Welterweight (170)
[#9] Donald Cerrone (32-9-0, -153) vs. [#55] Darren Till (15-0-1, +126)
Last 3 Fights: Donald Cerrone (1-2-0)
2017-07-29: L vs. [#3WW] Robbie Lawler (28-11-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2017-01-28: L vs. [#6WW] Jorge Masvidal (32-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:00 of round 2
2016-12-10: W vs. [#43WW] Matt Brown (20-16-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 0:34 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Darren Till (2-0-1)
2017-09-02: W vs. [#102WW] Bojan Velickovic (15-5-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2017-05-28: W vs. [#130WW] Jessin Ayari (16-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-27, 30-27)
2015-10-24: D vs. [#175WW] Nicolas Dalby (14-2-1) via Draw (Majority) in 5:00 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Donald Cerrone 84, Darren Till 49
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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Women Strawweight (115)
[#9] Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-2-0, -456) vs. [#23] Jodie Esquibel (6-2-0, +342)
Last 3 Fights: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (1-2-0)
2017-06-03: L vs. [#4SW/#9DD] Claudia Gadelha (15-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:03 of round 1
2016-11-12: L vs. [#1SW/#2DD/#1P4P] Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
2016-07-30: W vs. [#5SW] Rose Namajunas (6-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Jodie Esquibel (2-1-0)
2017-03-25: W vs. [#15FLY] DeAnna Bennett (8-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2016-07-29: L vs. [#16SW] Alexa Grasso (10-1-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-11-01: W vs. [#53AW] Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (8-10-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz 140, Jodie Esquibel 210
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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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#39] Jan Blachowicz (19-7-0, +124) vs. [#45] Devin Clark (8-1-0, -150)
Last 3 Fights: Jan Blachowicz (1-2-0)
2017-04-08: L vs. [#24LHW] Patrick Cummins (10-4-0) via MD (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
2016-09-03: L vs. [#5LHW] Alexander Gustafsson (18-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-04-10: W vs. [*] Igor Pokrajac (28-13-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Devin Clark (2-1-0)
2017-04-15: W vs. [#156LHW] Jake Collier (10-4-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-12-03: W vs. [#128LHW] Josh Stansbury (8-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-07-13: L vs. [#84HW+] Alex Nicholson (8-4-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:57 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jan Blachowicz 196, Devin Clark 189
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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Middleweight (185)
[#93] Oskar Piechota (9-0-1, -192) vs. [#168LHW] Jonathan Wilson (7-2-0, +158)
Last 3 Fights: Oskar Piechota (3-0-0)
2017-06-24: W vs. [#272MW] Jason Radcliffe (12-4-0) via TKO in 0:32 of round 1
2017-04-01: W vs. [#364LHW] Sergio Souza (15-16-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 0:37 of round 1
2016-12-17: W vs. [#257MW] Nikos Sokolis (12-5-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 2:47 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Jonathan Wilson (1-2-0)
2016-10-01: L vs. [#57LHW] Ion Cutelaba (13-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-06-04: L vs. [#103LHW] Henrique da Silva (12-4-0) via TKO in 4:11 of round 2
2015-08-08: W vs. [*] Chris Dempsey (11-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:50 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Oskar Piechota 119, Jonathan Wilson 385
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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Lightweight (155)
[#43] Marcin Held (22-7-0, -500) vs. [#516] Nasrat Haqparast (8-1-0, +360)
Last 3 Fights: Marcin Held (0-3-0)
2017-05-28: L vs. [#36LW] Damir Hadzovic (11-3-0) via KO (Knee) in 0:07 of round 3
2017-01-15: L vs. [#29LW] Joe Lauzon (27-13-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)
2016-11-05: L vs. [#28LW] Diego Sanchez (27-10-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Nasrat Haqparast (3-0-0)
2017-05-20: W vs. [#1384LW] Ruslan Kalyniuk (5-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:44 of round 3
2016-10-15: W vs. [#1109LW] Patrik Berisha (8-6-0) via TKO in 0:18 of round 2
2016-02-20: W vs. [NA] Lampros Pistikos (0-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:36 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marcin Held 146, Nasrat Haqparast 154
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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Heavyweight (265)
[#105] Adam Wieczorek (8-1-0, -109) vs. [#108] Anthony Hamilton (15-8-0, -116)
Last 3 Fights: Adam Wieczorek (3-0-0)
2016-10-08: W vs. [#261HW+] Ernesto Papa (5-1-0) via SUB in of round 1
2016-05-21: W vs. [*] Zoumana Cisse (12-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 5:06 of round 1
2015-12-05: W vs. [#405HW+] Kevin Wiwatowski (4-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:25 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Anthony Hamilton (0-3-0)
2017-09-16: L vs. [#79HW+] Daniel Spitz (6-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:24 of round 1
2017-02-04: L vs. [#62LHW] Marcel Fortuna (9-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:10 of round 1
2016-12-09: L vs. [#8HW+] Francis Ngannou (10-1-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 1:57 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Adam Wieczorek 378, Anthony Hamilton 35
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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Bantamweight (135)
[#20] Brian Kelleher (17-8-0, -124) vs. [#72] Damian Stasiak (10-4-0, -102)
Last 3 Fights: Brian Kelleher (2-1-0)
2017-07-22: L vs. [#13BW] Marlon Vera (10-3-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 2:18 of round 1
2017-06-03: W vs. [#16BW] Iuri Alcantara (34-8-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:48 of round 1
2016-03-04: W vs. [#110FW] Julio Arce (13-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:18 of round 3
Last 3 Fights: Damian Stasiak (2-1-0)
2017-05-28: L vs. [#15BW] Pedro Munhoz (14-2-0) via UD (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-10-08: W vs. [#242BW] Davey Grant (10-3-0) via SUB in 3:56 of round 3
2016-04-10: W vs. [#263LW] Filip Pejic (12-2-2) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:16 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brian Kelleher 91, Damian Stasiak 146
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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Middleweight (185)
[#25] Sam Alvey (31-9-0, +107) vs. [#27] Ramazan Emeev (15-3-0, -134)
Last 3 Fights: Sam Alvey (2-1-0)
2017-08-05: W vs. [#35MW] Rashad Evans (21-7-1) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2017-04-22: L vs. [#18MW] Thales Leites (27-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2017-01-28: W vs. [#37MW] Nate Marquardt (35-18-2) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Ramazan Emeev (3-0-0)
2016-12-09: W vs. [#34MW] Anatoly Tokov (25-3-0) via MD ()
2016-04-08: W vs. [#77LHW] Maiquel Falcao (38-11-0) via Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 2:50 of round 1
2015-12-04: W vs. [#275MW] Luigi Fioravanti (26-15-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 4
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Sam Alvey 77, Ramazan Emeev 316
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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Featherweight (145)
[#51] Andre Fili (16-5-0, -150) vs. [#62] Artem Lobov (13-13-1, +123)
Last 3 Fights: Andre Fili (1-2-0)
2017-07-29: L vs. [#43FW] Calvin Kattar (17-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2016-10-01: W vs. [#60FW] Hacran Dias (23-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-04-23: L vs. [#31FW] Yair Rodriguez (10-2-0) via TKO in 2:15 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Artem Lobov (2-1-0)
2017-04-22: L vs. [#7FW] Cub Swanson (25-7-0) via UD (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
2016-11-19: W vs. [#107FW] Teruto Ishihara (10-4-2) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-08-20: W vs. [#805FW] Chris Avila (5-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Andre Fili 84, Artem Lobov 182
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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Bantamweight (135)
[#86LW] Josh Emmett (11-1-0, -358) vs. [#28] Felipe Arantes (18-8-1, +276)
Last 3 Fights: Josh Emmett (2-1-0)
2017-04-08: L vs. [#67LW] Desmond Green (20-6-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
2016-12-17: W vs. [#133LW] Scott Holtzman (10-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-05-08: W vs. [#103LW] Jon Tuck (10-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Felipe Arantes (2-1-0)
2016-11-05: L vs. [#21BW] Erik Perez (17-6-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-07-07: W vs. [#64BW] Jerrod Sanders (16-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:39 of round 2
2015-08-23: W vs. [*] Yves Jabouin (20-11-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:21 of round 1
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Josh Emmett 196, Felipe Arantes 350
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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Women Bantamweight (135)
[#17] Lina Lansberg (7-2-0, +152) vs. [#31] Aspen Ladd (5-0-0, -183)
Last 3 Fights: Lina Lansberg (2-1-0)
2017-03-18: W vs. [#20BW] Lucie Pudilova (7-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2016-09-24: L vs. [#1FW/#3DD/#3P4P] Cristiane Justino (18-1-0) via TKO in 2:29 of round 2
2016-03-12: W vs. [*] Maria Hougaard Djursaa (5-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 2
Last 3 Fights: Aspen Ladd (3-0-0)
2017-01-14: W vs. [#78FLY] Sijara Eubanks (2-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2016-07-29: W vs. [#113BW] Jessica Hoy (1-1-0) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 3:14 of round 2
2016-03-11: W vs. [NA] Kelly McGill-Velasco (2-2-0) via TKO in 1:47 of round 3
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Lina Lansberg 217, Aspen Ladd 280
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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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
Fight Card Statistics
Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Donald Cerrone
Highest Stored DD Rating: Donald Cerrone
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Donald Cerrone vs. Darren Till
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Donald Cerrone vs. Darren Till
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Great [****]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Fair [**½]
Run Date: 2017-10-17