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FightIQ recap 2026-08-01

Medic stops Rodriguez in the first round as Belgrade finishes 12 of 14

Only two fights on the Aug. 1 card in Serbia reached the scorecards.

FightIQ model-autopsy 2026-08-01

We picked 10 of 14 winners in Belgrade and got the method wrong 11 times

The winner column held up on the Aug. 1 card. The method column did not, for the second card running.

FightIQ preview 2026-07-31

UFC Belgrade: our only LOCK sits on a fighter who has lost three straight

Medic vs. Rodriguez tops 14 fights in Serbia, and two of our flagged picks come with caveats we would rather state than bury.

FightIQ news 2026-07-31

PFL and Jake Paul's MVP merge as Chimaev books a return against Woodley

The week's reported news: a promotional merger, a Moscow headliner, a Shanghai addition and a callout.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-07-31

Morning report: Belgrade lands Saturday with our only LOCK of the card

Friday, July 31: one LOCK in Serbia, a merged PFL and MVP, and Chimaev's return in Moscow.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-07-25

FightIQ Morning Report - Saturday, July 25

Ankalaev begins his climb back tonight in Abu Dhabi, the card lost a fight on the day, and UFC 331 is building. What's on, and where our numbers stand.

FightIQ news 2026-07-25

UFC 331 is building from the bottom up in Los Angeles

A confirmed Pitbull-Choi featherweight bout and a reported Moicano-Ortega rematch stack up on the Sept. 19 Los Angeles card, while the expected Tsarukyan-Oliveira headline stays unofficial.

FightIQ news 2026-07-25

Ankalaev begins the climb back at UFC Abu Dhabi as card loses a fight on the day

A former champion begins his climb back against a short-notice contender, hours after the card lost a bout when a 12-1 prospect was hospitalized.

FightIQ recap 2026-07-25

Ankalaev stops Guskov in the fifth at UFC Abu Dhabi

Eight of 12 fights ended inside the distance at Etihad Arena, and the main event was the only bout to get past the third round.

FightIQ model-autopsy 2026-07-25

Our UFC Abu Dhabi card: 10 of 12 winners, 5 of 12 methods

Both flagged picks landed and both misses came from the bottom of our confidence range. The method column was the weak spot.

FightIQ news 2026-07-18

Everyone around Usman's return is asking about his knees

Islam Makhachev, Frankie Edgar and Du Plessis's own coach have circled the same fight-week question about Kamaru Usman's move to middleweight: can his knees still carry his wrestling?

FightIQ morning-report 2026-07-18

FightIQ Morning Report - Saturday, July 18

Holloway ended McGregor's comeback and our model called it; tonight it's Du Plessis vs. Usman in Oklahoma City. The autopsy, the build, and an honest hold on tonight's number.

FightIQ recap 2026-07-18

The Holloway call the room bet against

UFC 329 autopsy: our model tagged Max Holloway a HIGH pick against a returning Conor McGregor, went 4-for-4 on every conviction call and got the method right too. The only losses were toss-ups.

FightIQ recap 2026-07-18

Du Plessis outlasts Usman over five rounds to keep middleweight title in Oklahoma City

The champion swept the scorecards at Paycom Center, keeping the middleweight belt over the full five rounds.

FightIQ model-autopsy 2026-07-18

Grading our card in Oklahoma City: 8 of 12, with this week's confidence tiers withheld

We hit the main event and seven others, missed four, and are holding back per-fight tiers pending a data re-certification.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-07-07

FightIQ Morning Report - Tuesday, July 7

McGregor's back Saturday after 1,827 days, the fight world is split on it, and the model won't fake a read. UFC 329 week, plus the bookings and where our numbers stand.

FightIQ news 2026-07-07

The fight world can't agree on Conor McGregor, and the split runs straight through the champions

Aspinall says Round 1 knockout. Masvidal says Ferrari with a quarter tank. Belal, Mendes and Matt Brown all land somewhere in between. Here's every UFC 329 take, sorted.

FightIQ preview 2026-07-07

McGregor is back after 1,827 days. Our model still leans Holloway — quietly

Thirteen years after McGregor won their featherweight fight, the rematch lands at welterweight with a five-year layoff attached. The model favors Holloway, but this is exactly the fight it knows least about.

FightIQ news 2026-07-07

The bookings tell you who the UFC is testing: a headliner, a rebound, and a heavyweight leaving the building

A quiet booking week put a middleweight main event on the calendar, handed Marlon Vera a way off a four-fight skid, and sent an ex-PFL champ to Abu Dhabi. Here is what each move is actually for.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-29

Fight week opens on a number nobody can model: McGregor, 5 years gone, meets a sharper Holloway

UFC 329 is set for July 11 with start times and the full card out. Dan Hooker tips his cap, Georges St-Pierre talks "hell zone," and Justin Gaethje wants a seat. Here is the honest read, including why we will not hand yo…

FightIQ news 2026-06-29

St-Pierre likes Makhachev at UFC 330, and the lightweight title fight has its own argument

GSP gives the welterweight champ the edge over Garry; one division down, Pimblett and Tsarukyan's camp pull the contender debate in opposite directions.

FightIQ news 2026-06-29

An 11-time referee of the year is now the subject of a removal petition

Alex Pereira shared a petition to ban Herb Dean, Tom Aspinall and Jorge Masvidal piled on, and Dana White punted to the commission. The foul claim is still an allegation, and the officiating debate it reopened is the rea…

FightIQ recap 2026-06-29

The autopsy: an 11-2 night at UFC Baku, and the two picks we got wrong

Our model went 11-2 on winners in Baku, one of its better cards of the year. It still missed twice: the main event it graded a coin flip, and a high-confidence pick that got submitted in the first round.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-06-29

FightIQ Morning Report - Monday, June 29

Baku's done and the model graded its misses; McGregor-Holloway fight week is here; and a referee is still the story. The day's threads and where our numbers stand.

FightIQ news 2026-06-23

Umar Nurmagomedov wants Song Yadong, and our model didn't see a 'punching bag'

The No. 3 bantamweight called Song a "punching bag." On the same January card we modeled Song's O'Malley loss as a near coin flip.

FightIQ news 2026-06-23

Ngannou names his next dance partner, and it's Verhoeven, not Aspinall

The Predator says a Rico Verhoeven crossover is "what I have in mind for right now." The UFC superfight everyone wants is still a fan poll with no contract behind it.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-23

Du Plessis returns against Usman in OKC, and the market already picked a side

The former middleweight champ opens around -340 over a welterweight legend moving up. The odds gap is the story; our model hasn't priced this one.

FightIQ news 2026-06-23

Dana White says the White House global numbers are still coming. The ones we have are already a moving target.

The UFC sold Freedom 250 as a viewership event. A week on, the figures depend on which figure you pick, and the one White says matters most is not out yet.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-06-23

FightIQ Morning Report — Tuesday, June 23

We finished grading every 2026 card with a prediction: 67.4% across 187 calls, hits and misses. Plus Baku week, the McGregor-Holloway build, and the White House fallout.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-22

Fiziev headlines at home in Baku, and the form points at Torres

An Azerbaijani lightweight tops UFC Fight Night 280, but our model and the recent records both lean toward the younger finisher across the cage.

FightIQ news 2026-06-22

McGregor is a heavy underdog at UFC 329. The build is louder than the math.

Bisping and Pimblett both point to one number on Conor McGregor's side. We'd point to the five years no one can model.

FightIQ feature 2026-06-22

St-Pierre's three takes this week all point the same way: protect the fighter from the sport

Retire Gaethje, push McGregor into the "hell zone," defend Zahabi's plan. Different fighters, one throughline from a man who walked away on top.

FightIQ news 2026-06-22

Gaethje wants equity, not a truck: the champ is bargaining over what he's already done

Justin Gaethje turned down Arman Tsarukyan's $5.7 million-funded gift and floated a different ask: an ownership stake in the UFC. One is a feud. The other is a fighter-pay argument the sport keeps circling back to.

FightIQ news 2026-06-22

Pereira says he's 'afraid' to fight again as the Gane officiating fight rolls on

Eight days after a contested heavyweight title loss, Alex Pereira has openly questioned whether he wants to keep fighting. Joe Rogan, weighing in on the disputed blows, landed somewhere in the middle: a couple were illeg…

FightIQ feature 2026-06-21

The Comeback Index: Kyoji Horiguchi Left the UFC for Nine Years — and Won on the Way Back

Our data sweep for the sport's biggest return arcs surfaced one gap that dwarfs the rest: 3,290 days between Octagon appearances.

FightIQ briefing 2026-06-21

Kape's Climb Meets Horiguchi's Comeback at the APEX

A prospect-heavy card with a flyweight headliner that pits the division's hottest finisher against its best return story.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-21

A Rising Knockout Artist Meets the Sport's Great Comeback Story

Manel Kape is finishing everyone in front of him. Kyoji Horiguchi is two wins into a return nine years in the making.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-21

The Unbeaten Prospect vs. the Unpredictable Veteran

Navajo Stirling is 4-0 in the UFC; Ion Cutelaba has seen everything the light heavyweight division can throw at him.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-21

Two Featherweights Trying to Halt a Slide

Both men need a result — and a common opponent hangs over the matchup.

FightIQ preview 2026-06-21

A Surging Brazilian Against a Grizzled Gatekeeper

Vinicius Oliveira built a strong run before a recent stumble; Andre Fili is the 26-fight veteran who tests everyone.