Drakkar Klose

Nobody hands you anything at lightweight. Drakkar Klose has built a 16-3 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.

He fights at a pace most of the division can't hold — 4.25 strikes landed a minute, every minute. By round three, opponents are usually fighting his fight.

Last time out he beat Edson Barboza (Decision - Unanimous) — the kind of result that keeps a career pointed in the right direction.

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.