*Light Heavyweight's* - Mattandbenny's Unbeaten Unsigned Prospects 2015

[mattandbenny]

Hi guys. Here is Part 8 of my 2015 unbeaten unsigned prospects - The Light Heavyweight Division!

Previous 2015 versions are below
Heavyweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2909795
Middleweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2903743
Lightweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2898125
Featherweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2911647
Bantamweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...s-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2907269/
Flyweights: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2914117
Women: http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f6...ys-unbeaten-unsigned-prospects-2015-a-2900173


A quick reminder of the rules as always:

1) They must be undefeated!
2) They must NOT be signed to any of the three largest promotions (UFC, Bellator & WSOF)
3) They must have fought at least once in 2014
4) They must have had at least 3 professional fights


Today is the time for the Light Heavyweight division.As with the heavyweight division, the LHW's are severley lacking in prospects, which is why there is only 30 guys listed and not 35. Those just missed out on the top 30 include Felipe De Oliveira (Due to losing on TUF Brazil 3), Evgeniy Fedotov (3-0), Milan Graefe (3-0), Lukasz Kapsa (3-0), Mark Tanios (3-0) & Frank Waisten Jr (3-0).

Guys ineligible due to inactivity included Klidson Farias De Abreu (6-0), Joao Victor Jaiden (6-0), Allan Benavidez (4-0), Steven Cnudde (4-0), Tommy Richardson (4-0), Sami Antar (3-0), Herve Hunlede (3-0), Antti Kastama (3-0) & Andrey Kiryuhin (3-0).

As always i'd be interested to hear everyone's opinions on this list, both good and bad!. Also if anyone can suggest fighters that I missed out or any ages of the fighters which I couldn't find it would be appreciated.

Enjoy Part 8!

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Light Heavyweights

1) Karl Albrektsson – 4-0-0 – Sweden – 21 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (2 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 9-8; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Nordine Hadjar (3-0), Tom Janiszewski (5-3)
Other Details: Training partner of UFC fighter Ilir Latifi, Has finished all 4 fights

2) Leandro Leite – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 36 Years Old
Signed to: Legacy FC; Finish Ratio: 60% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Myron Dennis (10-3)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, 2x BJJ World Champion (1999, 2000), Judo Black Belt, Part of Brazilian Judo Team for London 2012 Olympics

3) Magomed Ankalaev – 4-0-0 – Russia – 22 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 0% (0 KO, 0 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 10-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Vasily Babich (10-3), Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (9-3)
Other Details: 2013 World MMA Cup Winner

4) Ken Hasegawa – 9-0-1 – Japan – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Titan FC; Finish Ratio: 44% (3 KO, 1 Sub, 5 Dec, 1 Draw)
Opponent W/L: 23-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 9/10
Key Wins: Kazuhiro Nakamura (20-11), Matt Thompson (19-9), Hirohide Fujinuma (12-4), Seigo Mizuguchi (11-13), Peter Tornow (3-0)
Other Details: N/A

5) Vagab Vagabov – 14-0-0 – Russia – 28 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 71% (6 KO, 4 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 20-11; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Ruslan Khaskanov (13-6), Rudolf Kriz (7-3), Viktor Kiyko (5-2)
Other Details: N/A

6) Reginaldo De Oliveira Silva – 5-0-0 - Brazil – ?? Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 80% (3 TKO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 3-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Protégé of Thiago Tavares, Knocked Out 3 Opponents in Less Than 2 Minutes

7) Alexey Butorin – 9-0-0 - Russia – 28 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (8 KO, 1 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 21-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Anthony Ruiz (33-18), Tadas Rimkevicius (20-10), Charles Andrade (27-18)
Other Details: Knocked out all 8 opponents

8) Shamil Gamzatov – 7-0-0 – Russia – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (3 KO, 4 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 5-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Finished All 7 Fights

9) Karl Moore – 5-0-0 – Northern Ireland – 23 Years Old
Signed to: Cage Warriors FC; Finish Ratio: 80% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 13-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Lloyd Clarkson (8-7), Richie Knox (3-0)
Other Details: Perfect 3-0 Amateur Record

10) Rafael Viana – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 30 Years Old
Signed to: Shooto Brazil; Finish Ratio: 100% (2 TKO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 6-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Alison Vicente (14-11), Ricardo Oliveira (10-8)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Protégé of Pedro Rizzo, Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight Champion, Finished all 4 fights

11) Daniel Jolly – 5-0-0 – USA – 30 Years Old
Signed to: Undigned; Finish Ratio: 60% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Josh Foster (9-3)
Other Details: Karate Black Belt, Perfect 3-0 Amateur Record

12) Saparbek Safarov – 7-0-0 – Ukraine – 29 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (5 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 13-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Valdas Pocevicius (33-30), Igor Sliusarchuk (7-5)
Other Details: European Pankration Champion, Released From M1 Global for Slapping Opponent at Weigh-in, Finished All 7 Fights in Less Than 3 Minutes

13) Wallyson Carvalho – 4-0-0 – Brazil – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 1-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Has Amateur Kickboxing Experience, 2-0 Amateur Record

14) Nicolai Salchow – 5-0-0 – Germany – 31 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 80% (3 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Matej Batinic (14-1), Sascha Massafra (3-0)
Other Details: N/A

15) Wilfried Edmund – 5-0-0 – France – ?? Years Old
Signed to: 100% Fight; Finish Ratio: 80% (3 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 3-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Training Partner of BAMMA Champion Mansour Barnaoui, Finished 4 of 5 fights

 

[mattandbenny]

16) Rafael Atilho - 7-0-0 - Brazil - ?? Years Old
Signed to: One FC; Finish Ratio: 86% (6 KO, 0 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 11-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Julio De Lima (9-3), Jonas Do Rosario (8-3)
Other Details: Knocked out 6 of 7 opponents

17) Blake Watkins - 4-0-0 - USA - 28 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 5-0; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: Nathan Shindler (3-0)
Other Details: Finished all 4 fights in 1st round

18) Leonardo Silva De Oliveira - 4-0-0 - Brazil - 22 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (3 KO, 1 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 7-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Welington Lemes (3-0)
Other Details: Finished All 4 Fights

19) Todd Schmauss - 4-0-0 - USA - 34 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (4 KO, 0 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 10-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Jesse Lund (10-4), Parnell Davis (4-1)
Other Details: NCAA All-American Wrestler, Knocked Out All 4 Opponents

20) Marvin Skipper - 3-0-0 - USA - 32 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 5-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Perfect 10-0 Amateur Record, Finished All 3 Opponents

21) Patricio Navarette - 4-0-0 - Chile - 31 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 7-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Martin Ottaviano (5-0)
Other Details: N/A

22) Chris Garrett - 4-0-0 - USA - 29 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (0 KO, 4 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 4-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Submitted all 4 opponents in 1st round

23) Jakub Bartunek - 6-0-0 - Czech Republic - ?? Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: N/A

24) Mohammad Karaki - 4-0-0 - Lebanon - 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (2 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 4-0; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: Feras Saada (3-0)
Other Details: BJJ Purple Belt, Former Middleweight, Finished All 4 Opponents

25) Bartosz Rogacki - 5-0-1 - Poland - 30 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 67% (4 KO, 0 Sub, 1 Dec, 1 Draw)
Opponent W/L: 7-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Former Heavyweight

26) Nikolay Cheremikhin - 3-0-0 - Russia - 25 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 4-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Donald Mdgzakhat (5-1)
Other Details: Weight: 235 pounds

27) Dalcha Lungiambula - 3-0-0 - Congo - 29 Years Old
Signed to: EFCA; Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 3-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: N/A

28) Lahan Wu - 4-0-0 - China - ?? Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 2-0; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: Aguda Mu (2-0)
Other Details: Former Heavyweight, Finished All 4 Opponents

29) Paul Craig - 4-0-0 - Scotland - 26 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (1 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 1-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: 3-0 Amateur Record, Finished all 4 fights in 1st round

30) Andrew Clamp - 3-0-0 - England - ?? Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 1-8; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Perfect 4-0 Amateur Record, Trains Under UFC Veteran Tom Blackledge, Finished All 3 Opponents

Link to image: http://s10.postimg.org/ycehi52m1/V6_Light_Heavyweights.jpg

 

[melvinj0]

Lots of solid prospects, love these threads btw.

 

[Kinger85]

LHW and HW are both so so shallow outside of the UFC.