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July 11th, 2020: Usman vs. Masvidal

The Sheet Usman vs Masvidal July 11th, 2020

Fighter Notes:

Martin Day

#144 Bantamweight

2nd UFC Fight

Hasn't fought in 19 months, last 3 fights got cancelled (2 due to Day injury, 1 due to COVID. Both SUB W by Guillotine Choke. Has never been submitted.

Davey Grant

#69 Bantamweight

6th UFC Fight

Lost 3 of 6 UFC fights by SUB: Triangle Choke, Armbar, Rear-Naked Choke. Before the UFC he was 9-1 with 8 wins by SUB and 1 by KO (7 of 9 in R1). Looked gassed in R3 of last fight. Beat Marlon Vera back in 2016.


Karol Rosa

#18 Bantamweight

2nd UFC Fight

Last 2 losses came from submisison. 7 of last 8 fights ended early. Not a ton of power behind a lot of her hand strikes. Likes to throw low kicks into combos. Trains with Andrade. Note: Her volume stats in The Sheet are based off of her 1 UFC fight.

Vanessa Melo

#37 Bantamweight

3rd UFC Fight

The only 2 early finish wins in her career were in 2013 & 2015 by SUB. 14 of 17 career fights have gone to DEC. KO loss came in her 2nd pro fight in 2012. Fought 5 times in 2019.


Raulian Paiva

#14 Flyweight

4th UFC Fight

Last 2 fights ended early (1 L, 1 W). Lost 2 of last 3 fights but won 12 in a row before that. Missing normal coach and cornerman due to COVID. Weighed in 3 lb over weight. Conditioning may be an issue.

Zhalgas Zhamagulov

#19 Flyweight

1st UFC Fight

Last 5 fights and 8 of last 9 went to DEC. Beat Tyson Nam in 2018 in R5 Dec (Non UFC fight). Had a ton of KOs early in his career. Estimated stats based on Tyson Nam fight only. 4 of last 5 fights have been 5 round fights and gone the distance. Conditioning shouldn't be an issue. Only 1 hour difference in time zones between where he lives (Aktobe, Kazakhstan) and Fight Island.


Maxim Grishin

#35 Heavyweight

1st UFC Fight

LATE REPLACEMENT. 2 of last 4 fights were draws (2 round fights). Has shown KO power with 50% of wins coming by KO.

Marcin Tybura

#15 Heavyweight

11th UFC Fight

Lost 4 of last 6 (3 of 4 losses KO). Rare heavyweight that goes for TDs. Last time he KO'd someone was 8 fights ago in 2017 and it was in Round 3. Most of his career W KO's came early in career. This week's Boser?


Leonardo Santos

#20 Lightweight

8th UFC Fight

6-0-1 in last 7. Despite being 40 years old seems to still be going strong. Last 4 fights: Win R1 KO, Win DEC, Win R1 KO, Win R2 SUB. Before last fight (6/1/19) he hadn't fought since 10/8/16

Roman Bogatov

#128 Lightweight

1st UFC Fight

Has never lost a fight but all against a lower level of competition. 5 SUB all by some form of choke. Low power, low volume wrestler. Content with smothering opponent in slow paced match. His 10 opponents have a 129-55 combined record. Only way he gets there is by submission and Santos has never been submitted. Capable of racking of TDs against inferior opponents, however Santos has an 86% TD Defense. Haven't seen him use his striking.


Makwan Amirkhani

#26 Featherweight

8th UFC Fight

Has never lost 2 fights in a row. Last fight he fought Burgos hard early but got gassed late.

Danny Henry

#49 Featherweight

4th UFC Fight

Has also never lost 2 fights in a row. 3 of last 4 fights ended in R1. 5 of last 6 ended early.


Muslim Salikhov

#32 Welterweight

5th UFC Fight

13 of last 14 fights ended early. 13 Career R1 KO/SUB wins. Both career SUB losses came from Rear-Naked Choke. 1 of 2 fights Dana White hyped up.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

#20 Welterweight

11th UFC Fight

All 3 career SUB wins came from Rear-Naked Choke. Only time he's been KO'd was the fight before last. 1 of 2 fights Dana White hyped up.


Volkan Oezdemir

#8 Light Heavyweight

8th UFC Fight

Only recent losses came to Dominick Reyes, Anthony Smith & Daniel Cormier. Short distance power. Has never been KO'd/SUB in R1. 1 of 2 fights Dana White hyped up.

Jiri Prochazka

#27 Light Heavyweight

1st UFC Fight

Won last 8 fights by KO (7 in R1). Has never fought UFC level competition. Appears to leaves himself open for big strikes and SUB attempts. Moves awkwardly. Popular play. 1 of 2 fights Dana White hyped up.


Amanda Ribas

#14 Strawweight

4th UFC Fight

2 of 3 Submission wins came from Rear-Naked Choke. 1st fight at 125 lb, up from 115 lb. Has fought 3 times since June 2019. "Promised" a KO or SUB on next fight after last fight. Take that as you will.

Paige VanZant

#27 Flyweight

9th UFC Fight

Lost 2 of last 3 and 3 of last 5 fights. 5 of last 6 fights have ended early.. Both SUB losses came from Rear-Naked Choke. Hasn't fought since Jan. 2019. Fight was originally scheuled for 3/14/20 but canceled due to VanZant fractured arm. Fighting for a new contract. [Male] Fan favorite. Was on Dancing with the Stars back around 2016.


Rose Namajunas

#2 Strawweight

10th UFC Fight

Rematch of her last fight. Loss came on flukey neck slam after she appeared to be winning the fight. 4 of 8 SUB Wins came from Rear-Naked Choke. This fight was originally scheduled for 4/18/20. Has never lost a rematch (2/2).

Jessica Andrade

#3 Strawweight

17th UFC Fight

Rematch from her last win (Lost a fight since)). Insane volume + TDs. 1 of 2 SUB Losses came from Rear-Naked Choke. This fight was originally scheduled for 4/18/20. Has never lost 2 fights in a row.


Petr Yan

#3 Bantamweight

7th UFC Fight

Only pro loss came in 2016 5 Round DEC against Magomed Magomedov who he beat a year later in a rematch. Has won 9 straight since loss. Very consistent DK scores: 80-86 Pts in DEC, 115-126 in KO.

Jose Aldo

#10 Bantamweight

16th UFC Fight

Coming off back to back losses. Lost 5 of last 8 (3 by KO, 2 by DEC). Lost to Moraes (DEC), Volkanovski (DEC), Holloway (KO), Holloway (KO), McGregor (KO). Fought at 145 entire career up until last fight where he dropped to 135. Only 2 of last 10 DK scores over 83 pts. Last fight was close split decision.


Alexander Volkanovski

#1 Featherweight

8th UFC Fight

18 straight wins (8 in UFC). Only career loss was in 2013. Has never had 3 straight DEC (coming off 2). Last Fight vs. Holloway: 157/303 SS, 0/4 TDs, 0 KDs.

Max Holloway

#2 Featherweight

23rd UFC Fight

Lost 2 of last 3 (Lost to Volkanovski and Poirier both by DEC). Has never been KO'd, only SUB L came in 2012 against Poirier. Last Fight vs. Volkanovski: 134/303 SS, 0/0 TDs, 0 KDs.


Kamaru Usman

#1 Welterweight

12th UFC Fight

Never been taken down in his career. Only career loss came in his second pro fight in 2013 (Pre UFC).

Jorge Masvidal

#3 Welterweight

19th UFC fight

Fighting on short notice but allegedly never stopped training for Usman. Poirier's main sparring partner. Had to cut 20 lb after fight was booked. Will be missing his cornerman Mike Brown.