Cody Brundage
USA
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.
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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.
Drops tight decision
Brundage lost to Eric McConico via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Brundage has the right to be upset with the decision here, as he led the striking battle in the first two rounds, in addition to executing a takedown in each of those frames that led to lopsided control time numbers. However, McConico had the bigger moment in Round 1 with what looked like a knockdown (assisted by a balance issue), and he finished with the stronger striking numbers in Round 3, while Brundage faded a bit. Brundage now has just one win in his last five trips to the Octagon dating back to April of 2024. He'll likely continue to serve as roster depth in the middleweight division moving forward, hovering right around .500.
Brundage has the right to be upset with the decision here, as he led the striking battle in the first two rounds, in addition to executing a takedown in each of those frames that led to lopsided control time numbers. However, McConico had the bigger moment in Round 1 with what looked like a knockdown (assisted by a balance issue), and he finished with the stronger striking numbers in Round 3, while Brundage faded a bit. Brundage now has just one win in his last five trips to the Octagon dating back to April of 2024. He'll likely continue to serve as roster depth in the middleweight division moving forward, hovering right around .500.
Set to fight McConico
Brundage will fight Eric McConico at UFC Vegas 109 on August 9, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Brundage has booked his next fight and it comes less than two months after his last fight and with less than a week to go. He will take on McConico who had an uninspiring UFC debut with a Round 2 loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The two fighters are the same height but McConico owns a three-inch reach advantage.
Brundage has booked his next fight and it comes less than two months after his last fight and with less than a week to go. He will take on McConico who had an uninspiring UFC debut with a Round 2 loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The two fighters are the same height but McConico owns a three-inch reach advantage.
Loss overturned
Brundage's loss against Mansur Abdul-Malik has been overturned to a draw, per MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Brundage will no longer have a loss on his record after the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission ultimately voted to overturn the result from a technical decision to a majority draw. The fight ended early in the third round after an accidental clash of heads led to Abdul-Malik being initially declared the winner, and despite replays showing the head butt, which caused Brundage's fall, the referee opted against a no-contest and sent it to the scorecards, where Abdul-Malik won by technical decision.
Brundage will no longer have a loss on his record after the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission ultimately voted to overturn the result from a technical decision to a majority draw. The fight ended early in the third round after an accidental clash of heads led to Abdul-Malik being initially declared the winner, and despite replays showing the head butt, which caused Brundage's fall, the referee opted against a no-contest and sent it to the scorecards, where Abdul-Malik won by technical decision.