Cody Stamann

Nobody hands you anything at bantamweight. Cody Stamann — "The Spartan" to fight fans — has built a 21-8 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.

Volume is the weapon: 4.32 significant strikes a minute on 53% accuracy. Rounds get won on attrition — opponents drown in output long before the final bell.

He's coming off a loss to Da'Mon Blackshear. 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.