Kurt Holobaugh

Nobody hands you anything at lightweight. Kurt Holobaugh has built a 22-10 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving the United States's regional scene.

The ground is where fights end: 10 wins by submission (45% of the total). Scrambles that look even suddenly aren't.

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

At 39, the window is what it is — which tends to make every remaining fight more honest, and more dangerous.