Check out the new page: Winless Streak Breakers
This page lists fighters who broke 5+ fight winless streaks in the 90 days preceding the data update. This data will be updated along with the weekly rankings.
This Week’s WHR Bets/Parlays (2026/#24)
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Fights considered must satisfy all of the criteria below:
- Both fighters must be active (fought in 360 days prior to event). Reduces uncertainty.
- Both fighters must have at least 7 fights in the prior 7 years, including 1+ loss. If the loss was in their debut, then 2+ losses are required.
- Both fighters must be rated in the same division as the fight. Further reduces uncertainty.
- Must have odds from at least three bookmakers.
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Saturday, August 22nd 2026: PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira | |||
 [#1 W145] Cristiane Justino | [#4 W135] Ketlen Vieira | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#2 W145] Sara Collins Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 5/16/2026 [UFC] Last Opponent: [#10 W135] Jacqueline Cavalcanti Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| Thursday, September 10th 2026: Rizin FF - Super Rizin 5 | |||
 [#5 FW] A.J. McKee |  [#6 FW] Rajabali Shaidullaev | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#19 FW] Salamat Isbulaev Last 5: W L W W W | Last Fight Date: 4/12/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#240 FW] Yuta Kubo Last 5: W W W W W | ||
| Thursday, September 10th 2026: Rizin FF - Super Rizin 5 | |||
 [#1 W105] Natalia Kuziutina |  [#16 W105] Rena Kubota | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 4/12/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#9 W105] Ayaka Hamasaki Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 12/31/2025 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#2 W105] Seika Izawa Last 5: W L W W L | ||
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| [#1 WW] | Islam Makhachev | [#22 LW] |  Tofiq Musayev | |
| [#6 LW] | Usman Nurmagomedov | [#27 LHW] |  Makhmud Muradov | |
| [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | [#4 LW] |  Arman Tsarukyan | |
| [#14 WW] | Uros Medic | [#12 W135] |  Lucia Szabova | |
| [#148 LW] |  Noah Gugnon | [NR] | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
The Minor Leagues of Cage Fighting: How Regional MMA Promotions Built the UFC
Every UFC champion has an origin story, and almost none of them start in the Octagon. Long before Conor McGregor was headlining pay-per-views, he was a 24-year-old plumber’s apprentice from Dublin fighting for pocket change on Cage Warriors cards. Before Michael Bisping became the UK’s first UFC champion, he was doing the exact same thing. Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira — strip away the UFC highlight reels and you’ll find every one of them cutting their teeth on a regional circuit most casual fans have never heard of.
I think that’s the part of the sport people miss the most. The UFC doesn’t really develop fighters. It signs them. The actual development — the learning how to lose, learning how to sell a fight, learning how to take a real beating and-get-back-up part — happens somewhere else entirely, in a network of regional promotions scattered across nearly every continent. These organizations operate as the sport’s true minor leagues, and honestly, without them, the UFC roster as we know it wouldn’t exist.
New Feature: Undefeated Losers
Check out the new page: Undefeated Losers
This page includes previously undefeated fighters with 10+ wins, who lost in the 90 days prior to the data update. This data will be updated along with the weekly rankings.
Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld (08-08-2026)
Lightweight (155)
[#10][#9UFC] Mateusz Gamrot (26-4-0, +120) vs. [#11][#10UFC] Quillan Salkilld (12-1-0, -146)
Mateusz Gamrot is the All-Time #36 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Mateusz Gamrot (2-1-0)
2026-04-11: W vs. [#68LW] Esteban Ribovics (15-3-0) via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) in 4:19 of round 2
2025-10-11: L vs. [#9DD][#3LW] Charles Oliveira (37-11-0) via Submission (Face Crank) in 2:48 of round 2
2025-05-31: W vs. [#53LW] Ludovit Klein (24-6-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Last 3 Fights: Quillan Salkilld (3-0-0)
2026-05-02: W vs. [#17LW] Beneil Dariush (23-8-1) via TKO (Punches) in 3:29 of round 1
2026-01-31: W vs. [#141LW] Jamie Mullarkey (18-9-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 3:02 of round 1
2025-10-25: W vs. [#67LW] Nasrat Haqparast (18-6-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 2:30 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Quillan Salkilld | -146 | 56.63% | |
| Elo K170 | Mateusz Gamrot | 2078.89 | +112.78 | 65.68% |
| Elo Modified | Mateusz Gamrot | 2083.63 | +145.68 | 69.82% |
| Glicko-1 | Mateusz Gamrot | 2152.24 | +168.17 | 72.47% |
| WHR | Mateusz Gamrot | 1997.84 | +151.02 | 70.46% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Mateusz Gamrot 35.6, Quillan Salkilld 26.6
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mateusz Gamrot 119, Quillan Salkilld 98
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Quillan Salkilld leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#45][#26UFC] Diego Ferreira (19-7-0, -172) vs. [*] Billy Quarantillo (18-7-0, +141)
Last 3 Fights: Diego Ferreira (1-2-0)
2025-09-13: L vs. [#40LW] Alexander Hernandez (18-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:46 of round 2
2025-01-18: L vs. [#21LW] Grant Dawson (24-3-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2024-05-11: W vs. [#62LW] Mateusz Rebecki (22-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:51 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Billy Quarantillo (1-2-0)
2024-12-14: L vs. [*] Cub Swanson (32-14-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:36 of round 3
2024-03-23: L vs. [#12FW] Youssef Zalal (18-6-1) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:50 of round 2
2023-08-05: W vs. [#114FW] Damon Jackson (23-9-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Diego Ferreira | -172 | 60.38% | |
| Elo K170 | Diego Ferreira | 1799.42 | +249.54 | 80.79% |
| Elo Modified | Diego Ferreira | 1826.04 | +232.29 | 79.20% |
| Glicko-1 | Diego Ferreira | 1885.28 | +288.56 | 84.04% |
| WHR | Diego Ferreira | 1704.91 | +166.36 | 72.26% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Diego Ferreira 41.5, Billy Quarantillo 37.6
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Diego Ferreira 329, Billy Quarantillo 602
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Billy Quarantillo leads 2-1
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Featherweight (145)
[#102][#49UFC] Yadier Del Valle (10-1-0, -694) vs. [*] Darren Elkins (29-12-0, +486)
Last 3 Fights: Yadier Del Valle (2-1-0)
2026-02-21: L vs. [#82FW] Jordan Leavitt (13-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2025-11-01: W vs. [#318FW] Isaac Dulgarian (7-2-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 3:41 of round 1
2025-05-17: W vs. [#743FW] Connor Matthews (8-4-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 2:54 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Darren Elkins (2-1-0)
2025-04-12: L vs. [#109FW] Julian Erosa (31-13-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:15 of round 1
2024-10-19: W vs. [*] Daniel Pineda (28-17-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2023-10-14: W vs. [#159LW] T.J. Brown (21-12-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 2:23 of round 3
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Yadier Del Valle | -694 | 83.66% | |
| Elo K170 | Darren Elkins | 1651.46 | +61.79 | 58.80% |
| Elo Modified | Darren Elkins | 1656.83 | +17.07 | 52.45% |
| Glicko-1 | Darren Elkins | 1685.13 | +44.24 | 56.33% |
| WHR | Yadier Del Valle | 1637.60 | +82.33 | 61.63% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Yadier Del Valle 30.0, Darren Elkins 42.2
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Yadier Del Valle 168, Darren Elkins 483
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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