Mattandbenny's 10 Best Amateur Flyweights In MMA 2019

[mattandbenny]

Welcome to the 8th part of my 2019 amateur scouting report - The Flyweights.

Previous parts can be found in the links below:
Heavyweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...vyweights-in-mma-2019.3892117/#post-148121703
Lightheavyweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...vyweights-in-mma-2019.3893357/#post-148200369
Middleweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...leweights-in-mma-2019.3894623/#post-148280701
Welterweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...erweights-in-mma-2019.3896419/#post-148393369
Lightweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/mattandbennys-10-best-amateur-lightweights-in-mma-2019.3900045/
Featherweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...erweights-in-mma-2019.3902545/#post-148758585
Bantamweights: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...amweights-in-mma-2019.3905529/#post-148929373

A quick recap of the rules i go by. Fighters are only eligible to be included if they pass ALL 3 rules.
1) All fighters must have fought at least once in the year 2018 - Inactive fighters are not included
2) Fighters must have at least 3 amateur fights
3) An age limit of 26 years old is in effect – fighters aged 27 & older will not be included

Please see below for the Flyweight amateur prospect list!






1) Xavier Franklin (5-0)
Age: 22 years old
Finish Ratio: 80% (4 KO, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 8-5
Key Wins: Jacob James (4-0)
Fighting out of: Texas, USA
Style: Boxing

2) Clayton Carpenter (6-1)
Age: 22 years old
Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 3 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 6-7
Key Wins: N/A
Fighting out of: Arizona, USA
Style: Jiu-Jitsu

3) Steven Koslow (10-1)
Age: 22 years old
Finish Ratio: 50% (5 Sub, 5 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 28-10
Key Wins: Adrian Haley (7-2), Erik Ruiz (6-1), Max Quinones (5-1)
Fighting out of: Arizona, USA
Style: Grappling

4) John-James Young (8-1)
Age: 20 years old
Finish Ratio: 75% (2 KO, 4 Sub, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 28-11
Key Wins: Jordan Baxter (9-1), Abdul Choudhury (5-0)
Fighting out of: England
Style: All Round

5) Ruslan Satiev (6-0)
Age: 19 years old
Finish Ratio: 33% (2 Sub, 4 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 10-2
Key Wins: Alibi Temirtassov (3-0), Oktay Arif (3-0)
Fighting out of: Russia
Style: Wrestling

6) Mitch Raposo (4-0)
Age: 20 years old
Finish Ratio: 0% (6 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 9-6
Key Wins: N/A
Fighting out of: Massachussetts, USA
Style: Wrestling

7) Bagdat Zhubanysh (3-0)
Age: 22 years old
Finish Ratio: 67% (1 KO, 1 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 8-0
Key Wins: Roman Syrkin (5-0), Khaled Afara (3-0)
Fighting out of: Kazakhstan
Style: Wrestling

8) Romeo Orosco (4-0)
Age: 22 years old
Finish Ratio: 50% (2 KO, 2 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 13-8
Key Wins: N/A
Fighting out of: Illinois, USA
Style: All-Round

9) Ger Harris (6-0)
Age: 19 years old
Finish Ratio: 83% (1 KO, 4 Sub, 1 Sub)
Opponent W/L: 4-0
Key Wins: N/A
Fighting out of: Ireland
Style: Grappling

10) Sim Kai Xiong (7-1)
Age: 20 years old
Finish Ratio: 86% (2 KO, 4 Sub, 1 Dec)
Opponent W/L: 8-3
Key Wins: Mohd Hidayet (3-0)
Fighting out of: Singapore
Style: All Round