's guillotine threat and better conditioning, while Birchak is on short notice. However, he acknowledges Birchak's experience and past wins over UFC vets.

guillotine submission

"i'm going to slightly lean towards gustavo lopez i think he's got more to prove here"

Half the Battle

TH

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Nov 1, 2020 (6 days before fight)

Gustavo Lopez

The MMA Guru picks Gustavo Lopez to win by unanimous decision. He believes Lopez will control Felipe Colares on the feet for three rounds, citing Lopez's good wins and Colares's recent losses. He notes Lopez's heart and ability to get back up after being taken down.

"i believe that gustavo lopez is going to get the job done in this fight by unanimous decision"

THE MMA GURU

Win

vs Dileno Lopes

UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Jul 07, 2016

Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Anthony Birchak	0	41 of 112	36%	101 of 175	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:19
Dileno Lopes	0	25 of 87	28%	35 of 98	2 of 12	16%	0	0	5:10

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Anthony Birchak	11 of 19	57%	50 of 60	0 of 0	---	0:38
1	Dileno Lopes	2 of 10	20%	8 of 17	2 of 7	28%	3:27
2	Anthony Birchak	15 of 34	44%	34 of 54	0 of 0	---	1:30
2	Dileno Lopes	10 of 29	34%	12 of 31	0 of 2	0%	1:43
3	Anthony Birchak	15 of 59	25%	17 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:11
3	Dileno Lopes	13 of 48	27%	15 of 50	0 of 3	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Anthony Birchak	41 of 112	36%	16 of 74	18 of 29	7 of 9	30 of 86	9 of 21	2 of 5
Dileno Lopes	25 of 87	28%	22 of 74	2 of 10	1 of 3	18 of 75	7 of 12	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Anthony Birchak	11 of 19	57%	6 of 13	4 of 5	1 of 1	7 of 10	2 of 4	2 of 5
1	Dileno Lopes	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 8	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Anthony Birchak	15 of 34	44%	5 of 20	7 of 10	3 of 4	9 of 24	6 of 10	0 of 0
2	Dileno Lopes	10 of 29	34%	8 of 24	2 of 4	0 of 1	6 of 22	4 of 7	0 of 0
3	Anthony Birchak	15 of 59	25%	5 of 41	7 of 14	3 of 4	14 of 52	1 of 7	0 of 0
3	Dileno Lopes	13 of 48	27%	12 of 40	0 of 6	1 of 2	11 of 45	2 of 3	0 of 0

Loss

vs Thomas Almeida

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Nov 07, 2015

KO (punches) R1 4:24

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thomas Almeida	1	24 of 50	48%	26 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
Anthony Birchak	0	27 of 91	29%	27 of 91	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:21

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Thomas Almeida	1	24 of 50	48%	26 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05
1	Anthony Birchak	0	27 of 91	29%	27 of 91	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:21

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thomas Almeida	24 of 50	48%	19 of 44	4 of 5	1 of 1	18 of 43	6 of 7	0 of 0
Anthony Birchak	27 of 91	29%	16 of 71	3 of 10	8 of 10	24 of 84	3 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thomas Almeida	24 of 50	48%	19 of 44	4 of 5	1 of 1	18 of 43	6 of 7	0 of 0
1	Anthony Birchak	27 of 91	29%	16 of 71	3 of 10	8 of 10	24 of 84	3 of 7	0 of 0

Win

vs Joe Soto

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
Jun 06, 2015

KO (punches) R1 1:37

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Anthony Birchak	0	1 of 9	11%	1 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Joe Soto	2	16 of 39	41%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Anthony Birchak	0	1 of 9	11%	1 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Joe Soto	2	16 of 39	41%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Anthony Birchak	1 of 9	11%	1 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 2	1 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0
Joe Soto	16 of 39	41%	11 of 32	2 of 3	3 of 4	5 of 20	9 of 15	2 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Anthony Birchak	1 of 9	11%	1 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 2	1 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	Joe Soto	16 of 39	41%	11 of 32	2 of 3	3 of 4	5 of 20	9 of 15	2 of 4

Loss

vs Ian Entwistle

UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
Dec 13, 2014

Submission (heel hook) R1 1:04

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ian Entwistle	0	4 of 9	44%	5 of 12	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:26
Anthony Birchak	0	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	---	3	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ian Entwistle	0	4 of 9	44%	5 of 12	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:26
1	Anthony Birchak	0	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	---	3	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ian Entwistle	4 of 9	44%	4 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 7
Anthony Birchak	0 of 2	0%	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ian Entwistle	4 of 9	44%	4 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 7
1	Anthony Birchak	0 of 2	0%	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0

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