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Agrees to fight heavy opponent
Stewart will still fight Deron Winn at UFC Boston on Friday after Winn weighed in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight limit, John Morgan of MMA Junkie reports.
ANALYSIS
Stewart is coming off a win against Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision at UFC 238 in June, and will now fight a heavy opponent at UFC Boston. Winn was fined 20 percent of his purse as a result of missing weight. Winn has a 6-0 record as a professional fighter heading into the bout.
Stewart is coming off a win against Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision at UFC 238 in June, and will now fight a heavy opponent at UFC Boston. Winn was fined 20 percent of his purse as a result of missing weight. Winn has a 6-0 record as a professional fighter heading into the bout.
Pinned against Deron Winn
Stewart has been booked to take on Deron Winn at UFC Boston on October 18, Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
After struggling to begin his time under the UFC banner, Stewart has appeared to finally find his rhythm over the last year. After going 0-3-1 in his first four fights with the promotion, Stewart has fought four times since May of 2018 and gone 3-1. He most recently defeated Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision at UFC 238 back in June.
After struggling to begin his time under the UFC banner, Stewart has appeared to finally find his rhythm over the last year. After going 0-3-1 in his first four fights with the promotion, Stewart has fought four times since May of 2018 and gone 3-1. He most recently defeated Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision at UFC 238 back in June.
Does enough to win
Stewart defeated Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC 238 on Saturday in Chicago.
ANALYSIS
Stewart came out looking to land power strikes. He landed a few hard leg kicks to start the fight, and then Lewis went to the clinch. For the rest of the fight, Stewart was tentative to advance, because he did not want to deal with the clinch. Lewis was tentative to come forward, because he wanted to avoid power strikes. That was the rest of the fight. Stewart was the one moving forward, so the judges gave him the decision. Stewart really needed a win, but this was not an inspiring victory.
Stewart came out looking to land power strikes. He landed a few hard leg kicks to start the fight, and then Lewis went to the clinch. For the rest of the fight, Stewart was tentative to advance, because he did not want to deal with the clinch. Lewis was tentative to come forward, because he wanted to avoid power strikes. That was the rest of the fight. Stewart was the one moving forward, so the judges gave him the decision. Stewart really needed a win, but this was not an inspiring victory.
Draws Bevon Lewis in Greenville
Stewart will take on Bevon Lewis in a middleweight matchup at UFC Greenville on June 22, Jose Youngs of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Stewart recently snapped a two-fight winning streak after falling to Edmen Shahbazyan via split decision last November. He's competed seven times in the UFC banner, which is likely large enough of a sample size to raise questions about his striking volume -- he lands just 2.96 significant strikes per minute. Lewis, on the other hand, landed 68 significant strikes in his UFC debut against Uriah Hall before getting knocked out in the third round.
Stewart recently snapped a two-fight winning streak after falling to Edmen Shahbazyan via split decision last November. He's competed seven times in the UFC banner, which is likely large enough of a sample size to raise questions about his striking volume -- he lands just 2.96 significant strikes per minute. Lewis, on the other hand, landed 68 significant strikes in his UFC debut against Uriah Hall before getting knocked out in the third round.
Falls short in comeback attempt
Stewart lost to Edmen Shahbazyan via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale in Las Vegas on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Stewart likely came into this fight expecting a striking battle but instead had to fend off takedown attempts and submissions for the better part of three rounds. "The Dentist" got his window in the third, as the referee implored his opponent to fight back while eating hard shots on the ground but the bout was lost for good when Stewart gave up a final takedown in the waning seconds of the frame. Stewart came into the organization as a power wrestler, and has vastly improved his kickboxing game, but he needs to work on his grappling defense to avoid losing fights like this in the future. He falls to 9-4 with one no-contest in professional MMA as a result of the loss.
Stewart likely came into this fight expecting a striking battle but instead had to fend off takedown attempts and submissions for the better part of three rounds. "The Dentist" got his window in the third, as the referee implored his opponent to fight back while eating hard shots on the ground but the bout was lost for good when Stewart gave up a final takedown in the waning seconds of the frame. Stewart came into the organization as a power wrestler, and has vastly improved his kickboxing game, but he needs to work on his grappling defense to avoid losing fights like this in the future. He falls to 9-4 with one no-contest in professional MMA as a result of the loss.