Elves Brener
Brazil
First win since November 2023
Brener defeated Josiah Harrell via TKO (punches) at 4:14 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Entering having lost three in a row and without a victory dating back to November 2023, Brener undoubtedly needed this one in order to extend his time with the company. He gave up a pair of early takedowns, but was able to work his way back to his feet without issue. That allowed the Brazilian to exploit a massive power and speed edge on the feet. It was quite a violent finish from a guy that began the evening with all of three knockout wins on his resume. The win should ensure we see Brener at least one more time inside the octagon.
Entering having lost three in a row and without a victory dating back to November 2023, Brener undoubtedly needed this one in order to extend his time with the company. He gave up a pair of early takedowns, but was able to work his way back to his feet without issue. That allowed the Brazilian to exploit a massive power and speed edge on the feet. It was quite a violent finish from a guy that began the evening with all of three knockout wins on his resume. The win should ensure we see Brener at least one more time inside the octagon.
Fight Log
Loading Fight Log...
More Fantasy News
Taking on Harrell
Brener will face Josiah Harrell in a lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 121 on Sep. 26.
ANALYSIS
Brener has dropped each of his last three fights, but he owns a 3-3 record in the promotion and has won three FOTN bonuses, so he's at least very competitive and entertaining. Brener will face an opponent who has fought just once in this career at the UFC level after undergoing a brain procedure in 2023.
Brener has dropped each of his last three fights, but he owns a 3-3 record in the promotion and has won three FOTN bonuses, so he's at least very competitive and entertaining. Brener will face an opponent who has fought just once in this career at the UFC level after undergoing a brain procedure in 2023.
Falls in FOTN winner
Brener lost to Esteban Ribovics via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Vegas 108 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Brener unfortunately leaves with his third consecutive loss, although he'll at least take home a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus after both men slugged it out for 15 minutes. Brener landed 118 significant strikes in the span of just 15 minutes, though his opponent bested him with a mark of 122. Brener thought he would be able to utilize his wrestling here, but he was unsuccessful on all nine takedown attempts. After a very competitive second round, Brener did fade a bit in Round 3, as the body shots were adding up. Brener has three bonuses in six UFC fights, so maybe that builds him some good will with the company, but it's not a lock that he'll be back given the losing streak.
Brener unfortunately leaves with his third consecutive loss, although he'll at least take home a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus after both men slugged it out for 15 minutes. Brener landed 118 significant strikes in the span of just 15 minutes, though his opponent bested him with a mark of 122. Brener thought he would be able to utilize his wrestling here, but he was unsuccessful on all nine takedown attempts. After a very competitive second round, Brener did fade a bit in Round 3, as the body shots were adding up. Brener has three bonuses in six UFC fights, so maybe that builds him some good will with the company, but it's not a lock that he'll be back given the losing streak.
Looks to bounce back vs. Ribovics
Brener will take on Esteban Ribovics in a lightweight bout at UFC Vegas 108 on Aug. 2, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Brener has lost two straight bouts, and was recently pulled from his March 29 fight against Daniel Zellhuber in Mexico. That is to say, he could use a victory, and he'll get a chance at his fourth UFC win against a fighter he was previously scheduled to face in 2023 before that bout was also cancelled.
Brener has lost two straight bouts, and was recently pulled from his March 29 fight against Daniel Zellhuber in Mexico. That is to say, he could use a victory, and he'll get a chance at his fourth UFC win against a fighter he was previously scheduled to face in 2023 before that bout was also cancelled.
Out of UFC Mexico
Brener (undisclosed) is out of his UFC Mexico fight against Daniel Zellhuber on March 29, CC Legaspi of ESPN Deportes reports.
ANALYSIS
No reason was reported for the withdrawal, but it looks like the UFC will attempt to keep Zellhuber on the card and schedule him for a matchup against Austin Hubbard. However, rumors have circulated of late that Zellhuber has suffered an injury, so it's possible the bout gets scrapped altogether.
No reason was reported for the withdrawal, but it looks like the UFC will attempt to keep Zellhuber on the card and schedule him for a matchup against Austin Hubbard. However, rumors have circulated of late that Zellhuber has suffered an injury, so it's possible the bout gets scrapped altogether.
Added to UFC Mexico
Brener will take on Daniel Zellhuber in a lightweight matchup at UFC Mexico on March 29, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After a 3-0 start to his UFC career that included two post-fight bonuses, Brener's roster spot is suddenly on thin ice following two consecutive defeats. He now takes on Zellhuber, who had a three-fight winning streak snapped in September via split decision. Zellhuber has edges in height, reach and volume striking, while Brener is more adept at chaining together takedowns (though Zellhuber has an excellent takedown defense of 94 percent).
After a 3-0 start to his UFC career that included two post-fight bonuses, Brener's roster spot is suddenly on thin ice following two consecutive defeats. He now takes on Zellhuber, who had a three-fight winning streak snapped in September via split decision. Zellhuber has edges in height, reach and volume striking, while Brener is more adept at chaining together takedowns (though Zellhuber has an excellent takedown defense of 94 percent).