Daigo Higa

At #5 in the bantamweight rankings, Daigo Higa is past the "prospect" stage. This is contender territory, and every fight from here is a title eliminator in disguise.

The style is simple and terrifying: 90% of his wins never reach the scorecards. When he touches people, they fall — 19 knockouts and counting.

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