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Hi guys. Here is Part 1 of my 2015 unbeaten unsigned prospects - the lightweights!
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
This was probably the hardest one to rank - I could have easily made a top 50 list.
Guy's that went close but who I opted to leave out of the top 35 included Leszek Krakowski (7-0), Kane Mousah (6-0), Lewis Monarch (4-0), Christopher Henze (6-0), Kimihiro Eto (6-0), Steve Kozola (4-0), Damiano Bertoli (5-0), Saul Galindo (7-0), Tom Green (7-0) & Allan Zuniga (7-0). (There were another 20 or so prospects 4-0 or better that also didn't make it!).
Guys that missed out due to inactivity included Bagama Nikabagamaev (13-0), Lucas Zanchet (7-0), Yuta Kaneko (7-0), Michael Karkula (6-0), Guilherme Sarafian (6-0), Yazid Couchane (5-0), Cedric Rozczko (5-0) & Gleyson Da Silva.
I'd be interested to hear everyone'sfeedback and opinions as to who you think is ranked too high or too low etc.
I hope you all enjoy part 1!
Lightweights
1) Kurt Kinser – 8-0-0 - USA – 26 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 88% (4 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 9/10
Key Wins: Shamar Bailey (11-2), Tom Shoaff (6-0), David Overfield (6-1), Daniel Head (5-1), Jason Buck (13-10)
Other Details: NCAA Division 1 Wrestler, Indiana State Wrestling Champion
2) Lowen Tynanes – 6-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: KOTC; Finish Ratio: 84% (2 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 14-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 10/10
Key Wins: Eduard Folayang (12-2), Vuysile Colossa (6-3), Felipe Enomoto (6-5), Kris Armbrister (7-4)
Other Details: Hawaiian State Champion Wrestler, 6-1 Amateur Record, Trains in Hawaii with UFC fighters Russell Doane & Louis Smolka
3) Mateusz Gamrot – 8-0-0 - Poland – 24 Years Old
Signed to: KSW; Finish Ratio: 50% (2 KO, 2 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 23-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 10/10
Key Wins: Andre Winner (15-7), Lukasz Chlewicki (12-3), Tim Newman (10-4), Mateusz Zawadzki (9-1)
Other Details: European ADCC Champion 2014 (Grappling), Training Partner of UFC Fighter Jan Blachowicz
4) Bekzod Abdurakhmonov – 6-0-0 - Uzbekistan – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (3 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 11-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Andrew Osborne (7-7)
Other Details: Bronze Medal in 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Former NCAA Division 1 All-American Wrestler, Perfect 5-0 Amateur Record, Training Partner of UFC Fighters Rob Font & Tateki Matsuda
5) Maxim Divnich – 10-0-0 - Russia – 26 Years Old
Signed to: M1 Global; Finish Ratio: 70% (6 KO, 1 Sub, 3 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 16-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Max Coga (9-2), Dzhambulat Kurbanov (6-0), Antonio Paulo (4-0)
Other Details: M1 Challenge Lightweight Champion
6) Milan Zerjal – 7-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Titan FC; Finish Ratio: 71% (0 KO, 5 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 15-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Arsen Ubaidulaev (14-6), Ryan Quinn (10-4), Alex Vinogranov (5-1), Arman Mezdihov (4-1)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Former European BJJ Champion at lower belts, Trains at Xtreme Couture, 5-2 Amateur Record
7) Adam Piccolotti – 4-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Tristan Arenal (6-3)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Bronze Medal at BJJ World Championships (at brown belt), Perfect 4-0 Amateur Record
8) Gregor Gillespie – 3-0-0 - USA – 27 Years Old
Signed to: ROC; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 7-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Justin Harrington (6-1)
Other Details: 4x NCAA Division 1 All-American Wrestler with 152-13 record, 2x New York State Champion Wrestler, Training Partner of UFC Fighter Dennis Bermudez
9) David Putvin – 7-0-0 - USA – 22 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (0 KO, 7 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 16-11; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Jordan Clements (10-1), Brian Thomas (5-1)
Other Details: 9-1 Amateur Record, Protégé of Jeremy Horn, Submitted All 7 Opponents, Has Flying Triangle Choke Victory
10) Celso Venicius – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 31 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 60% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 5-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Rodrigo Gomes (10-1)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, 3x BJJ World Champion, 1x BJJ Pan American Champion
11) Vlad Popovskiy – 9-0-0 - Moldova – 23 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 89% (2 KO, 6 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 11-12; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Vasily Fedorych (16-3)
Other Details: Moldovan Combat Sambo Champion, Has 4 wins in less than 60 seconds
12) Fernando Dos Santos – 8-0-0 - Brazil – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 38% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 5 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 21-8; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Michel Silva (10-2), Douglas Dias (6-2), Raush Manfio (4-0), Hallan Hartel (4-0)
Other Details: Trains at Nova Uniao with Jose Aldo, Renan Barao & Eduardo Dantas
13) Chris Padilla – 5-0-0 - USA – 19 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 80% (3 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Aaron Neveu (8-1), Kris Armbrister (10-7)
Other Details: Perfect 6-0 Amateur Record
14) Mikael Nyyssonen – 7-0-0 – Finland – 28 Years Old
Signed to: Cage; Finish Ratio: 71% (1 KO, 4 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 15-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Tommi Marttinen (8-1), Suleiman Bouhata (8-3), Viktor Tomasevic (7-7), Rasul Hataev (3-0)
Other Details: 8-1 Amateur Record, 2012 Finnish ADCC Champion
15) TJ Hepburn – 4-0-0 - USA – 25 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (1 KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 7-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Ryan Shell (5-0), Danny White (8-5)
Other Details: NCAA Division 2 Champion Wrestler, 3-0 Amateur Record
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
This was probably the hardest one to rank - I could have easily made a top 50 list.
Guy's that went close but who I opted to leave out of the top 35 included Leszek Krakowski (7-0), Kane Mousah (6-0), Lewis Monarch (4-0), Christopher Henze (6-0), Kimihiro Eto (6-0), Steve Kozola (4-0), Damiano Bertoli (5-0), Saul Galindo (7-0), Tom Green (7-0) & Allan Zuniga (7-0). (There were another 20 or so prospects 4-0 or better that also didn't make it!).
Guys that missed out due to inactivity included Bagama Nikabagamaev (13-0), Lucas Zanchet (7-0), Yuta Kaneko (7-0), Michael Karkula (6-0), Guilherme Sarafian (6-0), Yazid Couchane (5-0), Cedric Rozczko (5-0) & Gleyson Da Silva.
I'd be interested to hear everyone'sfeedback and opinions as to who you think is ranked too high or too low etc.
I hope you all enjoy part 1!
Lightweights
1) Kurt Kinser – 8-0-0 - USA – 26 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 88% (4 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 9/10
Key Wins: Shamar Bailey (11-2), Tom Shoaff (6-0), David Overfield (6-1), Daniel Head (5-1), Jason Buck (13-10)
Other Details: NCAA Division 1 Wrestler, Indiana State Wrestling Champion
2) Lowen Tynanes – 6-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: KOTC; Finish Ratio: 84% (2 KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 14-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 10/10
Key Wins: Eduard Folayang (12-2), Vuysile Colossa (6-3), Felipe Enomoto (6-5), Kris Armbrister (7-4)
Other Details: Hawaiian State Champion Wrestler, 6-1 Amateur Record, Trains in Hawaii with UFC fighters Russell Doane & Louis Smolka
3) Mateusz Gamrot – 8-0-0 - Poland – 24 Years Old
Signed to: KSW; Finish Ratio: 50% (2 KO, 2 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 23-9; Opponent Strength Rating: 10/10
Key Wins: Andre Winner (15-7), Lukasz Chlewicki (12-3), Tim Newman (10-4), Mateusz Zawadzki (9-1)
Other Details: European ADCC Champion 2014 (Grappling), Training Partner of UFC Fighter Jan Blachowicz
4) Bekzod Abdurakhmonov – 6-0-0 - Uzbekistan – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (3 KO, 3 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 11-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Andrew Osborne (7-7)
Other Details: Bronze Medal in 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Former NCAA Division 1 All-American Wrestler, Perfect 5-0 Amateur Record, Training Partner of UFC Fighters Rob Font & Tateki Matsuda
5) Maxim Divnich – 10-0-0 - Russia – 26 Years Old
Signed to: M1 Global; Finish Ratio: 70% (6 KO, 1 Sub, 3 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 16-3; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Max Coga (9-2), Dzhambulat Kurbanov (6-0), Antonio Paulo (4-0)
Other Details: M1 Challenge Lightweight Champion
6) Milan Zerjal – 7-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Titan FC; Finish Ratio: 71% (0 KO, 5 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 15-4; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Arsen Ubaidulaev (14-6), Ryan Quinn (10-4), Alex Vinogranov (5-1), Arman Mezdihov (4-1)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Former European BJJ Champion at lower belts, Trains at Xtreme Couture, 5-2 Amateur Record
7) Adam Piccolotti – 4-0-0 - USA – 24 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 4/10
Key Wins: Tristan Arenal (6-3)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, Bronze Medal at BJJ World Championships (at brown belt), Perfect 4-0 Amateur Record
8) Gregor Gillespie – 3-0-0 - USA – 27 Years Old
Signed to: ROC; Finish Ratio: 100% (1 KO, 2 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 7-5; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Justin Harrington (6-1)
Other Details: 4x NCAA Division 1 All-American Wrestler with 152-13 record, 2x New York State Champion Wrestler, Training Partner of UFC Fighter Dennis Bermudez
9) David Putvin – 7-0-0 - USA – 22 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 100% (0 KO, 7 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 16-11; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Jordan Clements (10-1), Brian Thomas (5-1)
Other Details: 9-1 Amateur Record, Protégé of Jeremy Horn, Submitted All 7 Opponents, Has Flying Triangle Choke Victory
10) Celso Venicius – 5-0-0 - Brazil – 31 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 60% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 5-1; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Rodrigo Gomes (10-1)
Other Details: BJJ Black Belt, 3x BJJ World Champion, 1x BJJ Pan American Champion
11) Vlad Popovskiy – 9-0-0 - Moldova – 23 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 89% (2 KO, 6 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 11-12; Opponent Strength Rating: 6/10
Key Wins: Vasily Fedorych (16-3)
Other Details: Moldovan Combat Sambo Champion, Has 4 wins in less than 60 seconds
12) Fernando Dos Santos – 8-0-0 - Brazil – 27 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 38% (0 KO, 3 Sub, 5 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 21-8; Opponent Strength Rating: 8/10
Key Wins: Michel Silva (10-2), Douglas Dias (6-2), Raush Manfio (4-0), Hallan Hartel (4-0)
Other Details: Trains at Nova Uniao with Jose Aldo, Renan Barao & Eduardo Dantas
13) Chris Padilla – 5-0-0 - USA – 19 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 80% (3 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-6; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Aaron Neveu (8-1), Kris Armbrister (10-7)
Other Details: Perfect 6-0 Amateur Record
14) Mikael Nyyssonen – 7-0-0 – Finland – 28 Years Old
Signed to: Cage; Finish Ratio: 71% (1 KO, 4 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 15-7; Opponent Strength Rating: 7/10
Key Wins: Tommi Marttinen (8-1), Suleiman Bouhata (8-3), Viktor Tomasevic (7-7), Rasul Hataev (3-0)
Other Details: 8-1 Amateur Record, 2012 Finnish ADCC Champion
15) TJ Hepburn – 4-0-0 - USA – 25 Years Old
Signed to: Unsigned; Finish Ratio: 75% (1 KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 7-2; Opponent Strength Rating: 5/10
Key Wins: Ryan Shell (5-0), Danny White (8-5)
Other Details: NCAA Division 2 Champion Wrestler, 3-0 Amateur Record
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