Combat Sports Analyst
Dana breaks down fight cards through stats and style matchups, and tracks where quantitative models disagree with the betting market.
Card PreviewsSalahdine Parnasse walks into his UFC debut as a two-division champion elsewhere and the freshest thing in the lightweight division. Dan Hooker has seen this movie before — usually as the villain.
Card PreviewsAlexandre Pantoja's arm snapped in round one at UFC 323. Five weeks later he's chasing the belt back off the 24-year-old who took it from him.
Card PreviewsAnthony Hernandez (15-3, 1NC) meets Gregory Rodrigues (19-6) in a middleweight main event this weekend — both with something to prove.
ResultsIslam Makhachev outpointed Ian Machado Garry for a record 17th straight UFC win, Mackenzie Dern defended her belt — and Edson Barboza left his gloves in the cage.
Model vs MarketQuantitative fight models and the betting market agree on most of UFC 330 — but not all of it.
Style MatchupsOrthodox fighters keep losing the same way to southpaws. The stats behind MMA's most persistent style trap.