MMA insights & news

Fred Lambert | Nov 11, 2026

Bilal Hasan has gained 71 Combat Edge Elo points in the past year, more than any top-30 flyweight. Only champion Joshua Van (+60) is close. He meets Luis Gurule at UFC 334.

Combat Edge | Nov 8, 2026

Johnny Walker upset Waldo Cortes-Acosta by TKO in round 3 (2:27) at UFC Fight Night. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (9-5).

Combat Edge | Nov 5, 2026

Our model picks Waldo Cortes-Acosta (74%) in the UFC Fight Night main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 13 fights on Nov 7.

Combat Edge | Nov 1, 2026

Tom Nolan beat Renato Moicano by TKO in round 3 (1:28) at UFC Fight Night. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (8-4).

Combat Edge | Oct 29, 2026

Our model picks Tom Nolan (71%) in the UFC Fight Night main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 12 fights on Oct 31.

Combat Edge | Oct 24, 2026

Alexander Volkanovski upset Movsar Evloev by TKO in round 2 (4:54) at UFC 333. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (7-7).

Combat Edge | Oct 22, 2026

Our model picks Movsar Evloev (65%) in the UFC 333 main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 14 fights on Oct 24.

Combat Edge | Oct 18, 2026

Mike Malott beat Joaquin Buckley by KO in round 2 (2:32) at UFC Fight Night. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (9-4).

Combat Edge | Oct 15, 2026

Our model picks Mike Malott (55%) in the UFC Fight Night main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 13 fights on Oct 17.

Combat Edge | Oct 11, 2026

Brendan Allen upset Christian Leroy Duncan by submission in round 2 (R5) at UFC Fight Night. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (5-6).

Combat Edge | Oct 8, 2026

Our model picks Christian Leroy Duncan (52%) in the UFC Fight Night main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 12 fights on Oct 10.

Fred Lambert | Oct 5, 2026

Our white paper lays out a Decentralized Combat Organization: fighters book their own fights, Elo sets the card and the pay, and every dollar sits on a public ledger.

Combat Edge | Oct 4, 2026

Natália Silva beat Cong Wang by unanimous decision at UFC 332. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (10-4).

Combat Edge | Oct 1, 2026

Our model picks Natália Silva (57%) in the UFC 332 main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 13 fights on Oct 3.

Combat Edge | Sep 27, 2026

Raul Rosas Jr. beat Raoni Barcelos by KO in round 5 (1:38) at UFC Fight Night. Full results, upsets, Elo movers and how our model did (7-5).

Combat Edge | Sep 24, 2026

Our model picks Raul Rosas Jr. (66%) in the UFC Fight Night main event. Tale of the tape, storylines and win probabilities for all 11 fights on Sep 26.

Fred Lambert | Jul 31, 2026

The belief that PFL fighters are a tier below the UFC is MMA's default setting. Point the promotion-blind Combat Edge Elo at this weekend's two cards and it doesn't hold: the averages are nearly identical.

Fred Lambert | Jul 25, 2026

The UFC signed the former two-division KSW champion and put him straight into the UFC Paris main event. Our Elo already rates him 12th of 225 active lightweights.

Fred Lambert | Jul 20, 2026

Tommy McMillen and Fatima Kline delivered the two best performances of the night in Oklahoma City. Different styles, same rare trait, and the numbers back both up.

Fred Lambert | Jul 10, 2026

The McGregor–Holloway return is the headline, but Combat Edge Elo says the real ranking damage happens on the undercard, where a Cory Sandhagen upset could jump nine spots.

Fred Lambert | Jul 10, 2026

Max Holloway plans to beat Conor McGregor twice at UFC 329, per MMA Fighting. Combat Edge Elo analysis gives Holloway the edge.

Fred Lambert | Jun 23, 2026

We put the UFC's new Meta AI rankings next to the Combat Edge Elo model across two divisions. They match on most of the top 10, and the Meta recipe looks a lot like the Elo we have run for years.

Fred Lambert | Jun 22, 2026

Alexander Volkanovski says he would accept a lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje but believes Arman Tsarukyan deserves the next shot.