*Flyweight's* - Mattandbenny's Unbeaten Unsigned Prospects 2015

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Hi guys. Here is Part 7 of my 2015 unbeaten unsigned prospects - The Flyweight 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/
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 Flyweight division. I probably noticed the biggest difference in this division compared to last year - Last year I remember struggling to find 30 guys, but this year it was easy to pick 35, and I had to leave out some decent prospects! Those just missed out on the top 35 include Tulio Vasconcelos (5-0), Flavio De Queiroz (3-0), Keoma De Paula (4-0), Matheus Silva (5-0), Eduardo Pereira (4-0), Eric Dos Santos (4-0) & Tim Riscen (4-0)

Guys ineligible due to inactivity included Allamurad Karayev (9-0), Elielton Fernandes (8-0), Chris Miah (5-0), Fernando Luiz Silva (5-0) & Sok Veasna (4-0).

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 7!

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Flyweights

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1) Pietro Menga – 12-0-0 - England – 26 Years Old
Signed to: BAMMA; Finish Ratio: 83% (2 KO, 8 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 23-18; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Sotir Kichukov (12-1), Arten Sitenkov (14-9), Mark Platts (10-8), Steve McCombe (20-22)
Other Details: BJJ Purple Belt

2) Kairat Akhmetov – 21-0-0 – Kazakhstan – 27 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 81% (4 KO, 13 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Tatsuya Watanabe (14-4), Salah Elkas (6-4)
Other Details: 3x Greco Roman Wrestling Champion of Kazakhstan, Currently Training in USA at Jackson-Wink MMA And is Training Partner of UFC Flyweight John Dodson

3) Ronaldo Candido – 4-0-0 - Brazil – 25 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (0 KO, 4 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 2-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, 2011 No-Gi World Champion, Trains at Nova Uniao with Jose Aldo & Renan Barao

4) Geane Herrera – 7-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old

Signed to: RFA; Finish Ratio: 72% (0 KO, 5 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 17-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Josh Mercado (5-2), Jared Crawford (4-0), Mitchell Chamale (4-1)
Other Details: Submitted 5 of 7 Opponents in 1st Round

5) Ryo Hatta – 8-0-0 - Japan – 23 Years Old

Signed to: ZST; Finish Ratio: 89% (0 KO, 7 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 18-16; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Tatsuya Watanabe (15-6), Yuichi Yajima (17-16), Yusuke Uehara (7-5)
Other Details: BJJ Purple Belt, ZST Flyweight Champion, Submitted 7 of 8 Opponents

6) Alan Gomes De Castro – 7-0-1 - Brazil – 20 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 50% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 3 Dec, 1 Draw)
Opponent W/L: 18-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Thiago Grilo (8-2), Deick Nascimento (5-0), Reynaldo Duarte (8-6)
Other Details: Team Nogueira protégé

7) Kevin Petshi – 7-0-0 - France – 24 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 57% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 3 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 12-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Vyacheslav Ten (5-1), Mark Platts (10-10)
Other Details: French Wrestling & Grappling Champion, Trains with the Askhabov Brothers

8) Jarred Brooks – 3-0-0 - USA – 21 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (0 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 0-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Perfect 11-0 Amateur Record, Indiana State Wrestling Champion, Trains at American Top Team With UFC Flyweights Brad Pickett & Justin Scoggins

9) Yoshitaka Naito – 8-0-0 - Japan – ?? Years Old

Signed to: Shooto; Finish Ratio: 50% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 18-13; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Shinya Murofushi (10-3), Tadaaki Yamamoto (9-3), Yuki Shojo (13-7)
Other Details: N/A

10) Gustavo Sedorio – 4-0-0 - Brazil – 27 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Joao Elias (4-0)
Other Details: BJJ Brown Belt

11) Herbeth Sousa – 7-0-0 – Brazil – 18 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 6 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 10-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Romulo Rocha (5-2)
Other Details: Trains at Constrictor Team under UFC fighter Rani Yahya, Finished Each of his 7 Fights in Less Than 3 minutes.

12) Jaime Alvarez – 4-0-0 - USA – 26 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (1 KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 0-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Perfect 4-0 Amateur Record, Trains at American Top Team With Fellow Flyweight’s Justin Scoggins, Alexis Vila & Iliarde Santos

13) Sid Bice – 4-0-0 - USA – 25 Years Old

Signed to: RFA; Finish Ratio: 50% (2 KO, 0 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Eric Shelton (4-0)
Other Details: Perfect 6-0 Amateur Record, Training Partner of Bellator Champion Joe Warren

14) Eduardo Diez – 4-0-0 - Brazil – 25 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 25% (1 KO, 0 Sub, 3 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 8-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Felipe Cuscianna (5-0)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt

15) Gustavo Gabriel – 6-0-0 - Brazil – 20 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 83% (2 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 8-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Alex Bassani (7-3), Wallyson Rossini (4-1)
Other Details: BJJ Purple Belt

16) Kento Kanbe – 7-0-0 - Japan – 18 Years Old

Signed to: Pancrase; Finish Ratio: 57% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 3 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 11-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Shinya Segoru Sagahaka (9-8)
Other Details: N/A

17) Ryohei ‘Ken Asuka’ Kurosawa – 8-0-0 - Japan – 21 Years Old

Signed to: Shooto; Finish Ratio: 34% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 5 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 13-11; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Masayoshi Kato (8-4)
Other Details: 2013 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion

18) Hayato Suzuki – 10-0-2 - Japan – 28 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 58% (3 KO, 4 Sub, 3 Dec, 2 Draws)
Opponent W/L: 22-18; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Kirihito Kodama (8-2), Ryuya Fukuda (6-2)
Other Details: N/A

19) Zhalgas Zhumagulov – 6-0-0 - Kazakhstan – ?? Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (6 KO, 0 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 5-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: Bezkat Aliev (3-0)
Other Details: In October he Won a 16-Man One-Night Tournament by Stopping All 4 Opponents With Punches

20) Pongsiri Mitsatit – 3-0-0 - Thailand – 18 Years Old

Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 0-0; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Chiang Mai Muay Thai Champion
 
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21) Karl Marx Mazoni – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 60% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-0; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Marcus Amaral (4-0)
Other Details: N/A

22) Rickson Thai Zenidim Bueno – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 15 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 80% (0 KO, 4 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 0-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Made Amateur MMA Debut at 13 Years Old & Pro Debut at 14 Years Old, His Dad is an MMA Fighter With 14-7 Record

23) Jonathan Martinez – 5-0-0 - USA – 20 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (5 KO, 0 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 10-10; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Xavier Siller (5-2), Archie Lowe (5-3)
Other Details: 6-2 Amateur Record

24) Yago Bryan Farias De Morais – 3-0-0 - Brazil – 22 Years Old
Signed to: Shooto Brazil; Finish Ratio: 33% (1 KO, 0 Sub, 2 Draw)
Opponent W/L: 4-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Shooto Brazil Champion, Trains at Nova Uniao with Jose Aldo & Renan Barao

25) Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke – 4-0-0 - Thailand – 36 Years Old
Signed to: One FC; Finish Ratio: 100% (2 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 3-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Multiple Time Muay Thai Champion, 282-65 Muay Thai Record, Trains at Evolve MMA

26) Marcos Gomes – 4-0-0 - USA – 22 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 50% (0 KO, 2 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 5-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: Trains at American Top Team

27) Deiveson Alcantra Figueiredo – 8-0-0 – Brazil – ?? Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 88% (4 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 12-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Rayner Silva (5-2), David Silva (5-3)
Other Details: N/A

28) Shaun Etchell – 4-0-0 - Australia – 20 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 4-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: Tim Moore (6-4)
Other Details: 3 of 4 Wins Came in 1st Round

29) Takashi Matsuba – 3-0-0 - Japan – 23 Years Old
Signed to: Pancrase; Finish Ratio: 33% (0 KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 5-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Haruki Nakayama (7-7)
Other Details: Perfect 5-0 Amateur Record, Training Partner of UFC Fighter Hatsu Hioki

30) Danaa Batgerel – 4-0-0 – Mongolia – 25 Years Old
Signed to: RUFF; Finish Ratio: 50% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Rijirigala Amu (8-2)
Other Details: Mongolian Kickboxing Champion

31) Oscar Dolchin – 6-0-0 - Russia – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 33% (0 KO, 2 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 1-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 1/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: N/A

32) Masatatsu Ueda – 4-0-1 - Japan – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Pancrase; Finish Ratio: 40% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 2 Draw)
Opponent W/L: 15-10; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Tadaaki Yamamoto (9-5), Haruki Nakayam (6-4), Kai Shimizu (5-2)
Other Details: N/A

33) Bruno Oliveira – 3-0-0 - Brazil – 20 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 4-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 3/10
Key Wins: Rodrigo Dos Santos (4-1)
Other Details: Won Each Fight in Less Than 3 Minutes

34) Samir Farid – 4-0-0 - USA – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (1 KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 3-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 2/10
Key Wins: N/A
Other Details: 3-0 Amateur Record

35) Bruno Rodrigues – 4-0-0 - Brazil – ?? Years Old
Signed to: Shooto Brazil; Finish Ratio: 75% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 5-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Jafal Calvancante (4-0)
Other Details: N/A


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Think Akhmetov will have more success in UFC than Pitbull because of his wrestling base?
 
It wouldn't surprise me if he does, but I just feel Menga is more well rounded. I think both guys will be top 10 UFC flyweights in 4 years though.
 
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