FloCombat Prospect Rankings - Featherweight: The Bull Takes Charge

FloCombat Prospect Rankings - Featherweight: The Bull Takes Charge

FloCombat ranks the top 20 North American featherweight MMA prospects for August 2017.

Aug 8, 2017 by FloCombat Staff
FloCombat Prospect Rankings - Featherweight: The Bull Takes Charge
Rankings based off the following....

  • North American fighters only. For example Thiago Moises doesn't qualify for this list despite training in the U.S.
  • No fighters that have fought for or are set to fight for the UFC.
  • Fighters competing on Dana White's Contender Series included.
  • No long-term Bellator fighters or champions. Exceptions for some preliminary fighters.
  • All fighters aged 30 and under.
  • Rankings based off age, record, and level of competition.


RANK NAME AGE RECORD COUNTRY NEXT FIGHT
1 Andre Harrison 29 16-0 USA
2 Hakeem Dawodu 26 7-0-1 CANADA
3 Kevin Aguilar 28 13-1 USA
4 Juan Archuleta 29 15-1 USA
5 Lance Palmer 29 11-3 USA
6 Julio Arce 27 13-2 USA Fights Aug. 8 vs. Peter Petties
7 Bryce Mitchell 22 9-0 USA
8 Grant Dawson 23 11-1 USA Fights Aug. 15 vs. Adrian Diaz
9 Sam Toomer 29 11-1 NC USA Fights Aug. 5 vs. Ray Wood
10 Jon Neal 28 10-0 USA
11 Jamall Emmers 27 11-3 USA
12 Kyle Nelson 26 11-1 CANADA
13 Tyler Diamond 26 8-0 USA
14 Dan Ige 25 8-1 USA
15 TJ Laramie 19 6-2 CANADA
16 Cory Sandhagen 25 5-1 USA
17 Charles Jourdain 21 5-0 CANADA
18 Peter Barrett 30 8-1 USA
19 Alex Morgan 26 7-2 CANADA Fights Sept. 9 vs. João Luis Nogueira
20 Christian Lee 19 6-1 USA Fights Aug. 18 vs. Keanu Subba

#1 -- Andre Harrison (17-0)


Harrison has one of the most impressive resumes on this list for a fighter who wasn't picked up by the UFC. The 29-year-old boasts wins over Kurt Holobaugh, Desmond Green and Steve Siler. In March, he captured the WSOF featherweight title by defeating Lance Palmer by unanimous decision at WSOF 35. He's coming off a unanimous-decision victory over Steven Rodriguez on July 29 at PFL: Everett.


#2 -- Hakeem Dawodu (7-0-1)


Dawodu is the biggest free agent on the market right now and with good reason. The 25-year old is coming off a dominant performance against UFC veteran Steven Siler at WSOF 35 in March, which was just the second time he's gone the distance in his eight-fight career. If you could point to one blemish on his record, it was the majority draw he had against Marat Magomedov at WSOF 25. However, in the rematch, Dawodu knocked out the Russian in the second round at WSOF 32. A native of Calgary, Alberta, it seemed like a no brainier for the UFC to add Dawodu to its upcoming UFC 215 card in Edmonton. But at the time of these rankings, "Mean Hakeem" is still a free agent.


#3 -- Kevin Aguilar (12-1)


Aguilar captured the vacant LFA featherweight title in February when he knocked out UFC veteran Damon Jackson at LFA 4. The win was the 28-year-old's fourth in a row, as he hasn't lost since a 2013 TKO setback to former UFC featherweight Leonard Garcia at Legacy FC 26. Aguilar successfully defended his title on August 4 against Justin Rader (7-3) at LFA 18, winning by unanimous decision.


#4 -- Juan Archuleta (15-1)


One of the top-ranked featherweights out of California, Archuleta is the current KOTC and CFL 145-pound champion. The 29-year-old "Spaniard" was slated to face Team Alpha Male's Vince Murdock at KOTC earlier in July; however, the 26-year-old Murdock missed weight and the fight was called off. Archuleta has six knockout victories on his resume.


#5 -- Lance Palmer (10-3)


The Team Alpha Male standout has won six of his 10 career fights by submission and boasts wins over UFC featherweight Rick Glenn and WEC veteran Chris Horodecki. The 30-year-old Palmer is coming off a unanimous-decision setback to Andre Harrison at WSOF 35. Palmer has yet to compete since that loss due to injuries.



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