Bryan Battle

Bryan Battle made his name by winning The Ultimate Fighter 29 in 2021, capping the season with a knockout of Gilbert Urbina. The win marked him out immediately as a finisher rather than a points fighter.

Since then Battle has worked between welterweight and middleweight, mixing highlight knockouts with the occasional submission and a no contest along the way. At 12-3 he's a long, rangy threat who hurts opponents standing, and his bouts tend to end before the scorecards matter.

The tougher tests, like his loss to Johnny Eblen, have shown there's still distance between him and the division's elite. But as a still-developing finisher with power at two weights, Battle remains one of the more watchable names on any card he's on.