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FightIQ preview 2026-08-15

Four LOCK picks at UFC 330 match the most FightIQ has ever issued

The model flagged six of the 11 bouts it read in Philadelphia, and all four top-tier picks sit on the undercard.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-08-15

UFC 330 fight day: four LOCKs and a flagged main event

Every model read for tonight's 12-fight card in Philadelphia, with the tiers and the gaps.

FightIQ news 2026-08-11

Court McGee to retire after his UFC 332 fight in October

The Ultimate Fighter season 11 winner is closing a 16-year, 24-fight run on the UFC roster.

FightIQ news 2026-08-11

Salkilld chokes out Gamrot in the first round at UFC Vegas 120

Our model had the right winner and the wrong method.

FightIQ news 2026-08-11

UFC 330 fight week opens in Philadelphia with two title fights

Makhachev and Machado Garry headline Saturday, and our model flagged neither championship bout.

FightIQ recap 2026-08-08

Salkilld submits Gamrot in the first round as Elkins closes out his career

Twelve fights at the APEX, five decisions, and a 35-second finish that ended Darren Elkins' 31-fight UFC run.

FightIQ model-autopsy 2026-08-08

Reading a perfect card: 12 winners right, 5 of 12 on method

The model called every winner at UFC Vegas 120. That is one card of 12 fights, and the method column still went 5 of 12.

FightIQ preview 2026-08-07

Two flagged picks headline our read on UFC Vegas 120

Alexia Thainara and Ty Miller are the only two fights our model flags on a 12-bout card at the APEX.

FightIQ news 2026-08-07

Belgrade finished almost everything, and our method calls missed

Twelve of 14 fights ended inside the distance in Serbia; our model took the winners and lost the methods.

FightIQ morning-report 2026-08-07

Fight day: two flagged picks, no LOCK, and a 31st and final walk

What our model says about all 12 fights at the APEX before anyone throws a punch.

FightIQ feature 2026-08-07

Darren Elkins gets the ending most fighters never get

A UFC career that began in 2010 ends Saturday in Las Vegas, on a date he chose himself.

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.