Jai Herbert

Nobody hands you anything at lightweight. Jai Herbert — "Black Country Banger" to fight fans — has built a 14-6 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving England's regional scene.

This is power striking with numbers behind it — 10 KO/TKO wins, 3.07 significant strikes landed per minute. Opponents don't get outpointed so much as dismantled. Add a 77" reach, and the puzzle gets harder still.

Last time out he beat Mandel Nallo (KO/TKO (Punches) R1) — 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.