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August 1st, 2020: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

The Sheet Brunson vs. Shahbazyan August 1st, 2020

Fighter Notes:

CHRIS GUTIERREZ

#75 Featherweight

5th UFC Fight

3-1 in the UFC with all fights making it at least into R2. KO'd Morales with leg kicks in his last fight giving him two KO's by leg kick on his record. Only UFC loss came from R2 Rear-Naked Choke SUB in UFC debut. Last fight was at 145 lb but normally fights at 135 lb.

CODY DURDEN

Unranked

1st UFC Fight

Last 8 fights ended early. Won in R1 in last two fights and 4 of last 5. Has two wins by Rear-Naked Choke, both in R1. Only career losses came in 2018 (SUB by Rear-Naked Choke) and 2017 (DEC). Trains with American Top Team. Works as a lineman for the power company currently so not able to train full time.


VINCE CACHERO

Unranked

1st UFC Fight

Agreed to the fight on 1 day notice. Lost 2 of last 3 fights (1 to Casey Kenney on a R1 KO). Won last fight on R2 KO against an inferrior opponent on extremely short notice.

JAMALL EMMERS

#95 Featherweight

2nd UFC Fight

Won 4 of last 5 fights but lost UFC debut on 3/7/20. Last 5 wins came by KO/SUB (2 in R1, 1 in R2 & 2 in R3). 6" reach and 4" height advantage. Beat Cory Sandhagen in a DEC in 2017. Priced like a dog from when he was supposed to fight Valiev and now a large favorite. He will be the chalk value play on the slate by a large margin.


JOHNNY MUNOZ JR.

Unranked

1st UFC Fight

Agreed to the fight on 1 day notice. Has never lost a fight, even as an amateur. 8 of 10 fights have ended early (and all 3 amateur fights). Advanced grappling and submission skills with limited striking ability. Will look to take the fight to the ground for a submission.

NATE MANESS

Unranked

1st UFC Fight

Notified of fight while on his break as a roofer. First pro loss came the fight before last (R3 KO). 2 of last 3 wins came by R1 & R2 KO.


GERALD MEERSCHAERT

#22 Middleweight

12th UFC Fight

First fight ever at 205 lb, had been at 185lb. Coming off June 6th 1 min and 14 sec R1 KO shellacking from Ian Heinisch who had 4 straight DEC before that. Has alternated wins and losses for his last 5 fights. Has lost 4 of last 6 fights. However, last 13 wins have come early.

ED HERMAN

#27 Middleweight

24th UFC Fight

Won his last 2 UFC fights, however, is 3-4 in the UFC since 2015. 2 of those 3 wins by KO, 2 of those 4 losses by KO. Other 3 fights went to DEC. Has only reached 100 DK pts in 2 of last 10 fights. Hasn't been submitted since 2013.


JONATHAN MARTINEZ

#40 Bantamweight

5th UFC Fight

2-2 in the UFC. 3 of those 4 went to DEC. The fourth was a late R3 KO by knee strike. Only pre UFC loss came from an illegal knee. 3 of last 4 wins have come early, 2 in R1 from SUB by armbar. Won first 5 professional fights by KO. Only 1 KO win in most recent 9 fights (2 SUB wins in that period). His most dangerous weapons are his legs and likes to mix in high knees with KO potential. This may be especially useful against a shorter opponent as his only UFC KO came via knee against 5'6" PINGYUAN LIU. His other 3 UFC opponents were all taller than him. Looks to be improving every fight. UPDATE: Missed weight by 4.5 lb and it's uncertain if this fight happens.

FRANKIE SAENZ

#38 Bantamweight

10th UFC Fight

5-4 in the UFC. Lost 4 of last 6 fights. 3 of last 4 and 7 of 9 went to DEC. Beat Merab Dvalishvili in a DEC in December 2017.


KEVIN HOLLAND

#20 Middleweight

7th UFC Fight

Overwhelmed Hernandez in 39 second R1 KO win back in May. Only other high scoring DK performance came against brawler John Phillips. Holland landed 123 SS, 5 TDs and 8 ADV in route to a 156 DK pt R3 SUB trouncing. Has 6 SUB wins by Rear-Naked Choke x2, Triangle Choke, Guillotine Choke x2, and one unspecified (pre UFC). Both UFC SUB wins were by Rear-Naked Choke. Claimed to have dislocated his shoulder "again" against Alessio Di Chirico in R2 and still won a DEC. Hyped by Dana.

TREVIN GILES

#44 Middleweight

7th UFC Fight

Lost 2 of last 3 fights. The one win came on a split DEC against an opponent on 24 hours notice. 3-2 UFC record. 4 of 5 UFC fights have ended early (R3 SUB L, R3 SUB L, R3 KO W, R3 KO W). Both SUB losses came by Guillotine Choke. Hyped by Dana.


LANDO VANNATA

#34 Lightweight

10th UFC Fight

Rematch of 10/7/17 fight against Green that ended as a Draw. Threw an illegal knee in R1 of their first match during a flurry of strikes which almost resulted in a R1 KO. Was deducted a point which is what caused this fight to be a draw. 3-4-2 in the UFC. Scored 85 DK pts in a draw last time these two fought. (would have been 115 had he gotten the DEC).

BOBBY GREEN

#32 Lightweight

13th UFC Fight

Claimed to have come into the first fight between these two with little preparation and a new coach. Lost 2 of the last 3 fights, both by Guillotine Choke. 2-5-1 in his last 8 UFC fights Fought Guida to a DEC on 6/20/20. Last early win came in 2013. Scored 52 DK pts last time these guys fought to the Draw.


VICENTE LUQUE

#11 Welterweight

15th UFC Fight

Beat Niko Price twice. Beat Belal Muhammad on 11/12/16. 10 of 14 UFC fights have ended early. 11-3 in the UFC. Has scored over 100 DK pts in 7 of last 10 fights and 7 of 8 last wins. Hyped by Dana.

RANDY BROWN

#25 Welterweight

10th UFC Fight

Lost to Niko Price on 7/14/18. Lost to Belal Muhammad on 2/11/17. 6 of 9 UFC fights have ended early. 6-3 in the UFC. Has only reached 100 DK pts in 2 of 9 UFC fights. Hyped by Dana.


JOANNE CALDERWOOD

#4 Flyweight

11th UFC Fight

Last 3 and 4 of last 5 fights went to DEC. Has won 3 of last 4 fights but has also lost 3 of last 6. Previously has always strung together wins. 4 of her 5 KO wins came in her first 6 professional fights back in 2013-2014. Could of waited for a title shot but decided to take this fight on relatively short notice while she waited.

JENNIFER MAIA

#7 Flyweight

5th UFC Fight

Last 8 fights went to DEC. Only SUB & losses (1 each) came in 2012.


EDMEN SHAHBAZYAN

#10 Middleweight

5th UFC Fight

Note: There are NO 5 ROUND FIGHTS ON THIS SLATE! This is a 3 round fight. This fight was originally scheduled for 3/17/20 and then 4/11/20 but canceled both times. 10 of 11 career wins have come in R1 (9 KO & 1 SUB). Only fight not to end in R1 was his first UFC fight that went to DEC (against Darren Stewart who has never been KO'd). Has never lost a fight even as an amateur. Hyped by Dana.

DEREK BRUNSON

#9 Middleweight

17th UFC Fight

Won last two fights by R3 DEC. Prior to that, 2-2 with all four fights ending by R1 KO. Has been alternating pairs of wins and losses since 2016. Coming off two wins. 3 of last 4 (and 4 of career 7) losses came by R1 KO. Hyped by Dana.