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Who in your opinion are the best prospects in the UFC? I'll define "prospect" with very basic criteria: Under 30 years old, not ranked, at least one UFC fight (just to exclude any fighters who have been signed but haven't proven anything yet).
Here's a list of some top prospects on my radar, by division:
FLW:
Amir Albazi: 13-1, 1-0 UFC, 27 years old
Su Madaerju: 13-4, 2-1 UFC, 24 years old
Tagir Ulanbekov: 13-1, 1-0 UFC, 29 years old
BW:
Casey Kenney: 16-2-1, 5-1 UFC, 29 years old
Sean O'Malley: 12-1, 4-1 UFC, 26 years old
Kyler Phillips: 8-1, 2-0 UFC, 25 years old
Ricky Simon: 16-3, 4-2 UFC, 28 years old
Said Nurmagomedov: 14-2, 3-1 UFC, 28 years old
Jonathan Martinez: 13-3, 4-2 UFC, 26 years old
Jack Shore: 13-0, 2-0 UFC, 25 years old
Randy Costa: 6-1, 2-1 UFC, 26 years old
Nathaniel "The Prospect" Wood: 17-5, 4-2 UFC, 27 years old
Adrian Yanez: 12-3, 1-0 UFC, 27 years old
FW:
Ilia Topuria: 10-0, 2-0 UFC, 23 years old
Movsar Evloev: 13-0, 3-0 UFC, 26 years old
Grant Dawson: 16-1, 4-0 UFC, 26 years old
Hakeem Dawodu: 12-1-1, 5-1 UFC, 29 years old
LW:
Brad Riddell: 9-1, 3-0 UFC, 29 years old
Jordan Leavitt: 8-0, 1-0 UFC, 25 years old
Rafael Fiziev: 9-1, 3-1 UFC, 27 years old
Arman Tsarukyan: 15-2, 2-1 UFC, 24 years old
Nasrat Haqparast: 12-3, 4-2 UFC, 25 years old
Joel Alvarez: 18-2, 3-1 UFC, 27 years old
Ludovit Klein: 17-2, 1-0 UFC, 25 years old
Guram Kutateladze: 12-2, 1-0 UFC, 29 years old
WW:
Sean Brady: 13-0, 3-0 UFC, 28 years old
Shavkat Rakhmonov: 13-0, 1-0 UFC, 26 years old
Miguel Baeza: 10-0, 3-0 UFC, 28 years old
Khaos Williams: 11-2, 2-1 UFC, 26 years old
MW:
Brendan Allen: 15-4, 3-1 UFC, 25 years old
Tom Breese: 12-2, 5-2 UFC, 29 years old
Punahele Soriano: 8-0, 2-0 UFC, 28 years old
Dricus Du Plessis: 15-2, 1-0 UFC, 26 years old
Sean Strickland: 22-3, 9-3 UFC, 29 years old (most experienced prospect ever)
Kyle Daukaus: 10-1, 1-1 UFC, 27 years old
LHW:
Modestas Bukauskas: 11-3, 1-1 UFC, 26 years old
Da Un Jung: 13-2-1, 2-0-1 UFC, 27 years old
HW:
Tom Aspinall: 9-2, 2-0 UFC, 27 years old
Alexander Romanov: 13-0, 2-0 UFC, 30 years old (slightly too old but for HW I'm making an exception)
I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, any good ones that I'm missing? Particularly in the higher weight classes... it seems like it's a barren wasteland of young talent up there.
Should be interesting to look back on this thread in the future and see how these guys turn out!
EDIT: Lot's of good suggestions, adding to the list
Here's a list of some top prospects on my radar, by division:
FLW:
Amir Albazi: 13-1, 1-0 UFC, 27 years old
Su Madaerju: 13-4, 2-1 UFC, 24 years old
Tagir Ulanbekov: 13-1, 1-0 UFC, 29 years old
BW:
Casey Kenney: 16-2-1, 5-1 UFC, 29 years old
Sean O'Malley: 12-1, 4-1 UFC, 26 years old
Kyler Phillips: 8-1, 2-0 UFC, 25 years old
Ricky Simon: 16-3, 4-2 UFC, 28 years old
Said Nurmagomedov: 14-2, 3-1 UFC, 28 years old
Jonathan Martinez: 13-3, 4-2 UFC, 26 years old
Jack Shore: 13-0, 2-0 UFC, 25 years old
Randy Costa: 6-1, 2-1 UFC, 26 years old
Nathaniel "The Prospect" Wood: 17-5, 4-2 UFC, 27 years old
Adrian Yanez: 12-3, 1-0 UFC, 27 years old
FW:
Ilia Topuria: 10-0, 2-0 UFC, 23 years old
Movsar Evloev: 13-0, 3-0 UFC, 26 years old
Grant Dawson: 16-1, 4-0 UFC, 26 years old
Hakeem Dawodu: 12-1-1, 5-1 UFC, 29 years old
LW:
Brad Riddell: 9-1, 3-0 UFC, 29 years old
Jordan Leavitt: 8-0, 1-0 UFC, 25 years old
Rafael Fiziev: 9-1, 3-1 UFC, 27 years old
Arman Tsarukyan: 15-2, 2-1 UFC, 24 years old
Nasrat Haqparast: 12-3, 4-2 UFC, 25 years old
Joel Alvarez: 18-2, 3-1 UFC, 27 years old
Ludovit Klein: 17-2, 1-0 UFC, 25 years old
Guram Kutateladze: 12-2, 1-0 UFC, 29 years old
WW:
Sean Brady: 13-0, 3-0 UFC, 28 years old
Shavkat Rakhmonov: 13-0, 1-0 UFC, 26 years old
Miguel Baeza: 10-0, 3-0 UFC, 28 years old
Khaos Williams: 11-2, 2-1 UFC, 26 years old
MW:
Brendan Allen: 15-4, 3-1 UFC, 25 years old
Tom Breese: 12-2, 5-2 UFC, 29 years old
Punahele Soriano: 8-0, 2-0 UFC, 28 years old
Dricus Du Plessis: 15-2, 1-0 UFC, 26 years old
Sean Strickland: 22-3, 9-3 UFC, 29 years old (most experienced prospect ever)
Kyle Daukaus: 10-1, 1-1 UFC, 27 years old
LHW:
Modestas Bukauskas: 11-3, 1-1 UFC, 26 years old
Da Un Jung: 13-2-1, 2-0-1 UFC, 27 years old
HW:
Tom Aspinall: 9-2, 2-0 UFC, 27 years old
Alexander Romanov: 13-0, 2-0 UFC, 30 years old (slightly too old but for HW I'm making an exception)
I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, any good ones that I'm missing? Particularly in the higher weight classes... it seems like it's a barren wasteland of young talent up there.
Should be interesting to look back on this thread in the future and see how these guys turn out!
EDIT: Lot's of good suggestions, adding to the list
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