MAIN EVENT SPOTLIGHT | UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HERMANSSON VS PYFER
Dana White’s Contender Series grad Joe Pyfer returns to the Octagon on Saturday, February 10, this time in his first UFC main event against Jack Hermansson inside the APEX in Las Vegas.
Pyfer burst onto the scene in July 2022, when he scored a second-round knockout victory on week one of DWCS Season 6. That performance not only earned him a spot in the UFC, but set an example for what UFC President Dana White wanted to see from fighters the rest of the season.
“If you want to get into the UFC and this is where you want to be, act like Joe Pyfer, be Joe Pyfer,” White said.
Pyfer has kept the ball rolling ever since. In his UFC debut, it took “Bodybagz” less than four minutes to put away Alen Amedovski. Pyfer got the job done even quicker his second time out, knocking out veteran Gerald Meerschaert in just over three minutes.
What fans learned very quickly in those fights is Pyfer has tremendous power; he records 1.05 knockdowns per 15 minutes, which is well above the UFC average of 0.31. Not only does he deal damage at an alarming rate, Pyfer’s very defensively sound. He absorbs just 2.25 significant strikes per minute in the UFC, which is 35 percent lower than the UFC average of 3.46.
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While Pyfer couldn’t finish his third and most recent UFC fight in the first round, he showed he has more than just power in his hands. In October, Pyfer secured his third submission victory of his professional career against Abdul Razak Alhassan, who had previously never been submitted in his 12-fight UFC career.
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