Top 25 Pro MMA Prospects with Five Fights or Less

Lone’er Kavanagh
Pro record: 5-0
Amateur record: 2-2-1
Weight class: Flyweight
Age: 23
Fighting out of London, England

Kavanagh had a shaky amateur career with a 2-2-2, 1 NC record. However, now fighting as a pro, Kavanagh is sitting at a flourishing perfect record. He started with Korean-style martial arts and then had an extensive kickboxing career. He competed in K-1 and is a five-time world champion. Kavanagh is a flashy fighter and he doesn’t telegraph his strikes at all. Kavanagh is a true flyweight prospect that brings speed, athleticism, explosiveness, and a recurrent rapid pace. Crazy high ceiling.

Jhonata Diniz
Pro record: 5-0
Amateur record: 0-0
Weight class: Heavyweight
Age: 31
Fighting out of Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil

If Diniz isn’t familiar to you in the MMA world he should ring a bell if you’re familiar with kickboxing. His kickboxing record is 13-6 and he went 3-3 for Glory Kickboxing. After a decade of competing in Kickboxing Diniz made the transition to MMA. He hasn’t even been fighting in MMA for a year but has five wins and five finishes. He’s got huge knockout power, mixes it up, is patient, and picks his shots well. Diniz is a very rare good heavyweight prospect.