Denis Tiuliulin

Nobody hands you anything at middleweight. Denis Tiuliulin has built a 10-10 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving Russia's regional scene.

This is power striking with numbers behind it — 9 KO/TKO wins, 3.61 significant strikes landed per minute. Opponents don't get outpointed so much as dismantled. Add a 77" reach, and the puzzle gets harder still.

The last fight went to Sedriques Dumas (Decision - Unanimous) — a setback, and the interesting question is always what a fighter does with one.

He's 38 now. Fighters at this stage aren't building toward something; they're spending what's left, and that usually makes for the best fights.