Cody Brundage
USA
Snaps three-fight losing streak
Brundage defeated Andre Petroski via TKO (punches) at 0:44 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas
ANALYSIS
Brundage catches a lot of flack, and some of it is clearly deserved, but he most certainly deserves plenty of credit here. Cody looked like an obvious release candidate given the fact he'd entered having lost three straight and had just one win in his past seven fights (1-4-1, 1NC). But the company stuck with him and on his 32nd birthday, he responded by putting away Petroski with a huge left hook. As the old saying goes, "the best ability is availability" and Brundage, for better or worse, never turns down a fight. We'll see him again in the not-too-distant future.
Brundage catches a lot of flack, and some of it is clearly deserved, but he most certainly deserves plenty of credit here. Cody looked like an obvious release candidate given the fact he'd entered having lost three straight and had just one win in his past seven fights (1-4-1, 1NC). But the company stuck with him and on his 32nd birthday, he responded by putting away Petroski with a huge left hook. As the old saying goes, "the best ability is availability" and Brundage, for better or worse, never turns down a fight. We'll see him again in the not-too-distant future.
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One more fight scheduled
Brundage is scheduled to compete against Andre Petroski in a middleweight fight at UFC Vegas 117 on May 16, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Brundage will look to snap his losing streak against Petroski, who is 0-2 across his last two fights. Both middleweights will look to protect their UFC futures in a battle between two struggling fighters. Brundage is coming off a close loss to Donte Johnson at UFC 326.
Brundage will look to snap his losing streak against Petroski, who is 0-2 across his last two fights. Both middleweights will look to protect their UFC futures in a battle between two struggling fighters. Brundage is coming off a close loss to Donte Johnson at UFC 326.
Nearly pulls off huge upset
Brundage lost to Donte Johnson via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC 326 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Brundage last fought five weeks ago. He accepted this one on short notice and entered as a +600 underdog, the largest on the card by a mile. When you take all that into consideration, a split-decision loss certainly isn't the worst outcome in the world, but this was a winnable fight for Cody. Despite pleas from his corner to up his output and go for it, Brundage simply refuses to do so. He won Round 1 on the strength of his grappling, and considering how bad Johnson looked, a similar outcome was well within reach the rest of the way. Brundage's entire UFC run has been characterized by him doing the bare minimum (at least that's what it looks like to the layman), and this was the latest example of that. Maybe the company will keep him around considering this was a close result, but with three straight losses on his resume, h'es not necessarily guaranteed that.
Brundage last fought five weeks ago. He accepted this one on short notice and entered as a +600 underdog, the largest on the card by a mile. When you take all that into consideration, a split-decision loss certainly isn't the worst outcome in the world, but this was a winnable fight for Cody. Despite pleas from his corner to up his output and go for it, Brundage simply refuses to do so. He won Round 1 on the strength of his grappling, and considering how bad Johnson looked, a similar outcome was well within reach the rest of the way. Brundage's entire UFC run has been characterized by him doing the bare minimum (at least that's what it looks like to the layman), and this was the latest example of that. Maybe the company will keep him around considering this was a close result, but with three straight losses on his resume, h'es not necessarily guaranteed that.
Gets short-notice bout
Brundage will step in to face Donte Johnson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 326 on March 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Brundage could very well be fighting for his roster spot after dropping his last two fights, and he finds himself in a rough spot fighting on just two weeks' notice. He draws an opponent in Johnson who won his November UFC debut over Sedriques Dumas in emphatic fashion. It's a small sample size, but Johnson has superior stats in both striking and wrestling. On paper, Brundage is four inches taller but will give up two inches in reach.
Brundage could very well be fighting for his roster spot after dropping his last two fights, and he finds himself in a rough spot fighting on just two weeks' notice. He draws an opponent in Johnson who won his November UFC debut over Sedriques Dumas in emphatic fashion. It's a small sample size, but Johnson has superior stats in both striking and wrestling. On paper, Brundage is four inches taller but will give up two inches in reach.
Struggles continue in Sydney
Brundage lost to Cam Rowston via TKO (punches) at 4:08 of Round 2 at UFC 325 on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
ANALYSIS
We have a gigantic sample size that tells us Brundage's striking isn't the strength of his game. He actually did better on the feet in the early going of this one than most would have predicted, but it ended up not being enough. Cody attempted just one takedown, which failed. Rowston eventually picked up the pace in Round 2, and as we have seen countless times in the past, Brundage wilted. Dating back to December 22, Cody is 3-6 (1NC) in his past 10 fights. The fight he is still a member of the UFC roster is one of the world's great mysteries. This may have been the performance that broke the camel's back.
We have a gigantic sample size that tells us Brundage's striking isn't the strength of his game. He actually did better on the feet in the early going of this one than most would have predicted, but it ended up not being enough. Cody attempted just one takedown, which failed. Rowston eventually picked up the pace in Round 2, and as we have seen countless times in the past, Brundage wilted. Dating back to December 22, Cody is 3-6 (1NC) in his past 10 fights. The fight he is still a member of the UFC roster is one of the world's great mysteries. This may have been the performance that broke the camel's back.
Set to fight Rowston
Brundage will fight Cam Rowston at UFC 325 on Jan. 31, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Brundage dropped back under .500 in his UFC career with a loss to Eric McConico back in August. Sporting just one win since the beginning of 2024, Brundage will now be tasked with overcoming three-inch height and reach disadvantages to turn things around in January.
Brundage dropped back under .500 in his UFC career with a loss to Eric McConico back in August. Sporting just one win since the beginning of 2024, Brundage will now be tasked with overcoming three-inch height and reach disadvantages to turn things around in January.