Everybody is kind of still high on his last KO of Raphael Assuncao that was impressive. He's got a big power edge and speed edge. "I'm leaning towards Cody, if he stays composed. Both guys, super exciting to watch," said Mike Brown, coach at American Top Team. Loss: Pedro Munhoz (TKO1, Mawatch on ESPN+) Win: Raphael Assuncao (KO2, Jwatch on ESPN+) Loss: Raphael Assuncao (UD, July 7, 2018) Sources: ESPN Stats & Information and UFC Stats He broke a three-fight skid with a KO of Raphael Assuncao in July 2020. His eight wins at bantamweight tie him for sixth among active fighters in the division.ġ,254: Days that Garbrandt went without a victory after winning the UFC belt in December 2016. Garbrandt's 64.8% significant strike defense is tied for fifth best.ģ: Consecutive victories by Font. Font is tied for fifth with six knockdowns.ĥ.21: Significant strikes landed per minute by Font, the eighth most among active UFC 135-pounders. His nine knockdowns tie him with fellow ex-champions Dillashaw and Petr Yan for the most of all time in the division. Garbrandt has four knockouts, tying him for fourth.ġ.58: Knockdowns per 15 minutes by Garbrandt, the highest average in UFC men's bantamweight history. Saturday's fight against Font, who has emerged as a genuine title contender himself, is a huge opportunity for Garbrandt to tell the sport his best is still to come.ĥ: Knockouts as a UFC bantamweight by Font, tying him with Eddie Wineland for the second most in division history, behind only TJ Dillashaw's seven. He just hasn't been able to show it much over the past two years because of health issues. Garbrandt has that kind of talent in him, and he says it's still there now. That performance against Cruz to win the championship - it's arguably one of the greatest performances, top to bottom, in UFC history. We don't have to wonder what Garbrandt is capable of.
When you think about everything Garbrandt has been through in his career, the fact he's still in his 20s feels impossible.Īnd, of course, there's the fact we've seen him reach the top before. Garbrandt has fought only once since adding Henry to his coaching staff, and that was a knockout win over Raphael Assuncao last June.
Two years ago, he linked up with a new head coach, Mark Henry. He also came down with severe symptoms of COVID-19, which canceled a flyweight title fight in November.īut behind all of that, there's reason to believe Garbrandt can return to the top. Last year, Garbrandt dealt with a serious kidney issue that forced him out of a scheduled fight in March 2020. He also lost his head coach, Justin Buchholz, in 2017, when Buchholz split from Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California. He fought emotionally in three consecutive appearances, from 2017 to 2019, and lost all of them by knockout. After winning the title in 2016, Garbrandt suffered a serious back injury the following year, which he now says stole a lot of his passion for the sport at the time. It has been a roller-coaster career for Garbrandt, to say the least. Is the best still to come for Garbrandt, or did we already witness his peak four years ago?
on ESPN+), the question of whether Garbrandt can return to the form that led him to a UFC title is the most pressing one. Going into Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event between Garbrandt (12-3) and Rob Font (18-4) at the Apex in Las Vegas (7 p.m. UFC viewers guide: Cody Garbrandt has been to the top and has bottomed out - where does he stand now?įour years ago, Cody Garbrandt delivered an all-time classic, five-round performance against Dominick Cruz to capture the UFC's bantamweight championship.
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