Blake Bilder

"El Animal". That's what they call Blake Bilder, and is part of the UFC bantamweight division's deep end, fighting out of the United States — 11 pro fights in, still swinging for a number next to his name.

The ground is where fights end: 4 wins by submission (50% of the total). Scrambles that look even suddenly aren't.

He's coming off a loss to JeongYeong Lee. Careers aren't defined by the fall, though; they're defined by the rebound.

At 36, the window is what it is — which tends to make every remaining fight more honest, and more dangerous.