Jose Ochoa
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Next fight booked
Ochoa will face Charles Johnson at UFC 330 on August 15, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Ochoa already stepped into the Octagon this year, picking up a win via unanimous decision against Clayton Carpenter in May. His opponent, Johnson, is much more experienced with 15 UFC fights under his belt, most recently fighting in June against Asu Almabayev, where he lost via submission. The 25-year-old flyweight is 2-2 in the promotion and looking to earn back-to-back UFC wins for the first time.
Ochoa already stepped into the Octagon this year, picking up a win via unanimous decision against Clayton Carpenter in May. His opponent, Johnson, is much more experienced with 15 UFC fights under his belt, most recently fighting in June against Asu Almabayev, where he lost via submission. The 25-year-old flyweight is 2-2 in the promotion and looking to earn back-to-back UFC wins for the first time.
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Makes history in victory
Ochoa defeated Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 20-27) at UFC 328 on Saturday in Newark.
ANALYSIS
Ochoa had been a bit reserved with his offense in his first three UFC fights, but he never found the brakes against Carpenter, landing smooth jabs and punishing body work that left his opponent a bloody mess. Per the broadcast, Ochoa's 153 significant strikes were the fifth-most landed in a UFC flyweight fight of all time, surpassing division champion Joshua Van. If Ochoa can continue to fight this aggressively, he will be tough to deal with, as he is also very fast and powerful. Ochoa improved to 9-2-1 (1 NC) in professional MMA due to the victory.
Ochoa had been a bit reserved with his offense in his first three UFC fights, but he never found the brakes against Carpenter, landing smooth jabs and punishing body work that left his opponent a bloody mess. Per the broadcast, Ochoa's 153 significant strikes were the fifth-most landed in a UFC flyweight fight of all time, surpassing division champion Joshua Van. If Ochoa can continue to fight this aggressively, he will be tough to deal with, as he is also very fast and powerful. Ochoa improved to 9-2-1 (1 NC) in professional MMA due to the victory.
Scheduled against Carpenter
Ochoa is scheduled to compete against fellow flyweight Clayton Carpenter at UFC 328 in Newark on May 9, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Ochoa will look to bounce back from a decisive loss to Asu Almabayev. He is 1-2 in the UFC but has managed to avoid back-to-back losses, as sandwiched between his two is a decision win over Lone'er Kavanagh in Macau.
Ochoa will look to bounce back from a decisive loss to Asu Almabayev. He is 1-2 in the UFC but has managed to avoid back-to-back losses, as sandwiched between his two is a decision win over Lone'er Kavanagh in Macau.
Can't defend takedown in loss
Ochoa lost to Asu Almabayev via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
ANALYSIS
Stepping in for Ramazan Temirov (undisclosed) on short notice, Ochoa simply couldn't defend the takedown well enough to get to his perceived edge in the striking game. He gave up seven takedowns on 16 attempts, good for 9:26 worth of control time. Ochoa was fine in the rare instances in which he was able to fight Almabayev at distance, but you simply aren't going to win a decision when you spend that much time being controlled on your back. Set to turn 25 years old on New Year's Eve, Ochoa has alternated losses and wins in his first three UFC bouts.
Stepping in for Ramazan Temirov (undisclosed) on short notice, Ochoa simply couldn't defend the takedown well enough to get to his perceived edge in the striking game. He gave up seven takedowns on 16 attempts, good for 9:26 worth of control time. Ochoa was fine in the rare instances in which he was able to fight Almabayev at distance, but you simply aren't going to win a decision when you spend that much time being controlled on your back. Set to turn 25 years old on New Year's Eve, Ochoa has alternated losses and wins in his first three UFC bouts.
Almabayev scheduled next
Ochoa is scheduled to compete against Asu Almabayev in a flyweight fight at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Less than a month after knocking out Cody Durden, Ochoa is taking a short-notice fight, replacing Ramazan Temirov (undisclosed) to take on Almabayev. The recent victor has under three weeks to prepare for Almabayev, coming off a main-event loss to Manel Kape.
Less than a month after knocking out Cody Durden, Ochoa is taking a short-notice fight, replacing Ramazan Temirov (undisclosed) to take on Almabayev. The recent victor has under three weeks to prepare for Almabayev, coming off a main-event loss to Manel Kape.
Shines in securing first UFC win
Ochoa defeated Cody Durden via KO (punches) at 0:11 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Ochoa dropped his UFC debut to a legitimate prospect in Lone'er Kavanagh in November but looked pretty good in the process. He found himself a -220 favorite over Durden and put forth an excellent effort in enemy territory. He did give up a pair of Round 1 takedowns, but he dominated the striking exchanges between the two. He got right back on the offense to start the second frame, crushing Durden with an uppercut before putting him away just 11 seconds into Round 2. It would go on to earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Still just 24 years of age, Ochoa is a quality young addition to the flyweight division.
Ochoa dropped his UFC debut to a legitimate prospect in Lone'er Kavanagh in November but looked pretty good in the process. He found himself a -220 favorite over Durden and put forth an excellent effort in enemy territory. He did give up a pair of Round 1 takedowns, but he dominated the striking exchanges between the two. He got right back on the offense to start the second frame, crushing Durden with an uppercut before putting him away just 11 seconds into Round 2. It would go on to earn him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Still just 24 years of age, Ochoa is a quality young addition to the flyweight division.