Jordan Leavitt
The Monkey King
USA
Booked vs. Brito
Leavitt will face Joanderson Brito in a lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 118 on June 6, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Leavitt is coming off a big win, upsetting Yadier Del Valle at UFC Fight Night in Houston in late February. Now, he's booked once again and will look to make it three straight wins. He has some similarities with his next opponent Brito on paper: he's within an inch of the Brazilian in both height and reach, and both currently boast six UFC wins.
Leavitt is coming off a big win, upsetting Yadier Del Valle at UFC Fight Night in Houston in late February. Now, he's booked once again and will look to make it three straight wins. He has some similarities with his next opponent Brito on paper: he's within an inch of the Brazilian in both height and reach, and both currently boast six UFC wins.
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Pulls upset of Yadier Del Valle
Leavitt defeated Yadier Del Valle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Houston.
ANALYSIS
Leavitt elected to move down to featherweight for this fight after a prolonged run at lightweight, and the move appeared to pay major dividends. His grappling game looked sharp as ever, particularly in the first two rounds. On the whole, Leavitt turned four successful takedowns into 7:57 worth of control time. It's possible Del Valle isn't very good, and he was certainly overpriced at -440 here, but Leavitt looked good, even if his style isn't for everyone. Expect him to remain at 145 pounds moving forward given his success this evening.
Leavitt elected to move down to featherweight for this fight after a prolonged run at lightweight, and the move appeared to pay major dividends. His grappling game looked sharp as ever, particularly in the first two rounds. On the whole, Leavitt turned four successful takedowns into 7:57 worth of control time. It's possible Del Valle isn't very good, and he was certainly overpriced at -440 here, but Leavitt looked good, even if his style isn't for everyone. Expect him to remain at 145 pounds moving forward given his success this evening.
Added to UFC Houston card
Leavitt will fight Yadier Del Valle at UFC Houston on Feb. 21, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Leavitt has had some time off after taking down Kurt Holobaugh at UFC on ESPN 68 in May, improving to 12-3 in professional fights. However, he'll have his work cut out for him against an opponent in Del Valle who is 2-0 since securing a UFC contract.
Leavitt has had some time off after taking down Kurt Holobaugh at UFC on ESPN 68 in May, improving to 12-3 in professional fights. However, he'll have his work cut out for him against an opponent in Del Valle who is 2-0 since securing a UFC contract.
Dominates in return from layoff
Leavitt defeated Kurt Holobaugh via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 1:39 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Leavitt's style isn't for everyone, but he's a legitimate high-end grappler, as Holobaugh found out first hand here. He fired off four takedowns in the brief fight, landing three of them, good for 1:27 worth of control time. The transition to the anaconda choke which put Holobaugh away was a thing of beauty. It would go on to earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Leavitt has zero power, and that limits his ceiling massively, but he can hang with any man in the division in a grappling match. He's alternated wins and losses in his last five fights.
Leavitt's style isn't for everyone, but he's a legitimate high-end grappler, as Holobaugh found out first hand here. He fired off four takedowns in the brief fight, landing three of them, good for 1:27 worth of control time. The transition to the anaconda choke which put Holobaugh away was a thing of beauty. It would go on to earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Leavitt has zero power, and that limits his ceiling massively, but he can hang with any man in the division in a grappling match. He's alternated wins and losses in his last five fights.
Next fighter schduled
Leavitt will face Kurt Holobaugh in a lightweight fight during UFC Vegas 107 on May 31, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Leavitt last faced a challenger back in November 2023 since he pulled out from his scheduled fight against Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at UFC Saudi Arabia in February. The Monkey King will now face Kurt Holobaugh, who has over 20 victories and is coming off another triumph.
Leavitt last faced a challenger back in November 2023 since he pulled out from his scheduled fight against Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at UFC Saudi Arabia in February. The Monkey King will now face Kurt Holobaugh, who has over 20 victories and is coming off another triumph.
Pulls out of fight
Leavitt (undisclosed) has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at UFC Saudi Arabia, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear why Leavitt was forced to pull out of the event, but he will now need to wait a bit longer to bounce back from his loss to Chase Hooper in November 2023. Bolaji Oki will step in to take Leavitt's place.
It's unclear why Leavitt was forced to pull out of the event, but he will now need to wait a bit longer to bounce back from his loss to Chase Hooper in November 2023. Bolaji Oki will step in to take Leavitt's place.